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Coach poisoned over player selection
Tongogara United FC head coach, Takaendesa Valentine Mukwashi, is counting himself lucky to be alive after enduring a harrowing episode of persistent vomiting for over 12 hours in what is suspected to...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 17:47hrs | 1281 | by Staff reporter
Girl (5) survives brutal machete attack
A five-year-old girl from Kudugu village under Chief Mutema in Chipinge is fortunate to be alive after a brutal machete attack by an unknown assailant on May 27.According to Manicaland police ...Published: 31 May 2025 at 13:52hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Brother murdered over dog fight
What began as a quarrel over fighting dogs between two brothers in Ziyapenduka Village under Chief Mutema, Chipinge, has ended in tragedy, with one of the siblings brutally murdered and the other now ...Published: 10 May 2025 at 17:50hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
Public procurement loopholes enable looting of Covid-19 goods
THE absence of statutes aimed at managing the procurement of goods and services and their issuance in times of emergency in Zimbabwe led to the country not getting value for the funds it invested towa...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 20:02hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Bus crew relives moments before horror crash that claimed 36 ZCC members
THE speeding St Charles Lwanga High School driver, whose bus lost brakes, veered off the road and rolled several times before landing over 200 metres down the steep, killing 36 people on the spot on T...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 08:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
32 die in Chipinge bus accident
32 people have died, while several others were seriously injured after a bus carrying members of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) was involved in an accident near Jopa market in Chipinge last night....Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 08:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Domestic dispute ends in tragedy
A domestic dispute ended in tragedy when a Chipinge man reportedly assaulted his wife and set their shared police staff house on fire before taking his life.Emmanuel Watungwa, whose body was f...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mum holds on to corpse for 3 weeks
A 21-YEAR-OLD Chipinge woman and her mother reportedly kept her daughter's decomposing corpse in her bedroom for about three weeks.Manicaland provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Luxson C...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 09:10hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
China donates US$1,2m medical supplies to Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE in the past year managed to reduce maternal deaths in Chimanimani and Chipinge districts by 46 percent following interventions by the Government in partnership with the Chinese Government and...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
2 die in Birchenough road accident
TWO people died on Tuesday when the vehicle they were travelling in was involved in a head-on collision with a bus which had encroached into its lane along the Birchenough-Mount Selinda Road.M...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 die in Chipinge bus accident
Two people have died following a head-on collision involving a Land Cruiser and a Beitbridge-bound Masaga bus 14km out of Chipinge along the Chipinge-Birchenough Bridge highway this morning. C...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 16:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man bashed by wife over infidelity
A CHIPINGE man is battling for his life in hospital after he was allegedly assaulted by his wife following a domestic dispute.This was revealed when Mary Makuni (26) of Chief Mutema, appeared ...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Avenues Clinic donates to Chipinge district hospital
The Avenues Clinic is Harare's premium hospital which is the go-to facility for patients seeking private hospitalisation, advanced theatre facilities and critical care in the capital. The hospital whi...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 12:17hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Son sets dogs on mother, jailed
A CHIPINGE man has been jailed to an effective 13-month prison term for setting vicious dogs on his mother over allegations of witchcraft.Daniel Faneli (31), of Nyamashoto village, had a previ...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 06:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ministry official nabbed over Idai donations
A deputy director in the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development on Saturday appeared before a Chipinge magistrate facing charges of stealing Cyclone Idai donati...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Chiwenga sparks fresh health concerns
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga sparked fresh concerns about his health on Thursday after he was filmed fidgeting and struggling to maintain his focus while listening to survivors of Cyclone Idai....Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 16:01hrs | 2 | by ZimLive
Chiwenga calls for unity of purpose
Vice President Retired General Dr Constantino Chiwenga has called for unity of purpose saying it is everyone's role to assist Cyclone Idai victims.While addressing residents gathered outside C...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 08:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Teacher dies in deputy head's office
A 63-YEAR-OLD Chipinge teacher on Wednesday collapsed and died in the deputy headmaster's office under unclear circumstances. Eddie Taonezvi, who was a teacher at Chipinge Junior Primary Schoo...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai rescue mission makes progress
THE Cyclone Idai rescue mission has made significant progress in clearing some of the blocked roads to pave way for easy distribution of relief aid to affected families. In an interview at Sky...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:21hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Rescue mission reaches parts of cyclone-ravaged Chimanimani
THE Cyclone Idai rescue mission has finally reached some parts of Chimanimani where some of the marooned people were rescued, while 1 000 refugees from Tongogara Refugee Camp in Chipinge South were ev...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lightning kills 5, destroys cane fields
Five people died in Chipinge this Thursday afternoon after being struck by lightning at Lucky Chitima's farm as heavy rains continue to claim lives in the district since the start of the rainfall seas...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 18:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Cop, soldiers 'kill' maize seed 'thief'
A PLUMTREE-based cop allegedly ganged up with two soldiers attached to the 5.3 Infantry Battalion in Kwekwe and fatally assaulted a villager suspected of stealing bags of beans and maize seed from his...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:47hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Woman, lover kill baby to conceal affair
IN an incident that has left villagers in Chipinge shocked, a woman from Bangira connived with her lover to kill a newborn baby she conceived from an adulterous relationship.After ...Published: 11 May 2018 at 07:11hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Boy dies in motorbike accident
TRAGEDY marked the opening day of schools after a six-year-old Chipinge boy was knocked down by a motorcycle and died on admission to hospital.The rider of an unregistered RX 125 motorcycle, G...Published: 10 May 2018 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
New-born baby thief convicted
Chipinge Magistrates Court have convicted 21 year old Joyce Maputire for stealing a baby boy from Chipinge District Hospital last Friday.Maputire who resides in Chimanimani visited the hospita...Published: 08 Mar 2018 at 14:12hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Flagpole kills ECD pupil
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD Early Child Development pupil at Big Tree Primary School in Chipinge was crushed to death by a flagpole last Friday. Chipinge District police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Blessing ...Published: 29 Sep 2017 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fire kills wife, injures husband
Tragedy hit a Chibuwe couple this Wednesday when their house burst into flames due to fuel stored in the house.The 23 year old wife was burnt to death while the husband is battling for life in...Published: 24 Aug 2017 at 15:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man infects juvenile with HIV
MARRYING a 15-year-old juvenile and infecting her with HIV landed a 27-year-old Chipinge man in trouble.Paul Mukushwa appeared before Chipinge magistrate, Mr Poterai Gwezhira, last week, facin...Published: 28 Jul 2017 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Army deny assaulting Chipinge residents
THE Zimbabwe National Army has claimed that soldiers never went on a rampage in Chipinge assaulting residents following the recent fatal stabbing of a soldier, Prince Katsande during pole dance,...Published: 19 May 2017 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF youths die after falling off moving truck
FIVE Zanu-PF youths died, while 30 others were seriously injured on Sunday evening after they fell off a moving haulage truck on their way from a party meeting in Chipinge.The youths, from...Published: 27 Sep 2016 at 18:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Security guard shoots 3, one dies
A Green FUEL security guard last week shot three villagers, who were stealing sugar cane, killing one of them in the process. The guard, Bornface Shungwa (47) of Giri Village in Chivhu has sin...Published: 01 Jul 2016 at 13:23hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Hungry baboon attacks, strangles man
A 33-YEAR-OLD Chipinge man will count himself lucky to be alive after being strangled by a baboon he was chasing away while guarding a maize field last Saturday.Manica Post reported that witne...Published: 15 Apr 2016 at 07:04hrs | 1 | by Luthando Mapepa
Man gets 19 years for murdering love rival
FOR murdering his ex-girlfriend's new lover after finding them sleeping together, a Chipinge man was slapped with a 19-year jail term. Unity Kaziko pleaded not guilty to the murder charges he was faci...Published: 12 Mar 2016 at 20:42hrs | 1 | by Tendai Gukutikwa
Lightning kills 3 villagers
A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed the Mutikwanda Village under Headman Chivhunze on Monday where three villagers were burnt beyond recognition after a lightning bolt struck a hut they were in.Chipi...Published: 29 Jan 2016 at 06:31hrs | | by Luthando Mapepa
Two cops shot dead in Chipinge
Two police officers and a suspected poacher have been shot dead in the Nafferton Area, which falls under Chief Mutemaan in Chipinge.Nafferton is approximately 15 kilometres from Chipinge town ...Published: 28 Nov 2015 at 19:07hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Kombi accident kills 5
At least five people died on the spot while other passengers were injured this afternoon when a commuter omnibus burst a rear tyre and overturned twice along the Tanganda-Ngundu highway.Th...Published: 05 Feb 2015 at 22:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jilted man murders rival suitor over girlfriend
FAILURE to accept the end of a love affair saw a jilted Wengezi man fatally stabbing his rival on Sunday.It is alleged that Tamia Mlambo (20) was once in love with Unity Kazito Madima (32)...Published: 24 Jan 2015 at 08:43hrs | 1 | by Answer Sithole
Petrol bomb attack kills 5
IN a bizarre arson attack, a Chipinge man last Wednesday ruthlessly killed five people - among them three family members - and injured two others after he petrol bombed the house they were sleep...Published: 17 Jan 2015 at 11:59hrs | 3 | by Liberty Dube
Man runs amok setting house on fire killing 3 juveniles
A Chipinge man ran amok setting a house on fire and killing three juveniles in the process in a bizarre incident that has left villagers in Musikavanhu shell shocked.Three other people were se...Published: 09 Jan 2015 at 19:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chipinge Health Crisis : as Dr G Mugabe gets louder
For a moment everything was supposed to go on a standstill. Every man, woman and child was supposed to hold their breath in expectation until the last day of the upcoming ZANU-PF Congress. Life had to...Published: 22 Nov 2014 at 07:38hrs | | by Ashirai Mtirikwi Mawere
Teacher dies after downing an overdose of illicit beer
A 45-YEAR-OLD Chipinge teacher collapsed and died after downing an overdose of illicit beer, ZED on Tuesday.Police confirmed the death of Kenneth Mudavanhu who was a teacher at New Year's ...Published: 27 Sep 2014 at 14:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hefty headman's fine leads to suicide
FAILURE to stomach a hefty fine of 15 beasts for allegedly causing the mysterious death of a Chipinge chief's aide saw a 74-year-old man committing suicide recently.The late Willie Zakaria had...Published: 29 Aug 2014 at 16:10hrs | | by Luthando Mapepa
Prophet Makandiwa miraculously heals a Mutare boy
AFTER two failed surgical operations and exhausting all medical options that money could buy to cure his perthes disease, 18-year-old Norman Sithole was miraculously healed by Prophet Emmanuel Makand...Published: 25 Jul 2014 at 08:59hrs | | by Ngoni Dapira
Baby dumped in blair toilet
An unknown Chipinge woman recently dumped her baby in the toilet in Chisumbanje.The incident happened in Mutumburi village under chief Garahwa. Chipinge district police spokesperson Assistant ...Published: 23 May 2014 at 12:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man kills self over dad's 3 goblins
A CHIPINGE man last Friday committed suicide after three goblins he inherited from his father gave him a torrid time. Police confirmed the incident which happened at Chigwidi homestead in Samhuts...Published: 15 Feb 2014 at 14:45hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
'Employer' beds, impregnates girl (15)
A 23-year-old Chipinge man has been ordered to perform 700 hours of community service after impregnating a 15-year-old girl he was staying with.According to the Manicapost, Oliver Gwaimani...Published: 14 Feb 2014 at 06:47hrs | | by Luthando Mapepa
Man (30) commits suicide over infidelity
A 30-year-old Chipinge man who was caught having an extra-marital affair with a married woman decided to take his own life last week after failing to stomach the embarrassment, the Manicapost rep...Published: 14 Feb 2014 at 06:50hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Herd-boy (17) jailed for raping girl (11)
A 17-YEAR-OLD teenager who was employed as a herd-boy in Chipinge was last week sentenced to nine years imprisonment for raping a 11-year-old girl at Buffledrift Woodlands. Sherpard Murahwa of...Published: 29 Nov 2013 at 03:22hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
DNA tests for 17 unidentified bodies inferno victims
GOVERNMENT has approached a private forensic laboratory to have DNA profiling done on 17 unidentified bodies from the Chisumbanje ethanol tanker explosion. Health and Child Care Minister D...Published: 04 Nov 2013 at 02:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Villagers give grisly account of fuel tanker explosion
THE tragedy that struck Manicaland on Wednesday morning in which 22 people, most of them family members, were badly burnt following a crash involving a Greenfuel tanker and a Mazda T35 truck carrying ...Published: 01 Nov 2013 at 13:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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