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Father dumps girl child for having sex

A 50-year-old man from Chipinge, Nicolous Bhebhe, appeared in court after dumping his 15-year-old daughter at his parents' home, accusing her of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old neighbour.Chipinge Magistrate Nixon Mangoti fo…

Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:10hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter

Man kills father, police launch manhunt for fugitive suspect

A 30-year-old man is the prime suspect in the brutal killing of his 64-year-old biological father, Boniface Manyonga, whose lifeless body was discovered along the Harare-Chirundu highway near Chinyerere farm in Karoi, Mashonaland West prov…

Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:50hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter

Man rapes daughter (14)

A 33-YEAR-OLD man from Simona farm, Bindura was arraigned before Bindura regional magistrates courts after he allegedly raped his 14 year old daughter.The father who cannot be named for ethical reasons denied the charge before Bindura magi…

Published: 17 May 2025 at 08:28hrs | 384 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Hubby axes cheating wife, drinks poison

A 42-year-old Bindura man allegedly failed to control his temper and axed his wife on the hand after he discovered her cheating habits.The matter came to light at Bindura magistrate courts yesterday, where Shame Nyamurwa was remanded on hi…

Published: 08 May 2025 at 15:55hrs | 1114 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Father bashes son to death

Police in Mount Darwin have arrested Fanuel Chimbizi in connection with a murder case.The 57-year-old man is alleged to have fatally assaulted his son and took him to a church shrine in a bid to conceal the crime.Mashonaland Central police…

Published: 08 May 2025 at 15:53hrs | 602 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mount Darwin

Woman seeks peace order against uncle over deceased father's house

A Harare woman, Rachel Bunduri, has approached the Harare Civil Court seeking a peace order against her uncle, Ishmael Bunduri, whom she accuses of forcing her out of her late father's house. Rachel appeared before Magistrate Mrs. Meenal N…

Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:30hrs | 1078 | by Staff reporter

Cursed father rapes daughter for 3 years

A 41-YEAR-OLD Tsholotsho man has been dragged to court for allegedly repeatedly raping his 13-year-old daughter from the time she turned 10.The man, whose name has been withheld to protect the victim's identity, raped his daughter from 202…

Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 06:53hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter

Father rapes daughter for ritual purposes

In a bizarre incident a Bindura man allegedly raped his daughter for ritual purposes.The matter came to light at Bindura magistrates courts on Friday where the father was not asked to plead to the charge.The 47-year-old  father who ca…

Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 22:30hrs | 1123 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura

Man kills father chops off his manhood

Villagers of Nyagupe, in Mudzi were shell-shocked when a 24-year-old man fatally struck his father with a stone before cutting off his manhood on Monday.Takudzwa Bonga was dragged to Mutoko magistrates courts today where he was not asked t…

Published: 31 Jul 2024 at 17:01hrs | 1639 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Mentally challenged man stones father to death

A SUSPECTED mental patient was arrested after allegedly stoning his father to death.In a statement on X, police said Knowledge Kapesa (36) killed Manuel Kapesa (76) at Rasternburg Farm in Marondera on 27 July 2024."The suspect hit his fath…

Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 07:37hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter

Son sues father for US$250 000 fraud

An 86-year-old man, Graham Garnet Metcalf Hall of Borrowdale Brooke, is facing fraud charges for allegedly selling his son's property in Dandaro Village, Harare, for US$250,000 without authorization. The property was owned by Lakeland Vent…

Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 06:41hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Mjubheki Nyoni not Trey Nyoni's father

FORMER Zimbabwe Saints juniors and Gwanda Ramblers player Mjubheki Nyoni has dismissed reports that he is the father of Liverpool starlet Trey.Trey made his debut for Liverpool last week in the FA Cup at the age of 16 years 243 days making…

Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 20:02hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Boy (3) drowns while father relieves himself in bushes

A Mount Darwin man lost his son after leaving him at a river while he went to relieve himself in the bush.Anenyasha Kamhande (3) drowned at Mupare river yesterday while the father Givemore was relieving himself.Allegations are that Givemor…

Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 09:25hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Father jailed for inserting finger in daughter's private parts

A 36-year-old Makoni village man in Muzarabani was sentenced to 20 years behind bars after he tested her 13-year-old daughter's virginity using his fingers.The father who cannot be named for ethical reasons was jailed by Bindura regional m…

Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 18:10hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole

'My father raped me for rituals'

A 16-YEAR-OLD Beitbridge girl stunned the court this week after revealing that her father reportedly raped her several times for ritual purposes.The girl (name withheld for ethical reasons) also said her stepmother was aware of the rape an…

Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:38hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Son demands house ownership, threatens to kill his father

A violent son was on Monday arraigned before Plumtree Magistrate's court after he allegedly  threatened to kill his father while demanding that he surrenders the house ownership to him.Thuma Nkomo (36) of ZB township in Plumtree stood…

Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:45hrs | 3 | by Desmond Nleya

Son crushes father's skull

A man has been apprehended for reportedly murdering his father and inflicting fatal injuries on his skull.According to police reports, this gruesome incident took place in Guruve on October 22. The victim, Davison Patera, aged 75, had an e…

Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 15:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Man stabs, stones father to death

A MAN from Insiza in Matabeleland North has been arrested for stabbing and stoning his father to death. In a statement, police said the incident occurred on 9 September. Mbongeni Welcome Dube (25), had a conflict with his father Davison Du…

Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 17:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Jonathan Moyo opens up after David Coltart 'insult'

Zimbabwean former minister and MP Jonathan Moyo has written a long open letter to main opposition CCC senior leader David Coltart over his remarks about his late father  Melusi Job Mlevu who was brutally killed by the state-sponsored …

Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 08:03hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Father kills daughter for bringing boyfriend at his house

A 41-YEAR-OLD Mvurwi man has shocked Beris post villagers after he allegedly stoned his daughter to death over a boyfriend dispute.Governor Chiriseri was arrested following the death of his daughter Grechen Chiriseri (18) who he allegedly …

Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 22:08hrs | 15 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Father kills daughter (7) for soiling herself

A 29-YEAR-OLD Mvurwi man is in soup after he allegedly assaulted his daughter to death after she assaulted her for soiling herself.Tinashe John is assisting police with investigations following the death of his daughter on Thursday.Mashona…

Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 19:36hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Nation remembers Father Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe will forever cherish the invaluable contributions by former Vice President and Pan-African Dr Joshua Nkomo, President Mnangagwa has said, as the country commemorates the 24th anniversary of his death on Saturday.Dr Nkomo was one o…

Published: 29 Jun 2023 at 06:26hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Father hides daughter's murder by step mom

A BULAWAYO woman is on the run after she allegedly fatally assaulted her six year-old step daughter while her 47 year-old husband has been arrested for attempting to conceal death.Priscilla Muchape (33) of Northend suburb is on the run fol…

Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 16:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Man kills self after bashing from son

A Chiweshe man committed suicide by hanging after being bashed by his son, Bulawayo24.com has learnt.Stephen Mubaiwa (56) of Mbisva village, Chiweshe hanged himself in his bedroom with a wire after he was bashed with his son Stephen (37).I…

Published: 30 May 2023 at 17:07hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole

PHOTO: Dr Nandipha and father's picture go viral

A picture collage of murder accused  Dr Nandipha Magudumana's and her father and a former G4S employee who allegedly helped Facebook rapist Thabo Bester escape from the Mangaung Correctional Centre has gone viral.Magudumanaâ€™s father…

Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 13:24hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu

'Suicidal' man stabs father in domestic dispute

A Mazowe man is in trouble after he allegedly stabbed his father once in the stomach after a domestic dispute.Simbarashe Munhupedzi was dragged to Concession magistrates courts facing attempted murder on Thursday and was remanded in custod…

Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 16:22hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole

UZ student drags father to court

A University of Zimbabwe (UZ) final year student, Stanley Rusanga, has dragged his father to the maintenance court after he failed to pay tuition fees for his last semester.Rusanga said he was now on the verge of deferring his studies over…

Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 07:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mental health patient kills own father

Police in Zaka have arrested a suspected mental health patient who allegedly murdered his father with an iron bar and a wooden log.Arifas Chingwe (23) is assisting police with investigations following the death of his father Garai Chingwe …

Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 08:55hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

Step daughter assaults father over sadza

The love of staple food caused a 32-year-old man from Mapunga Farm, Bindura to nurse injurues after he was attacked by his step daughter over a sadza dispute.The matter came to light at Bindura magistrates courts on Friday when the daughte…

Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 14:55hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Man nearly kills father-in-law, wife and neighbour in fit of rage

A MAN from Chiodza, Mvuma, is on the run after nearly killing his father-in-law, wife and neighbour in a machete attack following some misunderstanding over US$10,000 in labour compensation which the man said he rendered.Gilbert Nzwanda, i…

Published: 27 Dec 2022 at 06:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Man kills own father removes his testicles

A suspected murderer in Mudzi appeared before Mutoko magistrates courts today after he allegedly axed his father to death and removed the deceased's testicles.Tonderai Mariwo (33) was not asked to plead to a murder charge before magistrate…

Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 18:01hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Lightning kills father and daughter

VILLAGERS in the Ndimimbili area under Chief Mabhikwa in Lupane, Matabeleland North province were left shocked after a bolt of lightning fatally struck a man and his daughter leaving his wife with serious burns.The incident happened on 13 …

Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Slain Zimbabwean was a father of 4

BLOODSTAINS litter the bright pink entrance gate to the small grouping of shacks where Elvis Nyathi, a 43-year-old Zimbabwean, was killed in a mob attack in Diepsloot on Wednesday night after a day of protest against crime and poor policin…

Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 19:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Sons kill father over witchcraft allegations

TWO Dotito brothers allegedly assaulted their father to death after accusing him of bewitching them.Munyaradzi Nyanzira (29) and Ashly Nyanzira (23) broke into their father's bedroom on Tuesday and fatally struck him with an iron bar.The d…

Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 12:06hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Teen fatally stabs stepfather

An 18-year-old man from Charandura communal lands under Chief Hama in Chirumanzi has gone into hiding after he fatally stabbed his stepfather with an okapi knife when he returned hours after the two had a major row involving the stepson's …

Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Man fatally assaults father with hammer

A Plumtree man has gone into hiding after he fatally assaulted his 68-year-old father with a two-pound hammer over an undisclosed matter, as more murder cases are reported countrywide.The Plumtree suspect, Godknows Moyo (37), is yet to be …

Published: 16 Feb 2022 at 05:29hrs | | by Staff reporter

'SB Moyo was a workaholic, loving father'

DEATH is inevitable, but when it comes it is usually devastating, so painful that scars are hard to heal, and some wounds never really heal.So it was yesterday, as the family of the late Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Sibusiso Moyo was joined…

Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:11hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Man beats up mother-in-law over her daughter's infidelity

IN a pure act of disrespect, a Bulawayo man brutally attacked his mother-in-law with a brick on the head, left hand and knee as punishment for restraining him from assaulting her daughter whom he was accusing of having an extra-marital aff…

Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 19:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Man beats wife and kills father-in-law

A Hwange man has been arrested for allegedly killing is father-in-law. Wellington Shoko, aged 29, of Gamba 2 village under Chief Nekatambe in Hwange, was last week arrested after he allegedly killed his father-in-law, Chizeya Smart Ngwenya…

Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 18:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Man axes father, rapes neighbour

IN a bizarre incident a 29-year-old Kadoma man fatally axed his father, set a neighbour's house ablaze before raping another woman in a maize field at a farm in Kadoma.The matter came to light at Kadoma magistrates court where Evans Chikoo…

Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 06:37hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

Trevor Ncube's father dies

ALPHA Media Holdings (AMH) chairman Trevor Ncube has lost two close relatives - his father and niece - within a space of two days who both succumbed to COVID-19.AMH publishes NewsDay, Zimbabwe Independent, The Standard and Weekly Digest an…

Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:39hrs | | by Staff reporter

Father kills son (3) in domestic dispute

A ZIMBABWEAN man has appeared in a South African court to answer allegations of killing his three-year-old son following a domestic dispute.Dzingirai Tapera (27) of Zaka, who is a migrant worker at Buiver Lodge Farm, allegedly used a pair …

Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 16:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Father's snakes feast on daughters

THERE are many relatives today who do not talk to each other anymore as they blame witchcraft for all their problems, with the "witches" being their relatives. There are those who believe in witchcraft and spend their lives constantly look…

Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 16:03hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Beitbridge killer father arrested

A BEITBRIDGE man, who allegedly beat his three-year-old step daughter to death because she was crying when he wanted to catch some sleep has been arrested.Matabeleland South acting police spokesperson Inspector Loveness Mangena yesterday c…

Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 06:32hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Father murders epileptic son

AS cases of child killings and kidnappings continue to rise, police have arrested a 38-year-old man from Rusape for allegedly killing his epileptic son.National Police Spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident …

Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:38hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

UZ student steals father's trailer springs

A 23-YEAR-OLD University of Zimbabwe student allegedly stole his father's trailer springs valued at $43 160  and sold them to his friend.The matter came to light at Bindura magistrates courts yesterday where Edwin Kagodora (23) and hi…

Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 09:01hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Boy in critical condition after father's spanking

POLICE in Marondera have launched a manhunt for Nhamo Katsukunya of Rustenberg Farm, Mashonaland East province, who severely assaulted his 12-year-old son Emmanuel, accusing him of leaving the family garden unattended.The boy was on Octobe…

Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man fatally headbuts grandfather

A TSHOLOTSHO man who fatally head-butted his grandfather, who was also a village head, before stealing some groceries from him has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for culpable homicide.Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Christopher Dube-…

Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 23:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Oskido's father buried

OPPOSITION stalwart and father of music legend Oscar "Oskido" Mdlongwa, Esaph Mdlongwa was buried in Bulawayo yesterday.MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and his MDC-T rival Thokozani Khupe both spoke at the funeral.Chamisa described the …

Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:19hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Restricted funeral wake and burial for Oskido's dad

THE family of the late Esaph Mdlongwa father to legendary music producer Oscar "Oskido" Mdlongwa has said only close family will be allowed to attend the funeral and burial of the late politician. Mdlongwa who was the founding organising s…

Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 06:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

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