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Bumper harvest 'muthi' backfires
FOR some that believe in the law of Karma, evil deeds of the elders are bound to visit their children or close family members.Karma can loosely be translated from Hinduism as good or back luck...Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:50hrs | 630 | by Staff reporter
Granny begs for quickie in court
MANY people find themselves in marriages where sex is unappealing or even non-existent.Such relationships can lead to despair, searches for extramarital satisfaction, or even separation especi...Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:25hrs | 869 | by Staff reporter
Chief Dakamela households in need of food aid
ABOUT 860 households under Chief Dakamela in Nkayi, Matabeleland North province are in acute need of food aid following the prolonged dry spell, which affected most crops in the region.Chief D...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 06:35hrs | 103 | 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, Em...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:25hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa must sleep with one eye open
Elections always unfailingly produce rare and curious political creatures and species.You might think you have seen it all only for another election cycle to remind you that you ain't seen not...Published: 20 Feb 2022 at 08:49hrs | 290 | by Bishop Lazi
Christmas: a time to be with family
Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world to celebrate Christmas Day today and as we celebrate it is important to remind each other of some of the traditions that were practiced by our grandmothers not so ...Published: 25 Dec 2021 at 09:22hrs | 117 | by Yvonne Ncube
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 disp...Published: 17 Dec 2021 at 23:43hrs | 1644 | by Staff reporter
Granny (62) arrested over mbanje
A 62-YEAR-OLD granny from Bulawayo's Pumula South high-density suburb has been arrested for illegal possession of four well-maintained dagga plants at her house.Bulawayo police spokesperson Ab...Published: 17 Dec 2021 at 23:42hrs | 993 | by Staff reporter
2 men rape granny (86)
POLICE in Goromonzi, Mashonaland East province have launched a manhunt for two men who pounced on an 86-year-old granny near Juru Growth Point, and raped her.She was alone when the crime was c...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:08hrs | 754 | by Staff reporter
Burglar blames mum for his life of crime
TWENTY-YEAR-OLD Terrence Dube is an unrepentant convicted burglar who believes that his mother pushed him to be a criminal by abandoning him when he was five years old.Dube, who was sentenced ...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:27hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa warns Chamisa
Zanu-PF national acting political commissar, Patrick Chinamasa Saturday made a chilling warning to MDC Alliance activists against intimidating its members who defect to the ruling party.Chinam...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:34hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Granny (92) killed by nephew over dog's bowl
In a bizarre incident that left villagers of Gotshopo under Headman Mangubo, Hingwe in Plumtree shell shocked, a 92-year-old woman lost her life on Tuesday morning after having being severely beaten o...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 07:25hrs | 61 | by Desmond Nleya
Boy (15) rapes five minors
A LOWER GWERU juvenile allegedly raped two sisters and three cousins aged between six and eight years, and ran away when the crimes were discovered.The boy allegedly raped his two sisters aged...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 07:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
IDs for 'forgotten citizens'
THE Registrar-General (RG's) office yesterday started issuing identity documents to the San community in Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North, creating a sense of belonging among these almost forgotten citi...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:03hrs | 1 | 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 are...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 09:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
When clowns sup at State House, it's trouble, serious trouble!
Pretoria mornings are now cold. It is a geographical axiom winter is for chills.Increasingly here, the weather is biting and unrelenting like a witch's tit as assumed.Early morning jog...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 18:40hrs | 3 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Granny axes man over firewood
POLICE in Rushinga, Mashonaland Central province arrested a 52-year-old who went beserk and axed a man who confronted her over cutting fire wood in his field on Sunday.Eustina Lucia Gomwe of G...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 19:43hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Missing 81-year-old man found dead
A Polygamous 81-year-old from Zvishavane who had been reported missing was found dead in a bushy area in a suspected murder case.A passerby found the body of Patrick Shoko which was burnt from...Published: 24 May 2021 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Growing up in the village
Back in the village in the land of milk, honey and dust or Guruve the moon rose slowly, tentatively and imperceptibly, its soft rays breaking the virginity of the night. Slowly darkness gave w...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:40hrs | 4 | by Isdore Guvamombe-
Every child must at one stage stay at grandmother’s home
The eldest of us was Tapfuma, whose eggshell head made him look awkward. In our hierarchy Tapfuma was followed by me and then Obedience, a tall slim boy full of humour. The rest were toddlers. We so l...Published: 08 May 2021 at 07:58hrs | 3 | by Isdore Guvamombe
Teen kills granny (86) over girlfriend
A LOVESTRUCK juvenile (17) from Madlambudzi in Matabeleland South stoned his ex-girlfriend's grandfather (86) after the elderly man barred him from taking the girl out for a date. Matabeleland...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Obama's step-grandmother dies
Sarah Obama, the matriarch of former United States President Barack Obama's Kenyan family has died, relatives and officials confirmed Monday. She was at least 99 years old.Mama Sarah, as the s...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 18:53hrs | | by AP
Granny dies in freak accident
AN 84-YEAR-OLD Mount Darwin woman died on the spot when a Nissan lorry she was travelling in hit a pothole and veered off the road before falling into a ditch yesterday.Mashonaland Central pol...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Wife (88) kills hubby (99) over cowpeas
POLICE in Mutoko have arrested a woman (88) who allegedly killed her 99-year-old husband by striking him with bricks after he refused to help her harvest cowpeas.Enesia Chivhinge of Plot 35 Ta...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mysterious stones haunt granny
A MARANGE woman is having a torrid time as she tries to ascertain the origins of the stones that are being thrown at her house every night.This has seen Gogo Mariah Tirinda accusing her neighb...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Granny appeals for help
A 98-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo woman is appealing for assistance to buy food and meet other medical expenses as she has no source of income.Tsinyeko Dungeni from Emganwini said she needs money to buy ...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:17hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Man attempts to rape 78 year old granny
A 32-YEAR-OLD Lupane man has been arrested after he allegedly attempted to rape a 78-year-old woman in a bush. Bright Bhukanana Moyo (32) of Gudubhu village allegedly pounced on the elderly wo...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 05:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes own grandmother
In a bizarre incident, a 26-year-old Guruve man allegedly broke into his grandmother's bedroom, jumped on her and raped her until she became unconscious.The matter came to light at Bindura mag...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 19:13hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Sithole/Lloyd Rabaya
Sangoma fails to resurrect dead boy
A traditional healer from Pelandaba suburb in Bulawayo tried without success to resurrect the lifeless body of a boy who drowned in a pool last week.B-Metro caught up with Sithembinkosi Mafika...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 08:23hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Sewerage horror for Nkulumane granny
GOGO Minah Sibanda (74), of 1552 Nkulumane suburb is living on a health time bomb as a sewerage manhole that is located right next to the door behind her house spills regularly and has not been attend...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe police shoot, injure pregnant woman'
A pregnant woman was allegedly shot and injured by police during a high-speed chase in Lupane, Matabeleland North along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway after boarding a suspected stolen kombi with...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 23:04hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Gun toting robbers disarmed, beaten
A BULAWAYO man allegedly teamed up with an ex-soldier to rob people that his in-laws were selling a house to, at gunpoint. Covering their faces with face masks and caps tilted to further hide ...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 05:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions are a missed target
The US Assistant Secretary of State on African Affairs, Tibor Nagy, was recently quoted saying that the illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the West are targeted against certain individuals and c...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 10:09hrs | 1 | by Innocent Mujeri
The fight against corruption is everyone's child
Brown envelopes, graft and so on, the names are many but the offence is the same, corruption. There is always a witness to murder, not reporting it is partaking and complicity. Children of God...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 09:59hrs | | by Tondo
Goblins run riot
A worried man in Gokwe reported his mother to Chief Mkoka accusing her of owning goblins that caused his wife to produce milk for four years after she weaned her child and also led to the death of two...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 08:11hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Army to declare martial law to crush Mnangagwa and MDC protests
The country's military is reportedly preparing to declare martial law in the event of planned opposition protests becoming violent insurrections and grinding the nation to a halt, Spotlight Zimbabwe, ...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 08:47hrs | 21399 | by Itai Mushekwe
Reports that Gems are receiving the shorter end of the monetary stick are disturbing
Some career political propagandists are now so desperate for 'musical chairs' on the political arena that social media is ablaze with hilarious comments and derogatory satirical caricature. 'T...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 12:16hrs | | by Thomas Murisa
Man jailed 15 years for raping granny (59)
A GWANDA man, who raped a 59-year-old woman until she soiled herself, has been slapped with a 15-year jail term by the Beitbridge regional magistrate.Zivanai Ndlovu (28) of Tshanyaugwe denied ...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Unpacking the MDC RELOAD document
Many people had high hopes that since Mugabe no longer there, probably Mnangagwa will change the economy of Zimbabwe, people will get jobs, industries will open, a strong Zimbabwe dollar will return, ...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 14:27hrs | 2578 | by Etiwel Mutero
Mnangagwa wife being watched by military
A leaked audio that went viral on social media late Monday, reportedly bearing the voice of First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has raised alarms that President Mnangagwa's administration is in danger of a ...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 08:16hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Sugar momma dumps Ben 10 over cheating
ENDING a relationship is painful but when someone suffocates your happiness, the best thing to do, according to a 65-year-old granny, who was left "gutted" by her 42-year-old lover when he cheated on ...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 09:36hrs | 1736 | by Staff reporter
Granny (66) arrested for attempted murder
AN outraged Rusape granny struck a fellow villager with an axe after he accused her of witchcraft.Manicaland police spokesperson inspector Tavhiringwa Kakohwa confirmed the incident yesterday....Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:06hrs | | by Staf reporter
Zimbabwe military government abandons senior citizens
When l was growing I just loved to be near my maternal mother she taught us a lot of things about life, she would also tell us traditional folk tales around a fire, everybody loved her she would wrap ...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 08:45hrs | | by Makho Precious Moyo
Plumtree granny dies after receiving eviction notice
A 60-YEAR-OLD woman reportedly collapsed and died after she received news from the Bulilima district administrator's office that she was being evicted from her illegal settlement at Sibantubanye....Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman jailed 6 years for R720K SA auction fraud
A Johannesburg auctioneer still hasn't received a cent back from the Zimbabwean granny who defrauded him of antique goods and jewellery worth more than R700 000.Elizabeth Nyathi, 53, the forme...Published: 06 May 2019 at 22:05hrs | | by The Star
Family whips granny to death over witchcraft
EIGHT Chivi family members allegedly whipped their elderly relative for more than 10 hours with mulberry tree switches leading to his death after accusing him of witchcraft, police have confirmed. ...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Elliot Moyo died vomiting blood
While he got the world in hysteria and shock for the past weeks for being resurrected and dying again, all that Thabiso Proud Mlanje who is popularly known as "Elliot" has left are deep wounds among h...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 17:11hrs | 17850 | by Staff reporter
Man murders, skins 71-year-old woman
In a horror movie style which has left the community shell shocked, a Mwenezi man allegedly killed a 71 year old granny with a machete before skinning her head and gouging her eyes out.Austin ...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 10:19hrs | | 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
Rural dwellings must be solid structures
Basic rural dwellings ought to be structures modelled in accordance with approved minimum standards. Cyclone Idai has left scores of people homeless in Mozambique. The round huts are no problem since ...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 20:31hrs | 794 | by Tondo Murisa
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