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Bulawayo woman cheats death in batteries explosion
A 38-YEAR-OLD woman from Bulawayo's Woodlands suburb escaped death by a whisker in an explosion of solar batteries at her home last Saturday.Council acting chief fire officer Lynos Phiri confi...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:14hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
BCC defends high water bills
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has defended the astronomical water bills sent to ratepayers saying they were a true reflection of the high water usage which had gone beyond the stipulated daily consumpti...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Housebreaker' beaten to death, five arrested
FIVE men from Nkulumane suburb in Bulawayo have been arrested for allegedly beating a man to death after accusing him of breaking into a house in the suburb.Melusi Ncube (31), Luckson Munsaka ...Published: 24 May 2021 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
A letter to Ms. Sehlule Ndlovu: Hillside Bulawayo
Dear Ms. Sehlule Ndlovu, I start my letter with the first sentence of the article written today regarding the fight you had with supposedly your husband Trust Moyo. If marriage is war, the bed...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 19:06hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
Hubby lashes wife with hosepipe
IF marriage is war, then the bedroom is the battlefield!This came to light when a Bulawayo man, Trust Moyo (43), was arraigned before a court facing charges of brutally assaulting his wife Seh...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man beaten to death over mubobobo
A man from Zaka District in Masvingo Province was last week beaten to death by his relatives on suspicions that he possessed mubobobo, a magical way of having sexual intercourse with women without the...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 07:13hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Dulys, Farmec invest in Filabusi
TWO of Zimbabwe's biggest farm implements suppliers have joined the battle to save thousands of cattle facing starvation in Filabusi after last season's poor rains depleted pastures.Dulys and ...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police cells; chambers of torture
WHEN a suspected thief, on a bad day, is caught by ordinary citizens, it is common that the person will be beaten and sometimes left-for-dead.The public reaction speaks to lack of knowledge th...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 14:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
The day Chamisa wanted to overthrow the Government
When the MDC Alliance under the leadership of Nelson Chamisa realised that the 30 July elections were proving to be a tall order for them, they decided to hatch a plan to discredit the whole election ...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 17:03hrs | | by Elijah Chihota
Cowdray Park residents rely on sewage water for survival
A significant number of residents in Cowdray Park, one of Bulawayo's largest high-density suburbs, depend on flowing sewage water from burst pipes to make their small-scale farming endeavours a realit...Published: 06 May 2018 at 10:11hrs | | by Kennedy Nyavaya
Hubby takes wife's panties to work
BAD girls don't deserve underwear!That is Nicholas Makwara's thumb rule for his wife Cathelene Makunganidze whom he accuses of disrespecting him.Makunganidze said her husband confiscat...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 22:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hubby takes wife's panties to work
BAD girls don't deserve underwear!That is Nicholas Makwara's thumb rule for his wife Cathelene Makunganidze whom he accuses of disrespecting him.Makunganidze said her husband confiscat...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 22:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Asifuni Bumbulu' engulfs high school
Pupils from Ihlathi High School in Bulawayo were last Friday savagely assaulted by their teachers during an operation the teachers dubbed "Asifuni Bumbulu" meant to punish late comers.The teac...Published: 29 May 2017 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Council not suspending water rationing
Bulawayo city council is not suspending water rationing in the city any time soon, the local authority has said.The city has been enforcing the measure for more th...Published: 19 Mar 2017 at 04:43hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Madonko dies at 65
FORMER Cold Storage Company (CSC) deputy general manager in charge of operations Thole Madonko has died.He was 65.His daughter, Nombulelo told Business Chronicle that her father, who w...Published: 19 Aug 2016 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Bianca Mlilo
Mohadi, Sekeremai ZimFirst members, says Kasukuwere
Zanu-PF political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere has indirectly suggested that Ministers Kembo Mohadi and Sydney Sekeremai are members of Zimbabwe People First (ZimFirst).In an unprovo...Published: 29 Jun 2016 at 10:10hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Man fatally assaults niece over 'love affair'
IN an incident that has left Chikonohono residents in Chinhoyi shocked, a 40-year-old man allegedly fatally assaulted the 19-year-old niece he was staying with after accusing her of having an affair w...Published: 13 Apr 2016 at 06:56hrs | | by Tedious Manyepo
Social services to investigate abusive Sakubva mom
A SAKUBVA woman was last week convicted of physically abusing her 15-year-old daughter by trying to marry her off to an older man.Manica Post reported that Erica Luwizhi (31) was convicted on ...Published: 04 Apr 2016 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Masvingo to ration water
MASVINGO City Council is set to embark on a massive water rationing programme due to the drought induced by the El Nino phenomenon. The decision to reduce water allocations for all residential areas c...Published: 05 Mar 2016 at 07:37hrs | | by Walter Mswazie
Girl beaten for revealing friend's HIV+ status
A 17-YEAR-OLD girl from Inyathi has been hospitalised after she was beaten up for revealing her 22-year-old friend's HIV status.The teen from Mahlabathini area is admitted at Inyathi District ...Published: 28 Jan 2016 at 06:00hrs | | by Adelaide Moyo
Fire wipes out family
A GWERU businessman, his wife and daughter from Lundi Park low density suburb were burnt beyond recognition while his son escaped without injuries when their double storey apartment was gutted by fire...Published: 18 Dec 2015 at 05:53hrs | | by Munyaradzi Musiiwa
HRT donates borehole equipment to Norton
Harare Residents Trust has said it has donated some borehole equipment to enable residents to access water.HRT indicated that on 16 October 2015 the HRT donated borehole equipment, wheelbarrow...Published: 20 Oct 2015 at 07:25hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Firemen turn to clowns as house burns down
Municipality of Gwanda firemen literally "turned themselves into clowns" as they dramatically failed to deal with a burning house over the weekend.A fully furnished four bedroom house belongin...Published: 14 Sep 2015 at 22:33hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man kills baby during domestic dispute
AN Insuza man recently killed his seven-month-old daughter after he accidentally struck her with a hosepipe while trying to beat his wife during a domestic dispute. This was revealed when Jef...Published: 23 Aug 2015 at 12:23hrs | | by Tatenda Gapare
Charges against minister's sons withdrawn
THE State has withdrawn separate charges against Matabeleland South Provincial Minister of State Abedinico Ncube's two sons, Emmanuel and Macbeth, who were facing assault charges.Yesterday, ch...Published: 11 Jun 2015 at 10:10hrs | 1 | by Marvelous Moyo
Minister's son in gang assault
Matabeleland South Provincial Minister of State, Abedinico Ncube's son, Emmanuel, 27, and his 11 employees allegedly severely assaulted and tied up with wires two fellow employees they caught illegall...Published: 29 May 2015 at 06:59hrs | | by Marvelous Moyo
Man waters stepmother's furniture
The Harare Civil Court was left stunned yesterday when a woman told the magistrate that her stepson was in the habit of connecting a hosepipe and watering her furniture each time they quarrel....Published: 20 Mar 2015 at 08:12hrs | | by Prosper Dembedza
Man urinates and defecates on matrimonial bed
A Harare man is in the habit of urinating and defecating in blankets in a bid to chase his wife from their matrimonial bed and send her back to her parents, the Civil Court heard yesterday. P...Published: 18 Mar 2015 at 05:42hrs | | by Prosper Dembedza
Grade 6 pupil expelled after reporting gross beating by teacher
3:48pm, Mar 9 - +263 7* *** ****: Today my son was expelled from school after I had reported on social media the gross beating up of his Grade 6A class b...Published: 09 Mar 2015 at 15:42hrs | | by Concerned Parent
War veteran accused of public violence granted bail
A HARARE-BASED war veteran, Cynthia Lindani Maadza, who on Tuesday was remanded in custody over a public violence charge following clashes over ownership of Crowhill Farm in Borrowdale, Harare, was ...Published: 08 Jan 2015 at 10:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF is not a normal political organisation'
The big political miscalculation of our time is to regard Zanu-PF as a normal political organisation that is run and controlled by civilians and employs the usual standards and rules of civilian polit...Published: 14 Nov 2014 at 10:04hrs | | by Alex T. Magaisa
Harare power station on fire!
Three fire brigade trucks are battling to put out a fire that broke out at Zesa Harare Thermal Power Station along Coventry Road this afternoon.The cause of the fire is still unknown b...Published: 15 Oct 2014 at 22:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Form 6 pupil in teacher fight
POLICE were called to Milton High School in Bulawayo yesterday after a student attacked a teacher.Malvern Nyangani, 18, a Sixth Form student, squared up to a Maths teacher, Lawrence Ndebele, w...Published: 12 Jun 2014 at 07:23hrs | | by Sifundiso Ndlovu
Man jailed for assaulting wife with a hosepipe
A GWANDA man who assaulted his ex-wife with a hosepipe over the upkeep of their child was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday.Willard Ngwenya (28) of Spitzkop suburb was convicted on ...Published: 05 May 2014 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mukanya was right, after all
In ghetto lingo they call it "kutonyora" while the proper Shona equivalent is "chioko muhomwe". But no matter how suitable, colourful and vivid the name might be, bribery is a double-edged sword ...Published: 12 Apr 2014 at 13:54hrs | | by Rosenthal Mutakati Ghetto Blast
Man waters entire house in retaliation to wife drinking alcohol
A Harare man connected a hosepipe to a tap and watered his entire house because he was angry that his wife was drinking alcohol at their home, the Harare Magistrates' Civil Court heard on Friday....Published: 17 Mar 2014 at 08:18hrs | | by Prosper Dembedza
Gweru residents to use only 500 litres of water per month
Gweru Town Council will on February 1 introduce water rationing allowing residents to use just 500 litres of water per month.According to ...Published: 13 Jan 2014 at 10:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe guards torture mourners for asking for directions
THREE Zimbabweans based in South Africa, who were visiting bereaved relatives in Sauerstown, Bulawayo, were on Christmas Eve tortured by soldiers guarding the Bulawayo State House for asking for direc...Published: 27 Dec 2013 at 02:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man dies as manhood stretches to knee-level
A Zvishavane man died last Tuesday morning at a Bulawayo hospital in a suspected case of runyoka which saw his manhood elongating to knee-level after he allegedly has sex with a headman's wife....Published: 29 Jun 2013 at 18:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man's eye plucked out over wage dispute
TWO Bulawayo men were yesterday sentenced to two years in jail for attacking another man before plucking out his left eye with a stick following a wage dispute. The victim had visited one of t...Published: 28 Jun 2013 at 04:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Village head loses money to prostitute because condom burst
Jeffrey Maunganidze, the village head under Chief Makoni, failed to resist the temptation after Bianca Sadziwa (a.k.a Shakira) invited him for a quickie while he was on his way from processing his vil...Published: 15 Jun 2013 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Man caught red-handed 'raping' a donkey
A 26-year-old Gokwe man, Mathias Phiri, has been arrested after he was caught red-handed 'raping' a donkey, police said.Phiri, from Kuruwa Village under Chief Nemangwe, was reportedly cau...Published: 14 Jun 2013 at 08:50hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Man to celebrate Independence day behind bars for bonking a donkey
A 26-year-old Nyamandlovu man who left his neighbours in shock when he was caught red-handed groaning and screaming in excitement while allegedly having sex with a donkey wept tears of anguish when he...Published: 17 Apr 2013 at 11:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC to continue with water-shedding until end of year
THE Bulawayo City Council will continue with its water-shedding regime until the end of the year unless "miracle heavy rains" fall soon, the Mayor, Councillor Thaba Moyo, said yesterday.In an...Published: 13 Mar 2013 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Thief flees naked, pretending to be a wizard
In a desperate attempt to escape mob justice and arrest, a vegetable thief from Matsheumhlope suburb in Bulawayo reportedly ran naked, with his manhood dangling up and down, as he pretended to be a wi...Published: 11 Mar 2013 at 19:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gweru City Council introduces tight water rationing
GWERU City Council has introduced a tight water rationing and restriction regime following the fast dwindling of water supplies at its main supply dam, Gwenoro.A report released by the council...Published: 04 Mar 2013 at 22:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Sexual abuse claims land grade 7 pupil in hot soup
A Grade Seven pupil was allegedly victimised at Marlborough Primary School following claims that she was being sexually abused by her father.Allegations of victimisation started after an unkno...Published: 11 Feb 2013 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man tells court his father wanted him dead
IN a typical example of broken family ties, a Chimanimani man, Verison Musungwa last week dragged his biological son, Blessing, to court for allegedly stealing his hosepipe.It was the State ca...Published: 26 Jan 2013 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man beats up mum, bites dad's manhood
A NAKED man ran berserk in Glen View and bit off his father's genitals during a brawl in their house. In that rare fit of rage, Admire Gomo (26) gave his mother a thrashing, leaving her scurrying for ...Published: 14 Jan 2013 at 14:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Councillors blast water rationing scheme
BULAWAYO Councillors have attacked the city's water rationing scheme saying it is pro-rich as it exposed residents in western suburbs to punitive fines while favouring those in the eastern suburbs....Published: 09 Aug 2012 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
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