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Suicidal man saved from roof of Bulawayo's tallest building
A 35-year-old man was rescued after climbing the roof of Bulawayo's tallest building before threatening to jump off.Andrew Banda of Balfour Road in Bellevue was pulled back from the roof of th...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 15:38hrs | 7014 | by ZimLive
Man fingers police boss, hangs self
A 54-YEAR-OLD man from Maboleni area in Lower Gweru committed suicide by hanging himself from the trusses of his bedroom hut and left a note indicating he took his life after failing to raise money to...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 17:35hrs | 5254 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in the UK compete in lifestyles - part 2
Zimbabweans in the UK were irked by a previous article on the zeal by most of them to compete le in life styles. The article concentrated on the nurses who are more blessed with the spirit of competit...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:34hrs | 14315 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Econet shop closes over Guard suicide
The Econet Wireless Shop where a Guard Alert security guard committed suicide after he shot himself in the head over stolen cell phones has temporarily closed, as investigations into the case continue...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 13:17hrs | 2899 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Guard shoots self at Econet Shop
A Guard Alert security detail who was manning an Econet Wireless Shop in the city of Harare has committed suicide after he shot himself once in the head in unclear circumstances.The incident o...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 17:24hrs | 5151 | by Staff reporter
MDC launch Learnmore Jongwe memorial at inception of anti-domestic violence campaign
MDC has launched an appeal for donations towards late founding legislator Learnmore Jongwe's memorial on a day Zimbabweans begin a two-week campaign against gender-based violence.Jongwe died a...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 07:51hrs | 498 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabweans competing in lifestyles in the UK
In November alone fifteen Zimbabweans have died in the Uk from stress related cases. The life in the UK has been moulded to a competition. It may not be The Hunger Games, but in this massive multi-pla...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 07:40hrs | 73432 | by Masimba Mavaza
'Bona Mugabe, Kasukuwere to lead war against Mnangagwa'
Bona Mugabe, the late President Robert Mugabe's daughter, is set to be the liberator of the people of Zimbabwe political analyst and semiotician Dr Jethro William Mpofu has said.In a highly ch...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 09:50hrs | 19844 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZNA condemns killer soldier
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has condemned its member who fatally shot his wife and seriously injured his mother-in-law before committing suicide with a service gun in Chitungwiza recently. ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:09hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
ZNA condemns wife killer
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has condemned the recent actions by one of their members who shot and killed his wife and seriously injured his mother-in-law before killing himself by the same gun fo...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 12:33hrs | 1277 | by Staff reporter
Soldier guns down wife, kills self
A soldier reportedly shot and killed his wife and seriously injured his mother-in-law before killing himself by the same gun following a misunderstanding at their home in Manyame Park, Chitungwiza, ea...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:37hrs | 2143 | by Staff reporter
Govt urged to respect rights of prisoners
LEGAL think-tank Veritas says that all prisoners, even those incarcerated for the most heinous crimes, have constitutional rights to be treated by a medical practitioner of their choice as well as rig...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 06:03hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Teacher 'hangs' self in bedroom
A TEACHER at Coghlan Primary School in Bulawayo allegedly hanged herself in her bedroom. Ms Sibhekinkosi Moyo (35) from New Magwegwe suburb was found hanging from a roof truss by her father on...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 07:00hrs | 1807 | by Staff reporter
Anti-sanctions: In pursuit of the national interest
THE successful campaign against illegal Western sanctions on Zimbabwe last Friday expanded from a regional exercise by Sadc to an Africa wide exercise that was also joined by nations beyond the contin...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:29hrs | 82 | by Nduduzo Tshuma
Sanctions are a blunt instrument
On Friday the SADC region as a whole mounted a coordinated protest against the European and American targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe. I am a veteran of the UN Mandatory Sanctions program mounted a...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 19:40hrs | 1921 | by Eddie Cross
Suicide at lover's doorstep
The lady whose boyfriend committed suicide at her doorstep following a dispute, has broken her silence giving a detailed account of what transpired on the night.It is suspected that Byron Nyev...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 09:41hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Man found dead on railway line
AN unidentified Bulawayo man was on Thursday night found dead along a railway line in Sauerstown suburb after apparent suicide.Police officers who were called to attend to the scene took the b...Published: 26 Oct 2019 at 07:36hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
Man commits suicide at lover's doorstep
A MAN from Kwekwe was found dead outside his lover's residence in Mbizo suburb in a suspected case of suicide. Midlands police spokesperson, Inspector Joel Goko, said Byron Nyevera is suspecte...Published: 24 Oct 2019 at 10:48hrs | 2791 | by Staff Reporter
Man cuts self to death in butchery
In a stranger than fiction case, a 29-year-old man recently left the small town shocked and baffled after he killed himself by cutting his throat using a knife at a butchery at Old Location shopping c...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 07:21hrs | 7026 | by Staff reporter
Logan Paul's struggles with YouTube stardom
Logan Paul might not be a name you're familiar with, but his face certainly will be. The YouTube star has gone viral multiple times for his hilarious videos, but in recent years has gone somewhat off ...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 12:49hrs | 720 | by Staff Writer
Man tries to kill three children to spite wife
A MAN from Bulawayo allegedly poisoned himself and his three children to spite his wife who had left him for another man. Chelesani Sibanda (34) yesterday told a court that he did not want to ...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:49hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwean Cyber Crime Bill, a good way forward
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his cabinet passed the long awaited Cyber Crime, Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill in what they say is an effort to "protect the country's cyber space...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 23:03hrs | 529 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
MDC tribal cracks widen
Zimbabwe's politics is a very interesting terrain. It is contested by revolutionaries, pseudo revolutionaries, neo-liberals, sell-outs to the outright treasonous. Students of politics know tha...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:49hrs | 3026 | by Staff reporter
Man poisons kids, attempts suicide
A MAN from Bulawayo allegedly poisoned himself and his three children "to save the family from abuse and suffering."Chelesani Sibanda (34) allegedly mixed a soft drink with rat poison and gave...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:20hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
Mental health service platform launched
Zimbabwe faces a critical shortage of mental health professionals, with only 17 psychiatrists and 900 mental health nurses available to serve the whole country.Speaking at a combined commemora...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:40hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's statement on World Mental Health Day
Today it is the World Mental Health Day, a very important occasion where we stop and reflect on how we would have spent the previous year looking after the most import part of the human body, the mind...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 13:45hrs | 303 | by Advocate Nelson Chamisa
Nelson Chamisa’s statement on World Mental Health Day
Today it is the World Mental Health Day, a very important occasion where we stop and reflect on how we would have spent the previous year looking after the most import part of the human body, the mind...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 10:40hrs | 724 | by Nelson Chamisa
Medical Marijuana: Taking The Market By Storm
Pot, Weed, Blunt, Joint, MJ, Ganja, Hemp, or only Marijuana. A plant that was proven to inhibit medicinal properties that can cure different illnesses and ...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 06:23hrs | 743 | by Staff Writer
Exhumation in the context of Gukurahundi and Ndebele thought
AS efforts continue to find closure to the Gukurahundi conundrum, hopes are being raised that there might be some light at the end of the tunnel. While people may be speaking freely on the subject, cl...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 16:01hrs | 212 | by Pathisa Nyathi
MSU, Zupco seal bus deal
The Midlands State University (MSU) has sealed a deal with ZUPCO to have a bus that plies the town - Senga route for students only.Students are expected to produce their school identity cards ...Published: 03 Oct 2019 at 19:52hrs | 1165 | by Staff reporter
What are behavioral disorders and how can they be managed?
We often hear people talk of behavioral disorders but most of those around us have no idea what they are. This article seeks to demystify and equip parents and guardians with the basic knowledge on ho...Published: 03 Oct 2019 at 15:53hrs | 363 | by Temba Munsaka
Hard-pressed Zimbabweans resort to gambling for survival
When a local pub in the southern city of Masvingo introduced four casino slot machines, *Tendai Moyo went there "just for the fun of it".After all, it was his first time to gamble.A fe...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 13:13hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Cheating man beaten to death
A NYANGA man was on Tuesday evening assaulted to death after he was caught having sex with a married woman.James Nyakapanga (36) was having the time of his life with Chipo Guta nee Boterere, w...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 12:30hrs | 1889 | by Staff reporter
Forex pricing ban vital
The nonsense Zimbabwe saw in the first fortnight of September in foreign exchange markets, whose serious and unnecessary side-effects may well be felt for months, was an example of how a small number ...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 12:13hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Man found hanging in suspected murder case
A MAN believed to be in his 30s was found hanging on a shrub in Bulawayo, amid suspicion that he could have been murdered and hanged.Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednego Ncube yeste...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 08:03hrs | 1483 | by Staff reporter
In your wildest imagination did you ever envisage Zim would have a reincarnation of the devil Mugabe in Mnangagwa?
The removal of Mugabe was an unexpected early Christmas present in November 2017.We threw away our differences as we cheered the removal of one of Africa's dictators who had brought Zimbabwe on its kn...Published: 26 Sep 2019 at 06:50hrs | 141 | by AT Kadada
Suicide pastor's mother dies hours after her son's tragic incident
THE mother of a 59-year-old senior pastor with Upper Room Ministries, Bishop Berry Dambaza who committed suicide yesterday in the city has died.Dambaza died after apparently throwing himself f...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 14:43hrs | 4478 | by Staff reporter
Pastor commits suicide after walking in on cheating wife
A Harare cleric on Monday threw himself to death from the 4th floor of a city building in an apparent suicide case that sources claimed was linked to domestic issues.Gospel author and senior p...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 07:31hrs | 5121 | by newzimbabwe
Prominent preacher falls to his death from a fourth-floor car park
Prominent Harare preacher and gospel author Bishop Berry Dambaza died on Monday after falling to his death from a fourth-floor car park.Police were called after a man was seen dropping four fl...Published: 23 Sep 2019 at 16:00hrs | 6453 | by ZimLive
Remembering Dr Mzee: Soul of the nation
CDE SIMON Muzenda, who had his last breath on September 20, 2003 at Parirenyatwa Hospital, was declared a national hero and buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare. On Friday, the nation commemor...Published: 22 Sep 2019 at 09:29hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Suspected 'wizard' identified
The young who had been mistakenly identified as a wizard, is believed to be suffering from mental illness.A young man who had been mistakenly identified as a wizard after he was found undresse...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 18:27hrs | 1721 | by Staff reporter
Moving on from Mugabe era
BEING in Harare in the past two weeks has been quite an experience. The Robert Mugabe era has finally closed after his death in Singapore on September 6, even through he is yet to be buried.Bu...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 07:32hrs | 306 | by Eddie Cross
Suicide cases rise
The African Institute for Ending Bullying Depression and Suicide (AIEBDS) has raised concern over the spike in suicide cases in Zimbabwe after the country recorded 129 cases in the first quarter of th...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 10:02hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's 'dodgy donator' 'already dead' at time of crash - report
A private pathology report has reportedly revealed that former Bosasa boss Gavin Watson was already dead before he crashed his company car into a concrete pillar at the OR Tambo International Airport ...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 06:24hrs | 5587 | by Staff reporter
'Robber' tries to commit suicide at police station
A SUSPECTED armed robber who allegedly tried to escape through a window at Pumula Police Station in Bulawayo has told a court how he threw himself at the window to commit suicide. The suspect ...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 07:14hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
Open Letter to the soul of R.G. Mugabe (currently in the purgatory)
Dear Comrade RG, I know that you are currently in the purgatory while waiting for your verdict from the almighty. There is no doubt that you are in great fear and shivering. Your chances of go...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 10:58hrs | 3587 | by Don Chigumba
'Zimbabwe records more suicide cases in 2019'
Zimbabwe recorded more cases of suicide in the first quarter on 2019 than the previous year, an indication that the country needs to open up discourse on the subject.Suicide, as defined by the...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 05:47hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Granny attempts suicide after being raped by Gumbura cleric
A 63-YEAR-OLD Chivhu woman attempted to kill herself after she was allegedly raped by a pastor belonging to convicted rapist Robert Martin Gumbura's RMG Independent End Time Message Church.Wal...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 19:59hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Man (29) fatally axes wife, 2 children
A 29-YEAR-OLD man from Wedza fatally axed his wife and two children, one of them a one-month-old infant, before drinking a tobacco pesticide in a bid to commit suicide.Innocent Chakabuda of Pl...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 06:06hrs | 724 | by Staff Reporter
Man axes wife, 2 children
A 29-YEAR-OLD man from Wedza fatally axed his wife and two children, one of them a one-month-old infant, before drinking a tobacco pesticide in a bid to commit suicide.Innocent Chakabuda of Pl...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 06:38hrs | 878 | by Staff reporter
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