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Court dismisses father's bid to reclaim son's house

The High Court has thrown out a Chegutu man's attempt to revoke a property registered in his son's name, describing the bitter dispute as a reflection of deep family breakdown.Onias Gotore had taken his son, Pride Gotore, to court in a row…

Published: 09 Sep 2025 at 08:47hrs | 594 | by Staff reporter

British tycoon loses posh house in Harare

British tycoon Nicholas van Hoogstraten has lost a High Court bid to compel the transfer of a Harare property, Stand No 4 Wroxham Road, The Grange, to his name.Van Hoogstraten had filed an application citing Felistas Runyararo James, the S…

Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:48hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter

British tycoon loses posh house in Harare

British tycoon Nicholas van Hoogstraten has lost a High Court bid to compel the transfer of a Harare property, Stand No 4 Wroxham Road, The Grange, to his name.Van Hoogstraten had filed an application citing Felistas Runyararo James, the S…

Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:48hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter

Girl (12) rescues 3 minors from burning house

A 12-year-old girl from Chitakatira, Mutare, is battling for her life at Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital after sustaining severe burns while rescuing three young relatives from a raging house fire.Choice Mutowo, a Grade Six pupil at C…

Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 08:32hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter

Robbery suspect buys house, kombi with proceeds from heist

Another suspect linked to the high-profile armed robbery in which prominent businessman and former Dynamos chairman Rafik Adam was robbed of US$600,000 has been arrested, with police alleging he used part of the loot to purchase a house an…

Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:56hrs | 1636 | by Staff reporter

Man sets girlfriend's house ablaze

Police have launched a manhunt for a 29-year-old man from Zhombe who is on the run after allegedly attempting to murder his girlfriend by setting her house on fire while she was asleep.Nyasha Chaza, of Samambwa Village under Chief Samambwa…

Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 18:20hrs | 806 | by Staff reporter

Businessman loses firearm and US$185,000 at girlfriend's house

A Harare businessman suffered a major loss on Saturday night after his firearm and nearly US$185,000 in cash were stolen while he was spending the night at his girlfriend's house in Ruwa.Joseph Maruta, 40, had earlier that day collected US…

Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 08:42hrs | 962 | by Staff reporter

Mberengwa villagers praise Kuvimba Mining House

Mberengwa, Midlands Province - Villagers in Mberengwa district have applauded Kuvimba Mining House (KMH) for generating employment opportunities for local youths and easing social pressures within the community.KMH, which controls several …

Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:42hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter

Man breaks into neighbour's house, demands sex

A 30-year-old man from Ndutshwa village in Matabeleland South province has been remanded in custody after being charged with attempted rape following an alleged break-in at the complainant's house.Justine Ndlovu appeared before Plumtree Ma…

Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:56hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter

Mayor Mafume's luxurious home funded by shady deals?

Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume is facing serious allegations after a Commission of Inquiry, investigating the operations of the City Council, suggested that he may have been involved in underhanded activities to acquire his luxurious Belvedere …

Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 09:12hrs | 1323 | by Staff reporter

Neighbours drag 'intoxicated teen' from burning house in Bulawayo

Residents of New Lobengula in Bulawayo were startled late yesterday by a raging fire that engulfed a house in the neighborhood, illuminating the night sky with bright flames.A teenager identified only as "Sbu," who lived in the affected ho…

Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 15:38hrs | 1738 | by Staff reporter

Mutumbuka gets back his house at last!

Zimbabwe's first Minister of Education, Dr. Dzingai Mutumbuka, has reclaimed ownership of his Chisipite residence following a protracted legal dispute stemming from a fraudulent title deed scheme.High Court Judge Justice Nyaradzo Priscilla…

Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 13:45hrs | 3680 | by Staff reporter

Maid wins house in Econet promotion

In a remarkable turn of events, Ropafadzo Msipa, a 25-year-old housekeeper employed at a local lodge in Chiredzi, has won a stunning smart house and an Econet Smart House security system through the 2024 Econet Tapinda Sesingenile Promotio…

Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 10:25hrs | 19997 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo fire brigade lets family down, as US$350 000 home goes up in smoke

The Vella family from Bulawayo's Suburbs area will never forget July 28, 2024, when a fire ravaged their home, reducing nearly all their possessions to ashes. The blaze, suspected to have been caused by an electrical fault, left them with …

Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 17:33hrs | 1746 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa son's house on fire

Fire erupted at the residence of Kudakwashe Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe's Deputy Minister of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion, on Friday night, following recent reports of security breaches at his property. Mnangagwa, who is…

Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:35hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Man loses car at betting house

Police are investigating two separate cases involving theft of motor vehicles which occurred in Gweru Central Business District (CBD) and Zvishavane on June 01 2024.Midlands Provincial Police Spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirm…

Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 12:43hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter

Woman sells house, refuses to vacate

A woman from Harare's Kuwadzana high-density suburb has been sentenced to six months in jail for contempt of court after she refused to vacate a house she sold.Judith Musamadiya sold her house to Memory Madzimbamuto for US$17,000 in Januar…

Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 06:48hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Man runs amok, burns down mother's house

AN 18-year-old man from Ntunjambili Village in Matobo District, Matebeleland South Province reportedly ran amok and threatened to kill his mother before setting her hut ablaze and went on to destroy household property with an axe.The man -…

Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Khama Billiat could lose his SA house

Former Kaizer Chiefs striker Khama Billiat is facing a legal tussle with the owners of his house in Midrand who want to evict the soccer star's close relatives who decided on the premises due to the footballer's alleged failure to keep up …

Published: 22 May 2024 at 11:17hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter

Chivayo now owns Chihuri's US$7m house

Exiled former Zimbabwe Republic Police commissioner Augustine Chihuri's US$7 million mansion in Harare has been snapped up by Wicknell Chivayo, a convicted criminal-cum-tenderpreneur with access to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.When tanks r…

Published: 18 May 2024 at 11:06hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter

Underground stream floods Harare Town House

A major disaster is looming at Town House as the basement has been filled up with water seeping through from an underground stream that flows under Julius Nyerere Way.The city's historical documents, which have been archived there for year…

Published: 11 Apr 2024 at 08:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Harare businessman loses US$1,5 million home

Prominent Harare businessman, Tendai Mashamhanda has lost his bid to save his US$1,5 million upmarket home after Supreme Court judges ruled he acquired the property fraudulently while under judicial attachment.In December last year, the Hi…

Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 14:01hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Docket opened in the Mutumbuka house scam saga

Zimbabwe govt has finally acted against corruption in the US$600 000 Mutumbuka Chisipite House Scam. A Police docket has been opened against a Registrar of Deeds supervisor who allegedly pulled out Mutumbuka's title deed from the Deeds Off…

Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 11:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mutumbuka house scam in new twist

A KEY State witness in the trial of two Chitungwiza men arrested for forgery has been declared hostile as the saga in which former Education minister Dzingai Mutumbuka lost his house takes a twist.Harare magistrate Ethel Chichera remanded …

Published: 15 Feb 2024 at 10:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Harvest House fights intensify

MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora is battling to retain the party's Harvest House headquarters in Harare grabbed from the then MDC-Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa in June 2020 amid revelations that unpaid workers are frantically working to take…

Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 15:36hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

'Something stinks at the Highlanders clubhouse'

THE car wash business at the Highlanders clubhouse that paid the Bulawayo giants US$50 in revenue for the whole of 2023 as revealed by financial statements read out by club interim treasurer Israel Moyo at an annual general meeting (AGM) l…

Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's house negroes

THERE was once a fire at the slave master mansion and the house negro was heard wailing: "Our house is on fire!" much to the astonishment of the field negroes.This small anecdote flashed and re-flashed in my mind in the past week as I revi…

Published: 23 Dec 2023 at 10:21hrs | 15 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Dr. Dzingai Mutumbuka loses US$140,000 house to fraudsters

Former Cabinet Minister and a senior employee at the World Bank in the USA has expressed shock at the level of corruption in Zimbabwe after suspected fraudsters, conniving with the Deeds Office in Harare forged documents to his US$140 000 …

Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:48hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Henrietta Rushwaya judge gets US$400,000 house on eve of sentencing

A judge set to deliver judgment in Henrietta Rushwaya's gold smuggling trial was given a house by the government last Friday, ZimLive can reveal.The transaction was approved by chief cabinet secretary Martin Rushwaya, the Zimbabwe Miners F…

Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 05:21hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean owned house where 19 cash-in-transit robbers were killed

A 19th body has been found inside the lavish house in Makhado (formerly Louis Trichardt) were alleged cash-in-transit robbers were killed during a shootout with different police units on Friday.Provincial spokesperson for the Directorate f…

Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 21:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa in angry outburst over banned candidates

CCC leader Nelson Chamisa has launched an angry tirade against President Emmerson Mnangagwa whom he accuses of masterminding a court ban on 12 party parliamentary candidates in Bulawayo.Addressing party supporters at a campaign rally in Ka…

Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 21:09hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Family house turned into brothel

A MUTARE woman is devastated after coming back to her parents' house, only to find out that it has been turned into a brothel by her sister and niece.Emmanuela Mutaka appeared before Mutare magistrate, Mr Xavier Chipato, applying for a pro…

Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 08:04hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

House crumbles in Kwekwe

A Kwekwe family escaped death by a whisker after their flat at Globe and Phoenix compound caved in due to illegal mining underneath the compound.Family spokesperson, Ms Kimberly Rusike, said the most affected areas of the house were the ki…

Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Siblings fight over family house

A Rugare man has been insulting his sister accusing her of sleeping with goblins during the night.This emerged at the Harare magistrate court on Friday where Priscillah Mudanyanga was seeking a protection order against her brother, Serbias…

Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:48hrs | 8 | 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 | 18 | by Staff reporter

Harvest House builds US$42m auditorium

HARVEST House International church has poured US$42 million into the construction of the biggest conference centre in the country with a capacity to hold 10 500 people in Bulawayo's Selbourne Brooke suburb.The church plans to open the comp…

Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 05:47hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Town House, Sakunda trade barbs over bungled Rufaro deal

Harare mayor Jacob Mafume has accused Kuda Tagwirei's Sakunda Holdings of attempts snatch Rufaro Stadium from the local authority on the mere promise of terrace bucket seats as the two parties took to the media to trade accusations over th…

Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 19:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF councillor in trouble for selling council house

A Zanu-PF councillor in Banket is in soup after allegedly selling a council house for US$5,000.Richard Muganhiri, who is Ward 23 councillor, is accused for disposing a house belonging to Zvimba Rural District Council (ZRDC) in Banket's Kuw…

Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Wife torches house to fix hubby

HALF a million dollars worth of property was destroyed by fire on Tuesday when a couple at a house in Hillside in Bulawayo had a heated quarrel, culminating in the wife setting the property alight.This was confirmed by Bulawayo Fire Brigad…

Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 06:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Tips on how to build your house

Factors affecting cost of construction in Zimbabwe Part 1HOW much does it cost to build a house? It's a question that is never far from the mind of a construction client, a question that has placed this writer's credibility as a built envi…

Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:03hrs | 3 | by Qalisani Ndlovu

Council dolls stands to fallen hero's spouses

THE Beitbridge Municipality says it will offer families of fallen heroes of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle residential stands at half the normal price as an appreciation of their selfless sacrifices.The municipality also said part of the 1…

Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:47hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

An abiding tortoise of White House goons

Politics, as an existential science, can be characteristically hot, heavy and heady.In its very extreme form, politics can be similar to religious fundamentalism, where it becomes a matter of life and death.It is high-octane stuff that can…

Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 08:18hrs | 147 | by Bishop Lazi

Address the Pay-For-Your-House Scheme

Zimbabwe government to construct high rise flats - this is music to the ears of many who are still finding it hard to get a roof over their heads. We hope and wish such rhetoric turns into visible reality. However, first things first, how …

Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:18hrs | 9 | by Tondorindo

Supa offers $100,000 house to get passport back

Ex-Cabinet minister Supa Mandiwanzira, pictured, - who is facing two counts of criminal abuse of office - has offered to surrender an additional property worth $100 000 as surety in a bid to convince the courts that he does not intend to a…

Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:57hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

House of Stone reflects on 'true' Gukurahundi events

THIRTY-ONE years since the signing of the Unity Accord, Gukurahundi remains unresolved, highly divisive and emotive - a scar on the conscience of the nation.Post-November 2017 when Zimbabwe underwent a military-assisted transition, public …

Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 10:19hrs | 5 | by Butholezwe Kgosi Nyathi

House set on fire in love rage

WHEN things fall apart. . .He could not stomach that his lover of 22 years had decided to throw him out of her house and the bitter jilted man decided to set her house ablaze in the middle of the night.Siboniso Dube had to thank her Nkulum…

Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:31hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

The mystery of the Pay-For-Your-House scheme

One would ask, what happened to the Pay-For-Your-House scheme funds? The noble scheme came to a saddening and unexplained stop after only a few blocks of flats and houses had been completed. Many of the contributors who had poured large su…

Published: 22 May 2018 at 15:01hrs | | by Tondorindo Murisa

Zec commissioner locked in house wrangle with widow

ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) commissioner Dr Qhubani Moyo is locked in a legal battle with a Bulawayo widow over the ownership of a house in Selbourne Park suburb.Dr Moyo bought the residential stand from the late Mr Leonard Godfrey…

Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 05:28hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter

Njube woman in $5000 house scandal

A woman from Njube in Bulawayo is in trouble for allegedly defrauding another resident for $5000 in a house scandal.Sithokozile Ndlovu (57) is appearing in court charged with fraud. Allegations are that on August 2016 the complainant Noel …

Published: 28 Jan 2018 at 11:30hrs | 3 | by Stven Jakes

PICTURES: Chiwenga's mansion goes viral on social media

MailOnline photographed the palatial opulent home of General Constantino Chiwenga, the commander of Zimbabwe's armed forces, who spearheaded the recent military takeover in Zimbabwe.Located just down the road from both Blue Roof and Mr Mna…

Published: 06 Dec 2017 at 16:46hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

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