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Murder victim's body rots in mortuary 2 years on
THE decapitated body of a mentally-challenged man, believed to have been killed in a ritual murder two years ago, is still stuck at Gwanda mortuary and in an advanced state of decomposition, while the...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:10hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter
'Armed robber' businesswoman in court
A GWANDA based businesswoman has been arrested after she allegedly threatened to shoot a group of mine workers before stealing mining equipment worth $3 760 and $200 cash. Siboniso Sayi (40), ...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 22:27hrs | 616 | by Staff reporter
Criminals around Mnangagwa and Chamisa derailing Progressive politics
This documentary will enlighten those who may think decisions are done in standing committees or politburo, the debacle is wider and beyond your imagination. The good part about President Mnangagwa an...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 21:39hrs | 2688 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
5 of the most expensive apartments throughout the world
Today's luxury apartments are designed to provide you with ample space, top amenities, beautifully appointed rooms and balconies, flawless landscaping, stunning views and other features all in a prize...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 21:21hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Woman jailed for scalding hubby's girlfriend
A 26-YEAR-OLD jealousy Chiweshe woman, who scalded her husband's lover with hot porridge, was this week slapped with a 30 day imprisonment by a Concession magistrate.Petronilla Kondo (25) of C...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 05:56hrs | 581 | by Staff reporter
Chombo's bid to halt criminal action on tomorrow
THE High Court is tomorrow set to hear an application to permanently halt criminal proceedings against former Finance minister Augustine Chombo, charged on suspicion of corruption, including trying to...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 18:22hrs | 922 | by Staff reporter
10 times maid stabber 3-year-run ends in suicide
A MURDER suspect who absconded to South Africa after allegedly fatally stabbing the family maid 10 times for spurning his sexual advances, committed suicide in the neighbouring country. Vincen...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 08:13hrs | 739 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man rapes daughter at knife point
A 38-year-old man from Bellevue suburb in Bulawayo has appeared in court on allegations of repeatedly raping his 13-year-old daughter at knife point for almost a year.The matter came to light ...Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 11:42hrs | 4605 | by Staff Reporter
Felton Kamambo defines his reign
HOW Felton Kamambo dealt with his first crisis as Zifa president was always going to be crucial in defining his reign in local football's highest office.Taking over from Phillip Chiyangwa was ...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:08hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Married woman follows rapist for more sex
In a stranger than fiction case, a 22-year-old Featherstone woman last week asked Chivhu Magistrates Court to withdraw two counts of rape against a man who raped her, claiming that they were now in lo...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 16:02hrs | 4349 | by Staff reporter
Our grandparents need good care
If the truth be told, most elderly widows and widowers are leading a lonely life despite plenty next of kin including children. This notion is confirmed by the many cases of 'lonely deaths' of...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 15:55hrs | 122 | by Thomas Murisa
Baboon feasts on family meal
A baboon left villagers in Gokwe astonished after it was found in a family kitchen hut seated on a bench eating sadza with beef stew.It was interrupted by a 13-year-old boy who had just return...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:09hrs | 721 | by Staff reporter
'ED Pfee' hitmaker's home torched
Suspected arsonists yesterday morning torched a kitchen hut belonging to Chief Shumba of the "ED Pfee" hit song at his rural home in Mapanzure Village, Zvishavane. Chief Shumba, whose real nam...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:41hrs | 1218 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for stabbing wife
A 27-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo has appeared in court for stabbing his wife with a kitchen knife following a misunderstanding sparked by bringing his girlfriend to their matrimonial home. Nkos...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:10hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
Man 'axes' wife, hangs self
A SILOBELA man fatally struck his sleeping wife with an axe on the head before committing suicide after discovering she was taking contraceptive pills without his knowledge. Busani Mandava (35...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:04hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter
Granny killed over witchcraft claims
POLICE in Mutawatawa have launched a manhunt for a 34-year-old man who allegedly killed his maternal grandmother accusing her of casting an evil spell on his sister, causing her not to get married....Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 18:19hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Man torches family homestead
A 23-year-old old Lower Gweru man torched his family homestead in a fit of rage over an undisclosed issue on Christmas Day leaving the family homeless and all property destroyed.The man Mandum...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 10:19hrs | 1248 | by Staff reporter
Christmas Eve Murder!... Neighbourhood watch members beat man to death
A 23-year-old man from Cowdray Park was on Christmas Eve found dead after he was allegedly attacked by an angry mob including a prison officer and members of the neighbourhood watch committee. ...Published: 27 Dec 2018 at 07:44hrs | 8438 | by Staff Reporter
Man fatally stabs uncle with kitchen knife on Christmas Eve
A JAILBIRD from Bulawayo's Matshobana suburb fatally stabbed his uncle with a kitchen knife following a dispute revolving around a protection order granted against him. The incident occurred o...Published: 27 Dec 2018 at 07:38hrs | 3383 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe in panic mode, solution needed
LAST Saturday, I attended the Mbira Festival which was organised by my friend, Albert Chimedza, at Mukuvisi Woodlands in Harare.It was an awesome venue for a traditional music festival with a ...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 19:11hrs | 621 | by Debbie Peters
PHOTO: House burns after fuel explosion
A house belonging to a man from Chivi Growth Point, Masvingo Province went up in flames after he was fuelling his 15 seater kombi from a plastic container near the kitchen. The kombi was reduced...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 15:50hrs | 4051 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Granny, grandson axed to death
A-56-year-old woman and her nine-year-old grandson were found dead with multiple axe wounds all over their bodies at their homestead in Bubi District, Matabeleland North. The murder weapons, an axe an...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 05:55hrs | 1046 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance losing Cllr jailed
MDC Alliance's losing council candidate for Ward 7 in the July 30 elections, Felix Mashavele has been convicted of malicious damage to property and jailed for nine months.Magistrate Honest Musiiwa...Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 12:15hrs | 2898 | by Staff reporter
Hubby killer jailed for 15 years
A BEITBRIDGE woman who killed her 50-year-old husband by kicking him on his privates before finishing him off by stabbing him with a kitchen knife during a fight over money for rent, was yesterday sen...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 05:36hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court confirms death sentence for wife beheader
THE Supreme Court yesterday confirmed the death sentence on a Binga man who axed his wife 11 times and chopped off her head before hiding it in a cardboard box following a domestic dispute. Wo...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 22:33hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
Man who beheaded wife with axe gets death sentence
THE Supreme Court yesterday confirmed the death sentence on a Binga man who axed his wife 11 times and chopped off her head before hiding it in a cardboard box following a domestic dispute.Won...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 10:50hrs | 1335 | by Staff Reporter
Falling In Love – part 2
Late at night, Patie and I would call each other and talk for hours, until we fell asleep or our phone batteries mutinied. Once a month, I would book a room at a hidden-away bed and breakfast in Famon...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 22:53hrs | 2166 | by Jera
Essentials for your home
Technology innovation continues to grow as we move into the future of smart homes. There are still the likes of Truedor composite doors, which have transformed...Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 11:27hrs | 1185 | by Staff Reporter
'Chamisa's actions smacked of a fake leader'
The move by MDC-Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa to reject his supporters who demonstrated on August 1 has exposed him as a "political viper" who can sacrifice anyone in his camp when it suits him, p...Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 06:14hrs | 882 | by Staff reporter
So it was General Chiwenga, after all?
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga is crouching under a downpour. And it seems he has little space to run into, so chances are high he may drown in the rain.First, he developed an unusual pig...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 13:03hrs | 7918 | by Tawanda Majoni
Husband 'killer' claims dead man stabbed self
A 27 YEAR-OLD Beitbridge woman who allegedly killed her 50-year-old husband by kicking him on his privates before finishing him off by stabbing him with a kitchen knife during a fight over money for r...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 07:04hrs | 2197 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya’s humble beginnings
THE "rags-to-riches" trope may be a cliché, but it's one that's definitely grounded in reality for Prophetic, Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder Walter Magaya.Magaya beat the odds and a...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 05:42hrs | 1192 | by Staff reporter
To dare is to do, Cde Mnangagwa
English premiership side, Tottenham Hotspur, has flattered to deceive in the last decade in England's football top division.Spurs or Lilly Whites, as the London club are fondly called by their...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 11:48hrs | 2446 | by Staff reporter
Family loses entire property in inferno
VICTORIA FALLS - A Chinotimba family's house was on Sunday morning razed down by an inferno which reduced household property to ashes.According to a family member, Nelson Sibanda, the fire whi...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 05:32hrs | 1405 | by Staff reporter
Man strangles mother to death
A MZILIKAZI suburb man in Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly strangling his mother to death in unclear circumstances.Keith Mponda (25) from Mhlophe flats, Mzilikazi high-density suburb, ...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:12hrs | 738 | by Staff reporter
Man 'chokes' mum to death, locks house
A MAN from Mzilikazi suburb in Bulawayo allegedly strangled his mother to death after accusing her of bewitching him before locking the body in her house. Keith Muponda (25), who is suspected ...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 06:45hrs | 1254 | by Staff reporter
Another 'useless' doctorate for Mnangagwa
GREAT Zimbabwe University yesterday awarded President Mnangagwa an Honorary Doctorate of Politics and International Relations (Honoris Causa) during its 12th graduation ceremony. The President...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:09hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
From cash hoarders to panic buyers
On Monday, most Zimbabweans woke up to a WhatsApp message which read, "Buy basic commodities and keep them. The USD/bond rate is escalating at an alarming rate and the USD has disappeared. There...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:07hrs | 1438 | by Samantha Chipoyera
Rapist father pours hot porridge on pregnant daughter
A RUSAPE man who raped his biological daughter several times recently ran amok and scalded her with hot porridge after she told him that she was pregnant.The victim (17) (name withheld) discov...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 06:43hrs | 895 | by Staff reporter
Two women arrested for murder
TWO women were arrested for murder in separate incidents and are expected to appear in court today.Bervely Mavhunga, 25, of New Tafara attacked her boyfriend Tanyaradzwa Wilbert Tanamira, 27, ...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 22:16hrs | 2786 | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutandas demand sex as payment
A Silobela man was left counting losses after he was forced to part with two head of cattle as two self-styled traditional healers demanded to engage in sex with his daughter if he failed to pay for a...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 06:40hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa supporter caged over post-election violence
An Odzi man has been slapped with a six-month jail term for striking a Zanu-PF supporter's kitchen door while denouncing the ruling party soon after the July 30 elections.Julius Gowa appeared ...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 07:05hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Oil prospects in Zimbabwe confirmed
AN Australian company Invictus Energy Limited has confirmed the potential of oil in Muzarabani, Cabora Bassa Basin in Mashonaland Central Province 25 years after Mobil carried similar studies in the a...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 06:59hrs | 3580 | by Staff reporter
Woman stabs ex over bread
A 28-YEAR-OLD woman from Cowdray Park suburb in Bulawayo has appeared in court for allegedly stabbing her ex- lover after the man demanded some bread he had bought her while they were still together. ...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 10:01hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Ritual murder victim in morgue 1 year later
THE body of a mentally-ill man, whose head was decapitated in a suspected ritual murder, has spent more than a year in the morgue as police are reportedly still conducting investigations on the matter...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 10:01hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance council's grand corruption, shady deals exposed
Corruption and bad governance are rife at Gweru City Council (GCC) and its management has no problem admitting that, albeit behind closed doors.This publication, working in collaboration with ...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 15:20hrs | 1811 | by Staff reporter
Nomazulu Thata, not all Mthwakazi women are scared of their freedom like you
As I put this piece together in response to your article that appeared on Bulawayo 24 news on 18 September 2018, I'm shocked as to why you tremble in fear of freedom to the point of inviting oth...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 22:19hrs | 1172 | by Khohliso Maqhoba
'My hubby moved on'
Female inmate Monica Hove says her husband has already moved on after her short stay in prison.Hove who was sentenced to 24 months in prison for burning her husband with acid in February says ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 13:23hrs | 3168 | by Staff reporter
Bosso avert blushes over unpaid bills
HIGHLANDERS last week averted a potentially embarrassing situation that would have resulted in their property being attached by Bulawayo City Council over an unpaid water bill amounting to about $40 0...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:51hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Poly student burns 'wizard' granddad
A 21-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo allegedly doused his maternal grandfather with petrol and set him alight leading to his death, after accusing him of bewitching him. Kudzai Munemo, a Bulawayo P...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:48hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
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