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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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | 2250 | 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 | 2271 | 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 | | 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 | 1228 | 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 | 549 | 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 | 149 | 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

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 | | 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 | 4 | 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 | 7 | 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 | | 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 | 49 | 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 | 13 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 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 | | by Staff reporter

Man 'kidnaps' baby during car hijack

A HARARE man has been charged with theft and kidnapping after he stole a vehicle which had a child on board.Kudakwashe Lee Moyo (21) was yesterday remanded in custody to today, when he appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi.It is…

Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:22hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man fatally assaults wife over infidelity

A 35-year-old man from Somabula has been arrested for fatally assaulting his wife with a switch while accusing her of having an extramarital affair with a local herdboy.Police said the suspect Blessing Dhlangisa of Somabula communal lands …

Published: 23 May 2022 at 12:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

A fool and his money are soon parted!

The cash taps have well and truly been turned on.It seems hardworking Zimbabweans in faraway lands have been doing their bit to support family and friends back home, including bankrolling potentially rewarding business ventures and project…

Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:10hrs | | by Bishop

Banks: If gold rusts, what will iron do?

Native Commissioner Oates, I presume!LORD Jonathan Oates' ambition is becoming a latter-day colonial Native Commissioner.Too late chum, both by age and history! Still both don't deter him from trying, or indulging in compensatory conduct, …

Published: 14 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday

Man killed with hammer in cigarette fight

A dispute over a cigarette ended in murder after a Filabusi man struck another with a hammer on the head.Police on their twitter page confirmed the incident which occurred at Sidzibe Business Centre in Filabusi."The ZRP is investigating a …

Published: 01 May 2022 at 14:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Man offers daughter (15) to appease avenging spirits

A man from Zhombe area in Kwekwe district allegedly married off his minor daughter to appease an avenging spirit while another one from the same area is reportedly forcing his under-age daughter to engage in prostitution.In the first case …

Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 04:40hrs | | by Staff reporter

Woman bashes hubby for asking why she brings lovers home

A woman from Cowdray Park suburb recently left people in her neighbourhood shocked after she ran amok and thoroughly assaulted her husband with fists after he asked her why she brings her boyfriends to their home.Sithandazile Lunga is repo…

Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man kills 'cheating' wife

A Concession man allegedly lured his wife into a bush and choked her to death after accusing her of having an extramarital affair.Foster Chaka (25) of Godzi village appeared before magistrate ethel Chichera and was not asked to plead to a …

Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:39hrs | | by Staff reporter

Gwanda man swept away by river

THE body of a 30-year-old man from Garanyemba village in Gwanda who drowned in a river about a week ago has been found more than 10 kilometres downstream.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Inspector Loveness Mangena confirme…

Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 16:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Man stabs friend to death over a girl

Police in Bulawayo have arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly stabbing his 18-year-old friend to death following a dispute over a woman. Bongani Ngulube of Mpopoma suburb allegedly stabbed Mr Siphesihle Moyo several times all over his b…

Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:38hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Man killed after being caught with another man's wife

A suspected adulterous man from Mvuma was killed by his lover's husband after being caught in the act in the woman's matrimonial home, police have confirmed.Midlands Police Spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incident whic…

Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 06:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Man chops off lover's ring finger so she will not wed another man

A jealous man from Mberengwa has been jailed for 10 years after he chopped off his lover's ring finger to ensure that she will not wear any other suitor's ring.Promise Moyo, 27, swore to Linnet Chihora, 25, that she was not going to put on…

Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter

'Bewitched' man's revenge rape on neighbour fails

A GWANDA man who tried to rape his neighbour has described his actions as revenge after accusing the complainant's family of bewitching him. The man aged 32 who cannot be named as it would expose the identity of the victim from Sibangani V…

Published: 02 Sep 2020 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

'Man from the gods?'

In the 'Exodus address' he presented after the Nation's throng into the streets 'to end the Mugabe-rule,' the man tipped to succeed the long-time ruler sold himself as 'a democrat and reformist like second nature.' Drawing on biblical auth…

Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 20:26hrs | 1 | by Gift Tawanda, M

Attack leads to man's arm amputation

TWO men from Bulawayo's Emganwini suburb allegedly stabbed and assaulted a 23-year-old man for allegedly urinating in public and his arm was amputated due to serious injuries he suffered in the attack. David Chitsumwa (28) and his younger …

Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 16:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Porter stabs colleague over $3 debt

A Murewa porter, Tendai Jakarasi was arrested on charges of stabbing his colleague on the chest following a heated argument over a $3 debt.Evans Mapfumo (27) is currently battling for life at Parirenyatwa Hospital after being stabbed by Ja…

Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man rapes mother

A-30-YEAR-OLD Chipinge man did the unthinkable when he pounced and raped his defenceless 63-year-old mother in her kitchen hut in a bizarre incident that has left tongues wagging in the Mutema area.The suspect, whose name could not be reve…

Published: 08 Jul 2018 at 13:57hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Man fatally assaults stepson (4) for soiling his clothes

A 35-year-old man fatally assaulted his four-year-old stepson with a stick last Tuesday after he soiled his clothes with mud. Manicaland police spokesperson Inspector Tavhiringwa Kakohwa confirmed the death of the minor from Muswere Villag…

Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter

The man who found Robert Mugabe's voice

WHEN he was told that he would be playing the country's former president Robert Mugabe in a play written and directed by some of Bulawayo's arts luminaries, Cyprian Tazarurwa Ndlovu did not think imitating the veteran statesman's voice wou…

Published: 20 May 2018 at 09:49hrs | | by Staff reporter

Small house takes over

YOU are lucky to be my wife!Norris Magwiro does not hide that he married his wife Arminda Magwiro ahead of his then steady girlfriend Eveline Mupoperi simply because Arminda was ready to settle.This is despite the fact they are married und…

Published: 01 Sep 2017 at 08:12hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Man, the silliest animal

A soldier looks at buildings ravaged by war in SyriaIT is perhaps true that human beings in their true state of nature began as citizens of a small world in a huge planet; through intelligence and technologisation they have become propriet…

Published: 16 Apr 2017 at 17:27hrs | 1 | by Cetshwayo Zindabazezwe Mabhena

When a young woman falls for an older man

Blessers, a new term to describe older men who go out with young women and bless them with holidays, cash, clothes, rent or various gifts in exchange for romance or a sexual relationship. The word bless comes from an old English meaning "t…

Published: 10 Aug 2016 at 10:05hrs | | by Dr Sekai Nzenza

When men are dogs and women bitches!

TODAY I was very fatigued as I finished a walk through the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It was very exciting to hear of how the Chinese Emperors of old lived large and in excessive opulence. The breaking point was the explanation by t…

Published: 21 Sep 2014 at 11:05hrs | | by Rev Paul Bayethe Damasane

4 Reasons why men cheat

No.1 He's depressed & can't deal.Some guys act out when they're feeling depressed: Some drink, some get reckless and some cheat.  Feeling down is no excuse to hop into someone else's bed, but some men don't know how to deal with d…

Published: 02 Apr 2011 at 19:07hrs | | by Jessica Padykula

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George's political Sudoku failed to align

Mohadi awarded Honorary Doctorate

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Zanu-PF expels 5 members

Use of Zimbabwe Gold surges

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Zanu-PF expels 5 members

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