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Fear grips Dangamvura over machete attacker

Residents of Dangamvura are living in fear following a series of attacks by a hooded machete-wielding assailant targeting people walking at night, particularly women travelling alone.The mysterious attacker, believed to be an adult male, h…

Published: 20 May 2026 at 15:34hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man jailed for machete attack on police officer

A 28-year-old man from Bulawayo has been sentenced to an effective 12 months in prison after assaulting a police officer with a machete during an altercation at a bottle store.Blessing Makwanhla, of Mzilikazi suburb, appeared before Bulawa…

Published: 07 May 2026 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter

5 alleged machete gang members acquitted

Five men accused of terrorising residents in Bulawayo's eastern suburbs have been acquitted after the court ruled that the State failed to present sufficient evidence to secure convictions.Mpho Ncube, Thabani Zondo, Thembalani Sibanda, Ash…

Published: 18 Dec 2025 at 20:06hrs | | by Staff reporter

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

Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 12:23hrs | 244 | 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 | | by Khanyi Gumpo

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Fear grips Dangamvura over machete attacker

Man jailed for machete attack on police officer

5 alleged machete gang members acquitted

Woman chops own mum with machete

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

Body of murdered young man found tied to pole in Waterfalls

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