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Granny killed 4-year-old and ate her flesh

Police in Zimbabwe have arrested a 52-year-old woman from Shurugwi in connection with the suspected ritual killing of her four-year-old granddaughter. Veronica Mudzipuri, an artisanal miner, was detained on August 26 following allegations …

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:46hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Raped Granny (96) Still Admitted in Hospital

The Mbire community remains deeply distressed after a 96-year-old grandmother, who was allegedly raped by a 26-year-old villager, continues to receive medical treatment for injuries sustained during the horrific attack.The suspect, Tafadzw…

Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 17:07hrs | 1402 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Guruve

Bulawayo hit by devastating storm

The heavy downpour that hit Bulawayo on Tuesday this week has left a trail of destruction across several suburbs, Southern Eye has established.Residents in affected areas were left in distress as violent winds accompanied the torrential ra…

Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 07:10hrs | 1536 | by Staff reporter

Granny bludgeoned to death for 'cursing' family

In a tragic case driven by superstition, a 27-year-old man from Marozva village, Shurugwi, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after fatally bludgeoning his 94-year-old grandmother, whom he accused of cursing his family.Takudzwa Mugar…

Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 15:56hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter

Granny burnt alive, child smashed to death

MANYAYA Village under Chief Mutema in Chipinge was last Sunday plunged into deep mourning following a spine-chilling and mind-boggling incident in which a man burnt a defenceless granny beyond recognition, before crushing the head of her n…

Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 07:11hrs | 1471 | by Staff reporter

29-year-old rapes granny (92), forgets underwear at crime scene

THIS story should sicken us all!In a despicable act of sexual violence that has left the community reeling in shock, a 29-year-old man from Mathe Line in Tshotsholo, Matabeleland North Province, allegedly repeatedly raped a 92-year-old gra…

Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 07:04hrs | 1268 | by Staff reporter

Granny raped 'for grand-daughter's sins'

IN a rather bizarre incident, a 72-year-old woman from Mgadla Village, Matobo District in Matabeleland South province was allegedly raped by her granddaughter's 22-year-old ex-lover as repayment for a debt.The woman, whose name is withheld…

Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 12:09hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter

Granny, 74, survives rape by twisting attacker's privates

A 74-year-old Hwange woman survived a rape ordeal by grabbing and squeezing her 21-year-old attacker's privates, a Hwange court heard recently.The assailant was named as Mbonisi Ncube, a resident of Jambezi under Chief Shana area in Matabe…

Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 13:35hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter

Granny allegedly drowns grandson as cleansing ceremony goes wrong

A 66-YEAR-OLD Zvishavane granny has been arrested for allegedly drowning her 10-year-old grandson during a suspected cleansing ceremony in Ngezi River.Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incident…

Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 04:50hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Granny loses house to church

THE United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA)'s branch in Bulawayo's Nkulumane suburb is at the centre of a fraud storm amid allegations that they duped one of their elderly congregants of her house.According to court papers …

Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:46hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Children abandon 80-year-old granny

Community members in Makokoba, Bulawayo, have taken over the welfare of an 80-year-old woman who has apparently been abandoned by her children.The octogenarian, identified as Gogo Khethiwe Ncube, was discovered by neighbours on Friday noon…

Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:22hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter

Granny axed to death as family watches

RESIDENTS of Gwanda are in shock following the death of a 68-year-old woman who was killed by an axe wielding man who had a score to settle with the woman's daughter and grandson.The woman, Emilia Ncube, who has been described by many as w…

Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zacc probes Bulawayo judge, lawyer

THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has launched a probe into Bulawayo High Court Judge Justice Martin Makonese and lawyer Josphat Tshuma for alleged misconduct in cases involving land disputes.This came out after a shadowy grou…

Published: 17 Dec 2021 at 23:43hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

105-year-old granny dies

ZANU-PF Politburo member Headman Moyo has lost his mother, Mrs Thenjiwe Moyo (nee Ncube) who passed on at the age of 105.She succumbed to pneumonia at home in Mbembesi under Chief Mabhikwa area, Lupane recently. Moyo, who is the second-bor…

Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 09:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

84-yr-old granny arrested for tototo brewing

AN 84-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested in Nyamandlovu for brewing an illicit beer popularly known as tototo. Alice Ngwenya of village 6B, under chief Deli, was found in possession of 60 litres of raw alcohol, and apparatus that she uses to…

Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

'Granny (95) infects grandson (9) with STI'

A 95-YEAR-OLD woman from Nkayi, Matabeleland North, allegedly "raped" her nine-year-old grandson and infected him with a sexually transmitted disease (STD).The granny met the boy when she was coming from the business centre last Christmas …

Published: 02 May 2018 at 06:59hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Mental patient kills, buries granny (100) inside her hut

A SUSPECTED mentally-challenged 28-year-old Mudzi man last week killed his 100-year-old grandmother after a misunderstanding over the sale of a family beast and buried her remains in a shallow pit inside her hut.Blessing Chibvembe of Chikw…

Published: 02 Apr 2018 at 07:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Granny cohabits with Ben 10

The mountainous city of Mutare is abuzz with the story of a 57-year-old shebeen queen who is cohabiting with her former tenant â€” 28 years younger.Popularly known as Mbuya Sauti, Sophie Masikuka of Chineta in Sakubva is madly in love with…

Published: 05 Feb 2018 at 10:30hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Step-grandson cuts corpse, touches granny, demands cash

MOURNERS fled in terror when an injiva ran amok at his step grandfather's funeral wake in Bulawayo, cutting up the corpse's face, touching his grandmother and demanding to see the colour of her urine.He even broke open a coffin and demande…

Published: 01 Nov 2017 at 05:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Granny exposes sex-crazed hubby

HE SHOOTS above his weight!An elderly woman told the Bulawayo Civil Court that her aged husband had an abnormal sexual appetite.Nhlalo Khumalo's husband Mjuza Agrippa Khumalo (73) allegedly brings his girlfriend home in her presence for so…

Published: 20 Oct 2017 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Home alone granny dies in inferno

AN 80-YEAR-OLD granny who lived alone in Tsholotsho has died in an inferno.Shoes Ncube of Simanje Village under Chief Gampu was burnt beyond recognition at her home which is adjacent to that of her son's.When neighbours saw the fire, the r…

Published: 17 Aug 2017 at 06:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

What I learnt from an old granny called maMzi

On my way to work I used to pass by an old granny who was popularly known as MaMzi and bought bananas from her almost everyday. This old granny sold fresh fruits in a sparkling clean environment which she swept impressively everyday. I won…

Published: 14 Aug 2017 at 19:05hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi

Goblins force 100-year-old granny to move around with dead body on her back

In a bizarre incident a 100-year-old Mhondoro Ngezi granny is being tormented by goblins after she threw away the juju she got from a witch doctor in a river.It is alleged Muzvezvapi Mupaki from Mhondoro Ngezi Mashonaland West province is …

Published: 22 Dec 2016 at 15:52hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter

Granny kills neighbour

Letwin Garandiwa, 63, of Muteza Village under chief Gambiza in Gweru  is facing murder charges after fatally striking her neighbour with a pestle over stray cattle. It is alleged that on August 26, 2016 at around 1600 hours, the decea…

Published: 18 Sep 2016 at 10:24hrs | | by Staff reporter

Girl, granny perish in trailer accident

AN elderly woman and her granddaughter died in a horrendous accident when they were struck by an uncontrolled trailer that had disengaged from a moving vehicle before hitting them and sending some body parts onto the tarmac along Nketa Dri…

Published: 28 Aug 2016 at 10:37hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo and Sandra Tekere

Granny, 84, arrested for stocktheft

AN 84-year-old Tsholotsho woman has been arrested for stock theft. Qina Mlalazi of Gariya Grazing Area allegedly obliterated existing brands on stray cattle and superimposed her own.She was arrested on Wednesday when she used the same tric…

Published: 01 Aug 2015 at 18:50hrs | 2 | by Whinsley Masara

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