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Woman pours boiling water on sister's maid

A 38-year-old Bulawayo woman from Emganwini suburb has appeared in court after allegedly pouring boiling water over her maid, leaving the victim with severe burns on her face and chest.Privilledge Moyo was arraigned before Western Commonag…

Published: 11 hrs ago | 32 | by Staff reporter

Maid brutally murdered her employer

A 31-year-old maid has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after the High Court in Hwange found her guilty of helping her husband murder their employer in a calculated plot to loot property and raise money to buy a taxi.Justice Evangelist…

Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 12:49hrs | 910 | by Staff reporter

Farm hand, maid caught stealing big money

A farm hand and a maid appeared in court last Friday after allegedly stealing over US$80 000 from their employer while he was away.Milton Mudimu (24) and Sarah Matemarunda (59) were charged with theft when they appeared before Harare Magis…

Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 12:49hrs | 1024 | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga accused of adulterous affair by ex-maid

Controversial preacher Apostle Talent Chiwenga is facing serious allegations from Tsitsi Chendambuya, a former house help, who claims she was involved in a three-year adulterous relationship with him while his first wife was still alive.In…

Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 19:56hrs | 3026 | by Staff reporter

Man rapes, impregnates maid's daughter

A 41-year-old Manyame man was on Monday arrested for raping and impregnating his domestic worker's daughter.The matter was however, withdrawn before plea.Everson Zimondi was reported to have been targeting the victim aged 23 whenever she v…

Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 08:59hrs | 1027 | by Staff reporter

Prophet rapes maid

A self-proclaimed prophet from New Mabvuku, Harare, is on the run after allegedly raping his 20-year-old housemaid while his wife was away, police have confirmed.The suspect, identified as Rashward Zvomuya of Mushandike Road, is alleged to…

Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:08hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter

Maid cries foul after son's exam fees vanishes

The soft swish of a mop echoes through a spacious Waterfalls home in Harare, each stroke a part of Sharon Nyemba's daily rhythm. At 45, Nyemba is a domestic worker and single mother whose calloused hands tell stories of years of sacrifice.…

Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 15:39hrs | 1762 | by Staff reporter

Housemaid injured after pistol accidentally discharges in Kariba

A housemaid in Kariba was accidentally shot and injured after a pistol fell from the bed she was making and discharged, striking her in the lower limb.The firearm is believed to belong to her employer, identified as 57-year-old Charlene Ge…

Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 09:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo maid killed, body dissolved in acid

In a chilling case that has shocked the Bulawayo community, a man from Matsheumhlope suburb has appeared in court accused of aiding his friend in concealing a murder by dissolving the victim's body in hydrochloric acid.Cassy Chivako recent…

Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 15:30hrs | 2035 | by Staff reporter

Woman jailed for beating maid over affair with hubby allegations

Hazvinei Tswangira, a 31-year-old woman from Mbizo, Kwekwe, has been convicted of assault after she brutally attacked her maid, accusing her of having an affair with her husband.In a statement released by the National Prosecuting Authority…

Published: 04 Feb 2025 at 16:52hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter

Woman stones son to death after failing to get job as a maid

An 18-year-old woman from Mkwanise has been arrested for the brutal murder of her 2-year-old son, an act reportedly committed after she failed to secure employment as a maid in Chiredzi.The tragic incident occurred on Tuesday, 10 December …

Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:46hrs | 573 | 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

Maids steal US$26,000 from employer, blow US$18,000 before arrest

TWO housemaids from Mutare were sentenced to three years in prison for stealing $26,000 from their employer's bedroom. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) confirmed the sentencing of the accused, Ntandoyenkosi Sibanda (32) from Chikan…

Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 16:02hrs | 2000 | by Staff reporter

Maid finds employer's son dead in bedroom

A 37-YEAR-OLD Bindura maid got the shock of her life after she discovered a dead body in one of the rooms she wanted to clean in Bindura on Saturday.Cynthia Tambudzai  was shocked to discover the body of Dexter Emmanuel Mushoriwa hang…

Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 07:33hrs | 7 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Zimbabwe hit by paternity fraud

THE case of a prominent Bulawayo pathologist Dr Roger Kruger Hendrick Chigangacha  who sued his ex-girlfriend, Natasha Popova Sibanda, a former actress in the TV drama Amakorokoza for US$163 000 for falsely attributing the paternity o…

Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 19:41hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter

Hubby cheats with maid, crashes car with pregnant wife inside

TODAY we are going to die in this car!Those were the words of a husband, who after allegedly being caught cheating with the maid, deliberately attempted to commit suicide with his pregnant wife in the car.Bulawayo residents were on Wednesd…

Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 19:41hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

MSU student commits suicide after 'impregnating maid'

A FIRST year Geography and Environmental Studies student at Midlands State University committed suicide on Sunday after allegedly impregnating a maid. Midlands provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Ethel Mukwende said investig…

Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 20:30hrs | | by Staff reporter

'Maid's indecent photos on hubby's phone'

A DISTRAUGHT woman accused her husband of having an affair with their maid as well as taking indecent pictures of her.Mark Mpelo was applying for a peace order at the Harare civil court against his wife Adeline Mpelo."Your Worship, my wife…

Published: 14 Mar 2018 at 21:35hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean maid not paid for 14 years in SA

A 61-year-old Zimbabwean domestic worker, Gladys Mafita, claims her False Bay employer fired her without payment after 14 years. The employer is Daniel Deng, son of Francis Deng, the first ambassador of South Sudan to the United States.Den…

Published: 07 Apr 2015 at 11:58hrs | 6 | by Staff Reporter

Housemaids: Are they an evil lot?

The video of an 18-month Ugandan toddler who was brutally tortured by her helper which went viral on social media has been received with utter rage, with some still insisting that domestic workers are 'evil.'The baby girl, Arnella Kamanzi …

Published: 26 Nov 2014 at 12:37hrs | 3 | by Makhosi Sibanda

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