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Villagers engage witch hunters in search of missing baby
Villagers in Lupane, Matabeleland North province, have enlisted witch hunters to help locate four-year-old Milton Tshuma, who went missing on March 15. The boy was under the care of neighbors while hi...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 11:51hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi ups campaign against apostolic sects
The Mthwakazi Republic Party has intensified its clean-up campaigns targeting Apostolic sects' open air churches operating in the bushes.The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has also been conductin...Published: 19 May 2024 at 19:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Witch hunters wreak havoc in Mhondoro-Ngezi
Stories of witch hunters wreaking havoc in rural areas have been told repeatedly, but gullible villagers continue to fall victim to the scammers.Known as tsikamutandas or gauras, the purported...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:40hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutandas caught planting live python
TWO self-styled traditional healers popularly known as Tsikamutandas' attempt to dupe a Kwekwe family went horribly wrong after they were seen attempting to plant a live python behind a family's wardr...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 16:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over witch hunters
HUMAN rights watchdog Coalition for Citizens Advocates (Coca) has petitioned Midlands police against the activities of witch-hunters popularly known as tsikamutandas in Zvishavane.They are rep...Published: 19 Feb 2023 at 18:18hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Tsikamutandas who violently bashed an alleged Plumtree witch in Matobo arrested
Two men who appeared on a disturbing video on social media beating up an elderly woman, whom they accuse of being a witch, with tree branches have been arrested, senior journalist Zenzele Ndebele has ...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 12:03hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: Alleged Plumtree witch violently bashed by Tsikamutandas in Matobo
A disturbing video has surfaced on social media showing two youthful men who describe themselves as traditional healers beating up an elderly woman, whom they accuse of being a witch, with tree ...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 13:52hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Witch hunters trigger crisis meeting
CHIEF Bekezela Sibanda Sibasa of Filabusi last week called a crisis meeting with villagers, human rights watchdogs and the police to discuss witch hunters (tsikamutandas) who he said were wreaking hav...Published: 23 Aug 2022 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutanda goes into trance before fleeing traditional court
A WITCH hunter, commonly called tsikamutanda, from Karoi in Mashonaland West, went into a trance before fleeing from Chief Nyangazonke's community court in Maphisa, Matabeleland South on Friday, last ...Published: 22 Aug 2022 at 07:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chief summons witch hunter
A TRADITIONAL leader in Kezi, Chief Nyangazonke has summoned a tsikamutanda (witch hunter) operating in the area to explain his activities.Tsikamutandas are reportedly wreaking havoc in Matabe...Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Police petitioned over Filabusi tsikamutandas
GWANDA-based human rights watchdog, Coalition for Citizens Advocates (Coca) has petitioned police in Matabeleland South to deal with tsikamutandas (witch hunters) who are "fleecing" Filabusi villages ...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:44hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutandas wreak havoc in Manicaland
SELF-STYLED witch-hunters commonly known as Tsikamutandas are wreaking havoc in Manicaland province where they are ripping off unsuspecting villagers of their livestock in the guise of "cleaning their...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutandas wreaking havoc in communities
SELF-PROCLAIMED witch-hunters, commonly known as tsikamutandas, have flooded the San community in Makhulela Village, Bulilima where they claim to be "cleansing the area", reported Chronicle in Septemb...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman kills hubby in infidelity brawl
A 35-year-old Harare woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her husband over infidelity.The woman, Leoba Muzondo retaliated after her husband, Farai Tsatse (39), who accused her of infi...Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 04:43hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Spiritually healed chief warns against tsikamutandas
BINGA traditional leader Acting Chief Charles Sindeki from Mansenya area, who was grateful to be back on his feet after a lengthy wound-healing journey thanks to Bulawayo cleric Madzibaba Emmanuel Mut...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 20:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutanda arrested
A TSIKAMUTANDA and a villager have been arrested in Dete, Hwange District after they allegedly forcibly undressed an 80-year-old woman and shaved her pubic hair accusing her of indulging in sex with m...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 18:30hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Bare footed Tsikamutanda flees from police
There was drama in Kazunga village,Guruve when an unidentified Witch hunter popularly known as Tsikamutanda took to his heels in his regalia while bare fo...Published: 08 Feb 2021 at 19:40hrs | 8 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Distance is not a barrier, really?
I will still ask till hoarse, where are the flamboyant know-it-all Johnny-come-too-late prosperity gospel Prophets when Covid-19 is cutting God's people down? The miracles galore has van...Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 22:02hrs | 8 | by Tondo
Chief drives out tsikamutandas
CHIEF Bango of Matobo District in Matabeleland South has become the latest traditional leaders to drive out self-styled traditional healers, popularly known as tsikamutandas, out of his area.T...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 23:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Probe into Gwanda goat deaths launched
AUTHORITIES have launched an investigation into mysterious deaths of goats in Makwe area, Ward 8 in Gwanda. A team comprising officials from Gwanda Rural District Council, Zimbabwe National Pa...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutandas wreak havoc in Bulilima San community
SELF-PROCLAIMED witch-hunters, commonly known as tsikamutandas, have flooded the San community in Makhulela Village, Bulilima where they claim to be "cleansing the area". Notorious for preying...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cops, villagers flee businessman's 'goblins'
VILLAGERS and two police officers scurried for cover after they allegedly stumbled on goblins in a businessman's suitcase while searching for poison that allegedly led to the death of several communit...Published: 29 Aug 2020 at 16:44hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutandas leave in a huff as villagers bay for their blood
HUNTERS popularly known as tsikamutandas left in a huff with egg on their faces after their trickery to swindle community members in Gokwe were exposed by the alert villagers who later bayed for their...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 11:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Flying winnowing basket or African drone?
Witchcraft, can it be called profession, career, art or low intensity murders where there is absence of evidence. We have heard before that absence of evidence does not mean evidence of absence. ...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 10:17hrs | | by Thomas Murisa
Headmen in soup for inviting tsikamutandas
Murewa's Chief Mangwende has descended on his headmen after they invited witch-hunters who allegedly ripped off villagers, taking their cattle and other valuables on the pretext of cleansing their hom...Published: 23 May 2019 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutanda's, witches go toe-to-toe over missing toddler
A BRUISING showdown is looming at Vukuzenzele 2 Village in Esikhoveni area of Esigodini District between witch-hunters popularly known as tsikamutandas and suspected witches. The alleged witch...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiefs in a fix over settling witchcraft cases
TRADITIONAL leaders in Matabeleland said they were in a fix over how to handle cases of witchcraft because of the contradictions between constitutional law and local culture.The Constitution d...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mysterious fires raze down two family homesteads
VILLAGERS from Goodwood in Inyathi, Matabeleland North province are living in fear after a series of mysterious fires razed down three huts at a homestead in four days.The fires also destroyed...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutanda kills two over lobola
A TSIKAMUTANDA grisly murdered his lover's brother and mother after being duped in love.Lovemore Majaradha, 42, who is polygamist and serving a life sentence at Chikurubi Maximum Prison, said ...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 19:28hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutandas warned
Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister Larry Mavima has warned self-styled traditional healers, popularly known as tsikamutandas who have reportedly taken Silobela by storm, fleecing villagers of their ...Published: 04 Oct 2018 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutandas demand sex as payment
A Silobela man was left counting losses after he was forced to part with two head of cattle as two self-styled traditional healers demanded to engage in sex with his daughter if he failed to pay for a...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cowdray Park after goblins
TWO weeks ago, residents from Cowdray Park in Bulawayo, who had been haunted by an alleged goblin named Maqobola, heaved a sigh of relief after it was exorcised by self-styled prophets.Despite...Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 09:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Haunted homestead changes hands 6 times
MYSTERY surrounds a certain Matopo homestead after six families who bought it fled from the home in the past seven years.The original owner of the homestead, Paul Masika, is late and the home ...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Rapist goblins
A PESKY goblin called Mike Maqobola is allegedly leading invisible beings to terrorise Cowdray Park residents, assaulting, sodomising and sleeping with women.Sources from the suburb said they ...Published: 30 May 2018 at 08:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutandas recover school property
COMMUNITY members at Makupa resettlement area in Kezi, Matabeleland South province heaved a sigh of relief when stolen school roofing material was recovered through the services of a witch hunting ban...Published: 25 May 2018 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Blood, juju in mubobobo ritual
THEATRE of wizardry!Mike Sibanda, a prophet from the Johane Masowe sect in Bhazha is a hero in the area because of his exploits during a cleansing ceremony that was also attended by this repor...Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 06:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prophet finds two snakes in a house
TWO snakes - a male and a female cobra - both measuring more than a metre were found at a Penhalonga home last Friday by some apostolic sect spiritualists in an incident that has sent tongues wagging ...Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Villagers losing livestock to Tsikamutanda
Compound villagers in Gokwe under Chief Njelele are crying foul over con-men, Tsikamutandas, who are allegedly extorting their livestock and household materials on witchcraft allegations.Appar...Published: 15 Jan 2018 at 14:28hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Witch hunter in search of goblins shuts school
A SELF-PROCLAIMED tsikamutanda allegedly shut down a school in Matobo District in Matabeleland South on Tuesday and performed rituals in teachers' houses, saying he was searching for goblins which wer...Published: 12 Jan 2018 at 05:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ginyilitshe defends Zimbabwe military coup in new book
Ambassador Cain Mathema, who is also the Minister of State for Matabeleland North Provincial Affairs, has written and published a book entitled: 'I Defend Zimbabwe`s Defence and Security Forces,' with...Published: 14 Dec 2017 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutandas planted strange objects
FAKE Tsikamutandas in Chakohwa Village are placing witchcraft paraphernalia in villagers' homesteads and accusing people of possessing goblins in an attempt to lure clients.This was revealed b...Published: 04 Nov 2017 at 05:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Health ministry blamed for Tsikamutandas
APOSTOLIC Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) president, Johannes Ndanga, has accused the ministry of Health and Child Care of contributing to the rise of controversial traditional healers popularly ...Published: 01 Nov 2017 at 13:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Fake prophets busted
TWO men masquerading as prophets from Johanne Masowe Yenguvo Tsvuku were yesterday busted in Cranborne after an attempt to con a family of a beast.Tineyi Mkokeri, 28 and Wilfred Banda who clai...Published: 26 Oct 2017 at 17:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
PICTURES: Tsikamutandas invade Zimbabwe parliament
Saw these Madzibaba enguwo tsvuku at Parliament entrance: Hanzi "pane mhepo dzavarikuda kutsanangura." (I saw these Prophets at the Parliament entrance, it's alleged that there are bad spirits they wa...Published: 20 Oct 2017 at 12:32hrs | | by Social media
Mnangagwa want tsikamutandas arrested
Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for the arrest of witch-hunters, commonly referred to as tsikamutandas, describing their practice as unlawful.Mnangagwa made the call during Parl...Published: 22 Sep 2017 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Witchcraft slur woes for MDC-T councillor
THE former headmistress of Madlambuzi High School has dragged a former Madlambuzi Ward MDC-T councillor to court for labelling her a witch during an interview on pirate radio station Studio 7 channel....Published: 22 Sep 2017 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Feared sngaoma turns neighbour's son into goblin
A VILLAGE in Filabusi has "distinguished" itself as an extraordinary haven for wizards and witches.This came to light after a family claimed their son who went missing in February this year wa...Published: 08 Sep 2017 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cops warn chiefs against witch hunter invites
POLICE have warned traditional leaders against inviting tsikamutandas into their communities as their activities are illegal.Speaking to chiefs from Bulilima District at the third quarter Mata...Published: 31 Aug 2017 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drama as kombi drops huge snake
THERE was drama yesterday morning at Mucheke Long Distance Bus Terminus in Masvingo when a huge python measuring about 2,5 metres allegedly dropped from a commuter omnibus before the crew sped off, po...Published: 25 Aug 2017 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Net closing in on 'bogus' prophets
THE Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) will soon carry out a countrywide tour aimed at curbing the scourge of bogus prophets that have become a menace in urban and rural areas.ACCZ...Published: 15 Jul 2017 at 15:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
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