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Zimbabwe crime wave increases 33,7% in Q1
More than 310,800 criminal cases were reported across Zimbabwe between January and March 2025, marking a sharp 33.7% increase compared to the 232,593 cases recorded in the last quarter of 2024, accord...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 12:40hrs | 160 | 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...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 15:30hrs | 2035 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's gun amnesty fails to bring down violent crime
A PRESIDENTIAL amnesty on illegal firearm holders has done little to stop violent crime as Zimbabwe continues to witness armed robberies.President Emmerson Mnangagwa in August last year de...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 18:25hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
How Zimbabwean prisoners can vote in 2028 elections
MUSARURWA & OTHERS v MINISTER OF JUSTCE, LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS & OTHERS HHC 751SUMMARY OF THE CASE1. The proceedings in this m...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 13:21hrs | 3 | by Clifford S. Ncube
American-based Hilda Dube launches campaign to help mentally challenged pregnant women
An American-based Zimbabwean woman and Founder of His Grace Foundation Hilda Dube has launched a campaign to assist financially struggling pregnant women who have mental disorders through providing ne...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 08:29hrs | 16 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwean woman batters husband with granite pestle and mortar as he slept on sofa
A mum of three battered her husband with a pestle and mortar as he slept on a sofa 'because she wrongly believed he wanted to kill her'.Angelina Moya, who was suffering from delusional thought...Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 05:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Spear rampage killer not guilty
A BUSINESSMAN who killed seven people in a knife and spear rampage in Redcliff in 2021 was acquitted of murder charges after the High Court ruled that he was mentally unstable when he committed the br...Published: 26 Jan 2023 at 07:33hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Vuzu parties encourage bad behaviour
POLICE detective, Sergeant Netty Kundizeza today said Vuzu parties must be outlawed as they encourage drug and sex abuse amongst the youth.Speaking during belated commemorations of World Menta...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC feeding Diaspora with lies
The Diaspora recently was fed a glut of fake news on the situation in Zimbabwe.As the CCC and few others calling themselves human rights activists tear the name of the country, portraying a pi...Published: 01 Oct 2022 at 06:10hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabweans leaving SA for UK caregiver jobs
Some Zimbabweans in South Africa say they are looking to settle in the United Kingdom (UK) when the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits expire in December, and they are forced to leave the country.Perc...Published: 16 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe under pressure as drug abuse cases spike
GOVERNMENT is under intense pressure to establish rehabilitation centres accessible to ordinary drug users owing to the growing demand of people in need of professional mental health care.An i...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 18:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man hacks wife with an axe, kills self after thinking she is dead
A Filabusi man, who was accusing his wife of cheating, killed himself after thinking that he had hacked her to death with an axe.Innocent Chandakawona of Bekezela in Filabusi, allegedly struck...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 16:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's wife freed asHigh Court lashes magistrate Lazini Ncube
The High Court on Monday ordered the release from 10-day custody of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife, Marry Mubaiwa, who was detained by a magistrate for the purposes of undergoing...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 18:09hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's estranged wife challenges 'malicious' jailing
MARRY Mubaiwa, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife, has filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court seeking a review of a judgement by Harare magistrate Lazini Ncube to have...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:16hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's estranged wife remanded in custody
HARARE magistrate Mr Lazini Ncube yesterday remanded Marry Mubaiwa in custody for 10 days at the Harare Remand Prison pending medical examinations by two Government doctors to ascertain whether or not...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:14hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
State wants Chiwenga's estranged wife detained
THE State yesterday filed an application to have Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife, Marry Mubaiwa detained at Harare Remand Prison in order to ascertain if she is mentally stable to...Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's estranged wife's trial ruling today
HARARE magistrate Mr Lazini Ncube is today expected to make a ruling on whether Marry Mubaiwa's trial on criminal charges will commence after two medical practitioners gave conflicting explanations on...Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
27% Zimbabwean youth depressed, claims Unicef
AT least 27% of young people in Zimbabwe aged 15 to 24 are suffering from depression, some of it caused by COVID-19, a research conducted by the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has revealed....Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:31hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
2 drug dealers arrested in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO police have arrested two suspects for unlawful possession of dangerous drugs and prohibited substances.In a statement on Monday, police said the suspects were arrested along the Victo...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 06:20hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Can we use ZUMBANI A traditional medicine for treatment of COVID19?
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines traditional medicine as "the sum total of the knowledge, skills, and practices based on the theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultu...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 18:15hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Man commits suicide in front of son
A 29-year-old Pumula South man committed suicide by hanging himself from a roof truss in front of his three-year-old son, police have said. Neighbours were awakened by the screaming boy who was found ...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe facing shortage of psychiatrists
ZIMBABWE needs to recruit more psychiatrists to deal divisively with the mental health challenges facing most citizens.Recent statistics showed that the country, with a population of over 14 m...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 21:40hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe summoned to trial for 'unnecessary movement'
POLICE have summoned MDC Harare West legislator Joana Mamombe to stand trial for allegedly violating a government ban on unnecessary movement during the height of the Covid-19 lockdown regulations Apr...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 20:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mamombe not fit to stand trial due to mental disorder'
MDC-Alliance legislator, Joana Mamombe, has been deemed not fit to stand trial after results from three doctors revealed that she is suffering from a mental disorder. Mamombe is already receiv...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mentally ill Mamombe faces Parly recall
MDC HARARE WEST legislator Joana Mamombe is facing a recall from Parliament after doctors confirmed that she suffers from mental illness. On Thursday ZANU-PF legislator for Mberengwa North Hon...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
JSC protects magistrate against lawsuit in Mamombe matter
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has moved in to protect provincial magistrate Bianca Makwande from being sued in her personal capacity, in a matter where she committed Harare West MP Joanah Mamo...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mamombe sent to Psychiatric unit
A HARARE magistrate has ordered that MDC Alliance Member of Parliament for Harare West Joana Mamombe be treated for her mental disorder at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals' Annex Psychiatric Unit after...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 18:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to strengthen mental health services
YESTERDAY, Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in commemorating the Mental Health Day, with experts calling for increased funding towards mental health services.The day, observed on October ...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 08:21hrs | | by Staffg Reporter
State fails to produce Mamombe mental exam results
THE State yesterday failed to provide the two mental examination results for MDC Alliance legislator Joanah Mamombe who is accused of feigning mental disorder to avoid trial.The State had earl...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 10:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Joana Mamombe mental exam stalls trial
THE trial of MDC-Alliance youth members, who are facing charges of staging an unsanctioned demonstration in Warren Park, has been postponed to October 13 pending the mental examination of one of them,...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 20:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MP detained at remand prison
A HARARE magistrate has sent Harare West legislator Joanah Mamombe (MDC Alliance) to prison for two weeks to enable two government doctors to assess her mental condition after she failed to attend tri...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 08:10hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Mamombe must be detained at govt psychiatric hospital'
THE State yesterday filed for MDC Alliance legislator Joanah Mamombe to be detained at a government mental institution for an independent assessment by government doctors after her private doctor indi...Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala's daily life at Chikurubi
TODAY as you read this article, Job Sikhala would have woken up at 5:30am from the cold concrete floor that he has been sleeping on since his persecution and incarceration at Chikurubi Maximum Securit...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 06:51hrs | 17 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
'Mamombe should undergo mental exam'
THE State yesterday indicated that it wants MDC-Alliance member, Joana Mamombe, to be examined by two Government doctors to ascertain her mental condition after her doctor indicated that she was suffe...Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police storm hospital, arrest MP
POLICE yesterday stormed a private medical facility in Harare where MDC Alliance MP Joanah Mamombe was admitted for mental disorder, arrested her using a disputed warrant of arrest issued on Tuesday a...Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 06:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
5 Common eating disorders in women everyone should know about
Eating disorders are a group of psychological conditions that are associated with an unhealthy relationship with food. Most of these eating disorders are associated with poor self-esteem and distorte...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 12:45hrs | 13 | by Staff Writer
Muzamhindo picked to lead Cyclone Research
Leading Academic and Harare Policy Advisor Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo has been selected by Development partners to lead a Cyclone Research. Muzamhindo who holds a B.A from Solusi University, MA from Univ...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 13:48hrs | 8 | by Agencies
Vimbai Zimuto Decoded
A deep and through analysis of Vimbai Zimuto reveals that she is a deliberate and unapologetic exhibitionist.From a legal perspective, her exhibitionism is called indecent exposure....Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 17:27hrs | 3 | by Concerned Citizen of Zimbabwe
'Zimbabwe has less than 20 psychiatric doctors'
ZIMBABWE has less than 20 psychiatrists amid increased demand for mental health services due to the deteriorating economic situation in the country with a population of around 15 million people, the Z...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
1 million suffer from mental disorders in Zimbabwe
ONE million people in Zimbabwe suffer from mental and neurological disorders, the Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Obadiah Moyo, has said. As part of efforts to address the problem, the Health Mi...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Suicide and Depression - The answer is Jesus Christ more than any other solution!
I am sure everyone at some point has seen the phrase: Jesus is the answer! There is no question asked but that is the phrase given as pointing to the answer. Indeed, people need the Lord and this Lord...Published: 07 May 2019 at 12:01hrs | 12 | by Pastor Tomson Dube
Malema loves to attack Zimbabwean leaders
Malema this week came pout on eNCA TV news calling for President Mnangagwa a sale out and urges him to step down. This was because Zimbabwe has started compensate farmers. The Righ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 11:52hrs | 14 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Pupils selling drugs at school
ZIMBABWE National Association of Mental Health (ZNAMH) has revealed that children as young as nine and 10 around the country are selling drugs in primary schools.The association conducted a re...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 21:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe is doomed because of failure of speech' schizophrenic Jonathan Moyo now concede.
For someone who had become hooked on absolute power and the attendant influence and wealth it brought; sudden loss of all that was a hammer blow to anyone. A few months after the November 2017 coup, M...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 19:19hrs | 1 | by Nomusa Garikai
Guest speakers announced as all roads lead to Manchester for Vuka Byo Vuka
The organisers of UK initiative, Vuka Bulawayo Vuka, have announced a long list of key players in the Zimbabwe diaspora community who will be in attendance at the celebration in Manchester on Saturday...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 07:03hrs | 3 | by Tidi T C Kwidini
Life in jail for security guard killers
TWO men from Bulawayo who were part of a three-man gang that attacked a security guard manning a city flea market and tied his hands, legs and neck using a wire coat hanger before strangling him to de...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man stabs wife after mistaking her for lion
A 38-year-old mentally disturbed man from Kwekwe has been spared a jail term for stabbing his wife to death with a kitchen knife after he mistook her for a lion, the court heard.Godfrey Siband...Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 14:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man kills 3-year-old disabled son
A MAN from Nkayi allegedly killed his handicapped three-year-old son and secretly buried his body in a shallow grave after prophets claimed the toddler was a goblin.Jeremaya Sibanda (39) of Si...Published: 16 May 2018 at 06:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T isn't Chamisa private property, says Bhebhe
OUSTED former MDC-T national organising secretary Abednico Bhebhe has remained defiant and refused to recognise the recent appointment of Nelson Chamisa as substantive party leader following the death...Published: 11 Apr 2018 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Serial killer' fit to stand trial, doctors conclude
DOCTORS who examined "serial killer," Rodney Tongai Jindu, concluded that there was no evidence of mental illness.According a medical report, doctors observed that Jindu is fully alert and ori...Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 08:01hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
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