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UK based Zimbabwean man to marry niece
A UK based Zimbabwean, who reportedly fell in love with his niece after seeing pictures of her attending a funeral, reportedly now plans to marry her, with the girl's parents also giving the union the...Published: 19 May 2024 at 12:21hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Copyright claims plague artists due to ignorance
THE legal principle ignorantia juris non excusat, meaning: Ignorance of the law is no excuse, underscores the fundamental responsibility that individuals have to abide by the law, regardless of person...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 04:56hrs | 9 | by Clinton Chipo
Jah Signal engages the Charambas
Disgraced Zimdancehall artiste, Jah Signal, who is under fire over copyrights issues with Pastor Charles and Olivia Charamba says he has reached an amicable position with the gospel couple.Thi...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 13:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Charambas and Fishers of Men have struck again
Mutare-based musician and businessman, Brian Samaita has become the latest artist to have his song removed from YouTube.His song, 'Tauya Kuzomutenda,' was taken down following a copyright infr...Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 13:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Lobola still required for customary union'
LOBOLA remains a requirement for registration of a customary marriage under the new Marriages Act, although not for registration of a civil marriage, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister ...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lobola payment, optional in Zimbabwe
MEN can now pay lobola only if they want to as a bride price is now a moral decision rather than a mandated legal necessity under the New Marriages Act.This emerged during a recent interactive...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Court tosses Chiwenga ex-wife's appeal in marriage perjury conviction
The High Court has dismissed Marry Mubaiwa's appeal against both conviction and sentence in a case she was convicted for illegally attempting to upgrade her marriage with Vice President Constantino Ch...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tycoon arrested for cyberbullying
REVENGE gone horribly wrong!In a nasty turn of events, a Harare businessman has been arrested after he recorded an audio and video clip which went viral on various social media platforms in wh...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Phillip Valerio's son demands lobola refund from wife
One of Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) commander Phillip Valerio's son is allegedly demanding a refund of his lobola money after leaving his wife.Sources close to the Sibanda and Masango familie...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:08hrs | | 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
Payment of lobola now mandatory
Payment of lobola before marriage under customary union is now mandatory after Parliament passed the Marriages Amendment Bill on Tuesday with a clause empowering marriage officers to ascertain whether...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Macabre spectacle as frail Mubaiwa is put on trial
PAIN is written all over her face as she makes her way up the staircase to the courtroom where her trial is being heard.The estranged wife of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, Marry Mubaiwa...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:17hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Bev Sibanda clears air on 'troubled marriage'
RAUNCHY dancer, Beverly ‘Bev' Sibanda has moved to clear the air surrounding emerging speculation her marriage was on the rocks.The controversial musician set social media abuzz through a Fa...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 19:44hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe to be exhumed as Grace gives up?
After seriously looking at the summonses chief Zvimba issued on Grace Mugabe the former First Lady one is left wondering does chief Zvimba understa"nds his duties. Zvimba District is a district ...Published: 14 May 2021 at 08:13hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Why Lobola Should not be Refundable - Love must never be refunded nor measured in monetary terms
The case of Lobola has generated a lot of interest amongst many Zimbabweans and many traditional leaders. The people of Zimbabwe put the proceedings in the public domain which they review the lawfulne...Published: 02 May 2021 at 07:50hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza and Denford Madekufamba
Unpacking the lobola refund issue
Zimbabweans were highly active on social media discussing an underreported 2015 court ruling which made a ruling that a man can sue his in-laws to recover lobola if his wife cheated on him. The ...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 07:16hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Marriages Bill stalls over lobola
Disagreements between the Government and traditional leaders on a Clause related to payment of lobola and powers of chiefs as marriage officers, have stalled the Marriages Amendment Bill in Senate wit...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Girls 'fight' over late Ginimbi
Several ladies are having silent wars on social media over who was closer to the late Genius Ginimbi Kadungure.The death of Ginimbi last Sunday in a horrific car accident has not stopped him f...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 19:55hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Dr Masimba Mavaza, sex in Zimbabwean culture is tantamount to rape. Men think sex is physics!
Dr. Mavaza, your article was informative, I am sure many will benefit from your input. What excited me most in your article is not so much about sex element which is exciting enough but your confirmat...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 12:39hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
What does it mean searching hymen inside an 18-yr-old daughter's vaginal opening? Hon Priscilla Mishihairabwi-Mushonga I need an
Much as we would like to believe that our societies and families are holier than thou: far from it. We are worse off today, yesterday and a century ago. Violence against women and girl-children is pre...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 14:17hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
If I had married that man, I would be dead by now!
The level of violence in Zimbabwe is alarming: domestic violence accompanies the life of a married woman daily. Daily we read depressing news about the growing number of cases of femicide. Today again...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 17:58hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
The Outlawed section of Marriage Bill demystified
'Clause 40 provides for relationships which, to make a clear distinction between them and proper marriages, have been termed "civil partnerships". Civil partnerships are the equivalent of what would b...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 09:56hrs | 3 | by Lloyd Msipa
The pig in Mthuli Ncube's bacon
I had occasion in my last visit to my discerning barber to try and explain the latest glowing World Bank reviews of the sterling performance of finance minister Mthuli Ncube and the minister's impecca...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:22hrs | | by Zifiso Masiye
The impossibility of abolishing lobola
THIS is the conclusion of a three-part series which discussed the feasibility of doing away with roora or making it optional in customary marriages.The position taken has been that it is impos...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 01:00hrs | | by Miriam Tose Majome
Spiritual significance of lobola/ roora
Calls to abolish the payment of lobola/roora are associated with some feminist perspective, which decries it as the major cause of inequalities between the sexes. Arguments against it are well establi...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:20hrs | 2 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Catholic priest speaks on Mtukudzi
I didn't intend to write anything on Tuku at this time because there is so much going on out there. The nation and the world is struggling to come to terms with his passing, condolence message...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Fr Dominic Tomuseni SJ
Woman flees from own wedding
A HARARE woman yesterday fled from her court wedding leaving the groom stranded.The unidentified woman caused a stir at Harare Magistrates Court after she fled before the signing of marriage c...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 22:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Wicknell's marriage shaken as wife calls hubby psychopath
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo's marriage has shaken with the wife and in-laws taking the marital woes to social media.Chivayo's wife Sonja Madzikanda took to her Instagram to vent...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 15:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo wife explodes on social media
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. It has become a trend for women to blast their spouses on social media to let the world know about their haggling. Joining the list of controversial Oli...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi, Zodwa fight over a girl
As confusion continues over the status of socialites Genius Kadungure and long-time partner Zodwa Mkandhla's relationship, the two caused a scene in Mount Pleasant, Harare over the weekend, after Zodw...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 16:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Staring through the rear-view
I remember November 2017, first when stories broke that tankers where being seen headed for Harare. There was surprise and a sense of disbelief and people argued it wasn't possible. Then the pictures ...Published: 14 May 2018 at 15:51hrs | 1 | by Irene Yvonne
Hither elections, Statesman or Politician?
Elections are just two months away; the electorate must prepare to invest their votes judiciously to shape their lives and those of posterity.Although there are over 100 presidential hopefuls,...Published: 11 May 2018 at 16:23hrs | | by Tafara Shumba
'Tsvangirai lacked diplomatic etiquette,' says Chamisa
MDC Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa on Monday mocked the alliance's late founding president Mr Morgan Tsvangirai saying he lacked diplomatic etiquette that saw him blunder on the international scene...Published: 09 May 2018 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The cursed citizens: 'The rotten eggs in the family!'
I was 28 years of age in 1982 when I went to Zimbabwe for the first time after independence. My mother had passed on, was going to the funeral of my mother: Mrs Sihwa. It is very normal everywhere tha...Published: 25 Apr 2018 at 14:44hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Tytan pays lobola for Olinda, but was it his money?
Rapper Tytan who is in love with United Kingdom-based businesswoman, Olinda Chapel, over the weekend shared a video of him paying bride price (lobola) for his fiancée setting the ball rolling for the...Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZIPP leader accused of poisoning his wife
A UK based woman is not on talking terms with her daughter who is married to leader of the Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity (ZIPP) party accusing the pair of poisoning her young daughter.Au...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 15:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
I've no problem with Bev: Harpers' wife
While very few ladies can trust Beverly "Bev" Sibanda with their husbands, Harpers Mapimhidze's wife says she has no problem with the dancer being with her hubby.Mapimhidze has been Bev’s ma...Published: 20 Mar 2018 at 09:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Apostle blasts prostitutes, false prophets
ZAOGA Forward In Faith International Apostle Christopher Kapandura popularly known in evangelism circles as 'MaKaps' shocked Chinhoyi community with the vulgar words he used to attack prostitutes and ...Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 15:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim cop jailed over mugabe 'old age' comments
Zimbabwe Republic Police on Monday jailed an officer over comments he made in 2016 suggesting that out of power former President Robert Mugabe was too old to rule a country.Sergeant Thompson J...Published: 12 Mar 2018 at 13:06hrs | | by Byo24News Reporter
Wife cheats with 'uncle', hubby demands lobola refund
A HARARE couple's marriage has collapsed after a woman introduced her boyfriend to her husband as an uncle.Clayton Nyakuwanana, 28, of House No. 5831 in Waterfalls is counting his losses after...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 15:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Elizabeth Tsvangirai's current situation should be a concern to all women!
Second letter to Women of Zimbabwe: International Day of Women 2018 Without coming to any judgement about what transpired in the events leading to Presi...Published: 21 Feb 2018 at 21:21hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Its death, power and money
First letter to the women of Zimbabwe: International Women's Day 2018I read two articles about women yesterday and today from different Zimbabwe social ...Published: 18 Feb 2018 at 18:22hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
In politics read the game & dynamics - A Big Monday With Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Politics is all about strategy and political grip otherwise you can be a BIG joke. It is very simple, simply put your ears on the ground before you make any advanced moves. In political ecology we tra...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 06:25hrs | | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
It's dog eat dog in the MDC-T camp
Last week, as we noted that MDC-T vice president Nelson Chamisa had just turned 40, the age where life supposedly begins, we cautioned him that he was not going to have it easy and stroll in the park ...Published: 10 Feb 2018 at 09:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop to be court-martialled over 'whore' Grace Mugabe slur
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has summoned Sergeant Thompson Joseph Mloyie to come and stand trial before Superintendent Makunike at Harare Central Police Station for allegedly saying former pres...Published: 31 Jan 2018 at 08:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Catholic Priest's cosy pic storm
A Catholic priest has been transferred to another parish after his cosy pictures with a woman went viral.Father Achim Sidakara based in Bulawayo is reported to have been transferred to Peter a...Published: 16 Jan 2018 at 15:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Poem; Tambo yemagetsi
Iniwo zvangu tsvarakadenga yomusikana Chigagairwa zvacho mhodzi yechingwa Ndinotsenga mvura ndichiipfira masvisvinwa paAzania apo Ko ishe runako pandiri vakaita rwekundiramwira V...Published: 20 Aug 2017 at 17:26hrs | 1 | by Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo,Snr
Internet trolls savage Sir Wicknell's marriage
BUSINESSMAN and socialite Wicknell Chivayo, warmly known as Sir Wicknell has been a subject to internet trolls, following his marriage announcement to Sonja Madzikanda about a fortnight ago.Th...Published: 30 Jul 2017 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Wicknell grateful in-laws charged less than $50,000
BUSINESSMAN, Wicknell Chivayo, who is well known for flaunting his wealth, is happy his in-laws charged him way less than the $50 000 he anticipated for his girlfriend's bride price.The flambo...Published: 18 Jul 2017 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tuku serenades Chivayo's marriage ceremony guests
Wicknell Chivayo and his fiancée Sonja Madzikanda after the marriage ceremonyMusic guru Oliver Mtukudzi serenaded guests at the marriage ceremony of businessman and socialiate Wicknell Chivay...Published: 18 Jul 2017 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
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