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Gang rape victim demands GOAT! as compensation
IT'S a crazy and insane world. But you have to believe it because it is true.A woman from Matobo District, Matabeleland South Province, who alleged that she was gang-raped by four men while he...Published: 16 hrs ago | 870 | by Staff reporter
Teenager jailed for inserting his finger in minor's private parts
The love of sex landed an 18-year-old boy in jail after he attempted to rape a form three schoolgirl on Independence day in Musana Bindura....Published: 22 Jul 2024 at 05:57hrs | 952 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Granny raped 'for grand-daughter's sins'
IN a rather bizarre incident, a 72-year-old woman from Mgadla Village, Matobo District in Matabeleland South province was allegedly raped by her granddaughter's 22-year-old ex-lover as repayment for a...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 12:09hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes visually impaired woman in Zimbabwe
A 32-year-old man from Filabusi has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for raping a visually impaired woman. The incident occurred on March 28, 2024, when the victim, who lives alone, went t...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 06:56hrs | 326 | by Staff reporter
Sexual predator rapes job seekers
Willard Kudakwashe Jonifati, a man from Domboshava, is currently detained at Harare Remand Prison for allegedly robbing and raping two female job seekers.According to court proceedings, Jonifa...Published: 14 Jul 2024 at 10:09hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed 20 years for raping mental health minor
A 29-YEAR-OLD Bindura man was slapped with a 20 year jail term by a Bindura regional magistrate after he raped a mental health minor three times in the bu...Published: 14 Jul 2024 at 07:32hrs | 105 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bus conductor fondles woman's private parts
Inter Africa bus conductor Learnmore Gwasira is in soup after he allegedly fondled a Plumtree woman's private parts.The matter came to light at Plumtree magistrates courts yesterday where Gwas...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 19:48hrs | 24 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman traffics brother's daughter into prostitution in South Africa
A WOMAN who allegedly trafficked her brother's 16-year-old daughter into prostitution in South Africa has been arrested.The woman (44) and her accomplice aged 23 who both cannot be named to pr...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 18:17hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'Rape cops' released on bail
Three police officers from Chituripasi Police Base in Beitbridge East have been accused of raping an 18-year-old woman on multiple occasions last month. Courage Majoni, Jabulani Museba, an...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 17:26hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Rapist cops' remanded in custody
Three police officers from Chituripasi Police Base in Beitbridge East, accused of raping an 18-year-old woman on three separate occasions in June, have been remanded in custody until July 23. ...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man acquitted of rape
Harare regional magistrate Clever Tsikwa acquitted a man accused of raping his 10-year-old niece, citing contradictions in the evidence presented. The ruling pointed out discrepancies between ...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Criminal known for 'devastating punch' finally arrested
Mxolisi Ncube (37), a notorious criminal from Mbila village in Bulilima District, has been arrested by Figtree police after terrorizing villagers for over two years. His capture came after a 52-year-o...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
3 Beitbridge cops up for rape
Three police officers from Chituripasi Police Station in Beitbridge East district are accused of repeatedly raping an 18-year-old woman last month. The officers, Courage Majoni (32), Jabulani ...Published: 08 Jul 2024 at 16:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's traditional healers take to TikTok
WEARING a stylish black leather jacket and a red blouse, a denim sun hat covering her dreadlocked head, Gogo Mafirakureva goes live on TikTok.In just the first few minutes of her livestream, a...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 18:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Prophet' faces rape charges
A self-styled prophet is facing charges of raping a 20- year-old mentally challenged woman aged 20.Macdonald Katurura (32) appeared before Harare regional magistrate Stanford Mambanje, who rem...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Intruder beaten to death after attempting to rape woman
A fatal incident occurred in Magunje, Zimbabwe, when Sammer Panashe Kaimbanemoyo (23) was fatally assaulted after being caught attempting to rape the wife of Nomore Chikandiwa (32). Solomon Ch...Published: 06 Jul 2024 at 11:50hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Man stabs dad 5 times for stopping him from raping niece
A MAN from Bulawayo's Pumula South suburb allegedly stabbed his father five times for restraining him from bashing his niece who was accusing him of attempting to rape her.Busani Casper Mlauzi...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF party's desperation forced relaunch of militia
Political analysts suggest that the relaunch of the Youth Service of Zimbabwe (YSZ), previously known as the National Youth Service (NYS), indicates the ruling Zanu-PF party's desperation to maintain ...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 12:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rapex to trap rapists, protect women
SONETTE Ehlers, a blood technician from South Africa envisioned a world free from rape and invented the rape axe in 2005, which has received mixed reactions from the public.Ehlers invented the...Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 09:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Online dating goes wrong in Zimbabwe
A 28-year-old woman was lured to a lodge and raped by a stranger after an online date on June 22, 2024.The incident took place in Mabelreign, Harare.In a statement on X, Police said, "...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 07:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pastor gets 12-yr-old stepdaughter pregnant
A pastor who has been on the run after he reportedly raped and impregnated his 12-year-old stepdaughter has been arrested at his hideout in Beitbridge, Matabeleland South Province.The 41-year-...Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 11:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinese man charged with rape after Zimbabwean teen gives birth
A 51-year-old Chinese man has been charged with rape after a 17-year-old Gweru teenager gave birth, the National Prosecuting Authority said on Monday.The man has not been named, but prosecutor...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 08:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes brother's wife at knife-point
In Harare, regional magistrate Letwin Rwodzi sentenced a 29-year-old man from Chinamhora, Mashonaland East province, to 15 years in prison for raping his brother's wife. The incident occurred ...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes wife at midnight
A 57-YEAR -OLD Plumtree man was dragged to the regional courts after he allegedly raped his own wife during midnight when she was sick The hubby who cannot be named for ethical reasons ap...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 15:32hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwean man jailed in UK for removing condom during sex
A British court has slapped a Zimbabwean man with a four-year, three month prison sentence after finding him guilty of removing a condom without the consent of a woman with whom he was having sex....Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 08:23hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Granny, 74, survives rape by twisting attacker's privates
A 74-year-old Hwange woman survived a rape ordeal by grabbing and squeezing her 21-year-old attacker's privates, a Hwange court heard recently.The assailant was named as Mbonisi Ncube, a resid...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 13:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Court overturns robbers-cum-rapists' lenient sentence
The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe has successfully appealed against a lenient sentence given to two armed robbers who also committed rape. Wallace Kufandada and Takudzwa Pepukai were orde...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
HIV-positive man rapes daughter, jailed 20 years
A HARARE magistrate yesterday sentenced a Greendale man to an effective 20 years in jail for sexually abusing his 18-year-old daughter well knowing that he was HIV positive.Magistrate Donald N...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to open passport offices in US, UK and Zambia
The Cabinet recently approved the Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage's Integrated Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Systems Strategy, which aims to computerize government depa...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CIO agent up for rape
A 26-year-old member of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) named George Goromondo appeared before a Harare magistrate, accused of raping a woman who sought spiritual assistance from his shrin...Published: 08 Jun 2024 at 13:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Youths take turns to rape Granny (76) for hours
Tens of thousands of rape cases are reported in Zimbabwe annually, but some are particularly harrowing. In one such case, two young men, Lungile Ndebele (23) and Musa Ndlovu (21), broke into t...Published: 07 Jun 2024 at 15:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kereke still a free man after losing Supreme Court appeal
Munyaradzi Kereke, convicted of child rape, remains free despite losing his appeal at the Supreme Court. Despite facing a 10-year prison term, he should have reported to serve the remaining 20...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 17:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zuma gets revenge by humbling Ramaphosa's ANC
In a turbulent political journey spanning over six decades, Jacob Zuma has weathered charges of rape and contempt, facing dismissal from both the positions of deputy president and president of South A...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 09:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kereke sent back to jail
FORMER Bikita West legislator Munyaradzi Kereke is back in prison after the Supreme Court yesterday confirmed his conviction and an effective 10-year jail term for raping a juvenile relative. ...Published: 01 Jun 2024 at 18:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Quartet in court for trying to bribe rape victim
Four suspects were nabbed and dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts on Friday after they tried to convince a rape victim to change her statement in court...Published: 01 Jun 2024 at 06:47hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
WANTED: Police seek to arrest Portia Tsivai Tapi for raping 16year old boy
A 39 year-old Harare woman is allegedly on the run after 'raping' a teenage boy and infecting him with a sexually transmitted disease. The woman, Portia Tsivai Tapi (39), was employed as a maid in Rus...Published: 31 May 2024 at 13:09hrs | | by George Tshuma
Mutsvangwas are dummy sucking cry babies!
It is intriguing to see how loud the cruel and oppressive wail when they are given the taste of their own medicine.We have seen the tears of the savagery late President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mug...Published: 27 May 2024 at 20:03hrs | 1 | by Israel Dube
Mnangagwa brings back 'Green Bombers'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa officially reinstated the National Youth Service (NYS) program yesterday, encouraging young people to embrace the controversial initiative, which he portrayed as a continu...Published: 25 May 2024 at 11:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Discover Binga: A hidden gem with Kabila River Lodge and Enchanting Hot Springs
Nestled in the heart of Binga, in Zimbabwe's Matabeleland North Province, lies a pristine destination waiting to be discovered: Kabila River Lodge. This true gem for nature enthusiasts, adventure seek...Published: 20 May 2024 at 18:59hrs | 1 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
ICC chief prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Netanyahu
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas's leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, for war crimes....Published: 20 May 2024 at 16:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman jailed for making false rape report to police
A 26 year old Karoi woman was sentenced to five months imprisonment by a Karoi Magistrate for "deliberately supplying false information to a public authority" alleging that she had been raped by a nei...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Missing child raped
Glendale-based rapist who took a mental health patient to his house after she had ran away from home with her brother for three days was convicted of rape on Friday.Robson Banda was sentenced ...Published: 14 Apr 2024 at 18:37hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Ex-ministers' fraud case deferred
FORMER Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development deputy minister Douglas Karoro's fraud case was yesterday postponed again.Karoro, who is being charged along with his accompli...Published: 11 Apr 2024 at 08:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
'You see skeletons' - the deadly migrant Limpopo crossing
The men who raped Portie Murevesi did not care that she was visibly pregnant. They attacked her with glass bottles too, she told us, pointing to a large and jagged scar on her forearm.Now, her...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teacher attacked for testifying in a rape case
A 26-YEAR-OLD man from Mangwe, Plumtree, is in trouble for threatening a teacher for testifying against his brother who is facing a rape charge.Buhle Ncube appeared in court before Plumtree ma...Published: 06 Apr 2024 at 16:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Stop Gukurahundi hearings'
STAKEHOLDERS and interest groups in Matabeleland have called on the government to stop the Gukurahundi hearings accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa of running the project like a personal show....Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 13:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's special envoy embroiled in bizarre 'extortion' plot
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's special envoy and self-proclaimed prophet Uebert Angel is being accused of engineering a smear campaign to extort money from a prominent church leader....Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 07:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's stunt at Pupu akin to Hitler officiating at a Jewish synagogue?
It was quite a disturbing and unsettling sight watching President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa officiating at the unveiling of the Pupu Battlefield Memorial Site in Lupani. This was in ho...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:15hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chief Ndiweni accuses Zanu of hypocrisy
Outspoken Ntabazinduna traditional leader, Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has accused the Zanu-PF government of "hypocrisy" in commissioning the Pupu Battlefield Memorial Site in Lupane....Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 15:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Violent crime rocks Gwanda
VIOLENT crime that includes robbery, kidnapping and rape is haunting villagers residing at resettlement areas of Gwanda in Matabeleland South.A villager, Jeremiah Zitha from ward 2 in Nyandeni...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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