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Mystery shrouds death of Headman Mapanzure's wife
The Mapanzure community in Nyajena has been left reeling in grief and confusion following the tragic and mysterious death of Lucy Chanhuwa (67), the wife of respected traditional leader Headman Mapanz...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 15:13hrs | 685 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean-born law student found dead in Manchester's river Irwell
Communities in both Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom are mourning the tragic loss of 19-year-old Christine Chido Benjamin, a Zimbabwean-born law student whose body was discovered in Manchester's River ...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 19:45hrs | 780 | by Staff reporter
5 die after inhaling fumes from imbawula
Tragedy has struck a family in Mabasa Village, under Chief Masunda in Zvishavane District, after five people reportedly died from inhaling carbon monoxide emitted by a burning fire brazier (imbawula) ...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 19:41hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
40% of deaths in Zimbabwe caused by non-communicable diseases
About 40 percent of all deaths recorded in Zimbabwe in 2024 were caused by Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), including cancers, cardiovascular conditions, diabetes, and chronic respiratory illnesses, ...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 20:39hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
'Firimoni' of Gringo productions dies
Zimbabwe's arts community is mourning the death of veteran actor Fanuel Tonganayi, best known for his role as "Firimoni" in the popular Gringo television drama series. Tonganayi passed away recently, ...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 14:52hrs | 794 | by Staff reporter
Casmyn FC player dies after training
The ZIFA Southern Region Division One League has been plunged into mourning following the sudden death of Casmyn FC player Trust Munenge, who tragically collapsed and died on Tuesday.Munenge, ...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 14:30hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo teen in court for allegedly robbing a corpse
An 18-year-old man from Bulawayo has been charged with tampering with a corpse after he allegedly searched the body of a deceased person and stole a mobile phone and wallet.Brandon Sifenyang, ...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 17:42hrs | 581 | by Staff reporter
Failure to invest in youth sexual health could cost Zimbabwe $3.6bn
A new report by UNAIDS reveals that Zimbabwe stands to save billions of dollars by investing in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services targeted at young people. The study, titled Th...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 18:36hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Masowe's Big 5 leader dies
The Johanne Masowe Echishanu apostolic sect is mourning the loss of one of its most respected elders, Madzibaba Mathias Nyakudya, who passed away in the early hours of Friday at his home in Domboshava...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:52hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Cop used a hoe handle to bash suspect
A police officer stationed at ZRP Ruwa has appeared in court facing allegations of fatally assaulting a suspect with a hoe handle, resulting in the suspect's death at a local clinic.Prince Nda...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 18:53hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
ZRP confirms officer on the run after flogging suspect to death
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed that 12 days after the alleged assault and death of a suspect in custody, Constable Prince Ndavambi remains at large.Ndavambi is accused of flo...Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 08:43hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Man (75) strangled over witchcraft allegations
Two brothers from Njere Village under Chief Garahwa in Chipinge have been arrested for allegedly murdering a 75-year-old villager whom they accused of witchcraft, in a chilling case that has shocked t...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 13:29hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Man kills ex-wife in child custody row
A 31-year-old man from Mabvuku, Prince Ndambi, appeared in court on Saturday facing charges of murder after allegedly killing his ex-wife, Constance Tsitsi Chirwa, in a violent dispute over the custod...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 07:42hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for killing ex-wife
A 31-year-old man from Mabvuku, Prince Ndambi, appeared in court on Saturday, facing charges of murdering his former wife, Constance Tsitsi Chirwa, in a tragic dispute over child custody.Accor...Published: 21 Apr 2025 at 09:04hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Missing Zimbabwean man, 47, found drowned in Welsh river
A 47-year-old Zimbabwean man, reported missing last Saturday, has been found dead in what is believed to be a drowning incident in the northern Welsh town of Llangollen. Clifford Sibanda's body was di...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 07:42hrs | 1392 | by Staff reporter
Married teacher dies at girlfriend's place after sex
A 50-year-old married teacher from Mutimwi Secondary School tragically passed away at his alleged girlfriend's residence after engaging in sex.The deceased, identified as Nyasha Gambe, was pro...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 18:00hrs | 2747 | by Staff reporter
Teen falls to death while chasing baboons
A 16-year-old boy from Zvada Village, Chief Mukanganwi in Bikita, tragically died on February 9, 2025, after falling from a 12-meter height while chasing baboons on a local mountain. The incident occu...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 15:05hrs | 722 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean hesitant to confront SA over Buffelsfontein mine tragedy
Zimbabwean authorities are reportedly reluctant to directly confront the South African government over the deaths of 20 Zimbabweans at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in Stilfontein. The incident, which ...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 07:04hrs | 689 | by Staff reporter
Police investigate suspected suicide in Bulawayo's Kingsdale suburb
Bulawayo police have launched an investigation into a suspected suicide case after the decomposing body of a 27-year-old man was discovered hanging from the roof trusses in his family home in Kingsdal...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 08:00hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter
'We're clueless on hippos deaths so far,' ZimParks
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management (ZimParks) has announced that it has no clue (at the moment) on the cause for deaths of eighteen hippos in the Sapi Safari area and Chirundu over the last th...Published: 07 Jan 2025 at 16:05hrs | 1442 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Bulawayo mourns former social soccer icon 'Horsepower'
Former Bulawayo social soccer stalwart Madodana "Horsepower" Tshabangu has passed away at the age of 60.His son, Maradona, confirmed the news from Johannesburg, South Africa, revealing that Ts...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 12:34hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man killed for touching meat on braai stand
Bulawayo police have arrested Tatenda Chida, 26, in connection with the murder of Sikhanyiso Bruce Dube, 30, from Pumula North. The incident, which occurred on October 22, 2024, reportedly stemmed fro...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 11:36hrs | 1293 | by Staff reporter
Cancer leading cause of death in Zimbabwe
Cervical and prostate cancers remain the leading causes of death among cancer patients in Zimbabwe, according to the delayed 2019 report from the Zimbabwe National Cancer Registry (ZNCR). The report h...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 08:24hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Death at Harare pool party
Police in Highlands, Harare, have launched a manhunt for two male suspects in connection with the death of a 21-year-old man, Wayne Kudakwashe Gamble, whose body was found floating in a swimming pool....Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 14:16hrs | 1245 | by Staff reporter
Dr Zulu discharged
Regional Magistrate Bishard Chineka has officially discharged Dr. Noel Ralph Zulu, the Medical Superintendent at Masvingo Provincial Hospital, who was facing charges of culpable homicide related to th...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 10:32hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Africa is full of contradictions; Qwabe twins are still VIRGINS at 26 years!
Seeing their photo on Bulawayo24 today, I wonder what is cultural, and traditional about these twins? This photo shoot looks like big German barbies on sale. There is nothing that tells me that these ...Published: 21 Sep 2024 at 11:01hrs | 2972 | by Nomazulu Thata
Ex-top cop dies during a sexcapade at lover's house
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is investigating the death of a retired senior police officer, who reportedly passed away during an intimate encounter in Chitungwiza on Monday.According to ...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 15:06hrs | 1280 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe policemen acquitted of killing armed robbery suspect
Five Bulawayo police officers - Herbert Kanyinji, Bornwell Mahachi, Amiga Shumba, Norge Rapayi, and Mbekezeli Bhebhe - have been acquitted by the High Court of charges related to the death of a suspec...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 07:46hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
Cornered thief plunges into river, dies
In a recent High Court ruling, a Banket man, Zachariah Baton, was acquitted of murder after a suspected thief he was chasing drowned in Munene River while fleeing. Baton, who appeared before Justice P...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 12:03hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Government urged to support return of pregnant students to school
Harare, 19 July 2024 (New Ziana) - With a rising number of school-going adolescent girls becoming pregnant, Mashonaland Central Senator Angeline Tongogara has called on the Ministry of Public Service,...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 10:14hrs | 495 | by Staff Reporter
Remains of 21 people exhumed in city
Remains of 21 people were exhumed from a housing development project site in Bulawayo's Killarney suburb before they were reburied at the city's Luveve cemetery.This was revealed in the latest...Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 13:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
2 women die celebrating New Year's Day
TWO WOMEN died this morning while celebrating New Year's Day in unclear circumstances in Tafara, Harare.Initial reports indicate that the road leading to Kamunhu Shopping Centre and Tafara sub...Published: 01 Jan 2024 at 17:50hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Cont Mhlanga's widow dies
IT has been a year since the arts sector mourned the death of arts guru, Cont Mhlanga and now, his survivor and widow, Thembi Ngwabi, has died, a family member has confirmed.Wenzile Mhlanga sa...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 14:38hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Police probe Masaya death
POLICE are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of Tapfumanei Masaya (51) whose body was found at the intersection of Arcturus and Lobho Roads in the Cleveland area of eastern Harare on M...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 05:07hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Police brutality victim's family demands 'supernatural' justice
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has been accused of covering up its officers' attack on a handcuffed suspect, who later died in holding cells at Banket Police Station, last month.The now de...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 05:07hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe secure cancer treatment machines
The GOVERNMENT has purchased a set of new advanced radiotherapy machines used to treat cancer, which will soon be installed at two major public hospitals.Funding has also been secured to procu...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 11:40hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Jury finds 34-year-old Zimbabwe mother died by medical misadventure at Ireland hospital
A woman who had just given birth at University Hospital Kerry (UHK) died by medical misadventure and her death was probably preventable, an inquest has found.34-year-old Tatenda Faith Mukwata ...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 10:39hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
UK's HSE apologises after death of Zimbabwe-born woman
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued an apology to the family of Tatenda Mukwata, a 35-year-old woman who died after giving birth at University Hospital Kerry (UHK) last year. Tatenda Mukw...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 20:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Suicide now associated with cyber-bullying
Worldwide cyberbullying has been associated with suicide among school children in several recent cases, a phenomenon that has been newly termed cyberbullicide. With access to modern technology and the...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 13:23hrs | 18 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
'Armed robber' in court for 'killing' policeman
A MAN who allegedly fatally shot a police officer in Bulawayo's New Luveve suburb appeared in court on Friday facing a murder charge.Ntabiso Ncube (43) of Lobengula West suburb in Bulawayo sus...Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 07:38hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Corporal punishment ends tragically
AN uncle allegedly killed his three-year-old niece by banging her head against the wall after she soiled herself, the High Court heard yesterday.Ronald Moda, whose bail appeal was dismis...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Diet, the leading cause of death in Africa
If we go back to the "African lifestyle" including the diet, the premature deaths we are experiencing now and more in near future will be greatly reduced. Urbanization, we may not be able to s...Published: 26 May 2023 at 10:24hrs | 2 | by Erick Matotoba
Zimbabwe loses 5 lives everyday in traffic accidents
At least five people die everyday in traffic accidents across the country, Transport and Infrastructural Development minister Felix Mhona has said."Road traffic injuries are a leading cause of...Published: 19 May 2023 at 20:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says parents also face jail
VIOLATORS of children's rights and parents will soon face criminal charges as government introduces stiffer penalties to curb sexual offences that have seen children as young as nine years old b...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 05:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe moots Road Accident Fund
Government is mooting the establishment of a Road Accident Fund (RAF) which is aimed at minimising the effects of traffic accidents on the citizenry and the proposal was tabled to traffic stakeholders...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 18:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Child killed by mysterious being
A Bulawayo family claims that their six-year-old son died after being hit with a brick on the head by an invisible being, which the child claimed to be a small boy that he could only see.The i...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe life expectancy improves to 65 years
Improved conditions and access to health care facilities has seen a huge jump in life expectancy at birth of 20 years in the last two decades to 65 years for both sexes compared to 45 in 2002, the cen...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe road carnage claiming 5 people every day
Five people die through road traffic accidents in Zimbabwe every day while the country loses US$406 million per year to the carnage, Transport and Infrastructural Development minister Felix Mhona has ...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 19:00hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-born woman (25) found dead in room at Manchester's Britannia Hotel
An unemployed probation officer from Sale was tragically found dead in a hotel room.Hloniphile Moyo, known as Chloe to her family, was tragically found dead in a room at the Britannia Hotel in...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:48hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Charles Mabika not dead1
VETERAN sports journalist Charles Mabika has taken to Facebook to dismiss rumours of his death. Social media, particularly Whatsap was awash with news of his passing on Tuesday morning. ...Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 06:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
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