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Woman connives with new lover to kill own baby
HOW rare is filicide, the death of a child at the hands of a parent?And what would drive a mother to kill her newborn? The killing of a child by its parent is not as rare as you might think....Published: 7 hrs ago | 624 | by Staff reporter
Man assaults girlfriend for dumping him
A man from Plumtree has appeared in court for a violent assault on his girlfriend after she informed him of her disinterest in their relationship.Godknows Ndlovu (24) from Alpha suburb stood b...Published: 18 hrs ago | 182 | by Staff reporter
Woman bashed for not answering calls from boyfriend
Not picking up calls from a boyfriend landed a woman in trouble as the latter could not stomach the idea of being ignored by his lover.Iwish Dube from Plumtree under Chief Madlambudzi&nb...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 17:40hrs | 702 | by Desmond Nleya/Simbarashe Sithole
Men fight over cellphone number
Two men from Plumtree in Mphoengs faced the full wrath of law after they fought over a "cellphone number".The state, at Plumtree magistrate's court on Monday charged Thandazani Ncube (21) and ...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 17:36hrs | 471 | by Desmond Nleya/Simbarashe Sithole
Friends assault collegue over infidelity rumours
A woman in Plumtree, Mphoengs village was left nursing wounds after being accused of exposing her friend's infidelity to the community.Vukile Dube (22) and Sinikiwe Ncube (19) all of Mphoengs ...Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 18:45hrs | 555 | by Desmond Nleya
Harare deputy mayor Kadzombe released on free bail
The Deputy Mayor of Harare, Councillor Kudzai Kadzombe, who was arrested on Thursday for violating the Electoral Act, has been released on bail.Kadzombe is also facing assault charges and rece...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 17:45hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Visually impaired 87 old survives rape scare
A visually impaired 87 old woman from Plumtree under Chief Masendu was nearly raped by her neighbour, a magistrate's court heard on Thursday.Appearing before Mr Joshua Nembaware on Thursday, t...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 14:54hrs | 264 | by Desmond Nleya
Man (20) kills father, burns the corpse
POLICE in Mashonaland Central have arrested a 20-year-old Mvurwi man who allegedly killed his father in cold blood and burnt him beyond recognition.Mind Chinyemba of plot number 6 Omeath Farm ...Published: 14 Sep 2023 at 14:12hrs | 1107 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Businessman (54) caught pants down with teenager bashed
A 54-YEAR-OLD Glendale businessman is battling for life at Concession hospital after he was severely bashed by three men who caught him having sex with on...Published: 14 Sep 2023 at 08:26hrs | 2575 | by Simbarashe Sithole
CCC MP up for attempted murder
Maureen Kademaunga, a Member of Parliament for Sunningdale from the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has been arrested on charges of attempted murder and malicious damage to property. S...Published: 13 Sep 2023 at 18:59hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
Goat thief killer on the run
A suspected goat thief was allegedly bashed to death by a mob of 15 people in Plumtree.Fourteen of the suspected murderers were arrested while one of the suspect Thulani Ncube defaulted court ...Published: 13 Sep 2023 at 13:17hrs | 678 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man assaulted for being a Good Samaritan
A man from Plumtree escaped death by a whisker after he was assaulted for trying to help an unknown victim who was bleeding outside a ba...Published: 12 Sep 2023 at 21:39hrs | 2062 | by Desmond Nleya
Zanu-PF denies post-election attacks on CCC supporters
Obert Mpofu, the Zanu-PF secretary for administration, has stated that the recent attacks on Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters in various parts of the country were purely criminal acts un...Published: 12 Sep 2023 at 20:10hrs | 1081 | by Staff reporter
Nurse bashed over phone call
A 31-YEAR-OLD Plumtree nurse has been assaulted by her boyfriend after she received a call at night from a male friend.The nurse Thabang Sonya Malemane has dragged her boyfriend Wayne Noble to...Published: 12 Sep 2023 at 13:37hrs | 1735 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man bashes stepfather
A 38-YEAR-OLD Plumtree is in soup after he assaulted his stepfather with a burning log after accusing him of not taking good care of his children.The matter came to light at Plumtree magistrat...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 19:38hrs | 576 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man bashed for snatching friend's wife
A PLUMTREE man is regretting introducing his friend to his wife as the latter later snatched her.The matter came to light at the Plumtree Magistrates Courts yesterday where Trust Ndlovu ...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 06:32hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Man bashed after snatching friend's wife
A Plumtree man is regretting introducing his friend to his wife after the friend snatched his wife.The matter came to light at Plumtree magistrates courts yesterday where Trust Ndlovu (40) was...Published: 07 Sep 2023 at 11:15hrs | 1563 | by Simbarashe Sithole
LEAKED: CCC 'legal case' for foreign run fresh election
NB: Finally, the cat is out of the bag. Below is the CCC 'legal case' against Zimbabwe's sovereignty, which calls for foreigners to organise and conduct fresh elections in Zimbabwe.The entire ...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 23:01hrs | 1912 | by Jonathan Moyo
Chamisa's CCC claims that its supporters and activists are being attacked
A WAVE of post-election violence has been reported across Zimbabwe as the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) claims that its supporters and activists are being attacked.The violenc...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 06:20hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Harare man bashed for touching mother's private parts
A 23-year-old Dzivarasekwa man was assaulted for touching her mother's private parts while in a drunken state.Tendai Kasaira was reported to have taken some illicit drugs and touched the priva...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 06:17hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
Barbara Rwodzi's assault case takes new twist
Lawyers representing Citizens Coalition for Change (Chirumanzu South losing candidate, Patrick Chez and four others, who are accused of assaulting Tourism deputy minister Barbara Rwodzi have que...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 07:32hrs | 1521 | by Staff reporter
Army boss kills maize thief
Zimbabwe National Army Brigadier General Hebert Chingono has been implicated in the murder of a maize thief.The matter came to light at Concession magistrates courts yesterday where Chingono t...Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 23:51hrs | 1301 | by Simbarashe Sithole
CCC losing candidate remanded in custody
Chirumanzu constituency losing CCC candidate Patrick Cheza, who allegedly assaulted Zanu-PF legislator and Deputy Minister Cde Barbra Rwodzi last Thursday following an argument over an accident along ...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:02hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Barbara Rwodzi assaulted by losing CCC candidate
POLICE have confirmed a group of Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) activists led by losing parliamentary candidate, Patrick Cheza, beat up Tourism Deputy Minister Barbara Rwodzi following an alterc...Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 23:37hrs | 633 | by Staff reporter
Trio kills love rival
THREE men from Mutoko fatally assaulted a 25-year old man after accusing him of dating a woman who was in a relationship with one of them.Livingstone Mapeto (23), his younger brother Rutendo (...Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 12:52hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Father-in-law cheats death over debt
Failure to control temper turned dangerous for a Plumtree man who went haywire with a kitchen knife and a scotch cart rim at a local house demanding his debt.The matter came to light at Plumtr...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 19:32hrs | 307 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Pastor bashes naked female sangoma
A pastor from Makokoba suburb in Bulawayo shocked residents when he beat up his tenant who is a traditional healer while she was naked as punishment for playing music too loudly while he was conductin...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 06:24hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
Landlord steals from tenant
A BULAWAYO landlord allegedly broke into his tenant's room and stole US$300, R20 000 and a laptop, a magistrate heard.Bulawayo magistrate, Ms Nomalanga Maphosa heard this when Nhlanhla Ndlovu ...Published: 24 Aug 2023 at 06:36hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says he is going to win the Zimbabwe election by a big margin
More than 10,000 people, many clad in bright yellow, gathered on Monday for a climactic show of support for Zimbabwean opposition leader Nelson Chamisa ahead of tense general elections.The sou...Published: 22 Aug 2023 at 06:28hrs | 9 | by Stafff reporter
FAZ member assaulted
GUTU Magistrate Mitchell Panavanhu last week sentenced Goodson Matanda (51) to one year jail term for assaulting a Forever Associates Zimbabwe (FAZ) member Shamiso Madondo in June this year.Ma...Published: 21 Aug 2023 at 06:38hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Mhetu faces arrest over 2018 murder allegations
HARARE - Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) aspiring Member of Parliament for Epworth North Constituency, Zivai Mhetu faces arrest on allegations of murdering his wife in February 2018.Mhetu ...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 20:57hrs | 43 | by Staff Reporter
Brothers 'kill' sibling for abusing his wife
Two brothers reportedly ganged up to beat up and kill their sibling after they accused him of physically abusing his wife. The victim, Jonathan Mugari was reportedly beaten to death by his two...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 19:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has exposed us to violence, says 'regime change agents'
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) says President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent blatant attack on human rights lawyers may expose them to violence by political party fanatics.During...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bad Zimbabwe roads stall EU observers
THE European Union election observer mission in Zimbabwe says despite the bad roads in Matebeleland, the mission is determined to visit all areas in the region.The mission met journalists on F...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 21:05hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Woman 'tormented' for snatching man
A MABVUKU woman has approached the Harare Civil Court seeking a peace order against her lover's wife and son, accusing them of attempting to bewitch her, insulting her and assaulting her in public....Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 06:33hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Sophisticated election rigging currently underway in Zimbabwe'
The climate of intimidation and violence threatens to render the upcoming election unfree and unfair, a leading civic organisation has said.In its electoral updates, Kubatana has cited a numbe...Published: 10 Aug 2023 at 20:20hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Hubby bashes wife over cigarettes
A Chiweshe man is in trouble after he failed to control his temper and assaulted his wife over a pack of cigarettes.The matter came to ...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 11:05hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man assaults wife over cigarettes
A Chiweshe man is in trouble after he failed to control his temper and assaulted his wife over a pack of cigarettes.The matter came to light at Concession magistrates courts where Samuel Antio...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Murderous couple on the run
A COUPLE from Zvimba East allegedly bludgeoned their four-year-old niece to death, stuffed her body in a sack and dumped it in a stream near a bridge in Kuwadzana Extension.The girl's body was...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chief's attacker begs for leniency in court
A 37-year-old man who attacked Chief Murinye on June 28, 2023 at a funeral, has pleaded with Masvingo Magistrate Elizabeth Hanzie to have mercy on him.Sentencing was postponed because initiall...Published: 05 Aug 2023 at 18:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
CCC activist assaulted for refusing to chant Zanu-PF slogan
A 21-year-old Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist, Ronald Tausa was reportedly assaulted on August 3 for refusing to chant Zanu-PF slogans at a sports gala held in Ward 15, Bikita West consti...Published: 05 Aug 2023 at 18:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF cries foul
PARLIAMENTARY candidates for the Masvingo Urban constituency are crying foul over the illegal defacing of their campaign posters ahead of the crucial August 23 plebiscite.Three candidates; cur...Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's supporter murdered as violence flares
A CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) activist was yesterday stoned to death by a suspected Zanu-PF member near Tanaka grounds in Glen View, Harare, as political temperatures rise ahead of the August ...Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF forces informal traders to attend rally
The usually bustling Fifth Avenue vegetable market was deserted on Wednesday after informal traders were forced to attend a Zanu-PF rally in Cowdray Park.Large sections of the informal market ...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 19:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police fail to hold Zanu-PF bigwigs accountable
POLICE in Manicaland and Gutu are shying away from arresting Mutare Central Zanu-PF candidate Esau Mupfumi and Zanu-PF parliamentary chief whip Pupurai Togarepi over incidents of violence against Citi...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 21:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Man bashes ex-wife over rent
A 31-YEAR-OLD Glendale man is in soup after he assaulted his ex-wife before destroying her door and windows over rent issues.Richard Ta...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 14:21hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Father kills daughter for bringing boyfriend at his house
A 41-YEAR-OLD Mvurwi man has shocked Beris post villagers after he allegedly stoned his daughter to death over a boyfriend dispute.Gove...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 22:08hrs | 8 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Girlfriend pours boiling oil on lover's privates
IT is normal, occasionally, in any relationship that tempers flare and hurtful words are spoken.But what happens when you discover that your loved one is cheating on you?Wonder no more...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Gukurahundi was planned before Zimbabwe independence'
Former Co-Minister of National Healing and Integration, Moses Mzila Ndlovu, believes the Gukurahundi genocide that killed over 20 000 people in Matebeleland and Midlands was planned before independenc...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 20:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF supporter confiscates, torches CCC campaign posters
DREADED Zanu-PF member, Admire "Bicep" Ndhlovu allegedly set on fire opposition party campaign material this week in Chinhoyi.The ex-convict, who served time for murder, is one of surviving me...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:39hrs | | by Stafff reporter
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