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Man hacks wife's phone, appears in court

41-year-old Charles Chamanga of Odzi was arraigned before court on charges of hacking, contravening Section 163 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, as read with Section 35(2) of the Data Protection Act.Chamanga pleaded not g…

Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:46hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter

Tenant's sons burn landlord's house

Mutare Magistrate Poterai Gwezhira will preside over the trial of two men, Solomon (21) and God'swill Tafara Takaendesa (23), who are facing charges of negligently causing serious damage to property under Section 141 of the Criminal Law Co…

Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:44hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter

Man sets ex-wife's home on fire

A 50-year-old man from Mutare, Zvenyika Gomo, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for attempted murder and criminal damage after setting his ex-wife's home on fire in June 2024.On the night of 9 June 2024, Gomo broke into the house of…

Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 14:44hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter

Ramaphosa's army, police 'burn' foreign miners

South African security forces, including the police and army, have been accused of setting fire to an area where illegal miners, known as zama zamas, had taken refuge to avoid arrest. This incident reportedly led to the deaths of nearly a …

Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 11:10hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter

Murdered granny's corpse burnt

A 38-year-old man from Chipinge has been arrested for the alleged murder of an elderly woman and a young child, and for burning the woman's body.Trust Sithole of Manyara Village under Chief Mutema is facing charges of killing 70-year-old S…

Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:21hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter

Death of girl at church creates ugly fights

The death of a 17-year-old girl at the RCZ Church at Nerupiri in Gutu has created ugly fights in the parish with some villagers demanding the removal of the pastor and full investigation of the case.The girl allegedly took poison and there…

Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 12:58hrs | 1672 | by Staff reporter

Man stabs brother, burns hut over US$200

Regional Magistrate Judith Zuyu has sentenced a Zaka man to an effective seven years in jail after he burnt his brother's hut and stabbed him over US$200 from the sale of cotton.Lazarus Mahove (34) of Tapudzai Village in Zaka will effectiv…

Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 12:56hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter

Man runs amok, burns down mother's house

AN 18-year-old man from Ntunjambili Village in Matobo District, Matebeleland South Province reportedly ran amok and threatened to kill his mother before setting her hut ablaze and went on to destroy household property with an axe.The man -…

Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Man found dead after allegedly attempting to burn ex-lover's home in Bulawayo

A 43-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo's Nkulumane suburb allegedly committed suicide after trying to burn his ex-lover's home.Thabo Dube was found dead in a bushy area in Upper Rangemore.Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube confirmed the …

Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:42hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Unattended pot destroys ZWL$13m property

A THREE-ROOMED house in Makokoba high-density suburb, Bulawayo, was gutted by fire yesterday which destroyed property worth ZWL$13 million.Bulawayo acting chief fire officer Linos Phiri told Southern Eye that they suspected that an unatten…

Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 05:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo flea burns

ABOUT 350 traders in Bulawayo have been left stranded after their wares were reduced to ashes by a raging inferno, which engulfed Mutize Flea Market, popularly known as the â€˜Little Musina" early yesterday.Nick-named after South Africa's …

Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Dembare burns

DYNAMOS will use their National Sports Stadium offices for the hearings against three members of their technical team currently on suspension.Coach Herbert Maruwa, manager Richard Chihoro and second assistant coach, Murape Murape have been…

Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:50hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's supporters wanted to burn two police vehicles?

The Zimbabwe Republic Police claims opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters wanted to burn two police vehicles and attacked officers for stopping their rally at Masvingo's Mamutse Stadium on Sunday.This was the reason giv…

Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 21:44hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Angry South Africans burn 4 Zimbabweans to death in Alexandra

Four Zimbabwean men accused of terrorising the community met their untimely demise in Setjwetla, Alexandra township South Africa when they were doused with gasoline and burnt to death on Tuesday night. The men were taken from their shacks …

Published: 19 Jul 2023 at 19:00hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter

Vehicles, shops torched as rival miners clash

THREE Honda Fit vehicles as well as a number of tuck-shops were set on fire in a fight between two rival groups of miners at Wanderer gold mine in Shurugwi.The incident happened on Friday when the two groups fought running battles over the…

Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 06:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Kombani Lodge goes up in smoke

PLUMTREE'S 52-bed Kombani Lodge was yesterday razed by an inferno that started as a veld fire near a Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) depot before a whirlwind lifted burning debris, which landed on the grass-thatched lodge.The situati…

Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Animals do not burn your houses, why burn theirs?

Scampering for safety, various creep crawlies and fauna can sense looming danger before we do. Turning around to scan the sprawling meadows and fields, smoke was billowing in the distance with ferocious flames urging it on as if trying to …

Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 09:52hrs | 1 | by Tondo Chinehasha

Two cops murder suspect, torch corpse

TWO police officers based in Beitbridge have been arrested for allegedly torturing to death and burning the remains of a suspect they had arrested for an alleged theft.Constables Xander Siasayi (33) and Daniel Peyani (32) of Tuli and Zezan…

Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's MDC plots to burn Zimbabwe Government buildings?

A LEAKED audio recording of a top MDC-Alliance official reveals stunning details of how the opposition party planned a wave of terror that involved burning Government buildings and faking abductions to cover up the subversive plots. The au…

Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:38hrs | | by Staff reporter

Outraged man 'burns' friend's property

A MAN from Mzilikazi in Bulawayo allegedly burnt property worth $130 at his friend's home in a fit of rage after knocking on the door and getting no response.Mfanelo Mpofu (38) allegedly set Ms Betty Nguwo (63)'s house alight on Tuesday an…

Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 09:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man's suicide note instructs family to cremate his body

A 72-YEAR-OLD man from Newton West suburb in Bulawayo who shot himself dead on Wednesday left a suicide note instructing his family to cremate his body and not hold a big funeral for him.Amos Bells allegedly shot himself once in the head w…

Published: 16 Feb 2018 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

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