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Domestic dispute ends in tragedy
A domestic dispute ended in tragedy when a Chipinge man reportedly assaulted his wife and set their shared police staff house on fire before taking his life.Emmanuel Watungwa, whose body was f...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:18hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Cheating 'Clever' man kills self over leaked messages
A Rushinga man Clever Mashange (39) allegedly committed suicide by drinking a pesticide after his cheating texts messages with another married woman leaked to his wife.According to Mashonaland...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 17:50hrs | 3611 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Guruve man killed by in-laws in a domestic violence
Guruve residents were left shell-shocked after a villager went beseark and axed his wife before his inlaws teamed up and fatally assaulted him last week....Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 07:07hrs | 2045 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bizzare incidents engulf Mugabe's village as boy hangs self at father's funeral
BIZARRE incident are playing out in the late former President Robert Mugabe's rural Zvimba area after an 18-year-old high school pupil committed suicide by hanging near his newly buried father's grave...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 19:31hrs | 1607 | by Staff reporter
Form one student commits suicide over US$5
A 14-YEAR-OLD Guruve form one student committed suicide by hanging on Friday.Rodney Bernard's body was found hanging on a tree in Guruv...Published: 02 Oct 2021 at 23:14hrs | 1153 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man kills wife in Harare, commits suicide in Beitbridge
A 48-year-old man, who allegedly axed his wife to death in Harare, has committed suicide in Beitbridge after failing to skip the border to South Africa.It is reported that on September 27, Tin...Published: 02 Oct 2021 at 15:42hrs | 1755 | by Staff Reporter
Ex-Malawi MP shoots himself dead in parliament
A high-ranking former Malawian MP, Clement Chiwaya, has shot himself dead in an office in parliament.Mr Chiwaya, who was a wheelchair user after he contracted polio at the age of two, served a...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 21:59hrs | 2311 | by Staff reporter
'Bona - Mnangagwa fight over Mugabe's dead body to get nasty'
South African based academic Dinizulu Macaphulana (real name Dr. William Mpofu) has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa that the spirited fight to have the late President Robert Mugabe's corpse ...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 13:42hrs | 8187 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Suicide cases trigger alarm in Zimbabwe
"It is so hard to take it in because I could not hear him scream or anything, it is too painful," those are the heart-breaking words from Farai Munemo's mother Felistas Mundere.Munemo would ha...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:39hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Mentally ill woman commits suicide
A Bindura woman who was suffering from some form of mental illness decided to end her life on Friday by drinking termite poison.Doricah...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:06hrs | 160 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Pregnant teen commits suicide
A 19-YEAR-OLD Madziwa woman allegedly committed suicide after she eloped to a married man who refused to take responsibility of her pregnancy....Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:02hrs | 327 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Soldiers in trouble as AK-47 rifles vanish
SOLDIERS deployed at the residence of the late Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander Vitalis Zvinavashe have landed themselves in soup after three AK-47 assault rifles and several rounds of ammunition wer...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 19:35hrs | 785 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe: A nationalist hero and authoritarian dictator
A group of Robert Gabriel Mugabe admirers, linked to Zanu-PF, has published a profile of Robert Mugabe. They are trying to provide a profile of the late president, combining both the positive and nega...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:21hrs | 335 | by Fay Chung
Jealous man commits suicide after suspecting wife of cheating
A Madziwa man committed suicide by drinking poison after he suspected his wife of cheating.Liam Musona (78) of Mugwiza village, Madziwa took his life by drinking a pesticide after suspecting h...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 12:47hrs | 2105 | by Simbarashe Sithole
380 Zimbabwean teachers commit suicide
EVEN though suicide is considered the 19th most common cause of death in Zimbabwe, a slew of suicides by teachers have shocked the country.According to the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimba...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:45hrs | 1230 | by Staff reporter
Bitcoin pyramid scheme collapses
INNOCENT Matongo, a Zimbabwean expatriate worker based in Boksburg, South Africa is ruing the day he decided to latch on to a get-rich-quick scheme.After investing thousands of United States d...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:52hrs | 496 | by Emmanuel Kafe
Handcapped woman throws self in a dam
A 25-YEAR-0LD disabled Centenary woman committed suicide by throwing herself in a local dam.Edina Mubishi failed to accept her condition and decided to end her life.Acting Mashonaland ...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 18:38hrs | 379 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Shamva woman kills self over polygamy
A 32-YEAR-OLD Shamva woman committed suicide on Wednesday by drinking rat poison after she failed to accept a polygamous relationship.Lisa Salimu 32 of Mandimu village killed herself after her...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 20:44hrs | 2870 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabweans lose US$5m in Ponzi scheme
ZIMBABWEANS who invested more than US$5 million in a pyramid scheme in a bid to get rich quickly have been left counting their losses after the owner of the scheme failed to give them back their inves...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 06:49hrs | 1209 | by Staff reporter
Man commits suicide after being accused of possessing goblins
A 61-year-old man from Torero compound at Ledbury farm in Matepatepa committed suicide after being accused of possessing goblins and blamed for causing mysterious fires at the farm by a traditional he...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 17:56hrs | 553 | by Staff Reporter
Man hangs self after suspecting that his wife was cheating on him
A BEITBRIDGE man hanged himself after suspecting that his wife was cheating on him. The incident occurred on Monday in Tongwe, Beitbridge District at around 3Pm. Timothy Ndou (51) under chief ...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 18:31hrs | 1160 | by Staff reporter
Mshika-shika driver commits suicide
A 38-year- old Zvishavane mshika-shika driver allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison at Zvishavane Central Police Station in protest over his vehicle which had been impounded by the police. ...Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 16:38hrs | 1682 | by Staff reporter
Couple commits suicide over infidelity
A COUPLE from Mutoko committed suicide following a misunderstanding over infidelity.Peter Mahwamba (50) of Mukumbura village under Chief Chimoyo, hanged himself in his bedroom after villagers ...Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 06:39hrs | 3111 | by Staff reporter
Boy commits scuicide
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy from Emganwini suburb hanged himself in a bushy area at Manado farm near eHlekwini, Figtree area last week after a misunderstanding with members of his family.Matabeleland So...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:38hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Girl commits suicide over unnecessary movement dispute
A FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Bindura girl committed suicide on Thursday after she was rebuked by her mother over unnecessary movements and she decided to take her l...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 22:46hrs | 1449 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman hires hitmen for hubby, commits suicide
A WOMAN from Nyamandlovu in Matabeleland North committed suicide on Tuesday after police were closing in on her for hiring three hitmen to kill her youthful husband two weeks ago. Ms Sitshengi...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 07:19hrs | 2282 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa's MDC is the most infiltrated party in Zimbabwe today'
Zimbabwe's exiled former Information Minister, Professor Jonathan Moyo, says the Nelson Chamisa led Movement for Democratic Change has been the target of heavy infiltration ever since. Moyo wa...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 22:34hrs | 2842 | by Staff reporter
Man kills self after beating wife to death
A 37-YEAR-OLD bigamist from Lupane allegedly committed suicide by hanging on Sunday after fatally assaulting his first wife who he suspected of having an extra-marital affair, police have said....Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 18:01hrs | 1139 | by Staff reporter
Man found hanging on pylon
AN unidentified man is suspected to have committed suicide by hanging himself on a pylon in Emganwini suburb yesterday morning. Residents told Chronicle that they only saw the body early in the mornin...Published: 09 Aug 2021 at 18:36hrs | 1925 | by Staff reporter
Prominent cleric in sex scandal
A prominent Mutare church leader, who is in an eye of a storm after his alleged adulterous relationships with married congregants were exposed, has been described as a "manipulative and deceitful char...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:25hrs | 1873 | by Staff reporter
My advice to the ZRP and MPSE: Have the Decency to leave Mhlanga alone!
In its natural state, the human body is a work of art a thing of immense beauty. Nudity forms the backbone of a multi-million-dollar erotica industry, although its acceptance varies from society to so...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 07:43hrs | 203 | by Nkosilathi Lesley Ngwenya
Khumalo headmistress alive
Kumalo primary school headmistress, Stella Mhlanga is alive, contrary to social media reports that she had committed suicide after her nude picture leaked and went viral on social media.Mhlang...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 19:27hrs | 5254 | by Staff reporter
How committed is Mnangagwa to eradication of corruption?
PreSIdenT emmerson dambudzo Mnangagwa addressed the nation on the auspicious occasion of the fifth edition of the African Anti-Corruption day on July 12, 2021.I listened to the president with ...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:56hrs | 928 | by Geoffrey Nyarota
Family confesses to murder
A RUSAPE family's murder secret of seven years recently came out in the open as the avenging spirit of a slain teacher is now giving them a torrid time.The Maziofa family of Masvosva Village u...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 17:12hrs | 2061 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean business tycoon says Ivermectin saved his life
West Properties chairman Ken Sharpe on Friday donated US$50,000 to government for the purchase of Ivermectin, saying he and his wife only escaped death thanks to the drug after they contracted the Cov...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 09:43hrs | 4035 | by Staff reporter
What does it take for the judiciary to hear a matter before them?
Marvo Stationary Manufacturing Company employees have not been paid their unpaid salaries since the United States Dollar and the use of the multi currency regime during the Government of Nationa...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 16:37hrs | 226 | by Mbonisi Gumbo
Cop commits suicide
A POLICE officer stationed at Mbizo Police Station in Kwekwe committed suicide by hanging yesterday morning for yet to be known reasons. The police officer, only identified as Constable Ngazim...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:27hrs | 825 | by Staff reporter
What does it take for the judiciary to hear a matter before them?
Marvo Stationary Manufacturing Company employees have not been paid their unpaid salaries since the United States Dollar and the use of the multi currency regime during the Government of Nationa...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 20:24hrs | 641 | by Mbonisi Gumbo
South Africa: Is the Rainbow fading away?
Geographically, South Africa is another country, apart and distinct from our Zimbabwe. Experientially, South Africa is all Southern African countries, Zimbabwe especially. A whirlpool of event...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:36hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Crime spree ends for robber couple
After more than an hour of fending off police gunfire and unsuccessfully trying to commit suicide four times, suspected armed robber Godfrey Josi (41) and his wife Juliet Gavaza (36) succumbed to the ...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 08:23hrs | 1133 | by Staff Reporter
Teen kills friend, tries to hang self
A 13-YEAR-OLD teenager from Umguza District allegedly fatally stabbed her friend before she tried to hang herself in a dispute over a boy. Police have since arrested the girl who is helping th...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:12hrs | 640 | by Staff reporter
Tyrants are generally cowards who flee when their bullying power is under threat
Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler hid in an underground bunker - where he eventually committed suicide - when Allied forces had surrounded Germany's capital Berlin in 1945.Iraq's iron-fisted tyrant, ...Published: 02 Jul 2021 at 16:09hrs | 743 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwean is in great pain!
The report of today's Bulawayo24 is about two young men who beat a man of 72 years to death because he refused to share information about soccer results! Our citizen loses his life because of a trivia...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 13:06hrs | 1357 | by Nomazulu Thata
Man consumes poison at ex-wife's residence
A Zvishavane man is recuperating in hospital after he allegedly swallowed poison at his ex-wife's residence after being denied access to his children.Witnesses to the incident which occurred M...Published: 28 Jun 2021 at 07:18hrs | 2890 | by Staff Reporter
Nyau dancer hangs self with mosquito net
A Guruve based Nyau dancer Adam Kanyandura committed suicide by hanging himself on a tree with a mosquito net after his wife barred him from attending a Nyau dance on Sunday.Mashonaland Centra...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 15:55hrs | 1786 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Guruve
Man kills self over cheating wife
An illegal miner from Chitungwiza village, Mazowe committed suicide yesterday by drinking poison mixed with illicit beer over his wife's infidelityPhilimon Master sent texts messages to his wi...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 19:54hrs | 2420 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mazowe
Robber who terrified victims with skeleton costume and mask jailed
A robber who dressed up as a human skeleton to terrify his victims is beginning a three-year prison sentence this week.Norman Chagwiza, 27, of Mutsambiwa Village in Gutu, pleaded guilty to one...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 18:17hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Living between a rock & hard surface - Brenda Manyoni Narrates her Story!
The quagmire that Brenda Manyoni (25) is living through is terribly deplorable. Brenda says she does not 'understand' how, her nylon skirt caught fire when she was just five. The girl reports that she...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 13:46hrs | 1056 | by Dumisani Mawere
63 pregnant school girls drop out in Bulawayo
IN a trend that has exposed the continued exploitation of the girl child in both rural and urban communities, 63 girls in Bulawayo dropped out of school after being impregnated, while about 40 pupils ...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 19:58hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter
'Demolitions will cause academic genocide'
Teachers of unions yesterday decried demolition of houses and vending structures built on illegal sites, saying the move would severely affect children of the affected families and cause "academic gen...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:32hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter
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