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Hookers back on the streets
IT'S a Friday night and a skimpily dressed sex worker flags down vehicles and individuals on foot, soliciting for clients while on the lookout for law enforcement officers.The presence of poli...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 20:25hrs | 1668 | by Staff reporter
Polygamist glassed to death over prostitute
The love of women costed the life of a Bindura based polygamist Llyod Chibheghedhi who was fatally stabbed by a beer patron in a commercial sex worker dis...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 14:23hrs | 2173 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mathetha becomes first Zimbabwean to earn UFC contract
NEW Zealand-based rising star Mike Mathetha says he wants to inspire the next generation of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes in the country of his birth.Mathetha last week became the first Zi...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:45hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Eswatini revolution today and Zimbabwe tomorrow: Catharsis in the words of Franz Fanon
"Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better," wrote a theologian Richard Hooker in the 16th century. Confronted with a dilemma on one hand: Violence is a tool in which Zimbabw...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 19:49hrs | 1709 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe Sables power past Zambia
Zimbabwe 56 3 ZambiaThe Sables overcame a scrappy first half performance to turn on the style in the second half, with a clinical performance full of power, speed and attacking flair on thei...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:57hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Woman kills hubby
A 25-YEAR-OLD Gweru woman has been arrested on murder charges after she allegedly scalded her husband with boiling oil following a misunderstanding over infidelity.The husband later died while...Published: 31 May 2021 at 06:39hrs | 1581 | by Staff reporter
666 hooker killer arrested
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a man who allegedly killed a hooker at a lodge and inscribed 666, a number Biblically known as the mark of the beast and a star associated with the occult on her belly...Published: 31 May 2021 at 06:38hrs | 2304 | by Staff reporter
Prostitute stabs soldier to death
Commercial sex workers in Highfield have blasted their colleague who allegedly stabbed a client to death over the weekend.The hooker only identified as Christine from Cannan Mahobi saburb fata...Published: 21 May 2021 at 12:46hrs | 4629 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Highfield
Poverty drives women into prostitution
UNSURE of the direction he was taking, the driver of the fancy Chevrolet stopped beside two village women that were walking from the opposite direction, along the dusty road in Maranda, Mwenezi....Published: 16 May 2021 at 09:54hrs | 1786 | by Staff reporter
Man labels mother-in-law a hooker
A TROUBLESOME son-in-law from Bulawayo's Nkulumane suburb, who is in the habit of unleashing a verbal tirade at his mother-in-law, calling her a prostitute, has been dragged to court.Whenever ...Published: 07 May 2021 at 11:16hrs | 1735 | by Staff reporter
Sex workers turn to technology for survival
THE COVID-19-induced lockdown may have brought many businesses to their knees, but innovation has kept others going and commercial sex workers have not been left out in embracing technology to eke a l...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:26hrs | 3568 | by Staff reporter
Hooker stabs surprise visit ex
Peter Mpofu (45) was left bleeding after he was stabbed in the neck, forehead and hand by his sex worker ex-girlfriend for visiting her without notice.Mpofu, who lives in Nketa suburb, visited...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 09:20hrs | 3399 | by Staff reporter
Man attempts to cut off hooker's hands
TWO Bulawayo men who rescued a suspected sex worker from a client who intended to chop off her hands with a chainsaw before they allegedly went on to rob the man of US$ 210, have has been acquitted....Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 18:15hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Hooker arrested over sex with 13-year-old boy seeks bail at High Court
A sex worker accused of sleeping with a 13-year-old boy she met on a dating website has launched a bail appeal at the High Court.Lawyers for Precious Teya, 26, say she had no way of knowing th...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 07:14hrs | 3595 | by Staff reporter
'Night curfew is killing us' Sex workers moan
A LOBBY group fighting for the rights of female sex workers says the extended lockdown restrictions and night curfew hours have curtailed their work, as business for them flourishes during the night....Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 05:56hrs | 1032 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda hookers now working from home
BEFORE the new normal, ladies of the night were much sought-after at various drinking spots in the mining town of Gwanda. Calling on sex workers' services was the order of the day for some men after i...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 06:23hrs | 1471 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown spawns online sex trade
MOST sex workers in Zimbabwe meet clients in person in bars and on a dark street corner at night in town, but since the Covid-19 lockdown came into effect on Saturday, the street hookers have been for...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:48hrs | 3051 | by Staff reporter
Hooker detains burst condom client
WHAT was intended to be a night of passion turned into a nightmare when a sex worker "detained" her client for more than two hours, demanding a top up on the money she had charged him for sex as compe...Published: 26 Dec 2020 at 08:53hrs | 4193 | by Staff reporter
Go and be a hooker in SA, Man tells wife of 10 years
A Bulawayo man from Bellevue suburb has been dragged to court for physically abusing his wife and telling her to go back to South Africa, her country of birth, and sell her "buttocks" to generate mone...Published: 26 Dec 2020 at 08:51hrs | 1417 | by Staff reporter
45% sex workers HIV-positive
ABOUT 40 percent of sex workers in Zimbabwe are HIV-positive and have been subjected to some forms of stigma and discrimination which affects their health seeking behaviour. According to Avert...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 07:53hrs | 674 | by Staff reporter
16 sex workers quit prostitution
SIXTEEN commercial sex workers in Chivhu on Saturday announced that they had quit the world's oldest profession and formed a business association to transform their lives.The sex workers publi...Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 07:24hrs | 2431 | by Staff reporter
Sangoma loses bones, charms to hooker
CALL it an epic clash of the world's oldest profession and the spiritual world of divination.A youthful sangoma from Inyathi, Matabeleland North province, reportedly lost a bag containing his ...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:23hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's sex vendors on streets despite virus restrictions
Forced to stay home for weeks without any source of income, Zimbabwe's sex workers, like many other informal traders, are beginning to defy the country's lockdown and return to the streets.Ris...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 14:45hrs | 2077 | by AP
Sex vendors in the jaws of COVID-19
THE catastrophic effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic wreaking havoc across the globe have left many people financially crippled and impoverished.While lockdown proclamations in many...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:21hrs | 3986 | by Staff reporter
Sex workers scramble for operating space
STANDING at a dimly lit street corner opposite a once-popular nightclub in Bulawayo, five skimpily dressed sex workers flag down passing vehicles and individuals on foot soliciting for clients....Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 13:49hrs | 2513 | by Staff reporter
Abortion mystery at thigh vendors' den
Two residents of a thigh vendors' haven in Mutare's city centre were at each other's throats on Friday as they fought over a suspected abortion case.When The Weekender arrived at No. 143 Third...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:24hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter
Hookers call on Ramaphosa to include them in plan to aid workers during lockdown
The Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (Sweat) and Sisonke, the National Movement of Sex Workers, have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to make urgent provision for the Temporary Employee...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 07:19hrs | 2573 | by Staff reporter
Man stabs hooker in dispute over payment
A VICTORIA Falls man who allegedly stabbed a hooker three times with an okapi knife for refusing to have sex with him has been charged with attempted murder and the woman has been hospitalised. ...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 05:49hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
16 prostitutes lose property to 1 client
A crafty Masvingo man enriched himself by stealing thousands of dollars worth of property using one modus operandi in which he dated a sex worker, studied her home environment before coming back as a ...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 13:25hrs | 2765 | by Staff reporter
Male sex workers complain over stigma
MALE sex workers have complained that the stigmatisation and criminalisation of their profession is derailing the country's progress in reducing the spread of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) as...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 06:50hrs | 1310 | by Staff reporter
Siphatheleni ambushed and shot dead
AN illegal money changer was ambushed and shot dead outside a lodge in Bulawayo's Kumalo suburb, police have confirmed. The assailants, according to family members, got away with at least US$20 000 in...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 06:44hrs | 1201 | by Staff reporter
'I robbed men after sex'
A SELF-CONFESSED sex worker serving time for extorting her clients has sensationally claimed to have been convicted by the power of the Holy Spirit.Chipo Dube vowed to turn her former clients ...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 21:59hrs | 5308 | by Staff reporter
Man battles for life after fight over hookers
A man from Pumula North in Bulawayo is battling for life at Mpilo Central Hospital after he was attacked by two suspected illegal miners with a knobkerrie fitted with nails following a misunderstandin...Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 16:27hrs | 2958 | by Staff reporter
Married 'hooker rapist' seeks bail at High Court
A MARRIED Bulawayo man who allegedly tricked a prostitute into accompanying him to his purported younger brother's house before allegedly raping and robbing her of a cellphone at knifepoint has approa...Published: 29 Jan 2020 at 07:16hrs | 849 | by Staff reporter
US$4000 theft hooker married
A married commercial sex worker from Bulawayo who stole US$4 000 from her client, has been sentenced to four years in jail. Enelles Tshabangu (26) of Entumbane stole the money from Mr Zamani M...Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 01:07hrs | 7233 | by Staff reporter
Hooker steals R2000 from client
A GWANDA man lost R2 000 and $50 after a sex worker he had engaged teamed up with two men and attacked him while they were on their way to her house. Thubelihle Ndlovu (23) from Jahunda and he...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:21hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
Fake cop rapes prostitute
A MAN who impersonated a police officer has been arrested for allegedly raping a prostitute he had hired for sex at a Bulawayo hotel. Desire Siaponda (30) allegedly hired the services of a pro...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:36hrs | 1140 | by Staff reporter
US$4 000 theft hooker remanded in custody
A PROSTITUTE from Bulawayo who allegedly stole over US$4 000 and a cellphone from her client after they had spent a night together will know her fate today. Enelles Tshabangu (26) of Entumbane...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:46hrs | 367 | by Staff rpeorter
Man loses US$4 000 to hooker
A PROSTITUTE from Bulawayo has appeared in court for allegedly stealing over US$4 000 and a cellphone from her client after they had spent a night together. Enelles Tshabangu (26) of Entumbane...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:42hrs | 993 | by Staff reporter
Pregnant sex workers flood Machipisa
PREGNANT commercial sex workers have flooded the market at Machipisa shopping centre in Highfield, Bulawayo24.com has learnt.The commer...Published: 06 Jan 2020 at 06:17hrs | 8615 | by Paul Ndou
Caught panties down with married man, naked hooker escapes through kitchen window
A NAKED hooker bolted out through a kitchen window, clutching her panties and wig in her hands after she was caught having sex with a married man in a backyard restaurant in the Bulawayo city centre....Published: 04 Jan 2020 at 17:05hrs | 7975 | by Staff Reporter
Sex workers lead Aids fight
A wave of warm air blows through the night, raising wisps of dust that make the night in Chiredzi unfriendly.But for the dozens of sex workers lining up the walls of the infamous Chigarapasi B...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:13hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
Prophet shoots music video with prostitutes
IT may seem bizarre for a prophet to interact with prostitutes, but for musician, Prophet Freddy who has shot a video with the ladies of the night, it is just business as usual as it is part of his ar...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 07:21hrs | 831 | by Staff reporter
Prostitute rapist jailed 16 years
A MAN from Bulawayo who raped a prostitute after dragging her to a bushy area, only to fall asleep at the crime scene, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. The 25-year-old prostitute was ...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 07:13hrs | 43 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes prostitute falls asleep at crime scene
A MAN from Bulawayo who raped a prostitute after dragging her to a bushy area, only to fall asleep at the crime scene, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. The 25-year-old prostitute was ...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 06:37hrs | 1473 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean Embassy in Australia goes on sale for $1.8m
Budding property buyers in Canberra who are looking for "great tenants" can now buy the building that houses the Zimbabwean Embassy.The embassy building - which is located in the suburb of O'M...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 19:46hrs | 7000 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Sables rise on world rankings
England's record win over Ireland lifts them up to third in the World Rugby Men's Rankings on a weekend when Scotland, Zimbabwe and Mexico also made gains.Zimbabwe's imperious form continued o...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 07:41hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Machete attack in fight over hooker
AN ILLEGAL gold panner has been arrested after he allegedly attacked his colleague over a prostitute. Nkosilathi Ndlovu (23) from Nkulumane suburb in Bulawayo allegedly attacked a fellow illeg...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Sables beat Kenya to remain unbeaten in Victoria Cup
Zimbabwe 30 - 29 Kenya ZIMBABWE remained unbeaten in the Victoria Cup rugby competition after yet another hard fought victory, this time at home against Kenya at Hartsfield Rugby Groun...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:18hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Police release picture of '666 killer'
POLICE in Bulawayo have released pictures of a man who allegedly killed a hooker at a lodge and inscribed 666, a number biblically known as the mark of the beast and a star associated with the occult ...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 06:19hrs | 3031 | by Staff reporter
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