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Man beats up mother, strips her naked for hating his wife
A 23-year-old man from Lower Gweru, Midlands Province, has been arrested for domestic violence after allegedly assaulting his mother with an iron rod in a drunken fit of rage.The incident occu...Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 16:35hrs | 808 | by Staff reporter
Zimparks ranger arrested for lion poaching in Hwange National Park
A Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority ranger has been arrested in connection with the recent poaching of three lions, whose carcasses were discovered headless and without paws in...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 07:00hrs | 1048 | by Staff reporter
3 lions beheaded in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has launched an investigation into a disturbing case of poaching after the bodies of three lions were discovered beheaded in Hwange Nati...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:57hrs | 834 | by Staff reporter
Missing head found in Rushinga
The missing head of the late Grace Murenza (28) who was allegedly beheaded by her husband was found in a blair toilet recently.Barnabas Murenza (42) who was on the run after the gruesome murde...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 18:51hrs | 2303 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man beheads wife in a domestic dispute
Rushinga-based David Meja is on the run following the death of his wife Grace Mureza (28) who was beheaded in a domestic dispute.The incident left villagers at Munyozo, Rusambo shell shocked....Published: 25 Sep 2024 at 13:31hrs | 1611 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'ZPRA archives handed to British and American govts'
A former government minister claims that the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) archives, confiscated by Zanu immediately after independence, were handed over to the British and American gove...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 14:46hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
16-year-old rapes cousin, chops body into pieces
IN a grisly act of murder which left the community of Siamputeni Village 44, Chishizya area under Chief Sinamagonde in Binga, Matebeleland North Province shocked, a 16-year-old boy is alleged to have ...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teen fatally strikes cousin-sister with axe
Lusulu - Police in Matabeleland North Province are tracking down a juvenile suspect who allegedly axed and killed his cousin-sister in a gruesome manner on Tuesday afternoon.The suspect Romeo ...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 22:30hrs | 1 | by Peter Matuka
The ambiguous essence of Valentine's day
As social beings wired for celebration, human life is marked by various milestones. Births are celebrated, puberty initiations are observed in some cultures, weddings announce unions, and even divorce...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 11:44hrs | 15 | by Bishop John Carter
George Charamba's attempts to gag journalists, futile
IN a jaw-dropping social media outburst of mammoth proportions, C spat hellfire, telling the local media in no uncertain terms not to write anything about issues that are being raised by the internati...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 life sentences for killer mom
A CHIVHU woman, Emelda Marizani, who beheaded her four children in 2020 following a brawl with her husband, has been sentenced to four life sentences.Marizani was convicted by High Court judge...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 08:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The security and political economy dimensions of the Mozambican insurgency
Southern Africa was recognised for a long time as one of the most pacific region in Africa but recent events that have been transpiring in Mozambique have proved that the stability of ...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 07:16hrs | | by Wallace K Musakanyi
MDC violence a threat to national peace
TIME and again many have inked articles articulating how the MDC-Alliance is wired in violence, with the streak running so deep that removing it simply means an end to the political outfit that was fo...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Fungi Kwaramba
Zimbabwe team leaves for UK
THE National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ) is preparing to dispatch a team of experts to the United Kingdom to assess a catalogue of human remains believed to be of First Chimurenga war her...Published: 30 May 2021 at 08:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Insurgency in Cabo Delgado How did it start?
No human eye has seen such a level of cruelty perpetrated on another human being by another human. The gruesome nature of the killings rape and suffering caused by these ISIS rebels is indeed knee sha...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:57hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mozambique terrorists murder Zimbabwean man
Zimbabwean Nyasha Mugwagwa, who was among the 12 people killed in Palma, Mozambique, when armed criminals who claim allegiance to a terrorist group ISIS that attacked the town, has been buried by Moza...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:20hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Several Zimbabweans killed in Mozambique, the battle of palmer
Michael Chandada was so excited when he got a Job in Mozambique. His company is involved in extracting oil and gas and again runs marines in the area. Michael was posted to work from a plant in Palma ...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 11:19hrs | 3 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwean man remains missing after Mozambique's Palma terrorist attack
FEARS are growing for a 38-year-old Zimbabwean man missing since March 24 when Islamist insurgents launched an attack on the northern Mozambican coastal town of Palma, a town of approximately 75,000 r...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 07:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
The constitution of the Federal Republic of Mthwakazi & related matters
Greetings to all Mthwakazi citizens! On 2 April 2021, I brought to your attention our preparations for the establishment of the Federal Republic of Mthwakazi. In doing so, I also invited you t...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 18:53hrs | 1 | by Dr. Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Guard beheaded, body burnt with tyres
IN a gruesome murder that has shocked residents in the faming town of Chiredzi, a security guard was murdered, his head cut off before the rest of the body was thrown at a scrap yard and burnt with ty...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 09:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Harare says 'Mozambican crisis a regional question'
ZIMBABWE will not individually deploy troops in northern Mozambique to fend off Islamic insurgents who have killed more than 2 500 people and displaced 700 000 others in the country, the government sa...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 14:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa prepares to deploy soldiers in Mozambique?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is preparing to deploy soldiers to fight terrorism in neighbouring Mozambique with Zimbabwe Defence House officials being locked in meetings to analyse the risks of placin...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 08:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Polygamous man beheads wife, commits
A MAN from Dekezi area in Filabusi under Chief Sibasa went berserk beheading one of his three wives after he found her having sex with a local herdman.Zama Mafu, allegedly beheaded his wife wi...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 06:59hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa our own Mbuya Nehanda,' says Chinamasa
ZANU-PF acting spokes-person Patrick China-masa yesterday took praise-singing to a new level, describing President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the country's own Mbuya Nehanda, an ancient ancestral spirit fr...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 07:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF demands heroes' remains from Britain
ZANU-PF is demanding the return of heads of the country's heroes and heroines who were beheaded during the First Chimurenga for decent burials from Britain. This comes as the country is presen...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sadc plots Mozambique rescue mission
SADC yesterday undertook to work on a robust regional response to the growing threat of terrorism and insurgency in parts of Mozambique, which it will put in action once finalised. This came o...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans live in fear of terror attacks from Mozambique
A POLITICAL science student from the University of Zimbabwe, Jethro Ngara, sees doom and gloom as his country dares to wade into Mozambique's war on terror.Ngara, 25, said he is too young to d...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 04:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Father murders epileptic son
AS cases of child killings and kidnappings continue to rise, police have arrested a 38-year-old man from Rusape for allegedly killing his epileptic son.National Police Spokesperson Assistant C...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:38hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Ubuntu/Hunhu is misplaced in African societies: Give me signs of...?
I should be excused once more for critiquing African values or should I say the African philosophy of humanism – Ubuntu/Hunhu. There are no traces of this noble philosophy in our culture: instead, w...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 13:32hrs | 13 | by Nomazulu Thata
Terrorist threat to region - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
President Mnangagwa has said Zimbabwe will help Mozambique in its struggle against Islamic terrorists in the north of the country. The Mozambiquan government has appealed for international assistance ...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 16:44hrs | 3 | by ZimVigil
Mnangagwa says 'a brighter future depends on us all'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday made an impassioned call to all Zimbabweans to set aside their political differences and work together to build the country.At the same time, the 78-year-old...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 17:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Boy (7) beheaded in suspected ritual murder
POLICE in Mashonaland East province have launched investigations into the suspected ritual murder of a seven-year-old boy, Tapiwa Makore, whose beheaded body was recovered outside the family's vegetab...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 07:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teenager beheads father, dumps body in a pit
Police in Wedza, Mashonaland East, have arrested a 19-year-old man who beheaded his father, wrapped his head in a plastic bag before throwing his dismembered body into a pit.The body and head ...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Repatriation of Mbuya Nehanda, Sekuru Kaguvi imminent
A UK museum has examined 13 human remains of heroes and heroines of the First Chimurenga as part of preparations to repatriate them back home.The remains include those of iconic 19th century l...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora met to pave way for repatriation of Mbuya Nehanda's bones
She said that after her death, her bones would rise and lead a victorious struggle against the British. This is Nehanda Nyakasikana, a Shona spirit medium who led the fight against British colonisers ...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:18hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mthuli's mortal fight with the Hydra
If you ask the Bishop what will distinguish E D's Presidency, he will tell you that it is his fierce decisiveness, keen pragmatism and a commendable ability to swiftly change and adjust as the situati...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:01hrs | 2 | by Bishop Lazi
Axe wielding Muzarabani man beheads senior citizen
In a bizarre incident that has left people of Muzarabani terrified, a 21 year well known mentally challenged man last week allegedly beheaded a 79 year old man from the same village over a misundersta...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 22:23hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
We are like the morning dew that dries up before midday
Honestly some people love lies with a passion and propagating them is to them the icing on the 'evil cake'. Perceived animosity between otherwise 'getting on well' government leadership is compactly p...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 15:55hrs | 2 | by Tondo Murisa
Why is Zimbabwe in this situation, God of Zimbabwe where are you?
Sanctions are normally described as International relations: Punitive or restrictive measures taken, usually by several countries in concert, to pressure a country to change its certain policies. Econ...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 10:09hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
The case for the internet shutdown
The bygone violent and destructive protest stay away in most urban centres of Zimbabwe which ran from Monday to Wednesday this week triggered an internet shutdown since Tuesday morning. This was on th...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 13:33hrs | 2 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Strong DRC Church shames puppet Zimbabwe Christians
The win by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) opposition's Felix Tshisekedi in the recently held long-overdue elections certainly did not come on a silver platter - as witnessed by the current&nbs...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 09:39hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Supreme Court confirms death sentence for wife beheader
THE Supreme Court yesterday confirmed the death sentence on a Binga man who axed his wife 11 times and chopped off her head before hiding it in a cardboard box following a domestic dispute. Wo...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 22:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man who beheaded wife with axe gets death sentence
THE Supreme Court yesterday confirmed the death sentence on a Binga man who axed his wife 11 times and chopped off her head before hiding it in a cardboard box following a domestic dispute.Won...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 10:50hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Confronting ED dictatorship head-on: demand enlightened Gvt based on free elections – not next time, NOW
"England must move forward to a more enlightened form of government based on a true representation of a free people. Such an institution is known as a democracy!" These were the memorable words of Oli...Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 14:07hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chief Charumbira drops another bombshell
NATIONAL Council of Chiefs president, Fortune Charumbira has dropped another bombshell, declaring that traditional leaders would not hesitate to intervene in political issues when national interests w...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 14:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Generational gaps and false dichotomies
In the recent BBC HARDtalk episode, Stephen Sackur, the host, asked presidential hopeful Nelson Chamisa to respond to the allegation that some see him as a young man in a hurry.While the insin...Published: 22 May 2018 at 06:15hrs | 1 | by David Mungoshi
Police dismiss kidnapping, beheading of children hoax
POLICE have warned members of the public against causing unnecessary panic following the circulation of messages on WhatsApp to the effect that some suspected criminals are kidnapping and beheading ch...Published: 14 Mar 2018 at 11:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Killer' son in court
A FORT Rixon man who allegedly beheaded his father with an axe after accusing him of stealing his mangoes has appeared in court.Clement Hove (37) of Maturi village under Chief Jahana, Lambani ...Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 05:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man kills father over mangoes 'theft'
A-37-YEAR-OLD man from Fort Rixon in Matabeleland South's Insiza District allegedly chopped off his father's head with an axe after accusing the elderly man of stealing his mangoes, police confirmed y...Published: 27 Jan 2018 at 07:14hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Death sentence for beheading wife
A BINGA man who chopped off his wife's head and hid it in a cardboard box following domestic dispute, was yesterday sentenced to death.Wonder Munsaka (32) of Zenka Village under Chief Siabuwa ...Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
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