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Man returns home after 15 years, wrecks havoc

A Harare woman, Fern Chiyanike, has approached the Civil Court seeking protection from her husband, who abandoned her and their children 15 years ago and has recently resurfaced, allegedly causing turmoil in their lives.Chiyanike told Magi…

Published: 11 Sep 2025 at 10:14hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter

Man dies after bizarre self-harm incident in Budiriro

A 21-year-old man from Budiriro, Harare, has died after reportedly inflicting severe injuries on himself in a shocking and disturbing incident last Saturday.Aaron Mutize was seen by neighbours acting erratically and appeared possessed, acc…

Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:49hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Man arrested for posing as lawyer

A 26-year-old man from Budiriro, Prosper Tapiwa Manyagadze, appeared before Harare Magistrate Musaiona Shotgame on charges of fraud and forgery after allegedly posing as a registered legal practitioner to defraud a client.Manyagadze was re…

Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:37hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter

Jilted lover rapes lover's Grade 5 daughter twice

A Dzivaresekwa man, who had been dumped in a failed relationship, is on the run for allegedly raping his erstwhile lover's daughter.The jilted lover identified only as Blessing, had been following his former lover's daughter after he was d…

Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 09:09hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter

Man run over by train

A man was fatally struck by a train at Chinhoyi Railway Station on Thursday afternoon, becoming the fourth person killed in separate train accidents across Zimbabwe within a month, the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has confirmed.The …

Published: 19 Jul 2025 at 09:09hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter

Man arrested over 203 violent crimes

Police have arrested a 29-year-old man, Tafadzwa Janyure Zimirenyika, in connection with a shocking spree of 203 violent crimes committed across Masvingo Province since 2023.Zimirenyika was apprehended in Ngundu on June 19, 2025, following…

Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 15:10hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter

Man left for dead for refusing to buy beer

A casual beer outing in Chiredzi turned into a nightmare after a simple request for alcohol escalated into a vicious assault that left one man hospitalised in critical condition and another facing attempted murder charges.Kelvin Zambuko (3…

Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 12:37hrs | 799 | by Staff reporter

Dead man resurfaces 13 years after burial

In a sensational twist that reads more like fiction than reality, a 69-year-old Buhera woman, Judith Machao, has rocked her community - and social circles far beyond - with a jaw-dropping claim: her husband, long thought dead and buried in…

Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 18:32hrs | 2254 | by Staff reporter

Woman poisons hubby, drinks same poison

A 34-year-old woman from Waterfalls was arrested on Monday after allegedly poisoning the food she prepared for her husband, before swallowing the same poison herself.Abigail Mukono Rusape is accused of lacing her husband Ezra Rusape's supp…

Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:59hrs | 595 | by Staff reporter

Harare man loses Mercedes-Benz to mystery woman

A 31-year-old man was left stunned and without his car after a brief encounter with an unidentified woman led to the theft of his white Mercedes Benz C200 at a popular restaurant in central Harare on Friday, 17 May 2025.The incident occurr…

Published: 18 May 2025 at 16:11hrs | 2273 | by Staff reporter

Son bashes mother's boyfriend

A Harare woman has been granted a protection order against her son, whom she accuses of violent and controlling behaviour rooted in disapproval of her romantic relationship.Bridget Chigwedere appeared before the Harare Magistrates' Court s…

Published: 04 May 2025 at 20:22hrs | 1424 | by Staff reporter

Nigerian man in court over forged Zimbabwe spousal permits

A 52-year-old Nigerian national, Kelechi Godwin, has appeared before the Bulawayo Magistrates' Court facing four counts of fraud after allegedly forging spousal documents to obtain Zimbabwean residency permits over several years.According …

Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 21:12hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter

Man handcuffs, rapes daughter in-law for 5 consecutive days

A 46-year-old man from Glen View was arrested on Tuesday after being accused of raping his 18-year-old daughter-in-law for five consecutive days. The man, a father of three boys and one girl, reportedly took advantage of his position in th…

Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 11:48hrs | 1939 | by Staff reporter

Man stabs neighbour over snooker

A 31-year-old man from Chiweshe has been sentenced to five years in prison after he allegedly stabbed his neighbor for mocking him following a snooker match.Clive Kamudyariwa appeared before Bindura Magistrates Court, facing charges of att…

Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:19hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter

Man dies in revenge mission

A 33-year-old man from Silobela has been arrested after a revenge attack he orchestrated led to the fatal stabbing of a fellow villager at Msilahobe Business Centre last week.Midlands Provincial Police spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Maho…

Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 13:05hrs | 1231 | by Staff reporter

Prophet Magaya fights O' Level demand

Polygamous man, wives arrested for unlawful entryA 33-year-old man and his two wives have been arrested in Rusape over a series of alleged unlawful entry incidents.Manicaland provincial police spokesperson Inspector Luxon Chananda confirme…

Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 06:39hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter

Man found dead with head injuries

Authorities in Mashonaland West are investigating the death of an unidentified man whose body was discovered on November 23, 2024, in a bush along the Darwendale Maryland Road.The deceased was found wearing khaki trousers and a white vest.…

Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 17:44hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter

BCC defends midnight vehicle impoundment operations amid backlash

The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is standing firm on its decision to tow away illegally parked vehicles, despite public criticism. Last week, the council impounded 36 vehicles during midnight operations across four western suburbs, enforcin…

Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:43hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter

Elderly man survives train collision while sleeping on tracks

A 62-year-old homeless man from Bulawayo narrowly escaped death after being struck by a moving train while sleeping on railway tracks under the Luveve Flyover on Saturday morning.The man, identified as Everton Sithole, sustained head and l…

Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:42hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter

Man cuts off manhood, eats it

THIS would read like a script from Hollywood, except that it happened in real life.And the incident has left the Kwekwe community puzzled.The informant in the matter is Priscah Saungweme, a 50-year-old self-employed female of Masasa in the…

Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 07:58hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter

Harare man up for US$42,000 theft

Morgan Muwodzeri, a 54-year-old resident, appeared before Harare magistrate Patricia Kamwana last week, facing multiple theft charges involving a total of US$42,900. Muwodzeri was released on US$250 bail and instructed to remain at his cur…

Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 08:17hrs | 557 | by Staff reporter

Man attempts to rape ex-wife

A Harare woman, Hazel Muronzi, has sought a protection order against her ex-husband, Passmore Matora, alleging an attempted rape incident. The case was heard on Friday before Magistrate Meenal Narotam.Muronzi, who is applying for the prote…

Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 10:01hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter

Man kills 'arrogant' villager

A BEITBRIDGE man has been jailed 25 years for killing a man because he comes from "a villager of arrogant people".Fanuel Mbedzi will serve the whole term after High Court judge Justice Evangelista Kabasa sitting at Bulawayo High Court foun…

Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:51hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter

Man abandons pregnant wife who got paralysed on way to meet him

Brighton Cheza, a 34-year-old truck driver, is facing allegations of neglecting his paralyzed wife, Elina Chimbiro, 30. Elina was injured in a traffic accident while traveling to see Brighton. Despite her condition, Brighton has accused he…

Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 11:14hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter

Scattered pieces of man's body found in bushy area in Bulawayo

Police in Bulawayo have discovered the remains of an unidentified man, estimated to be between 40-50 years old, in a bushy area of Denver Farm in Umguza. The remains were found on July 6 by a 36-year-old herdsman searching for cattle. Acco…

Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:52hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Man in court for forgery

A man from Harare, Benson Ayani (36) of Highlands suburb, appeared in court over the weekend for allegedly using a forged letter from a school headmaster to obtain his children's birth certificates. Ayani is jointly charged with Munashe Fu…

Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 06:27hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Man demands paternity tests for children

A Harare man, Samuel Nyika, refuted paternity claims for his two minor children, one of whom is nine years old, when his former wife, Gain Mukundwa, sought financial support for their upbringing. Nyika expressed his intention to undergo a …

Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:13hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter

Wife, man fight over children's welfare

A Harare man, brought to civil court by his wife on Friday, turned the tables by claiming their marital issues stemmed from her mistreatment of their children.Lameck Ndava told Harare magistrate Johanna Mukwesha that his wife, Enia Pise, f…

Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 13:00hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Mayhem as man breaks into neighbour's bedroom

There was drama at Kunaka village in Bindura after a man broke into his neighbour's bedroom to beg for sex.The matter came to light at Bindura magistrates courts last week when Oliver Kachoro appeared before magistrate Tatenda Masaraunga.H…

Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 15:21hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Man almost defrauds ZRP of US$2 million

THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) nearly lost US$2 million to a 35-year-old Harare man in a deal to supply printing materials to the law enforcers.This emerged at the Harare Magistrates Court last week where the director of Preprco Invest…

Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 20:54hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Married man pesters business client for sex

A Pumula South woman in Bulawayo rues the day she approached a building materials provider for bricks and cement as the married businessman has now turned his attention to a service that she did not ask for â€“ sex.So persistent is the sex…

Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 07:33hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter

Rats eat man's savings

A 20-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man who had allegedly been saving money in tins at his home, went berserk when he opened his "banks" to find scraps as rats had eaten the money while some of it had been corroded by rust.Philip Sibanda from Pumula So…

Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 15:25hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter

Man kills his grandmother and cutting off her breast

A 30-YEAR-OLD man from Gokwe is on the run after allegedly fatally striking his grandmother (82) with a hoe handle before cutting off her left breast.The suspect was in 2016 charged with murder and committed to Mlondolozi prison and was re…

Published: 15 Feb 2024 at 10:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Man impregnates brother's wife and threatens to axe him to death

It's not the stab in the back that kills you.It's when you turn around and see who's holding the knife!The script reads so for Patson Ncube from Bulawayo's Selborne Park suburb who was betrayed by his younger brother Shelton Khumalo whom h…

Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 06:51hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Man found dead with stab wound

A man (30) was found lying dead with a stab wound on the back on 10 January.The incident occurred near Mapuranga Transport Service Garage, Western Triangle in Harare.In a statement, police said," A yet-to-be-identified male adult approxima…

Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:48hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Stolen cellphones ring from dead man's socks

REVELLERS at night clubs around Chikanga's TM area in Mutare were lucky to recover their stolen cellphones which had been tucked in knee-high socks of a thief who was fatally assaulted by his colleague after refusing to share the loot in t…

Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 05:34hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Man steals US$2,500 mine detector

A 26-YEAR-OLD man from Cowdray Park in Bulawayo has been arraigned before the courts for allegedly being found in possession of a stolen mining detector.Brian Gumbo was not asked to plead when he appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Maxwell…

Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 15:59hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Man up for US$130,000 robbery

A 22-YEAR-OLD Harare man appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court facing armed robbery charges after he allegedly teamed up with his accomplices and robbed a motorist of US$128 932 cash.Learnmore Chiko appeared before Harare magistrate Mar…

Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:36hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Man hated even beyond the grave

Throughout the world and within Zimbabwean culture, there is a prevailing respect for the deceased, often resulting in their negative actions being forgotten and overlooked in public discourse. The Shona people even have a saying, "wafawan…

Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:56hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Man slits his father and mother's throats

A man from Lupane in Matebeleland North is currently evading law enforcement after allegedly brutally murdering his parents during a family gathering last week. Clever Ngwenga (35), a resident of Gwalubha village, is accused of slitting th…

Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 09:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Woman turns into man when in bed

A resident of Chimanimani, Gibson Kufandada, alleges that his wife adopts a male persona when they enter their marital bedroom. According to Kufandada, his wife, Rumbidzai Ngomana, experiences a hoarse voice and resists his advances when h…

Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 21:27hrs | 2442 | by Staff reporter

Woman demands divorce token

A Harare woman is refusing to vacate her boyfriend's house before he pays a gupuro â€” a divorce token.Spiwe Chibokosa from Dzivarasekwa made the demands before Harare magistrate, Sharon Mashavira on Friday after her boyfriend Tendai Willi…

Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:34hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Mliswa case postponed

Norton independent legislator Temba Mliswa was at the Harare maintenance court on Thursday in a matter involving him and his former lover Cynthia Tendai Mugwira.The case could, however, not be heard after lawyers representing both parties …

Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Man kills ex-girlfriend's new lover

A 35-year-old Epworth man has appeared in court for killing a reveller who was in the company of his ex-girlfriend at Reuben Shops. Wenset Charuzika was not asked to plead to murder charges when he appeared before Harare Magistrate Mrs Yeu…

Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 23:15hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Man dies in inferno

AN unidentified man died when a makeshift shelter he was sleeping in caught fire at Rangemore squatter camp in Bulawayo.The incident happened last week but the victim, Solomon Moyo's remains were retrieved from the shack on Wednesday.A res…

Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

City man attacked by tout, run over by bus

A TRAGIC incident occurred yesterday when a mechanic, Daniel Dandawa, was attacked and run over by a bus after a dispute with a tout identified only as Dread.The incident happened on the route from Epworth to the City Centre.Dread was said…

Published: 27 Apr 2023 at 09:43hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Man arrested for saying Mnangagwa will lose

A HARARE man has been arrested on charges of insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa after he allegedly said the Zanu-PF leader was a failure and would lose the elections expected in August this year.Dumisani Dangirwa (43) appeared before H…

Published: 16 Apr 2023 at 08:33hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Man kills mum for jinxing manhood

A 34-YEAR-OLD man from Binga in Matabeleland North province who allegedly killed his 67-year-old mother after accusing her of reportedly cursing his manhood has appeared in court charged with murder.Sumayili Juma (34) from Kalima Village w…

Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:47hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Man hangs self after killing granny (70)

IN an incident that has left villagers in Mutoko shell-shocked, a 31-year-old man fatally attacked his grandmother with a log before committing suicide after accusing her of failing to buy his medication.The body of Patrick Hungwa, of Tsik…

Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean man takes on lion in survival battle

Just as Tachivei Machona Nebiri reached the crest of a steep ascent along the Charara Road in Kariba, he saw four lions, a female and three cubs, steal into a nearby thicket.Nebiri was taken aback by the sight, but drew solace in the thoug…

Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 23:07hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

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