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Man rapes teen sister over missing memory card
A 19-year-old Karoi man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping his 16-year-old sister over a missing memory card.According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ)...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 10:51hrs | 260 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Zimbabwe govt appoints power projects technical committee
GOVERNMENT has appointed a 20-member technical committee to be part of the team responsible for the implementation of power projects in the country.This comes after Finance and Economic Develo...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:16hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Technological boost for Chiredzi, Mutoko learners
Teach For Zimbabwe, a not-for-profit organisation is set to give mp3 players to Mutoko and Chiredzi secondary school learners to address the challenges experienced by learners in marginalised communit...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | 10 | by Chamunorwa Matanhike
Zimbabwean man jailed for rape in Botswana
PROSECUTORS in Botswana were left stunned recently when a young woman who was raped by a Zimbabwe man in that country refused to testify against him, but instead asked the police to supply her with th...Published: 07 Nov 2020 at 05:49hrs | 2 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Cops rob farmer at gunpoint
THREE police officers who used a service pistol to rob a Chipinge farmer of his household property following a failed macadamia nuts deal have been hauled before the courts on robbery charges....Published: 18 May 2019 at 10:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed robbery suspect sues Home Affairs Minister
A SUSPECTED robber who was shot by detectives while fleeing after he allegedly raided a bar in Zvishavane and looted beer, is suing Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Cain Mathema and Police ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Time is right for alternative money
THE controversy surrounding the introduction of another local currency continues unabated. This time it was the former Finance minister, Tendai Biti, who ignited the current debate when he announced g...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:24hrs | 18 | by Zimwara
Former MP 'touches' neighbour's breasts
FORMER Zanu-PF Insiza South legislator, Malachi Nkomo, has appeared in court for allegedly touching a neighbouring farmer's breasts and stealing her SD memory card. Nkomo (52) of Plot 2 Athers...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fugitive sodomite arrested after police station visit
AN unrepentant teenager from Kamativi who had evaded the police for three years after sodomising his girlfriend's nine-year-old daughter was arrested on Christmas Day when he went to a police station ...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 10:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
3 arrested for killing teenager over stolen beer
Three Mutoko men were yesterday arrested on allegations of fatally assaulting a teenager who had allegedly broken into a beerhall and stolen alcohol and other goods worth $23.Mashonaland East ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop jailed for raping, impregnating teenager
A police officer attached to the Victim Friendly Unit (VFU) has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail for impregnating a teenager from the neighbourhood. Aaron Gudo (37), who is married and h...Published: 07 Aug 2017 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop rapes teen, forces her to abort
A police officer allegedly raped and impregnated a 15-year-old girl from his neighbourhood before forcing her to abort, a Harare court heard on Saturday.Aaron Gudo, 37, was remanded in custody...Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maid killer to be mentally examined
THE High Court has ordered a mental examination of a Gweru teenager who allegedly killed her family's 41-year-old maid, following a brawl over a missing cellphone memory card.The order was mad...Published: 29 May 2017 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
No amount of legislation can stop piracy
IN all articles that I write, the term ICT is always in the middle of the action. Just to make sure that I do not lose my readers, I will summarise what the term means in a few lines. ICT - Informatio...Published: 28 May 2017 at 08:37hrs | 1 | by Robert Ndlovu
No amount of legislation can stop piracy
IN all articles that I write, the term ICT is always in the middle of the action. Just to make sure that I do not lose my readers, I will summarise what the term means in a few lines. ICT — Informat...Published: 27 May 2017 at 09:19hrs | 2 | by Robert Ndlovu
Man axed in fight over memory card
A GWANDA man who tried to restrain warring parties is lucky to be alive after he was axed following a misunderstanding over a faulty memory card.Jason Mauba (48) from Manama was rushed to ...Published: 11 Mar 2017 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pizza Inn fails to promote Bulawayo arts, turns blind eye to piracy - Claims
Fast food outlet Pizza Inn could be promoting piracy as staff members randomly play music from their own flash drives, it has been learnt.Local artists are crying foul over high rate of piracy...Published: 11 Dec 2016 at 17:55hrs | 2 | by Thobekile Zhou
Photos expose unfaithful couple
A ZNA member's Kodak moments with a married woman were discovered in the latter's mobile phone by her husband who wants to take legal action.Charles Majongwe based in Mutare's illicit affa...Published: 23 Nov 2016 at 08:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Petrol attendant's indecent pictures leaked
Women's indecent pictures have been the in-thing in Chiredzi last week and many people wondered what was exactly happening.Chiredzi petrol attendant Daphine Chinyere shocked the sugarcane ...Published: 31 Oct 2016 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Adulterous cop run amok
An adulterous Bulawayo police officer- Sergeant Jullian Mapetere destroyed his wife grandmothers house after his cheating antics where exposed. Mapetere's wife, Sibonginko...Published: 07 Oct 2016 at 10:04hrs | 2 | by Thobekile Zhou
Schoolboy sodimises grade 1 pupil
A FORM three pupil at Zwangendaba Secondary School in Lupane has been arrested for sodomising a six-year-old neighbour after promising to give him a memory card.The 17-year-old boy and his vic...Published: 27 Apr 2016 at 10:17hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Harare's CBD too noisy
Harare's Central Business District is too noisy a development that might derail the city's ambitious world-class city dream by 2025.According to Sunday Mail, almost every other shop in town ha...Published: 20 Mar 2016 at 11:10hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Explicit pics breaks marriage
A GARIKAI woman’s marriage is in tatters after her explicit photographs in the arms of her teenage lover landed in her husband’s hands. Manica Post reported that Knowledge Karumbidza (25) ...Published: 18 Mar 2016 at 08:06hrs | | by Tendai Gukutikwa
Murder convict undresses for judge
A CONVICTED murderer yesterday caused a stir at the Bulawayo High Court when he undressed and turned violent as he attempted to jump out of the dock moments before he was sentenced to life in jail....Published: 18 Feb 2016 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Mashudu Netsianda
Teenager maid killer remanded in custody
A 14-year-old Gweru boy who allegedly murdered a 41-year-old family maid over a memory card, and stayed with the body for about 20 hours has been remanded in custody.The boy (name withheld) of...Published: 09 Jan 2016 at 07:18hrs | 2 | by Elizabeth Tsuro
Police warn teenagers
POLICE have expressed concern over the increase in the number of teenagers committing heinous crimes across the country. The police have attributed these crimes to alcohol and drug abuse. Yesterday, p...Published: 08 Jan 2016 at 05:36hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
Maid stabbed 10 times to death
A 42-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo's Gwabalanda suburb has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his family's maid 10 times using a kitchen knife after she turned down his sexual advances.Vincent ...Published: 07 Jan 2016 at 05:24hrs | 1 | by Thandeka Moyo and Nqobile Tshili
Boy, 14, kills maid, 41, over memory card
A juvenile from Gweru's Mkoba 20 has allegedly murdered a 41-year-old housemaid in a quarrel over a memory card.The 14-year-old boy, who has since been arrested by police, is alleged to have ...Published: 05 Jan 2016 at 16:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teacher release ex-lover's indecent photos as revenge
A Gweru teacher whose explicit sex pictures with his students where splashed in the media has released a series of his ex-lover steamy indecent pictures while allegedly engaging in sex.Simbar...Published: 07 Aug 2015 at 12:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Journalists speak out against flotilla ordeal at hands of Israel
Two Al Jazeera journalists have spoken out after Israeli navy forces assaulted and abducted them while covering the 'Freedom Flotilla III' heading to Gaza.Mohamed El Bakkali, Al Jazeera's repo...Published: 02 Jul 2015 at 21:13hrs | 1 | by Al Jazeera Africa
Party spoiler beaten, left in a coma for four days
A KWEKWE miner was in a coma for four days after illegal gold panners allegedly attacked him with machetes in a fight over a memory card. Edmore Ndlovu was admitted to Kwekwe District Hospital...Published: 19 Jun 2015 at 07:05hrs | | by Patrick Chitumba
Zim afro-jazz artist robbed by Zimbabweans in SA
LOCAL Afro-jazz sensation Edith WeUtonga Katiji was on Saturday afternoon robbed at Small Street Mall in Johannesburg, South Africa and lost her yet to be released music that was on a memory card....Published: 02 Jun 2015 at 18:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop killer gang arrested
A GANG of three assailants who callously killed a Chipinge-based police constable who had tried to stop a scuffle between them and an unknown motorist was arrested last week.The trio, Admire ...Published: 29 May 2015 at 05:58hrs | | by Luthando Mapepa
WhatsApp sells out iPhone thief
34-year-old Boars Chada, a security guard working in Gweru, was caught out by Whatsapp after stealing an iPhone at a company he was guarding.Chada, of Village 11, appeared before Gweru provin...Published: 20 Sep 2014 at 12:57hrs | 5 | by Timoth Makohliso
Violent deaths; 'Our ancestors are sending a message'
Residents of Gwanda attribute the continuous shedding of blood in the town through accidents and stabbing to angry ancestors in need of an urgent traditional appeasement ceremony. The small minin...Published: 15 Jul 2014 at 06:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Man killed over $1 change
AN Insiza man who allegedly killed his friend by striking him with a knobkerrie on the head following an argument over the dollar-rand exchange rate has been arrested.The incident happened on ...Published: 09 Jul 2014 at 07:50hrs | | by Marvelous Moyo
Man knifed to death in cellphone memory card row
A GWANDA man died yesterday after being stabbed in a misunderstanding over a cellphone memory card.Tarisai "Bhawu" Ncube, 28, of Spitzkop North in Gwanda Town, met his death around 8AM when h...Published: 07 Jul 2014 at 06:18hrs | 4 | by Marvelous Moyo
Memory card fight turns fatal
A 32-YEAR-OLD Mberengwa man was fatally assaulted with a log in a fight over a memory card.Police say the late Godknows Shoko had borrowed a memory card to use temporarily from his friend, Posent ...Published: 22 May 2014 at 10:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man dies over choice of bottle store music
A 24-year-old Zvishavane man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for fatally striking a fellow patron with a stone on the head during a beer drink in a dispute over music which was being played i...Published: 13 Feb 2014 at 22:42hrs | | by Staff Reporter
mobiReporter - Stories and photos contributed by civilians (05-September-2013)
Stories and photos that were contributed by civilians - 05-September-2013'If you have a story we missed? A link we have to click? A sharp opinion about the news? Instead of waiting for us to...Published: 06 Sep 2013 at 04:50hrs | 2 | by mobiReporter
Man shoots self dead over a Nokia phone and a memory card
Police in Gweru are investigating a case of suspected suicide in which a 21 year old man shot himself on the forehead and died on admission at Gweru General Hospital.It is believed that the de...Published: 06 Jul 2013 at 12:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zambia: Suspected ruling party supporters attack journalist, seize TV camera
Suspected ruling party supporters attack journalist, seize TV cameraSuspected supporters of the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) have attacked TV journalist, Njenje Chivu, and also seized his c...Published: 18 Jun 2013 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by MISA-Zambia
Man stoned to death over music choice
A MAN was beaten to death in a bar following a row over song choice, Zvishavane police said on Wednesday.Three men have been arrested and charged with murder after Manford Moyo, 37, died from ...Published: 02 Aug 2012 at 13:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Open Letter to ZRP Commissioner Mr A. Chihuri: Erradicating Music Piracy
MUSIC PIRACY Introduction We have over 100 music artists in Zimbabwe. It is said that over music piracy is escalating at an alarming rate in Zimbabw...Published: 30 Dec 2011 at 17:37hrs | | by Justice Maphosa
In Zimbabwe, suspicious break-in at newspaper targets photos
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Zimbabwean authorities to thoroughly investigate a suspicious break-in at a newspaper's office on Thursday.The offices of The Mirror, a private we...Published: 18 Jun 2011 at 08:22hrs | 1 | by Ndou Paul
Harare schoolboy killed over a $6 phone memory card
A Tafara schoolboy died last week after being badly beaten by five schoolmates following a dispute over a cellphone memory card that costs around US$6.Harare police spo...Published: 11 Apr 2011 at 05:24hrs | | by Byo24News
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