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Mashonaland chief in legal trouble over abuse directed at woman
The national Council of Chiefs has been petitioned to act on an errant chief who was filmed verbally abusing a woman during a village court sitting.Chief Nyamaropa, of Shamva in Mashonaland Ce...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 16:56hrs | 1511 | by Staff reporter
Lobola confusion hits Zimbabwe
The 2022 Marriage Act, which consolidates previous separate laws on civil and customary marriages, has sparked widespread misinformation on social media, prompting clarification from Justice, Legal, a...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:08hrs | 28959 | by Staff reporter
Wives fight over sex timetable
Two Harare women in a polygamous marriage, Fortunate Manhiri and Mutsawashe Chipwanya, recently sought legal intervention after failing to resolve disputes regarding their shared husband. ...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 09:57hrs | 1523 | by Staff reporter
Father, son reunite at Khami Prison after 27 years
Tafadzwa Hove's story is an extraordinary tale of fate and family reunion in the most unexpected of places - prison. Hove, who was sentenced to 369 years in prison for multiple robbery and rape charge...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:19hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter
Man wears wife's panties
IN the Book of Genesis, God's plan for marriage is set forth poetically but clearly: "One man and one woman in a stable, lasting, fruitful relationship of mutual support".While reporting the e...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 15:48hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Polygamist's wives attack mistress
Two women from Harare's Mbare suburb, who are in a polygamous marriage, allegedly ganged up to assault their husband's newly found lover to stop her from becoming a third wife.Sandra Nyatsime ...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Polygamist demands conjugal rights
A polygamous Harare man has dragged his first wife to court for denying him his conjugal rights for years.Talent Zanova told Harare magistrate Johanna Mukwesha that Comfort Kanota was abusing ...Published: 11 Feb 2024 at 21:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man drags 2nd wife to court
A HARARE man has approached the civil courts in Harare demanding that his second wife should pay 50% of their household expenses.Norman Takawira told Harare magistrate Ayanda Dlamini that his ...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 06:04hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Polygamous man bashes wife over sex
A 33 YEAR-OLD polygamous man from Kensington village on the outskirts of Bulawayo allegedly bashed one of his wives for denying him conjugal rights.Innocent Ncube appeared before Bulawayo magi...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 12:01hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 18 children
A publication based in the United Kingdom has added to the mystery around President Emmerson Mnangagwa's offspring by claiming the 76-year-old former Zanla combatant has a total of 18 children....Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 14:17hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Women fight over hubby in court
Two Domboshava women in a polygamous marriage last week realised in court that their husband was tricking both of them and dodging payment of maintenance.Gladys Chikweza had dragged her husban...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Love triangle spills into courts
A love triangle involving two Harare women spilled into court on Friday, with one of them begging for a peace order against the other.Melody Madyangora accused Millicent Musoni of assaulting h...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
When being oppressed is perceived as an honor and privilege!
It is most certainly saddening and tragic when a nation sinks to such levels, whereby there are those who actually perceive oppression as some warped and ...Published: 12 Nov 2022 at 19:16hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
300 Bulawayo couples seek divorce in 6 months
MORE than 300 couples have applied for divorce in the High Court in Bulawayo in the first six months of the year, translating to about an average of 50 cases every month, a worrying trend observers bl...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Gynaecology Professor opens up on polygamy
HE traces his roots back to the time of King Mzilikazi's long journey to Bulawayo from neighbouring South Africa during the 1830s with his great grandfather, Phambilikwempondo, as one of the king's tr...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:17hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Khumbula reaches for aerospace dreams in the US
Born in a maize field in Zimbabwe, Samuel Khumbula never dreamed he would come to the United States. The son of the seventh wife of a polygamous patriarch, he grew up poor, sleeping on the ground in a...Published: 19 Jun 2022 at 10:07hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
New Act unifies all marriage laws
THE new Marriages Act became law on Friday, a piece of legislation that brings all marriage laws together, makes all marriages equal and finally provides a way to transform a registered customary unio...Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
New twist to Freddy's case
CHIEF Chikwaka has admitted that he gave a false narrative in an interview with an online publication in a case where Prophet Tapiwa Freddy is accused of raping a radio presenter.Chikwaka whos...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Factoring 'animal spirits' into Zimbabwe's economic discourse
John Maynard Keynes is considered by many to be the most consequential economist of the past century. Perhaps one of his boldest contributions to economics was postulating, perhaps correctly, that the...Published: 18 Nov 2021 at 19:02hrs | 10 | by Simbarashe Bepete
Prominent polygamous businessman in 'grave ritual' storm
A PROMINENT Kwekwe polygamous businessman, with more than 15 wives and over 90 children, is at the centre of a ritual storm amid sensational accusations by one of his sons that he reportedly hired a s...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 07:00hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Sex-starved prophet's wife approaches court
Rutendo Mtungwazi (42) is a bitter woman because her polygamous husband Nhamo Mtungwazi (54) no longer has sex with her, but prefers to service the younger wife he recently married.Rutendo sai...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Shamva woman kills self over polygamy
A 32-YEAR-OLD Shamva woman committed suicide on Wednesday by drinking rat poison after she failed to accept a polygamous relationship.Lisa Salimu 32 of Mandimu village killed herself after her...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 20:44hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Pathisa Nyathi, the forgetful man who reminds us about our heritage
"HELLO. I will be with you in a moment. I just want to finish this sentence," Pathisa Nyathi told a news crew that visited him at his home in Gwabalanda last week.Nyathi, who was seated in the...Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Missing 81-year-old man found dead
A Polygamous 81-year-old from Zvishavane who had been reported missing was found dead in a bushy area in a suspected murder case.A passerby found the body of Patrick Shoko which was burnt from...Published: 24 May 2021 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why Binga has low HIV prevalence
SINCE the first HIV infection was recorded in Zimbabwe almost 40 years ago, the epidemic has negatively impacted every facet of human security. Traditional customs synonymous with African cult...Published: 17 May 2021 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Turning the tide of moral degeneration
Sometimes one struggles with the concept of "societal progress" and its meaning. It loosely refers to "an advancement of major conditions of societies and people's lives in a direction considered to b...Published: 13 May 2021 at 12:24hrs | 3 | by Mpumelelo Ncube
Second wife joins divorce proceedings
THE High Court has granted permission to a second wife to be part of divorce proceedings between her husband and his first wife. High Court judge Justice Esther Muremba accepted a joinder appl...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 17:24hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Masamvu succumbed to a disease he feared most
RESIDENTS of the farming town of Marondera, about 74km east of Harare last week woke up to the sad news of the passing on of renowned businessman and politician Luke Masamvu.The late former Mu...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 10:30hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Polygamous man beheads wife, commits
A MAN from Dekezi area in Filabusi under Chief Sibasa went berserk beheading one of his three wives after he found her having sex with a local herdman.Zama Mafu, allegedly beheaded his wife wi...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 06:59hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Heroine Nyaradzai Gumbodzvanda: Her speech at Amnesty International on Gender-based violence was heroic!
"Our language use perpetuate violence: we must refrain from language use that does not provide power to communities" said Madam Gumbodzvanda.Amai Gumbodzvanda made one of the most powerful spe...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 22:12hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Every Zimbabwean deserves secure land rights
IN 2019, Zimbabwe embarked on a long-awaited land policymaking process.The Land Policy's emphasis on gender sensitivity echoes global recognition and acknowledgement of the strategic importanc...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 07:05hrs | 9 | by Gaynor G Paradza
Woman murders co-wife as hubby watches
A polygamous marriage in Mkwasine turned ugly as two co-wives engaged in a fight which led to the death of another over the husband's laundry.Juliet Matongo (33) and Maonei Mugaro (21) engaged...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Abandon sinking US dollar ship? Top UK banker pushes for new 'synthetic hegemonic currency'
Bank of England head Mark Carney has urged his fellow central bankers to embrace tech like Facebook's Libra to build a multipolar system, warning against "swapping one currency hegemon for another" - ...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 08:54hrs | | by RT
Man steals to fund-raise for mentally-ill wife
A POLYGAMOUS Buhera man who claimed to have broken into two houses and stole clothes worth over $1 600 to raise money to treat one of his two wives who has a mental problem has been jailed for an effe...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Scrapping of 'small house' clause a plus in Aids fight
"Ko small house yako inani izvozvi?" (Who is with your small house right now?) was a screaming signature message on a number of billboards erected around the country by the Ministry of Health and Chil...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Forward Nyanyiwa
The Marriage Bill of 2017 - A personal reflection on why it will not fly!
I am sure most people have read the proposed Marriages Bill of 2017, which seeks to repeal and replace the existing Marriage Act (Chapter 5:11) & the Customary Marriages Act (Chapter 5:01). ...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 12:06hrs | | by Pastor Tomson Dube
Adultery damages, cohabitation rights
A COMMON assertion is that the proposition to protect the rights of cohabiting couples in the imminent Marriage Bill automatically nullifies the concept of adultery.However, this is not true b...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Mtukudzi's publicist breaks silence, 'Tuku had so much hatred for his daughters'
WHILE Zimbabweans from all spheres of life have for the past four months been eagerly awaiting the late music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi aka Tuku's final will, revelations by the late national hero as ...Published: 05 May 2019 at 13:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jealous wife axes rival, daughter over hubby
A 42-YEAR-OLD polygamous Mudzi woman and her daughter are battling for life in hospital after they were allegedly axed by a jealous rival suitor who accused them of receiving much attention.Ma...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman loses hubby to family friend
THE old adage, "men can hurt my body, but women can scar my soul," is one of those undeniable truths all women experience but most easily deny.And in a typical "the man is mine fight" a Bulawa...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Murder over suspected infidelity
A POLYGAMOUS man from Shurugwi allegedly went berserk and brutally murdered his wife accusing her of infidelity after stumbling on a “suspicious” WhatsApp message on her mobile phone.Midla...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 15:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman jailed for scalding hubby's girlfriend
A 26-YEAR-OLD jealousy Chiweshe woman, who scalded her husband's lover with hot porridge, was this week slapped with a 30 day imprisonment by a Concession magistrate.Petronilla Kondo (25) of C...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tuku's first wife says she will never forgive Daisy
Superstar Oliver Mtukudzi's first wife Melody Murape has said she deeply loved the legendary musician and said the feeling was mutual.The couple wed on February 24, 1979, with a huge party at ...Published: 26 Jan 2019 at 17:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sexual allegations rock Zimbabwe's National Aids Council
Government has launched an investigation into the operations of the National Aids Council (NAC) over allegations of sexual harassment, corporate sleaze and maladministration.The probe coincide...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:43hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
Gumbura deserted by wives?
The wives of jailed Independent End Time Message leader Robert Martin Gumbura who is serving a 40-year jail term have stopped coming to court to show solidarity with their embattled husband.Gu...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 17:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman kills polygamous hubby over graduation fees
POLICE in Mutawatawa have arrested a 34-year-old Maramba woman, who allegedly killed her husband following an altercation over their child's graduation fees.Nomove Chaparadza (30), of Dzumbunu...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 22:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman kills polygamous hubby over graduation fees
Police in Mutawatawa have arrested a 34-year-old Maramba woman, who allegedly killed her husband following an altercation over their child's graduation fees.Nomove Chaparadza (30), of Dzumbunu...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 10:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Polygamist ALMOST DIES during sex with churchmate
SEX took me to the ER! (Emergency Room).That's what happened to a polygamous Bulawayo man who is also a member of a popular Apostolic sect was admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after he...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 06:18hrs | | by Staf reporter
How a Customary Marriage is dissolved in South Africa
In South Africa, the definition of a customary marriage by the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998 (RCMA) is that it is one that is "negotiated, celebrated or concluded according to any...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 08:03hrs | | by Velempini Ndlovu
Caught pants down with married woman
THERE was drama in Nyanga recently after a local man was caught undresed and being intimate with a married woman. Godfrey Kangoni (jnr) was caught sleeping with a married woman only identified...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
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