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Man sentenced to 5 years for violent robbery
A 24-year-old man from Nyanga, Happymore Piyo, has been sentenced to five years in prison after attacking and robbing a woman while threatening to gouge out her eyes with a knife. The National...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 09:38hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's stunt at Pupu akin to Hitler officiating at a Jewish synagogue?
It was quite a disturbing and unsettling sight watching President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa officiating at the unveiling of the Pupu Battlefield Memorial Site in Lupani. This was in ho...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:15hrs | 13 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Tonderai Ndira's widow carries heavy heart
THE mere mention of the word "elections" has a chilling effect on Plaxedes Mutariswa Ndira.Memories of her late husband, Tonderai Ndira, who was a staunch MDC-T activist, immediately engulf he...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:58hrs | 63 | by Staff reporter
There can never be any genuine unity in Zimbabwe without justice for Gukurahundi genocide victims
Yesterday I was watching a very touching true crime television program on a cold-blooded murder that remained unsolved for over twenty years - eventually ...Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 07:27hrs | 6 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
So, in Zimbabwe one is more likely to get away with killing 20,000 people than murdering one person!
The much talked about meeting between president Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa and Matebeleland region chiefs - on the 1980s Gukurahundi genocide perpetrated by the Zimbabwe regime on innocent civilians ...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 09:10hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe genocide will never be resolved as long as perpetrators given VVIP treatment
This morning, Zimbabwe woke up to the welcome news of the long-awaited arrest of the man accused of marrying a 14 year old girl, who tragically passed away on 15 July 2021, whilst giving birth at a Jo...Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 17:35hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Landlord removes tenant's eye over US$3 rental arrears
Brian Karemba (40) says he will forever regret the day he rented a room at Gift Kazembe who turned villain and gouged out his eye over US$3 rent arrears.This comes as some landlords are also r...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Violent storms in South Africa will not stop: a chance for new Zimbabwe Republic
A new republic we are talking about is not renewing Zanu or does it mean placing our hope and aspirations on MDC-Alliance, currently the only viable opposition, as the hope for our future. In any misf...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 19:37hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Brain, eyes, ears removed in gruesome city murder
IN a chilling incident, a man was attacked by yet to be identified assailants who cut open his head and removed the brain, gouged his eyes, slashed off his right ear and stabbed him all over the body ...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 19:01hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
A history of abductions, assassinations in Zimbabwe
October 15, 1975: Edson Sithole and his secretary Miriam Mhlanga were grabbed by unknown assailants, bundled into a car and were never seen again. A few weeks earlier, Sithole had fallen out with othe...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 15:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's budget plots progress on fundamentals
Presenting his supplementary budget last week, Minister of Finance and Economic Development Professor Mthuli Ncube spoke directly to the concerns of Zimbabweans, both as individuals and as businesses....Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man murders, skins granny (71)
A 35-year-old Chiredzi man, Austine Chitema, was arrested on Saturday after he allegedly killed Castina Moyo (71) and skinned her with a machete.Masvingo police spokesperson Chief Inspector Ch...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
How to choose the right powder welding machine
The choice of the right powder welding machine can be simple and profitable if you caref...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 15:19hrs | 12 | by Tech Reporter
Man gouges neighbour's eye
A 43-YEAR-OLD Guruve man was last week slapped with a four-year jail term for attacking and popping out his neighbour's eye in a fight over a stolen chicken valued at $5.Maduka Makozhombwe (43...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Calling for talks from burning anthills
There is so much talk about a Government of National Unity (GNU); talk which seems to be gaining traction, especially so with the coming on board of the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC), and the dem...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:13hrs | | by Elliot Ziwira
Zanu PF goes mad – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
'Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad', goes the old adage. It seems to be coming true in our new 'reformed' Zimbabwe so warmly welcomed last year by the UK government. The UK is not smilin...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:08hrs | | by ZimVigil
'Protesters shot at close range, eyes gouged'
SUSPECTED protesters during this week's three-day national stayaway were allegedly shot at from close range, with some having their eyes gouged, NewsDay Weekender reported.The atmosphere in th...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 09:24hrs | | by Staff Report
I saw people in hell
It was on April 18, 2017. I shall now describe what I saw. May the LORD HELP me to say it to you as I saw and experienced.I was taken to a place in the spirit. That place is down under the gro...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 19:57hrs | 15 | by Tendai Tagarira
Chamisa, 'stop it'
IT'S quite pleasing to note that whenever the situation requires that Zimbabweans should speak their minds, most of the time they never fail to rise to the occasion.Politics has a tendency to ...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 09:07hrs | | by Conway Nkumbuzo Tutani
Eye-gouging cops jailed
The five police officers, who gouged a civilian's right eye after assaulting him with batons at the intersection of Kenneth Kaunda Avenue and Julius Nyerere Way in March this year, were yesterday jail...Published: 29 Nov 2017 at 05:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Send cops to jail,' State tells court
The State last week persuaded the court to impose a custodial sentence on five police officers who gouged a civilian's right eye after assaulting him with baton at the intersection of Kenneth Kaunda A...Published: 28 Nov 2017 at 04:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cops gouge a civilian's right eye after assaulting him
THE trial of five police officers who allegedly gouged a civilian's right eye after assaulting him with baton sticks at the intersection of Kenneth Kaunda Avenue and Julius Nyerere Way in March this y...Published: 24 Aug 2017 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe escalates fight with villagers
GOVERNMENT has cleared the remaining villagers at Manzou Farm to make way for First Lady Grace Mugabe's business expansion and the reported establishment of a national monument, an official has confir...Published: 10 May 2017 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Human rights commission hunts Grace Mugabe
A HIGH-POWERED delegation from the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) will today visit Mashonaland Central as part of ongoing investigations into alleged human rights abuses linked to First Lady ...Published: 02 May 2017 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Accident blamed on driver fatigue
The accident of the Mutare-bound Inter Africa bus, which veered off the road and hit a huge tree at a lay-by near Odzi, killing five people in the process, has been blamed on driver fatigue.Th...Published: 28 Apr 2017 at 11:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe probe hits brick wall
A planned probe into rights abuses allegedly centred around First Lady Grace Mugabe has reportedly hit turbulent waters, with top government officials allegedly throwing spanners in the works and refu...Published: 12 Apr 2017 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Human rights body probes Grace Mugabe
THE Zimbabwe Human Right Commission (ZHRC) says it has launched investigations into the alleged gross human rights abuse accusations levelled against First Lady Grace Mugabe following the recent f...Published: 11 Apr 2017 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
PICTURE: Woman gouges out stepson's eyes
A 4-year-old boy believed to be from Masvingo had his eyes allegedly gouged out by his step mother over bed-wetting.According to a WhatsApp message sent to Bulawayo24.com, it is alleged that t...Published: 15 Mar 2017 at 05:59hrs | | by Citizen reporter
Them-&-Us syndrome
The recent political developments have made me remember my form 3 mathematics student teacher who had just joined us for two terms. Her eloquence and fluency in queen's language was impeccable as she ...Published: 13 Oct 2016 at 06:15hrs | | by Mangosuthu Mbele
Misplaced priorities: Mathebeleland is marginalized and abjectly poor
The seeking to restore a monarch in Mathebeleland never ceases to amaze most of us who come from the region. Is restoring a Khumalo clan indeed a priority for our region? What value is the King of Mat...Published: 11 Aug 2016 at 16:32hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Love triangle, MSU lecturer commits suicide
A SENIOR lecturer at the Midlands State University (MSU) allegedly committed suicide by drinking poison, a day after his alleged girlfriend, Netsai Ncube, was brutally murdered by her husband after br...Published: 01 Mar 2016 at 05:37hrs | 1 | by Patrick Chitumba and Munyaradzi Musiiwa
Maid murder suspect gouged out deceased's eyes
It has emerged that the 14-year-old boy who murdered a 41-year-old housemaid, Nyarai Kadonzva in Gweru on Sunday, later used a knife to gouge out her eyes and had planned to cut the body into pieces b...Published: 09 Jan 2016 at 09:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti, a very small man masquerading as leader of a political party
As I write this piece, I am reminded of one Dennis Brutus and his "Gore'e". "Gore'e" is a poem about an island off Senegal by that name, an island from where Africans were loaded into ships for slaver...Published: 05 Dec 2015 at 07:36hrs | 1 | by Nathaniel Manheru
Man gouges out policeman's eye
A 25-Year-Old Chitungwiza man allegedly gouged out a policeman's eye after hitting him with an empty beer bottle following a misunderstanding, the court heard yesterday.Fanuel Tapera of no...Published: 14 Nov 2015 at 07:38hrs | | by Lovemore Meya
Married man removes small house's eye
A MARRIED Bulawayo man allegedly gouged out his girlfriend's eye with a broken bottle after she asked for money for their child's upkeep, a court heard yesterday. For the brutal September 17 attack, W...Published: 06 Oct 2015 at 06:36hrs | | by Noleen Makhurane
Let them eat ice cream
All the reports we get at the Vigil suggest that the wheels are coming off Zimbabwe. This week we were sent several emails which in different ways graphically show how bad things are becoming....Published: 24 Aug 2015 at 06:59hrs | | by ZimVigil
Man gouges out mum's eye in a bloody fight
A MAN who did not like being called to order by his mother ended up removing one of her eyes with a metal bar in a bloody fight.The incident is now the talk of Poland resettlement, village...Published: 14 Mar 2015 at 16:09hrs | | by Danisa Masuku
Man strangles father to death, gouges out his eyes with screwdriver
A Bulawayo man, 27, from Pumula North suburb morning gruesomely killed his father on Monday by strangling him with a wire, before gouging out his eyes with a screwdriver and then cooking isitshwala fo...Published: 20 Jan 2015 at 04:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Morgan Tsvangirai - the only hope for Zimbabwe
MORGAN TSVANGIRAI; my President in waiting; our President; the People's Choice. If there is one perennial truth about my President Morgan Tsvangirai's character, it is the fact that he has typically ...Published: 28 Dec 2014 at 21:40hrs | | by Tapiwa Diamond Chadya
Murder suspect goes mad
A JILTED Gweru taxi driver who recently went berserk and ripped open his long time girlfriend's stomach, gouged out her eyes with a screw driver and strangled her before attempting to commit suicide b...Published: 07 Dec 2014 at 08:30hrs | | by Munyaradzi Musiiwa
Brutal crime of passion, man gouges lover's eyes - Video
A taxi driver in Gweru's Mkoba 17 brutally murdered his girlfriend by ripping her stomach open and gouged her eyes before attempting to commit suicide.The taxi driver, who has only been identi...Published: 19 Nov 2014 at 22:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Church mate suspected in Madzibaba horrific ritual murder
The case of the suspected gruesome ritual killing of a Madzibaba from lower Gweru, whose body was pulled from Vungu River on Tuesday, without genitals lips and nose, has taken a strange turn with ...Published: 24 Sep 2014 at 21:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
mobiReporter - Stories and photos contributed by civilians (04-September-2013)
Stories and photos that were contributed by civilians - 04-September-2013'If you have a story we missed? A link we have to click? A sharp opinion about the news? Instead of waiting for us ...Published: 05 Sep 2013 at 04:54hrs | | by mobiReporter
Tsikamutanda gouges out eyes of three women, one dies
An enraged 40-year-old man from Chivi in Masvingo allegedly gouged out the eyes of three women resulting in the death of one. This followed a witch-hunt in which the trio was named as responsible for ...Published: 02 May 2013 at 06:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Five killed in ritual murders, mutilated bodies found
Five people were savagely murdered and their mutilated bodies found on Monday morning in Chinamhora communal lands. The body of Paradzai Benhura Masawi of Mungate Village was found near ...Published: 19 Sep 2012 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Africa rhino poaching - film by UNTV and CITES
Johannesburg - Flies buzz around a hulking pile of flesh and muscle that lies rotting in the Kruger National Park with its eyes gouged out and scimitar-like horns hacked off in the opening scenes of ...Published: 22 Jun 2012 at 04:02hrs | 1 | by Reuters
Mum gouges five-year-old son's eyes out with her fingers
A five-year-old boy's mum has been arrested after apparently gouging his eyes out with her fingers.Police in Mexico said eight people in total are being held after what is believed to have bee...Published: 28 May 2012 at 17:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man shot and killed while eating another man's face
A man is recovering in a Miami hospital after having parts of his face eaten off by a man on the side of a busy road on Saturday, The Miami Herald reported on Monday.The attacker was shot de...Published: 28 May 2012 at 09:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
British empire just ignoring its crimes
There is one thing you can say for the Holocaust deniers: at least they know what they are denying. In order to sustain the lies they tell, they must engage in strenuous falsification. To dismiss Brit...Published: 26 Apr 2012 at 05:03hrs | | by George Monbiot
Blind goat with $100 attached to its neck causes chaos
There have been a number of theories concerning the dry season in Bulawayo, from goblins to witchcraft but the latest theory that tops the charts has to be about the goat wandering around with eyes ...Published: 23 Mar 2012 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
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