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Form 2 pupil faces attempted murder charge
A student from Mzilikazi High School is facing an attempted murder charge following an incident in which they stabbed a fellow student with a pair of scissors.The Bulawayo provincial police sp...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Student privates parts stabbed with pen in school bullying
IN a suspected case of bullying, a Form Four pupil at St Columba's High School in Bulawayo collapsed after she was pushed against the wall in the toilet before she was allegedly stabbed with a ball po...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
School headmaster sparks debate over haircuts
SOCIAL media went into meltdown yesterday, reacting to a video posted by The Herald of a school head who used a pair of scissors to plough through the hair of all learners who did not have proper hair...Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 16:46hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
South Africans thought they were better Africans than black Africa: Thanks Zuma has set the record straight
"All of us must thank Jacob Zuma for introducing African Republic of South Africa and not some outpost of European values." This comes from a Sowetan column sent to me by a friend. The article is an i...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 16:17hrs | 17 | by Nomazulu Thata
Police bust number plates gang
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two men who were allegedly part of a gang that stole number plates from cars around the city and affixed them onto their Honda Fit before committing crimes. Bu...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police use Facebook to nab syndicate
A BULAWAYO syndicate of thieves, who broke into people's cars, was arrested after one of them gave away information about his location to detectives through Facebook.Fayton Zata (27) of Mabuth...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Father kills son (3) in domestic dispute
A ZIMBABWEAN man has appeared in a South African court to answer allegations of killing his three-year-old son following a domestic dispute.Dzingirai Tapera (27) of Zaka, who is a migrant work...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 16:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Father kills 3-yr-old son in domestic dispute
A ZIMBABWEAN man has appeared in a South African court to answer allegations of killing his three-year-old son following a domestic dispute.Dzingirai Tapera (27) of Zaka, who is a migrant work...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 10:13hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man flees home after scissors attack
A man who bust his wife with her boss while getting cosy in a secluded area, is in a prickly situation after he later fled home stark naked when his wife tried to stab him with a pair of scissors whil...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 05:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pair steals US$2 300 from cars
TWO men from Bulawayo have appeared in court for allegedly stealing more than US$2 300 and other valuables from two motor vehicles in the Central Business District. Valet Nyoni (27) from Mzili...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man attacks wife's lover, flees with his penis
A Florida man allegedly used scissors to cut off the penis of a man he suspected of sleeping with his wife, according to law enforcement officials.The Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office arreste...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 08:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Top cops, ZPCS, doctors face jail
Heads of hospitals, police stations and prisons will be jailed a mandatory five years if found guilty of destroying or tampering with vital evidence that incriminates in the death of people under thei...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 09:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Policeman remanded in custody for raping and killing daughter
A member of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Constable Nigel Mose Jalasi who raped and murdered his stepdaughter appeared in court on Monday facing charges of rape and murder.The polic...Published: 13 May 2019 at 15:38hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa approves school fees increase
TEACHERS have not officially notified their parent ministry of an intention to down tools when schools open on Tuesday, hence the Government is expecting schools to smoothly open for the first term of...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 09:48hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Zesa, TelOne thieves jailed 10 years each
Five Harare men were on Wednesday jailed to 10 years each for stealing Zesa and telecommunication cables in the city.Tawanda Mutekedzi (28), Paul Chisano (22), George Chimbutira (27), Stanley ...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
'New dispensation', same old lies
Ag shame! On the 6th of July I came across a shockingly screaming newspaper headline ED creates 60 000 jobs, I was in the sprawling border town of Beitbridge.Being one not to quickly believe o...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:43hrs | | by Ishemunyoro Mupokosera
'New dispensation', same old lies
Ag shame! On the 6th of July I came across a shocking Sunday Mail headline screaming ED creates 60,000 jobs. I was in the sprawling border town of Beitbridge. Being one not to quickly believe or write...Published: 22 Jul 2018 at 09:44hrs | 1 | by Ishemunyoro Mupokosera: MDC Alliance Candidate for Mudzi South Constituency
'Hubby cuts my undergarments'
A HARARE woman is at loggerheads with her husband whom she accused of cutting her undergarments with a scissors.Hilda Chamboko bared it all at the Harare Civil court where she was seeking for ...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 16:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rapist begs court to hang him
A 31-year-old Chivi serial rapist and self-proclaimed member of the Satanic world yesterday stunned the Masvingo Regional Court after he begged the presiding magistrate to pass a death sentence on him...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 15:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
UK archbishop puts collar back on after Mugabe's fall
The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, put on his white cleric's collar on Sunday for the first time since cutting it up ten years ago in a highly symbolic protest at Robert Mugabe's rule.The U...Published: 26 Nov 2017 at 15:50hrs | | by AFP
Woman faces hubby murder charges
A 25-year-old Zvishavane woman has appeared in court facing murder charges after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend to death with a scissors after he accused her of cheating.Moreblessing Taru...Published: 01 Nov 2017 at 15:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Husband-killing' wife in court
A 25-YEAR-OLD Zvishavane woman, who fatally stabbed her husband with a pair of scissors last week in a domestic dispute, yesterday appeared before the court on allegations of killing her spouse....Published: 01 Nov 2017 at 05:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman kills husband in fight for sex
A 25-YEAR-OLD Zvishavane woman allegedly killed her husband in cold blood by stabbing him once in the neck following a dispute over sex on Wednesday night.Acting Midlands province police spoke...Published: 27 Oct 2017 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman wants boyfriend banned from market
OFFSIDE!A Makokoba suburb woman has had enough of her boyfriend and wants him barred from visiting her house or place of business.Thulisile Makhalima from Makokoba suburb said her love...Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 09:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hookers strike again
THREE Harare Avenues area sex workers, notorious for robbing and blackmailing their clients after sexual encounters, have been arrested and yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates' Court facing r...Published: 04 Jul 2017 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man found with human head, private parts in bag
A 22-YEAR-OLD man from Gwanda has been arrested after being found with a human head and male private parts, the Chronicle reported.National police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi...Published: 24 Jun 2017 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Starting a mobile phone repair business
LAST week I had an opportunity to visit a reputable mobile phone service centre in Harare and yes it was quite a revelation. Having spent more of my working career around software, computers, laptops,...Published: 25 Apr 2017 at 13:58hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Wife stripped in public for wearing trousers
A Mberengwa man - Tarisai Chirongwa stripped her wife in public for wearing a trousers.Chipo Sibanda was served the humiliation by vendors who gave her a cloth to cover her body....Published: 14 Apr 2017 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
EcoCash bribe cops: prosecutor fails to turn up in court
The matter involving three Bulawayo police officers who allegedly solicited a $200 bribe from a man they accused of producing fake Ordinary Level certificates did not go ahead as scheduled after t...Published: 07 Mar 2017 at 11:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
EcoCash nails bribe cops
THREE Bulawayo police officers who allegedly solicited a $200 bribe from a man they accused of producing fake Ordinary Level certificates have appeared in court after confirmation from EcoCash tha...Published: 19 Jan 2017 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Good morning Brethren
*TODAY'S WORD*A story is told.A pastor held up his Bible high before the congregation. It was in tatters, full of holes. In seminary he and some classmates had gone through his Bible and u...Published: 16 Jan 2017 at 05:59hrs | | by Bhekinkosi Nkomo
PHOTOS: Foreigner nabbed while trying to still from car
An unknown foreign national was nabbed after trying to steal from a car parked in Harare Cnr Angwa and Jason.He and his accomplices, who managed to escape, came in a black BMW 318 and us...Published: 08 Jan 2017 at 18:42hrs | | by Citizen Journalist
Varsity student beats up and fatally stabbed his mother
A Midlands State University student who allegedly beat up and fatally stabbed his mother with a pair of scissors for trying to give him counselling over his drug abuse yesterday appeared in court....Published: 23 Nov 2016 at 05:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Oscar Pistorius on suicide watch
Jailed murderer Oscar Pistorius has been put on suicide watch following mysterious wrist injuries that landed him in hospital earlier this month, media reported yesterday.Prison officials ...Published: 15 Aug 2016 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Woman slits newborn baby's throat soon after giving birth
A WOMAN from Mpopoma suburb in Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly killing her newborn baby, minutes after giving birth. Alaika Dube (21) is said to have given birth to a baby boy at home...Published: 23 Jul 2016 at 07:50hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
Sex worker bashed for snatching another woman's husband
A self-confessed Harare sex worker is nursing injuries after she was bashed by hired fellow sex workers for snatching another woman's husband.Tricia Ngoroyemoto was stripped and assaulted by e...Published: 16 Jun 2016 at 14:27hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Side chick soaked in opaque beer, brutally assaulted over affair with married boss
A Glen View woman was undressed in front of her co-workers after news of her alleged affair with her married boss leaked to his wife.The woman, identified as Sandra Chibanda, was on Tuesday un...Published: 15 Apr 2016 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dynamos vs Chicken Inn - live updates
Chicken Inn 3 - 0 Dynamos(Tarumbwa 61' & 62', Kutinyu 74')Other centresFC Platinum 2-1 TsholotshoZPC Kariba 2-0 Border StrikersFull-time90' 2min added on...Published: 02 Apr 2016 at 14:34hrs | 1 | by Sports reporter
Woman left with surgical glove in body after operation
A WOMAN from Zhombe in the Midlands has been living with a surgical glove stuck inside her body after a botched surgical operation last Thursday at Mpilo Central Hospital. The surgical glove was only ...Published: 29 Sep 2015 at 06:23hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
Robber, rapist driver jailed 41 years
A 24 YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man has been sentenced to 41 years for five counts of rape, robbery and indecent assault.In one day, Qondani Ncube secretly used his employer's car as a pirate taxi and ...Published: 16 Sep 2015 at 09:41hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
Snake prophet behind bars
THE prophet who ordered his followers to eat snakes and hair braids has been arrested and is now reportedly behind bars.This is after a Facebook storm over the prophet feeding hair braids ...Published: 20 Jul 2015 at 12:45hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Popular doctor dies
A POPULAR Nyanga-based medical doctor, Dr Henry Karadzai Dambanemwuya, has died. He was 60. The passionate medical practitioner who worked in the resort village for more than 26 years was found de...Published: 20 Jun 2015 at 14:05hrs | | by Talent Simbi
Maid accused of stealing $1 face-powder from minister's wife acquitted
A Harare woman employed as a house maid at the Minister of Energy and Power Development, Samuel Undende's home, who was facing charges of stealing from her employer, has been acquitted.Lan...Published: 29 May 2015 at 10:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man kills son, cut of ear and collect blood in lunch box
A Karoi man - Bigknows Wairosi will be hanged for killing his nine-year-old son while the younger brother watched before he sold the boy's ear and blood in 2010. He struck his son on the head twice wi...Published: 22 May 2015 at 09:22hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man to hang for ritual murder
A Karoi man who killed his nine-year-old son while the younger brother watched before he sold the boy's ear and blood in 2010 will be hanged after the Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out his appeal a...Published: 22 May 2015 at 09:35hrs | | by Daniel Nemukuyu
Bosso fans demand Bongani Mafu's ouster
Highlanders 0-1 Caps UnitedANGRY Highlanders Football Club supporters demanded that club chairman Peter Dube immediately sacks head coach Bongani Mafu following a 0-1 defeat to Caps United at Bar...Published: 04 May 2015 at 08:58hrs | | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Woman stabs 'nosy' boyfriend after drinking spree
A Vitoria Falls woman stabbed her boyfriend on the chest with a pair of scissors, saying she was irritated by his insistently asking her why she had gone on a drinking spree with another man....Published: 20 Mar 2015 at 21:09hrs | | by Bhebhe Mandla
Man stabs, shaves wife's locks after children eat his lunch
A Bulawayo man rained blows on his wife, stabbed her and cut off her hair when he got home to find children ate his lunch.Oliver Sibanda, a nurse at Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo allegedly tu...Published: 10 Mar 2015 at 21:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Woman chops off cheating hubby's manhood twice
A 30-year-old woman from Shangqiu, China's Henan province cut off her cheating husband's manhood and then sneaked back into hospital to remove it for a second time.She allegedly flew into a r...Published: 15 Jan 2015 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Jilted Zimbabwean man jailed in UK for ex-girlfriend attack
A FATHER who dragged his ex-girlfriend from her bed by her hair before cutting it off in a jealous rage was today jailed for a year.Ian Hassen, 28, took Rebecca Watton, 29, from her bed and c...Published: 20 Sep 2014 at 13:33hrs | | by Agencies
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