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Tragic accident claims lives of NetOne engineer and 'lover'
The tragic deaths of two individuals after a NetOne vehicle was swept off Chilonga Bridge across the Runde River on Saturday have been confirmed by police. Contrary to earlier reports that both victim...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 12:12hrs | 2725 | by Staff reporter
Man falls to death during scuffle with sex worker
A tragic incident unfolded in Nyengera village, Chivi, when a dispute over a refund for unpaid services escalated to violence, resulting in the death of a 59-year-old man. Christopher Tsuro allegedly ...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 15:42hrs | 2276 | by Staff reporter
Simbisa Brands warns job seekers of employment scams
Simbisa Brands, a prominent fast food outlet company in Zimbabwe, has issued a public warning regarding a surge in job scams targeting desperate job seekers. In a notice released this week, the compan...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 10:21hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Death of girl at church creates ugly fights
The death of a 17-year-old girl at the RCZ Church at Nerupiri in Gutu has created ugly fights in the parish with some villagers demanding the removal of the pastor and full investigation of the case....Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 12:58hrs | 1662 | by Staff reporter
Drunk man dies in inferno
In a disturbing incident that happened at Nyika Growth Point in Bikita, a man died after his house caught fire while he was drunk on the night of August 17.A charcoal heater found in the house...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 12:49hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
CCC co-ordinator goes into hiding
Lloyd Mupfudze, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Gutu cluster Coordinator, has gone into hiding after receiving a tip-off about a possible arrest. He has been missing from home since Tuesd...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 21:10hrs | 947 | by Sgtaff reporter
Man kills shebeen owner after losing US$80 gambling
A beer-drinking spree and gambling game ended tragically after one man from Mutandavadze Village in Chief Mazhetese area, Sovelele, Mwenezi stabbed and killed a shebeen owner whom he accused of steali...Published: 08 Jun 2024 at 22:15hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Notorious CIO operative perishes in crash
Gilbert Mhere, a prominent member of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) in Mpandawana Town, died early yesterday morning in a car accident on the Gutu-Roy highway.Mhere, who was 37, s...Published: 30 May 2024 at 19:26hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Man throws 5-year-old into blazing hut
A MENTALLY ill man from Zaka in Masvingo went berserk and torched a grass-thatched hut before throwing a juvenile in the raging inferno resulting in the boy succumbing to the burns, police said yester...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Countries dependent on external inputs are colonised
COUNTRIES whose environments are not ideal for food production, but have resources like minerals and oil can afford to use those resources to import food and living a healthy life. Such countries are ...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:44hrs | 12 | by Charles Dhewa
Mnangagwa must travel to rural areas by bus
TRAVELLING from capital cities to rural areas using public transport like long distance buses could go a long way in inculcating servant leadership in African Presidents and ministers. Such experience...Published: 03 Jan 2024 at 05:35hrs | 14 | by Charles Dhewa
Mutodi shooting: cop in trouble for opening docket
A Police constable who opened a docket and investigated Zanu-PF Bikita South MP Energy Mutodi for shooting out at CCC supporters during campaigns in the just ended harmonised elections has faced one f...Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 14:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC activist assaulted for refusing to chant Zanu-PF slogan
A 21-year-old Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist, Ronald Tausa was reportedly assaulted on August 3 for refusing to chant Zanu-PF slogans at a sports gala held in Ward 15, Bikita West consti...Published: 05 Aug 2023 at 18:46hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF cries foul
PARLIAMENTARY candidates for the Masvingo Urban constituency are crying foul over the illegal defacing of their campaign posters ahead of the crucial August 23 plebiscite.Three candidates; cur...Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:44hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Charumbira in cyber-bullying storm
PRESIDENT of the Chief's Council, Fortune Charumbira, has been reported to the police for cyber-bullying after he allegedly fabricated a WhatsApp chat history to downplay his sexual assault case....Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
4 vehicles burnt to shells in accident
Four vehicles were yesterday reduced to shells after they caught fire in a pile up caused by a head-on collision of two haulage trucks along the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway.The accident occurr...Published: 16 May 2023 at 05:08hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's 'terror' squad arrested
Police in Gutu have arrested four members of a Zanu-PF gang notorious for terrorising people in the district. Two of the members were arrested for allegedly obstructing the course of justice after the...Published: 13 May 2023 at 18:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bees sting man to death
Whilst others were enjoying the last day of Easter holidays, Chiwumburu family in Bikita District was thrown into mourning after a family member died from a bee attack.Collen Kumbirai Chiwumbu...Published: 16 Apr 2023 at 09:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers hit Masvingo Inter Africa depot
Police in Masvingo are appealing for information leading to the arrest of five armed robbers who robbed an Inter Africa depot in the industrial area and got away with US$14 524 and ZAR13 450.M...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 11:29hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Popular mshika shika driver killed in accident
Popular Mshika shika driver Tatenda Ziramba (26) who plied the Masvingo-Zvishavane route died yesterday after his Toyota Wish burst a rear right tire and overturned.Masvingo Police Spokesperso...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 08:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed robber pounces on lovebirds, rapes woman
A 21-year-old nurse at Masvingo General Hospital was raped by a suspected armed robber who caught her in the act her being intimate with her boyfriend in a car in a bushy area next to TelOne offices o...Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 16:31hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Woman killed by lightning
A 21-year-old Chivi woman sustained serious stomach burns and was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital after she was struck by lightning at her homestead in Chipindu communal lands.Tryphin...Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 16:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rewards Dr Sikhulile Moyo for discovering Omicron Covid-19 variant
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has awarded a US$50 000 token of appreciation to world-renowned Matobo District-born medical scientist and virologist, Dr Sikhulile Moyo, in recognition of his contribution in savi...Published: 27 Dec 2022 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Businessman torches homes on suspicion he was being bewitched
VILLAGERS in Chivi's Sese area are living in constant fear after the return of a businessman Thomas Chapeta, who in August torched about 25 homes of those he suspected of bewitching him.Chapet...Published: 26 Dec 2022 at 15:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala a habitual offender
Empty vessels make a lot of noise. CCC interim vice national chairperson, Job Sikhala, has of late been making unfounded claims about the country's judiciary as being captured.This is stemming...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 05:11hrs | | by Zivanai Dhewa
CCC raises intimidation concerns in Mberengwa by-election
THE OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party has raised intimidation concerns in the ongoing by-election being held in Mberengwa.A woman suspected to be a Zanu-PF member allegedly ...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
18 passengers cheat death as Harare-bound bus catches fire
Eighteen passengers early today cheated death after a Harare-bound BM Transport bus they were travelling on caught fire on the outskirts of Masvingo city along the Harare-Masvingo highway.All ...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 18:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police target highway criminals
Criminal syndicates operating around Ngundu Growth Point in southern Masvingo have been targeting accident victims along the Harare-Beitbridge highway, prompting police to launch an operation to bring...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Operation no to accident victims theft'
A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) blitz at Lundi Business Centre in Mwenezi led to the recovery of 7 000 litres of diesel and other goods including 550 kg of fertilizers, grocery items like...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's supporters arrested traveling to rally, vehicles impounded
POLICE in Masvingo reportedly arrested some Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters who were heading to a victory celebrations rally at Mucheke Stadium on Sunday.The supporters who were...Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 06:45hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Prominent businessman goes berserk, torches relatives' houses
Prominent Masvingo business person who hails from Chivi's Sese area allegedly went berserk on Friday night (August 12) and torched his relatives' houses over allegations that they are bewitching his f...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 14:15hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Husband killed over traditional brew
A 50-year-old Gutu woman assaulted her husband who had turned violent chasing away patrons who had come to their homestead to buy traditional beer.Mirika Joni of Mawarire village, Chief Gutu, ...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Security guards assault suspected thief to death
Police in Masvingo City recently arrested three security guards from Etland Milling Company for allegedly fatally assaulting a man who had broken into a warehouse at their workplace on Tuesday around ...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Car with 2 dead bodies found inside Runde River
Details of the ZRP The Sub-Aqua unit, with the help of villagers from Chilonga in southern Chiredzi, have retrieved the two bodies stuck in a pickup truck which drowned in Runde river on Saturday.&nbs...Published: 02 May 2022 at 19:52hrs | 8 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Drunk ex-magistrate shoots colleague
A FORMER magistrate in Masvingo, Victor Mohammed has been arrested after he allegedly shot his drinking mate after a misunderstanding that arose after a beer binge last weekend.Masvingo provin...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Form 3 pupil commits suicide
A 16-YEAR-OLD school pupil at Ndarama High School in Masvingo died after he drank poison after he had allegedly been summoned for a hearing by school authorities.The incident which happened on...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police ban Chamisa's Masvingo rally
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) rally set for Masvingo on Sunday at Mucheke Stadium is hanging in the balance after police there refused to sanction it on the pretext that Zanu-PF has booked t...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mentally ill brothers in fatal fight
A MAN from Mwenezi believed to be mentally challenged fatally assaulted his brother while they were on their way to a local hospital to collect medication before committing suicide.Masvingo pr...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman harasses baby mama
AN angry married woman has resorted to harassing her husband's baby mama in a bid to force her to stop communicating with her partner. Ritha Moyo (27) frequents Nosizi Dhewa's workplace and ha...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 18:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
How politics destroys home-grown solutions
FOLLOWING the success of politics in liberating African countries from colonial injustice, a mindset that has been planted in Africa is that politics has a monopoly on all solutions. Unfortunately, th...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:54hrs | | by Charles Dhewa
Jilted man hangs self
A 25-YEAR-OLD insecure man who accused his girlfriend of cheating on him killed himself after she dumped him. Sipho Dhewa from Nkulumane was in love with a lady only known as Caroline. Their l...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Speeding Zupco bus overturns
Twenty-three passengers and two Zupco bus crew members this morning cheated death after the Harare-bound speeding bus failed to brake and overturned at Mushagashe tollgate along the Harare-Masvingo hi...Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 16:53hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
7 injured in gold mining clashes
AT least seven people were seriously injured after a machete-wielding gang reportedly aligned to former Zanu-PF youth league provincial chairperson for Mashonaland West, Vengai Musengi, ran amok and a...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
2 die in lightning strike
TWO people died when they were struck by lightning during a storm that hit parts of Masvingo last week.Masvingo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the incident...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:59hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
MDC activist dies after being savagely assaulted by Zanu-PF youths
AN MDC Alliance activist has succumbed to injuries he sustained during a vicious attack by Zanu-PF youths at an event attended by the party’s leader Nelson Chamisa in Gutu, Masvingo recently....Published: 27 Nov 2021 at 07:56hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Gokomere pupils arrested after'attacking' cops
AT LEAST 40 Gokomere High School pupils in Masvingo were Monday arrested after they were violent protests at the Catholic-run learning institution.The pupils were reportedly protesting against...Published: 08 Nov 2021 at 19:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Gutu man commits suicide after murdering girlfriend
A man from Gutu in Masvingo committed suicide a few days after he attacked his girlfriend with a stone who later died.The man attacked the woman over rumours of cheating. Shepherd Dzivakwe of ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:10hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Woman kidnaps 4-months-old child
IN a movie-like incident, a woman from Tarusenga Village in Zaka, Masvingo is on the run after she allegedly kidnapped and disappeared with a four-month-old baby of a fellow villager.The woman...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Another Mukuru branch robbed
Armed robbers pounced on a Mukuru.com branch at Rutenga Growth Point and got away with US$10 000, after forcing an employee to open a safe at gunpoint.The unidentified two suspects descended o...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:24hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Man killed over beer
A 24 year-oldman lost his life after an intense argument emanating from refusal to share his beer with another reveller at Mhlanga Pool Shade, Neshuro Growth Point on September 30, 2021.Maxwel...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
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