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Poverty drives early marriages in Mzingwane
The prevalence of early marriages in Empisini, Ward 14, has become a pressing issue, as many young girls are being forced into marriage at a young age due to harsh economic conditions. This troubling ...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 21:02hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
Military wedding sets Bulawayo alight
The sight of Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) personnel marching through the streets of Bulawayo yesterday stirred memories of the Covid-19 era when their presence dominated the city's landscape. However,...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:18hrs | 597 | by Staff reporter
Son impregnates and marries biological mother
A woman in Zambia named Betty Mbereko, aged 40, has married her son, 23-year-old Farai Mbereko, after becoming pregnant with his child, further complicating their relationship.Betty, who was w...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:37hrs | 899 | by Staff reporter
Man abandons pregnant wife who got paralysed on way to meet him
Brighton Cheza, a 34-year-old truck driver, is facing allegations of neglecting his paralyzed wife, Elina Chimbiro, 30. Elina was injured in a traffic accident while traveling to see Brighton. Despite...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 11:14hrs | 874 | by Staff reporter
Unveiling the Treasures of the Red Sea: Diving, History, and Culture in Jeddah
The bustling Red Sea coast city of Jeddah serves as both the business hub of Saudi Arabia and the entry point to the Mecca and Medina sacred sites. This vibrant city offers visitors a wide range of ex...Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 11:06hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa must stop flirting with extending rule
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn into office three times in six years, and in his inauguration speeches in November 2017, August 2018, and September 2023, he promised radical reforms aimed ...Published: 23 May 2024 at 10:56hrs | 2 | by Nyasha Macbride Mpani
Mnangagwa wants two more years via backdoor
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his close political allies are now weighing the best constitutional and legal options to secure an additional two years in power outside an election when his second te...Published: 20 May 2024 at 16:41hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Sangoma's US$30 000 wedding brings Harare to a standstill
SEKURU Tasvu's nuptials with his sweetheart Talent Qeliwe Mpofu last weekend were rare in more ways than one.Not only was it a spectacle to have a traditional healer opting to have a white wed...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:08hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
13-year-old dies at shrine during labour
A Domboshava man who married a 13 year-old-girl who died at an apostolic church shrine while in labour has appeared in court. Raymond Guhwa (41) allegedly took his wife who was in labour to an...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
In-laws marry off daughter to two men
IF you've ever been cheated on, you know that discovering a partner's affair hits you like a devastating punch to the gut.It doesn't matter how sure you were about the suspected infidelity but...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 14:38hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
'Lobola still required for customary union'
LOBOLA remains a requirement for registration of a customary marriage under the new Marriages Act, although not for registration of a civil marriage, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister ...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Son-in-law demands back lobola, court saves in-laws
The High Court intervened to protect the Karoi in-laws, who were pressured by their son-in-law to reimburse him $2,720 paid as bride price for their daughter. The daughter, Shumirai Bandera, was disco...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lobola payment, optional in Zimbabwe
MEN can now pay lobola only if they want to as a bride price is now a moral decision rather than a mandated legal necessity under the New Marriages Act.This emerged during a recent interactive...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Polygamous man bashes wife over sex
A 33 YEAR-OLD polygamous man from Kensington village on the outskirts of Bulawayo allegedly bashed one of his wives for denying him conjugal rights.Innocent Ncube appeared before Bulawayo magi...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 12:01hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe has one million child brides'
It is crucial for Zimbabwe to continue providing meaningful support to the girl-child, enabling young women to realize their rights and unlock their full potential. This call comes as statistics revea...Published: 22 Oct 2023 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman turns into man when in bed
A resident of Chimanimani, Gibson Kufandada, alleges that his wife adopts a male persona when they enter their marital bedroom. According to Kufandada, his wife, Rumbidzai Ngomana, experiences a hoars...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 21:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
DOP President threatens to ban 'omalayitsha', 'osiphatheleni'
LEADER of the opposition, Democratic Official Party (DOP), and presidential candidate in the forthcoming harmonized elections, Engineer Peter Wilson, has pledged to ban cross-border transporters popul...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 18:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harmful practices rob girls of their rights
Zimbabwe has ratified various international conventions and declarations on gender equality in its effort to create an enabling environment for the attainment of equity and equality between women and ...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:58hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 'fringe' presidential candidates still in hibernation
The 2023 presidential election is shaping out as a three-horse race between President Emmerson Mnangagwa, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and independent Saviour Kasukuwere while the other eight cand...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:20hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Sean Williams gives Zimbabwe advantage in crucial World Cup qualifier
Veteran all-rounder Sean Williams starred with the ball taking three wickets for 41 as Zimbabwe restricted Scotland to 234 for eight at the half stage of a tie which will decide Zimbabwe's World Cup f...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 13:39hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Man gets lobola refund after wife gets married to former teacher
IN a dramatic turn of events which left people from Vokola Village in Insiza South District, Matabeleland South Province shocked a man who got all his lobola refund after his wife got married to her f...Published: 30 Jun 2023 at 14:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nicole Scherzinger engaged to Zimbabwe-born Thom Evans
Nicole Scherzinger is one happy lady after saying yes to her partner Thom Evans. The soon-to-be bride shared the photo of the special moment he proposed on Instagram Tuesday with her 5.8 million follo...Published: 28 Jun 2023 at 20:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
King Mambos' SA bride receives a rousing welcome
AFTER a colourful ceremony in South Africa where he wedded Queen Zandile Mhlambi recently, King Mambo's subjects gave a rousing welcome to his new bride, with people from around the country gathering ...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:29hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's ex-wife suffers setback
VICE-President Constantino Chiwenga's ex-wife, Mary Mubaiwa, has lost her appeal against conviction and sentence for forging a marriage certificate to the retired general.Mubaiwa is said to ha...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man steals groceries to feed girlfriends
A Harare woman on Thursday accused her ‘ex-husband' of stealing groceries to go and feed his three girlfriends.Rumbidzayi Makanjena told Harare magistrate, Tamara Chibindi, that Tendai Liche...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Court tosses Chiwenga ex-wife's appeal in marriage perjury conviction
The High Court has dismissed Marry Mubaiwa's appeal against both conviction and sentence in a case she was convicted for illegally attempting to upgrade her marriage with Vice President Constantino Ch...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Family crisis in the West
I KNOW this is sensitive ground and most people avoid commenting on, but I think it is too important to the world and our own families and society to just brush it aside as another feature of a ...Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:07hrs | 1 | by Eddie Cross
Zimbabwean glitterati and Nigerian husband wanted for drug trafficking
THEIR marriage ceremony at The Nest, an upmarket and exclusive venue in Harare, was dubbed wedding-of-the-year in Zimbabwe last year.It was attended by the who-is-who in the local social scene...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 15:25hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Bride goes missing days before wedding
A 27-year-old woman went missing just days before her wedding day in what police have described as an unusual incident that has led them to instigate an investigation.The woman whom police ide...Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 19:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet Chiza tells couples to kiss regularly
WE fret over not having enough sex, but what happens to our long-term relationships when we stop kissing?Kissing is reportedly an outward symbol of potent chemistry; a tacit acknowledgement of...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe after Robert Mugabe
This opinion-editorial piece was written by Japhet Ncube, a Zimbabwean-born former editor of South African daily, The Star, in November 2017 during the coup which ousted the late former president Robe...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:10hrs | 10 | by Japhet Mathanda Ncube
This & that with Mal'phosa: What a disaster
Do rich people always have to brag every chance they get? For instance, he owns a construction company and bullies everyone to agree that he works hard. We know who works hard, and for peanuts. It's a...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 19:37hrs | | by Clerk Ndlovu
Zanu-PF defends MPs' US$40,000 windfall
Zanu-PF national spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa yesterday defended the US$40 000 housing loan facility for legislators saying the money was not even enough.Government has offered a US$40 ...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 05:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
White bride on rural stoep
ONE of the hallmarks of a marriage in the Ndebele culture is ukucola, a ritual to introduce the daughter-in-law to the ancestors which is conducted by the groom's family. The process invo...Published: 01 Oct 2022 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new marriage law give 'girlfriends' inheritance rights
Zimbabwe has ushered in a new marriage law that gives equal rights to "girlfriends" and women in registered unions upon the dissolution of a marriage or death of the husband.Marriage Act (Chap...Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 06:12hrs | 3 | by Anadolu News Agency
Virginity and the Johanne Marange religious customs
THE state has outlawed virginity testing as a human rights violation.However, it is surprising to note that Johanne Marange Apostolic Church (JMAC) still teaches and conducts mandatory virgini...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 19:54hrs | | by Matthew Mare
Mashonaland Central needs Mnangagwa's intervention
On the 26th of April 2018 Government spokesperson Nick Mangwana said, "A titanic battle in Mazowe West on Sunday. Tafadzwa Musarara vs Kazembe Kazembe. But Anastencia Mazikana, Chrispen Mataire, Richa...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 09:14hrs | 7 | by Taurai Zhou
Makeshift border footbridge demolished
Another makeshift bridge that was being used by smugglers and border jumpers to cross into Zimbabwe and South Africa, has been destroyed by the National Security Task Force (NTF) to curb illegal activ...Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZNA officers tie the knot in military gear
IT was a wedding with a difference yesterday, as two Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officers tied the knot in outstanding military style at Charles Gumbo Barracks.Clad in full Zimbabwe President...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:11hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Maj-Gen Bhebe burial today
A MEMORIAL service for national hero Major-General (Retired) Sydney Bhebe was held in Harare yesterday ahead of his burial at the National Heroes Acre today.Speaking at the church service held...Published: 20 Jun 2022 at 06:39hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga settles down, marries army Colonel
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga has settled down with army Colonel Miniyothabo Baloyi after an acrimonious divorce with former model Marry Mubaiwa, it has emerged.In a leaked video seen by...Published: 07 Jun 2022 at 10:58hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man disguises as woman, gets married for 16 months
A Honde Valley man disguised himself as a woman and got married for 16 good months while performing all the duties expected of a new bride, only being caught when playing for a women's soccer team and...Published: 14 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The tragic price of forgetting: Pre-independent Zimbabwe questions still need answers
Zimbabwe is beset by a serious crisis of governance. Infact the same questions we wanted solutions for pre-independence still remain unanswered.We are still in a crisis.This crisis has...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 12:46hrs | 8 | by Taruberekera Masara
Wedding cancelled. . . Hubby stops estranged wife's marriage to lover
WHAT was supposed to be a special day for a Bulawayo woman ended in utter shame after her secret wedding with her lover was dramatically stopped at the Bulawayo Civil Court by a man who claimed to be ...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 09:51hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
CSO celebrate protection of Children in Marriage Bill
A Civic group, Padare/ Enkundleni men's forum on gender has celebrated the protection of minors on the marriage bill.Padare/Enkundleni men's forum on gender Programmes officer Ziphongezipho Nd...Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 09:16hrs | 4 | by Stephen Jakes
Payment of lobola now mandatory
Payment of lobola before marriage under customary union is now mandatory after Parliament passed the Marriages Amendment Bill on Tuesday with a clause empowering marriage officers to ascertain whether...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Women decry sextortion
WOMEN'S organisations have lamented the rise in sextortion cases in the country's tertiary institutions and workplaces, pushing back the fight to achieve gender equality.According to the Colli...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man denies paternity, demands lobola 27 years later
A WOMAN from Magwegwe West suburb in Bulawayo has applied for a peace order against her former lover who is demanding lobola for a daughter he denied was his 27 years ago.Liliyosa Dlamini said...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chinese fined for marrying a minor in Zimbabwe
CHIEF Samuel Neuso of Sanyati has ordered a Chinese national accused of marrying a minor to pay four cattle, three sheep and an unspecified amount of money as a fine for the offence.The Chines...Published: 26 Jan 2022 at 04:48hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Minister calls for arrest of Chinese miner, parents
SMALL-to-Medium Enterprises minister Sithembiso Nyoni has called for the arrest of a Chinese miner and parents who married off their 15-year-old daughter to the foreign national.The teenager, ...Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 04:47hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
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