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Man dies after recently relocating to Australia; funding appeal launched
A FUNDING appeal has been launched to help return to Zimbabwe for burial the body of a man who died in Australia.Nkosilathi Ncube died suddenly last Sunday, leaving behind his wife Sakhile Man...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 05:44hrs | 1759 | by Staff reporter
Police brutality victim's family demands 'supernatural' justice
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has been accused of covering up its officers' attack on a handcuffed suspect, who later died in holding cells at Banket Police Station, last month.The now de...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 05:07hrs | 1170 | by Staff reporter
Mixed feelings over driving learners
Two weeks ago, a tragic incident shook Harare when Ashley Musendekwa, an Upper Sixth student and deputy head boy of St George's College, lost his life in a devastating car accident on Harare Drive in ...Published: 28 Oct 2023 at 07:50hrs | 517 | by Staff reporter
Ngidlaliswe amatope mina?
Reading Edward GibbonWhere is God bakithi?Edward Gibbon is no writer for easy readers. Yet he is so important to Britain's governing myth. No wonder why every British-born Prime Minist...Published: 14 Oct 2023 at 07:21hrs | 275 | by @Jamwanda2
Rapist leaves trouser, shoes at crime scene
A suspected rapist, hailing from Zhombe in the Midlands Province, is alleged to have inadvertently left behind his trousers and shoes at the crime scene after reportedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-...Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 19:56hrs | 1026 | by Staff reporter
Why SADC is happy with the Mumba Report
Franz Kafka's worldFranz Kafka's art rests and runs on the bizarre and overawing grotesquery. Yet it is that de-familiarised, out-of-size world which he so ably colours which becomes the vehic...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 07:36hrs | 405 | by @Jamwanda2
Spirit of vengeance cited in Lupane double murder
Spiritual leaders believe that Clever Ngwenya of Gwalubha village in Lupane District, who brutally killed his elderly parents, may have been influenced by vengeful spirits haunting him.Clever ...Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 06:18hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter
2 Mutsvangwas, 6 women and 3 Mnangagwas
With former television personality Tatenda Mavetera thrown into the mix, one needs very little imagination to describe Zimbabwe's Cabinet that was sworn into office early this week following a sham el...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 22:09hrs | 4877 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Zambian Minister goes after Chinamasa and Matinyarare
The Zambian Provincial Minister for Copperbelt, Elisha Matamba, has pledged to inform the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the United Nations (UN) about alleg...Published: 14 Sep 2023 at 06:28hrs | 941 | by Staff reporter
5 under-privileged students secure Mnangagwa's ED-UNZA scholarship
NELIA Fundu, a 21 year old young intellect from rural Zvishavane was born in a less privileged family with other five siblings.Her father relies on menial jobs to put food on their table but h...Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 06:26hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Man seeks peace order against in-laws
A Harare man approached the civil court seeking a peace order against his in-laws after accusing them of denying him food and threatening to evict him from their house.Harare magistrate ...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 07:30hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Daughter claims maintenance from dad
A teenager dragged her father to the Harare magistrates court demanding maintenance money for her education needs.Heather Mabvira told magistrate Ayanda Dlamini that her father, Justin Mabvira...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 13:32hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
The war of liberation was not a stroll in the park
Seized by the prophetic words of the mystic and condemned Mbuya Nehanda, "My bones will rise again", young Jorum left home without telling anyone. School, parents and siblings did not matter anymore, ...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 19:26hrs | 9 | by Thomas Murisa
Mnangagwa, police differ on Shurugwi arson case
POLICE have dismissed speculation that an arson case in which 10 houses were burnt in Shurugwi, Midlands province, over the weekend was a result of political violence.The police's position con...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 06:32hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Siblings kill brother in witchcraft row
IN a shocking incident, a 57-year-old man from Macala Village in under Chief Sikhobokhobo's area in Nkayi, Matebeleland North province was allegedly murdered by his two brothers over witchcraft ...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 07:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
He left without telling anyone
Seized by the prophetic words of the mystic and condemned Mbuya Nehanda, "My bones will rise again", young Jorum left home without telling anyone. School, parents and siblings did not matter anymore, ...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 18:18hrs | 16 | by Mutanda Wachingama
Traditional 'DNA tests' confirm paternity
DRAMA recently erupted at Acting Chief Saunyama's court after a toddler became the subject of traditional "DNA tests".The tests were done by a group of elderly women.The father of the ...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 16:18hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora should plan for post-Zanu-PF era
LAST week Wednesday was yet another heart-breaking day for me as I made my way through Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to catch my flight.Many people, who came to greet me at the a...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 06:22hrs | 3 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Harare's sex workers become targets for criminals
SAMANTHA GARWE aged 27 sits on a pavement in one of the streets of Harare; head bowed sobbing finding solace in the arms of colleagues.A sight that on-lookers could not escape, Garwe who was w...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:55hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Ostallos Siziba/va's surname sparks huge debate on Twitter
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Deputy Spokesperson Ostallos's surname has taken social media by storm.There is a debate raging as to what Ostallos's real surname is. He is...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 09:32hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter
Community wants witchcraft-accused family banished
St Peter's residents on the outskirts of Bulawayo are calling for a family to be banished from the community for practising witchcraft.This is after some community members suffered some myster...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 16:08hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Dumiso Dabengwa's widow dies
MRS Zodwa Dabengwa, the widow of the liberation stalwart and national hero Dumiso Dabengwa has died.Mrs Dabengwa succumbed to cancer yesterday in the United Kingdom.Chronicle could not...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 20:48hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa named among only 17 black billionaires in the world
ACCORDING to Forbes, there are currently 2,640 billionaires in the world. They are collectively worth $12.2 trillion. The United States is the number one home of billionaires with 735 of them, followe...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:59hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo family in nasty fight over house
A BULAWAYO family is embroiled in a nasty legal fight with their aunt over a house in Thorngrove suburb.A messenger of court was last week sent to evict Mr Hadon Granger and his three siblings...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shadowy group invades Gwanda polling stations
FOREVER Associates Zimbabwe (Faz), a state intelligence front, has invaded polling stations in Gwanda Central and Gwanda South constituencies in an intimidation exercise in members of the shadow...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 13:13hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean-born Stephanie Travers now deputy head of Lewis Hamilton's Extreme E team
Lewis Hamilton gave Mercedes colleague "a moment I'll treasure for the rest of my life"Lewis Hamilton has touched countless lives with his work on and off the Formula 1 track – and Stephanie...Published: 14 May 2023 at 11:45hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho woman seeks assistance to fulfil dream
A 25-year-old woman from Tsholotsho District, Matabeleland North Province is appealing for financial assistance to commence university studies to fulfil her dream of becoming a social worker.M...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Siblings fight over family house
A Rugare man has been insulting his sister accusing her of sleeping with goblins during the night.This emerged at the Harare magistrate court on Friday where Priscillah Mudanyanga was seeking ...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Brother cheats death over woman
A 41-YEAR-OLD Chiweshe man nearly killed his brother after allegedly assaulting him with a wooden axe handle over a woman.Tafadzwa Munongerwa was dragged to Concession court yesterday facing a...Published: 04 May 2023 at 14:30hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Sperm donor who fathered 550 children ordered to stop
A Dutch man suspected of fathering more than 550 children worldwide through sperm donations has been ordered to stop.The man named Jonathan, aged 41, could be fined more than €100,000 (£88,...Published: 01 May 2023 at 19:17hrs | 7 | by Emily McGarvey
Mugabe's son issued with a warrant of arrest
Late former President Robert Mugabe's son, Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe has been issued with an arrest warrant after skipping court over a case in which he allegedly confronted Home Affairs Minister Kaz...Published: 18 Apr 2023 at 19:57hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's spin doctors rattled by Al Jazeera exposé
THE Al Jazeera documentary which exposed how people close to President Emmerson Mnangagwa are involved in gold smuggling and money laundering has torched a storm, with citizens openly expressing anger...Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 20:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko family feud plays out on social media
THE family of former Vice-President Mr Phelekezela Mphoko has been thrown in turmoil following claims by his son, Siqokoqela, that Mrs Laurinda Mphoko is not his biological mother. The issue h...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bullying leads to suicide
AGONY, grief, pain, anguish, sadness and anger aptly describe how the Saudan family in Bulawayo is feeling following the death of their 15-year-old son Jayden who committed suicide after complaining o...Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 05:19hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Brothers bash own mother to death
Two Dotito men are assisting police with investigations following the death of their mother whom they took turns to assault.Aleck Chand...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 07:45hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabweans must stay away from occult wealth seeking
IMAGINE being instructed by an inyanga or sangoma to take soil from a stranger's grave that will be used to perform a ritual to invoke the spirit of a dead person to help you get instant wealth and po...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man strikes granny (68) to death
A 28-YEAR-OLD Kezi man is on the run after fatally striking his 68-year-old grandmother with a log following a dispute over an undisclosed issue.Matabeleland South provincial police spokespers...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 21:13hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Macheso speaks on 'forgotten' son
ALICK Macheso says he will not pay much attention to a Guruve man who has gone viral on social media claiming to be his son.The man, who identifies himself as Simbarashe Macheso, has given int...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:47hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
How an orphaned Zimbabwean rose to be a millionaire in Botswana
Banabasi Marambire grew up as an orphan in Zimbabwe with eight siblings. He endured long nights of hunger and was diagnosed with kwashiorkor disease when he was 14 due to poor nutrition.To sur...Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 05:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nust medicine enrolment increases
Destiny Mlilo started his life-long ambition of being a medical doctor on Tuesday as part of 60 first-year School of Medicine students at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) in Bu...Published: 26 Jan 2023 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Undocumented Zimbabwean children struggle to find schools in SA
It is 10:00, and 9-year-old Michael is begging at a set of traffic lights in Johannesburg. Most children his age are back at school after the holidays. But Michael is undocumented.He has not b...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Nurse recruitment bottlenecks handicap Zimbabwean women
She lay on the ground facing the sky, hoping for a miracle to happen.Different hymns could be heard in her mind and heart, as she tried to get answers on this particular "curse.""Why d...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:20hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Man axes brother over wheelbarrow
A 39-year-old man from Methodist Village on the outskirts of Bulawayo axed his 22-year-old sibling to death for selling his wheelbarrow without his consent, police have confirmed.The incident ...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dad christens kids Jesus, Mbuya Nehanda and Mugabe
Jesus, Mbuya Nehanda and Mugabe are siblings! This is not blasphemy or a script for a movie and believe it or not, there is a Harare family where they incarnate.Even if we are to invite the DN...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bring back Bulawayo council parks' glory
FOR most parents in Bulawayo, council parks were safe places where they knew their children could innocently play and have fun.During Christmas time, parks like Centenary Park along Leopold Ta...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:30hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa chronicles how his clan fled to Zambia
President Mnangagwa yesterday chronicled how the Mnangagwa clan moved from Zvishavane communal areas to Zambia during the colonial era when he and his siblings were still teenagers.The Preside...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:56hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Sulu guards Dendera jealously
Ochestra Dendera kings boss Sulumani (Sulu) Chimbetu is not going back in music industry as he keeps the genre of Dendera relevant.Whil...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 11:45hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Couple rapes biological children
A MACHEKE couple was yesterday arraigned before Marondera magistrate Ignatius Mhene facing charges of raping their biological children.According to court papers, the father (41) raped his nine...Published: 02 Nov 2022 at 05:01hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi tears into Chief's Gukurahundi genocide manual
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has criticized the diction used in crafting the chiefs' manual on Gukurahundi Community Engagement Processes claiming that it minimized the victims' experiences of t...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Stanford University student and community activist killed in road crash on Zimbabwe visit
Tinotenda "Tino" Nyandoro, a junior with a passion for expanding education access, died on Sept. 12 in a car accident in his native Zimbabwe. He was 23 years old.Friends and faculty remembered...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
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