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Land wrangle victim still in mortuary 4 years on
Four years after the alleged assault and killing of Headman Taurayi Lovemore Takawira, his body remains in the mortuary at Masvingo Provincial Hospital, as the murder case involving Chief Fortune Char...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:48hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Body found floating in river, one arrested
The body of 33-year-old Shephard Mashava, who had been reported missing from Chinyudze Business Centre in Makoni, was discovered in a river on May 23, 2025.According to Acting Manicaland provi...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:40hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Police accused after handcuffed body found buried in pit latrine
Zimbabwean police have launched an investigation following the grim discovery of human remains buried in a pit latrine near Malalume Clinic in Bulilima District, close to the Botswana border. The rema...Published: 26 May 2025 at 19:40hrs | 1230 | by Staff reporter
Dismembered body found on railway tracks
A police investigation is underway following the discovery of a dismembered body believed to be that of a man in his early 20s on railway tracks beneath the Luveve Road flyover yesterday morning. Auth...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:30hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
Body found with missing lips
The body of 22-year-old Andrew Matete was retrieved from the murky waters of Nyanzuda River after a two-day search, with his lips missing, suspected to have been eaten by aquatic creatures.The...Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 14:44hrs | 1592 | by Staff reporter
Dead body found floating in Chiote dam
A dead body has been found floating in Chiote dam, Mvurwi this morning.When Bulawayo24.com arrived the police were yet to attend the sc...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 08:46hrs | 1074 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man's body found floating in Mazowe River after row over sex worker
The body of a 25-year-old man was discovered floating in Mazowe River on Thursday, with initial police investigations suggesting that the young man was murdered following a dispute over a sex worker....Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 10:07hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Hero's send-off for Bosso CEO
Hundreds of mourners gathered at Lady Stanley Cemetery to pay their last respects to Sihlangu Dlodlo, the late chief executive officer of the Highlanders Football Club. Dlodlo's lifeless body was disc...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:13hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Body found with missing head
In a disturbing incident in Nkayi, Matebeleland North province, a villager named Sipho Mbulani was found dead with his torso intact but his head missing, suggesting a possible ritual killing. ...Published: 12 Aug 2024 at 14:02hrs | 641 | by Staff reporter
Scattered pieces of man's body found in bushy area in Bulawayo
Police in Bulawayo have discovered the remains of an unidentified man, estimated to be between 40-50 years old, in a bushy area of Denver Farm in Umguza. The remains were found on July 6 by a 36-year-...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:52hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Body found floating in Limpopo River with gunshot wounds on the head
AN unidentified man was found floating along the Limpopo River with two gunshot wounds on the head.In a statement, police said the body was found near Museche Forward Police Base on Monday....Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Woman's body found floating in sewer pond
Police in Gokwe South District are investigating a suspected murder case after a body of a woman was found floating in a sewer pond.The body was discovered by a villager who was herding cattle...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 18:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman's naked body found floating in sewer pond
Police in Gokwe are investigating a suspected murder case following the discovery of a naked woman's body which had bruises, floating in a sewer pond at Gokwe Centre on Tuesday.Midlands provin...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 09:46hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man accused of murdering SA girlfriend and hiding body in freezer
A shocking and gruesome discovery in the Samora Machel community of Philippi, Cape Town, has led to the arrest of a Zimbabwean national, Brian Miripiri, who stands accused of murdering his 56-year-old...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 08:01hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
UK police say body found in search for missing Zimbabwean man
Police searching for a man missing from a village on the outskirts of Taunton, in Somerset, since last weekend have reported finding a body.Formal identification has not yet taken place, but i...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 14:42hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Missing villager's body found without tongue and ear
THE body of a man from Tsholotsho in Matabeleland North Province was found floating in a dam with a deep cut on the chest and with some body parts missing after he had gone missing for three day...Published: 05 May 2023 at 06:17hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Decomposing body found in Gweru mayor's hotel parking lot
GWERU mayor Hamutendi Kombayi's Midlands Hotel was Monday temporarily shut by police after discovery of a decomposing body, belonging to a yet to be identified man in a disused car in its parking lot....Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 19:40hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Missing CCC activist found dead
Missing Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Moreblessing Ali, 46, is dead.Party spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere confirmed Saturday evening that a body retrieved at a Nyatsime home by poli...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 20:37hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe financial flows under scrutiny
A HIGH level Financial Action Task Force (FATF) team is in the country to meet private and public sector institutions to assess implementation of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Financing of T...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 00:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mental health patient's decapitated body found 15 years later
IN an incident that has left villagers in Mutoko shell-shocked, the remains of a woman who had mental health problems, who went missing for almost 15 years, were recently recovered from a shallow grav...Published: 24 Nov 2021 at 09:52hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
Councils big shots in serious trouble
A number of top officials from councils across the country face arrest over corruption allegations amid indications that some face the chop after they landed their positions through underhand means....Published: 24 Oct 2021 at 09:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dead body found in sewer manhole
POLICE in Bulawayo have appealed to members of the public to identify the body of a woman who was found dumped inside a sewer manhole at an open space between Pumula East and Pumula South last W...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Manual for sports betting top betting sites in Nigeria
Sports betting in Nigeria is filling in fame. In any case, there is still some disarray about different parts of betting on sports. There are many wagering...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 19:30hrs | 30 | by Staff writer
Decomposing body found floating
An unidentified decomposing male body was found floating in an open shaft in Mt Darwin last week.The body was found by Raymond Zongoror...Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 18:03hrs | 2 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Missing miner's dead body found with missing parts
A Mvurwi based artisanal miner who has been missing for two months was found dead and his body floating in Pembi dam with missing body parts on Tuesday....Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Teacher’s body found hanging from tree
THE body of a teacher in Silobela was found hanging from a tree in a suspected murder case. Mtandazo Moyo (52), of Simana Village under Chief Malisa, a teacher at Simana Primary School was fou...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 20:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Breaking news Candy Farm Dam Wall bursts, 7 feared dead.
Candy Farm Dam in Mazowe burst and swept away 7 persons. One body found while other bodies missing are still missing. Zanu PF Mazowe DCC assisting affected families and Zanu-PF members a...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 18:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Victoria Falls tourist's body found trapped
THE body of a tourist believed to be Roy George Tinashe Dikinya, who fell into the Victoria Falls gorge on New Year's day, was yesterday found trapped down the cliff, but the authorities said they wer...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man dies in horrific crash, body found perched on a tree
A prominent Highlanders fan based in Gwanda town died in a horrific crash late Sunday after he was apparently ejected from his rolling vehicle and left perched on a tree.Though police were not...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 17:19hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Decomposed body found in a mine shaft
Illegal miners at Masasa mine in Mazowe allegedly discovered a decomposed body yesterday.The two miners Justice Makuku (47) of Southlands, Harare and Milton Musona of Tsungubvi, Glendale were ...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 11:28hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mohadi warns drug dealers
VICE President Kembo Mohadi has warned drug dealers and organisers of Vuzu parties, saying those doing so will face the full wrath of the law. VP Mohadi was speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 14:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF tells MDC to stop questioning Mnangagwa's legitimacy
ZANU-PF says the opposition MDC should stop questioning President Emmerson Mnangagwa's legitimacy to prepare groundwork for talks betwen the two parties and address Zimbabwe's economic crisis....Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 20:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Body found under tree in suspected suicide case
THE body of a 40-year-old man has been found under a tree in Bulawayo's Nketa 7 suburb in a suspected case of suicide. Sources said the corpse was discovered by city council street clean...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Low-lying Chilonga Bridge claims Chiredzi RDC employee's life
A CHIREDZI Rural District Council (RDC) employee was recently swept away at the low-lying Chilonga Bridge, as he tried to cross the flooded Runde River.Chiredzi RDC chief executive Isaac Matsi...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Second body found in Hillside Dams
MYSTERY surrounds the drowning of a couple at Hillside Dams in Bulawayo, with their bodies being found a day apart. Yesterday, it emerged that a woman who was reported in The Chronicle on Satu...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 17:13hrs | | by Staf reporter
VP Mohadi named in mysterious deaths and farm scandals?
Whistleblower Prisca Mutema has sensationally that Vice President Kembo Mohadi is involved in a series of scandals involving multiple farm grabbing and number of deaths.The expose come a...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 11:28hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
PHOTO: Dead body found in water tank, cops take photos
A dead body in decomposition state has been recovered from a drinking water tank in Sunningdale Harare.As the body was being pulled out of the water police officers were seen taking pictures u...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 12:51hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Dead, decomposing body found in Harare water tanks
Zimbabwe's government is struggling to control the cholera outbreak in Harare caused by the city's dilapidated sanitation and water infrastructure.Raw sewage and rubbish a poor suburb of Harar...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 12:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Malema calls for SA to withdraw from Commonwealth
Julius Malema, the firebrand leader of South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters party, has called on South Africa to pull out of the Commonwealth.He said the 53-member body is "presided over b...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 11:44hrs | 1 | by BBC
Zimbabwe police warns against illegal gatherings
POLICE yesterday warned members of the public against holding unsanctioned political meetings under the guise of prayer sessions in breach of the law.In a statement, police said such unsanctio...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 07:42hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
How Zec has failed the credibility test
WE have projected and forecast, analysed and pontificated on the elections and in four days' time this comes to an end, as Zimbabweans will have their say on who their next leader is.These ele...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 07:38hrs | | by Nqaba Matshazi
'Gangster's body found two days after stabbing alert
MYSTERY surrounds the death of a suspected thief from Bulawayo whose body was discovered in a bushy area two days after he had been allegedly stabbed.A passerby found the body of Dumisani Nyat...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 07:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Missing woman's body found undressed, floating in drinking well 9 days later
In a bizarre incident, a body of a 48-year-old missing Chitugwiza woman was found floating in a 15-meter deep drinking well.Annette Gwaze was reported missing on 4 October and her body was ret...Published: 04 Nov 2017 at 17:30hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Wife 'killer's' body found hanging
Barely a day after the burial of Mrs Victoria Murimba who was allegedly killed by her husband, Mr Elisha Murimba last week under unclear circumstances, the body of the husband has been found hanging i...Published: 17 Sep 2017 at 14:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Teachers impregnate pupils
GOVERNMENT has instituted unspecified disciplinary action against two Masvingo teachers, who allegedly impregnated pupils and rushed to pay lobola to avoid being charged.Provincial education d...Published: 06 Jun 2017 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fish monger drowns, body found under water two days later
A 32 year old Mvurwi fish monger drowned whilst fishing in a reservoir and was under water for 2 days Bulawayo24.com has heard.Allegations are that Jadwell Ranjisi from Kamusha farm Mvurwi dro...Published: 19 May 2017 at 12:00hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Tobacco farmers must go green
Growing tobacco has been the boon for the Zimbabwe's economy and its farmers. The golden leaf is truly one of the country's major foreign currency earner generating an average of 800 million dollars a...Published: 08 Feb 2017 at 13:52hrs | 1 | by Tendai Guta
Missing man's body found floating in pool of death
THE body of a man who has been missing since Saturday was found in Entumbane suburb's Enkwalini "pool of death" yesterday morning.Dozens of people have drowned in the pool over the years....Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 05:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Missing Zimbabwean woman's body found in SA
The body of a Zimbabwean woman who was reportedly swept away by floods in South Africa last week while reportedly driving her car has been found amid sombre mood characterized the scenes among relativ...Published: 14 Nov 2016 at 17:52hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Double 'murder' vexes cops
POLICE in Gweru are investigating the suspected murder of two people in separate incidents on Saturday night. Acting Midlands provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Ethel Mukwende, co...Published: 02 Aug 2016 at 06:51hrs | | by Patrick Chitumba
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