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Woman chops own mum with machete

A 30-YEAR-OLD woman from Ntabazinduna hacked her mother with a machete after a bitter row over a child's birth certificate.Aydah Tshuma flew off the handle on 4 July after her mother, Reginah Tshuma (58), allegedly failed to produce the bi…

Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 13:23hrs | 542 | by Staff reporter

MPs demand answers on machete sales in Bulawayo

Legislators from Bulawayo have raised serious concerns in the National Assembly over the government's policy on the ownership and sale of machetes, following a disturbing increase in violent attacks linked to suspected machete gangs in the…

Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:15hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter

Machete gangs wreak havoc in Bulawayo

Fear and frustration are mounting across Bulawayo as machete-wielding gangs continue to terrorise residents in several suburbs, leaving a trail of violence, injury, and trauma in their wake.Over the past week, multiple victims have been ho…

Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:37hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter

Machete gangs terrorise Bulawayo

Residents of Bulawayo are gripped by fear as machete-wielding gangs continue to unleash violent attacks across the city's high-density suburbs. The brutal assaults have left many victims nursing serious injuries, while the growing insecuri…

Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:31hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter

Girl (5) survives brutal machete attack

A five-year-old girl from Kudugu village under Chief Mutema in Chipinge is fortunate to be alive after a brutal machete attack by an unknown assailant on May 27.According to Manicaland police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Wiseman Chiny…

Published: 31 May 2025 at 13:52hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter

Alleged drug dealer seeks investigation findings

Tyron Pigors Siegfried, a suspected drug dealer arrested for illegal possession of 1.6 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine valued at approximately US$6,000, has filed a court application demanding the State provide a detailed summary of…

Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:22hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter

Police must stop the rampant machete terror threatening Bulawayo now

Once known as a peaceful and orderly city, Bulawayo is now grappling with a disturbing surge in lawlessness, marked by escalating mine gang wars that have grown increasingly brutal. Machete attacks have become alarmingly common, and recent…

Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:21hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter

Police to arrest fake news peddlers after spate of online hoaxes

Police have issued a strong warning to the public against sharing unverified information on social media, cautioning that such actions are causing unnecessary panic and could lead to arrests. The advisory comes after a recent spike in fals…

Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:14hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo mother and 2 children go missing on trip to Harare

A Bulawayo family is in turmoil after a 33-year-old mother vanished without a trace while travelling to Harare with her two young children.Percy Nkiwane left Bulawayo last Sunday en route to the capital city, accompanied by her 10-year-old…

Published: 10 May 2025 at 16:16hrs | 1039 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo machete gang busted

A terrifying machete-wielding gang that had terrorised several Bulawayo suburbs for months has finally been brought to justice, with police arresting seven suspects linked to a series of violent robberies and a cellphone theft syndicate.Th…

Published: 10 May 2025 at 16:16hrs | 1450 | by Staff reporter

Wave of terror in Entumbane as machete gangs attack residents

A terrifying crime wave has rocked Bulawayo's Entumbane suburb, where six residents were brutally attacked by armed criminals wielding machetes and an axe in a series of violent incidents along the railway line separating Entumbane and Ric…

Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 07:58hrs | 1675 | by Staff reporter

Ex-Bosso striker hacks daughter's ex with machete

Former Highlanders FC and Railstars FC striker Njabulo "Tshiki" Ncube, celebrated for his goal-scoring prowess, is now making headlines off the pitch for the wrong reasons. Ncube appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Maxwell Ncube on Wednesd…

Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 11:33hrs | 649 | by Staff reporter

Man kills sister's baby with machete

Villagers of Mbeure in Chipinge are finding it hard to believe that Musikavantu Chirigo allegedly killed his sister's baby with a machete over a domestic dispute.The 37-year-old Chirigo allegedly became violent after seeing his Uria Porai …

Published: 21 Sep 2024 at 09:43hrs | 1429 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Notorious machete gang caged

POLICE in Bulawayo have tracked down and arrested three armed robbery suspects who have been terrorising residents and have been linked to the robbery and murder of a Lobengula West businessman early this month, plus five other machete gan…

Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:43hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

4 machete robbers arrested

FOUR robbers who were part of a six-member machete gang which has been terrorising people in Gweru's Mkoba and Woodlands areas have been arrested.The machete robbers stole cash and many other valuables from residents.Midlands provincial po…

Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 07:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Machete now a weapon of choice for armed robbers

THE emergence of machete gangs in Zimbabwe's mining towns has given birth to a new breed of armed robbers who use machetes as a weapon of choice since the broad blade, which is traditionally used as an agricultural tool, is easier to attai…

Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

US$100k property recovered as cops raid Bulawayo machete gang

BULAWAYO residents say they are now afraid to sleep at night because of machete-brandishing robbers who have injured and killed people in the city.Last week, Langelihle Dube (53) from Bulawayo's Lobengula West suburb was killed at his home…

Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:35hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Machete gang leader shot dead by police

A MACHETE gang leader was fatally shot by police in Bindura after the gang attacked detectives who had come to rescue mine workers it had kidnapped and assaulted over a mining dispute.The incident happened in the Kitsiyatota area around 12…

Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Machete ringleader killed in police shootout

AN alleged ringleader of illegal gold miners, Claudius Tavazera (21) was on Friday gunned down by the police in a shootout in Bindura.In a statement yesterday, police said Tavazera was on their list of most wanted persons.Tavazera and 30 o…

Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man strikes wife's lover with machete

A-DARING Guruve man has died after he was severely assaulted with a machete on Valentine's Day after he was caught pampering a married woman with gifts.Tapfumanei Matibhiri (50) was assaulted by Chance Chipengo who caught him in his marita…

Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Machete gang steals car

A MIDLANDS motorist lost his vehicle to a machete-wielding gang last week after he offered the criminals a lift at Redcliff turn off, Southern Eye has learnt.Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incident y…

Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter

Machete gang invades mine, loots gold ore

A MACHETE gang has invaded Carry Mine complex in Hope Fountain outside Bulawayo and embarked on illegal mining activities.Mine owner Bekezela Moyo told NewsDay yesterday that the machete gang was led by a female miner Peniah Macheka.He sai…

Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 05:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Teachers desert school over machete gangs

TEACHERS at Mangwande Primary School in Lower Gweru have reportedly deserted the learning institution for security reasons after machete gangs terrorised the area since July 2018.As a result, the school is now left with five teachers out o…

Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Machete gang terrorises Mabuthweni, Njube residents

GANG of robbers wielding machetes and axes is terrorising Bulawayo residents at their homes and shopping centres.Some of the affected suburbs are Njube, Rangemore and Mabuthweni where women have been raped or others left injured.Acting Bul…

Published: 17 May 2021 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Kwekwe police arrest machete gang leader

POLICE in Kwekwe last week arrested a notorious leader of a machete gang in connection with attempted murder and murder in the Midlands city.Cripwell Marandure (26), alias Tafadzwa of Mbizo in Kwekwe, allegedly leads a machete gang called …

Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

75 year old man kills girlfriend

A 75-year-old man from the Whunga area in Beitbridge West went berserk and hacked his live in girlified (57) to death with a machete and an axe following an argument. Sitoboli Maluko killed Violet Ncube as his 16-year-old stepson watched i…

Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:24hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Machete gang tortures top Zanu-PF official's wife

THE wife and two children of a senior Zanu-PF official in Kwekwe were last week tortured by machete-armed robbers at the family's home demanding gold.After failing to secure the gold the unidentified attackers then stole cash and other val…

Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

6 machete-wielding robbers arrested

Police in Zvishavane have arrested six suspected armed robbers who were part of an eight machete-wielding gang that was targeting people with large amounts of cash.The six are Farai Moyo (21), Ndumiso Dube (30), Lonia Mukhuli (29), Patron …

Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 15:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Machete gang terrorises Mutoko shop owners

POLICE in Mutoko, Mashonaland East province, have launched a manhunt for a heavily-armed six-member machete gang that has terrorised business owners at Karonga, before getting away with cash and cellphones among other valuables.The gangste…

Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:50hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Machete attacks resurface

THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has raised concern over cases of violence involving machetes which have resurfaced in mining areas in Matabeleland South Province. The commission has attributed the resurgence of viol…

Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Machete terror gangs spreading mayhem in Mnangagwa's home province

Murder and violence are spreading in the mineral-rich Midlands - President Emmerson Mnangagwa's home province - as armed militias reportedly sponsored by politicians wreak havoc with impunity.A four-month long investigation carried out by …

Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 09:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Machete killings, marauding gold panners strike fear in Kwekwe

A week after witnessing a bloody fight between gold panners that saw one of them being hacked to death with a machete, Prudence Sibanda is still traumatised.Some of illegal miners who had just arrived in Kwekwe from Gaika mineSibanda (36),…

Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 08:51hrs | 1 | by Xolisani Ncube

No more carrying machetes, dangerous weapons: Police

POLICE in the Midlands province have banned the carrying of machetes and other dangerous weapons as a way of maintaining peace and order ahead of general elections scheduled for July 30.In recent months, the province has recorded an increa…

Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter

Machete-wielding gang in court

FIVE members of a machete-wielding gang that pounced on a shebeen in Mbizo suburb in Kwekwe and randomly attacked imbibers, killing two and injuring three have appeared in court facing murder and attempted murder charges.Lovemore Ganyani (…

Published: 16 Jun 2018 at 21:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

Should a man have authority over a woman's body?

Do husbands have the right to discipline their wives and does a man have authority over a woman's body? Khanyi Gumpo revisits a traumatic childhood event.Somewhere in the east of Zimbabwe, a man hacked his wife to death with a machete for …

Published: 21 Mar 2017 at 14:41hrs | 1 | by Khanyi Gumpo

Christian vigilantes slash 10 children using machetes

Bangui - At least 12 people including children and a pregnant woman, have been killed by Christian vigilantes in the Central African Republic, a military source said Wednesday, amid rising fears of sectarian massacres in the strife-torn co…

Published: 04 Dec 2013 at 09:32hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter

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