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Tagwirei publishes snakebite management guidebook

University of Zimbabwe pharmacist, toxicologist and academic, Professor Dexter Tagwireyi, has published the country's first comprehensive snakebite management guidebook, aimed at reducing deaths and injuries through prevention, education, …

Published: 13 Sep 2025 at 10:53hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean man uses live snake to scare and rape woman

A 25-year-old man from Chitungwiza has been arrested for allegedly raping a 23-year-old woman multiple times while threatening her with a live snake, a lizard, and alleged ritualistic paraphernalia, police have confirmed.The suspect, ident…

Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter

Prophetic rituals led to children's deaths and haunting by snake spirit

A 53-year-old woman from Hatcliffe, Harare, originally from Marembera in Uzumba, Murehwa, says two of her children mysteriously died after a prophet poured two buckets of water over her in a ritual meant to "cleanse" her of bad luck. The r…

Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:30hrs | | by Staff reporter

WATCH: Zimbabwe snake charmer succumbs to Puff Adder bite

A well-known Chinhoyi snake charmer, Show Chedhu, popularly known as "Mabhemba," tragically died early Thursday morning after being bitten by a Puff Adder, one of the most venomous snakes in the region. The incident occurred Wednesday afte…

Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 17:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

Nkayi snake bite victim gets artificial limb

LEONARD Cheshire Disability Zimbabwe has come to the rescue of a 16-year-old Nkayi girl who crawls to school following the amputation of her leg after she was bitten by a snake in 2016.Leonard Cheshire Disability Zimbabwe, the Harare-based…

Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter

When 'skinning a live snake' is not working

SOON after Fortune Chasi was sworn in as Energy minister in May, he admitted that the country was in a rut. In spelling out his immediate plan to avert power shortages, Chasi vowed to skin a live snake in finding lasting solutions to the c…

Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:34hrs | 1 | by Cliff Chiduku

WATCH: Giant snake being used in church

A video of members of an apostolic sect preaching while holding a giant snake has surfaced online. It is not known where the video was shot but the preacher is heard speaking in Shona. In the video, the preacher asks "anga achirwara ndeupi…

Published: 23 Apr 2017 at 10:26hrs | | by Moyo Roy

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Tagwirei publishes snakebite management guidebook

Zimbabwean man uses live snake to scare and rape woman

Prophetic rituals led to children's deaths and haunting by snake spirit

WATCH: Zimbabwe snake charmer succumbs to Puff Adder bite

Nkayi snake bite victim gets artificial limb

When 'skinning a live snake' is not working

WATCH: Giant snake being used in church

ZETDC MD fired after SONA power outage

Mliswa likens Tagwirei to Chamisa

Harare adopts a 'Pay first, drink later' strategy

Police foil launch of movement against Mnangagwa term extension

Parliament apologises to Mnangagwa

Mnangagwa the merchant of darkness

ZimRights condemns arson attack on SAPES Trust

Mnangagwa praise singers lie for a living

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MP Kuka raises alarm over unrepaired bridges Swept Away by Rains

Zifa accused of running illegal election process

Trainee nurse disappears over fake O' Level certificate

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Buyanga dealt a court blow

Zimbabwe records historic wheat harvest

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Petra College faces backlash over teacher retrenchments

Title deeds for beneficiaries of Operation Garikai

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Zimbabwean drivers arrested in KZN

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Dear Chief Justice Maya

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