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ZimParks shoots stray lion in Marange
Villagers in Mutsago area, Marange, can finally breathe a sigh of relief after a stray lion that had been wreaking havoc in the community was shot and killed by rangers from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wil...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 07:08hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Mental exam for 'prophet' who had a message for Grace Mugabe
A man claiming to have the power of prophecy was arrested after demanding to see former first lady Grace Mugabe at her Blue Roof residence in Borrowdale Brooke in Harare, a court heard on Thursday....Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 12:03hrs | 2031 | by Staff reporter
Community share ownership trust CEO faces arrest
TRADITIONAL leaders, villagers and other stakeholders have called for the arrest Chiadzwa Community Share Ownership Trust (CCSOT) Chief executive officer Hardwork Mukwada over charges of abuse of fund...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 13:42hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe authorities target sexagenarian in post-election retributive exercise
ZIMBABWEAN authorities are intensifying a retributive exercise in which they are targeting some perceived opposition political party supporters by arresting and prosecuting them for allegedly committi...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 11:05hrs | 14 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe's security organs intensify safety measures ahead of elections
THE police and other security arms have intensified safety and security measures in the country to ensure that the public is free to conduct their activities in a serene environment ahead of the harmo...Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:40hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Church nominates Zanu-PF candidate for Mutare West
ASPIRING Zanu-PF Mutare West MP Nyasha Marange was reportedly nominated by his Johanne Marange Apostolic sect to represent the ruling party in the constituency.This was revealed by President E...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:41hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dangles mining titles to Chiefs and war veterans
Government has granted authority for traditional leaders and war veterans to acquire mining tittles as part of efforts to broaden the participation of communities in the mining sector.In addit...Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 07:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Corrupt US$400m deal morphs into political fix
The controversial deal to get state-run Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Corporation (ZCDC) to acquire a 33% shareholding in Great Dyke Investment (GDI) for US$400 million has taken a political turn, wit...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 19:46hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Villagers, army officers in violent clashes
VILLAGERS in the Chiadzwa area of Manicaland province this week clashed with soldiers and police officers manning the Marange diamond fields.The confrontation erupted at Chingome Business Cent...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 13:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Marange chieftaincy wrangle rages on
Government's involvement in the selection of chiefs is complicating traditional modes of choosing leaders, creating fissures within royal families and communities, the latest being the succession of C...Published: 28 Aug 2022 at 08:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sounds death knell on armed robbers and ritual murderers
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday sounded the death knell on armed robbers and ritual murderers, calling on law enforcement agents to decisively deal with the violent criminals.Speaking at the bur...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Brother pushes for late Johane Marange High Priest's exhumation
THE late Johane Marange Apostolic church leader Noah Taguta's brother, Clements Momberume, has been granted an interim interdict barring the sect from using the sacred burial shrine he was buried at i...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:36hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Johanne Marange leader burial today
JOHANNE Marange Apostolic Church leader Noah Taguta Momberume will be buried today, three days after congregants were said to be camping in Manicaland's Marange communal lands anxiously awaiting his r...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's diamond sector to surpass US$1bn target
Zimbabwe's diamond sector is on course to exceed the targeted US$1 billion contribution backed by exceptional performance by mining companies such as the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZMDC)....Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chief's son accused of impersonation
CHIEF Bernard Marange's son, Nyasha, has been accused of impersonation and intimidation of villagers while masquerading as a State security agent and traditional leader.Nyasha is reportedly ey...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Marange appeals for food aid
CHIEF Bernard Marange yesterday appealed to government to provide food aid to villagers under his jurisdiction."There is hunger here in Marange. It is difficult to explain the hunger we are fa...Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 05:38hrs | 2 | by Staf reporter
Court reverses Marange headman appointment
CHIEF Bernard Marange has been left with egg on the face after the High Court overturned his decision to appoint "unpopular" Edward Zvinonetsa Marange to the post of headman.The High Court rul...Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 07:39hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Man fined for impregnating underage daughter
A MARANGE man recently appeared before a traditional court charged with incest after he sexually abused and impregnated his underage daughter.Chief Bernard Marange ordered him to pay two beast...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 05:33hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chiadzwa protesters out on bai
TWENTY-EIGHT Chiadzwa villagers and their headman Robert Chiadzwa yesterday appeared in court facing public violence charges after they allegedly demonstrated against Chinese diamond miner, Anjin, on ...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Trust gets US$5million, collapses in 3 years
THE Marange-Zimunya Community Share Ownership Trust (MZCSOT) has collapsed only three years after the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamonds Corporation (ZCDC) injected US$5 million to prop it, a Zimbabwe Ind...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 18:58hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
5 die in horror crash
Five people died on the spot while 10 others were injured after a Nissan Caravan carrying 22 passengers veered off the road, overturned and landed on its roof near the 97km peg along the Mutare-Masvin...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Johane Marange sect gathers thousands in lockdown defiance
Members of the Johanne Marange Apostolic sect congregants are gathering in thousands in Mafararikwa area under Chief Marange for a two week Passover ceremony despite church gatherings being banned dur...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 18:19hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
3 die, nine injured in horror crash
Three people died while nine others were injured after the driver of a Toyota Hiace kombi they were travelling in lost control of the vehicle which then rolled several times before landing on its roof...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 18:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman stones hubby's 'small house'
A WOMAN from Odzi, Marange has been jailed three months after she attacked and injured her husband's girlfriend.Nomatter Kurehwatira (32) of Mazikana village, Chief Marange pleaded guilty to a...Published: 25 Jan 2021 at 06:52hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Client kills shebeen owner
A 63-YEAR-OLD shebeen owner was last week killed by a client in Marange after he refused to sell him beer around 1am. Police confirmed the incident yesterday. Manicaland police spokesperson In...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 07:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man axes father to death
A MUTARE man axed his father to death after accusing him of having an affair with his wife. Webus Muranda (Junior) (25) also accused his father Webus Muranda (70) of witchcraft. He axed him in...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 20:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maid jailed for infanticide
A NEWBORN baby girl survived two days in a blair toilet in Marange after its mother dumped her.The baby, however later died in hospital soon after being rescued by villagers who had to dig up ...Published: 20 May 2019 at 06:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
210-hours community service for incest
A MARANGE man and her stepdaughter were yesterday sentenced to eight months imprisonment after being convicted of having an incestuous relationship, which resulted in the birth of a child.Zeki...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:29hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for bedding 12-year-old 'wife'
A 24 year old Dangamvura man has been caged 12 months after bedding a 12-year-old-girl who had eloped to him after she had been chased away from home for being in a relationship with him.Kudak...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 12:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Patient steals from nurse
A DARING illegal diamond miner who did the unthinkable by stealing a cell phone worth $800 from a nurse who had treated his injured leg has been convicted of theft on his own plea of guilty.Th...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Family flees from mysterious fire
A family from Marange is living in perpetual fear after a mysterious fire torched three huts and reduced all household property to nothing.So strange is the fire, which occasionally resurfaces...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 06:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Adulterous wife kills self
A 23-YEAR-old Marange woman committed suicide last week after discovering that she had been impregnated by her husband's young brother. Manicaland police spokesperson Inspector Tavhiringwa Kak...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 07:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Village chief demands money for body viewing
Chief Marange was allegedly humiliated and asked to leave at the funeral of Never Chinowaita in Bocha Marange under Chinowaita village yesterday. Never Chinowaita suddenly died while serving a...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 19:10hrs | | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Mugabe's cash demands incense residents
FORMER President Mr Robert Mugabe's demands to be paid his half a million pension and monthly pension of $13 000 in cash when the country is in dire economic distress has courted the wrath of Mutare r...Published: 16 Mar 2018 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mom kills son for bunking classes
IN a spine-chilling murder that has sent tongues wagging, a Marange woman allegedly choked and smashed her Grade Six son's head on a cemented surface, leading to his death.The boy (13) was acc...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Traditional leaders call for allowances review
Traditional leaders in Manicaland have urged the Government to review upwards their monthly allowances to cushion them from the high cost of living.Speaking at an emotive meeting held with Mut...Published: 15 Feb 2018 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Family mired in witchcraft storm
IN a macabre real life drama, an 80-year-old man is in the eye of a witchcraft storm after family members ganged up, abducted him and held him hostage for four days, threatening to release him only if...Published: 26 Jan 2018 at 05:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mushowe to meet his match in 2018 elections
Mutare West MP Christopher Mushowe is set to meet his match after a prominent engineer and businessman, Farai Kushata, threw his hat into the electoral race.Kushata, who will contest as an ind...Published: 20 Jan 2018 at 15:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF activists threaten violence on villagers who will vote for opposition
Zanu PF activists in Mutare South have threatened violence on villagers if they vote against the ruling party in this year's election.Zimbabwe Peace Project reported in its latest report that ...Published: 16 Jan 2018 at 14:59hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Granny scorches girl (6) with hot nuts
A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl is battling for her life at Mutare Provincial Hospital after her grandmother scorched her private parts and most of her lower body with hot roasted roundnuts as punishment. The 70-...Published: 15 Dec 2017 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Relief for arrested foreign nationals
Twenty one foreign nationals and prominent local rights activist Farai Maguwu were yesterday spared jail by a Mutare magistrate who fined them for trespassing following their arrest on Friday for hold...Published: 12 Nov 2017 at 16:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dethroned Chief Marange appeals to Supreme Court
THE recently-dethroned Chief Marange, born Bernard Murwira Marange, has approached the Supreme Court challenging the nullification of his appointment as substantive chief by the High Court, arguing th...Published: 19 Sep 2017 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe wades into the Marange chieftainship wrangle
President Robert Mugabe says powers to appoint traditional leaders are not subject to review by any court as it is a constitutional prerogative vested on his office.Mugabe told High Court judg...Published: 22 Jul 2017 at 10:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man killed at Beitbridge border post
A Zimbabwean man was last Thursday morning attacked and killed by two unknown assailants while walking along the New Limpopo Bridge.The man, identified as Dennis Masera, who was employed as a ...Published: 26 Jun 2017 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Marange's wives sue senior wife
PENDING the registration of the estate of the late Marange Chief, Gilbert Marange, who succumbed to malaria earlier this month, his four young wives have taken to the courts seeking refuge against...Published: 31 Mar 2017 at 14:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Father burns daughter with charcoal
A Marange man has landed himself in trouble with the law for allegedly ill-treating his daughter who he burnt with hot charcoal. Manica Post reported that Obert Chikonzo (38) appeared before&n...Published: 18 Mar 2016 at 07:55hrs | | by Letwin Mubonesi
Man seek protection order against sister-in-law over witchcraft accusations
A man from Marange area has sought court protection against his sister-in law whom he claimed always accuse him of witch craft.All this came to light after Michael Mudzipurwa dragged his...Published: 06 Mar 2016 at 08:43hrs | | by Letwin Mubonesi
Suicidal in-law in court over witchcraft allegations
BEING fingered by his in-laws as the one who is behind all mysterious happenings and deaths in the family left a Marange man with no option, but to approach the courts for protection.All this ...Published: 05 Mar 2016 at 08:01hrs | | by Letwin Mubonesi
Mango trees splits family
A ROW over mango trees between a 73-year-old woman and her grandchildren has spilled into the courts with the former seeking a protection order.Having had enough visits from her grandchildren ...Published: 02 Jan 2016 at 10:47hrs | | by Blessing Rwizi
Woman razes down step-mother's huts
AN embittered Marange woman has appeared in court after burning her step-mother's huts accusing her of causing her bareness. Listen Marwa (27), of Tonhorai Village under Chief Marange appeared before ...Published: 27 Aug 2015 at 07:52hrs | | by Manicapost
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