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4 smugglers marooned at the Limpopo rive
The Beitbridge Civil Protection Unit (CPU) successfully rescued four suspected smugglers who had been stranded for over 10 hours on an island in the Limpopo River after a sudden rise in water levels. ...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 11:10hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military officer found hanging was murdered
A somber atmosphere engulfed the Senate as Senator Lwazi Sibanda delivered an emotional address mourning the tragic and mysterious death of her cousin, Hillary Nleya, a military intelligence officer w...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 20:16hrs | 4456 | by Staff reporter
Cousins' feud over stolen thatching grass
A long-standing feud between two Nyanga cousins has escalated into a troubling series of allegations involving theft, violence, and abuse, with the matter now before Chief Saunyama's community court. ...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 13:19hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Woman raped as she chases debt
A 26-year-old man appeared in court facing allegations of raping a vendor who had visited his office to collect a debt. Ignatius Chindudzi, who is facing charges of rape, was arraigned before Harare m...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 06:36hrs | 613 | by Staff reporter
Lupane police launch manhunt for murder suspect
Police in Lupane are seeking public assistance to locate Vuminkosi Dlamini (32), who is wanted in connection with a murder that took place at Sibombo Business Centre on December 6, 2024.Accord...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 14:48hrs | 970 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi son farm dispute: Villagers flee to mountains
Villagers at Arnold Farm in Mazowe have fled their homes and sought refuge in the mountains, fearing for their lives after protesting against an attempted land takeover by one of Vice-President Kembo ...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:57hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
Tragic accident claims lives of NetOne engineer and 'lover'
The tragic deaths of two individuals after a NetOne vehicle was swept off Chilonga Bridge across the Runde River on Saturday have been confirmed by police. Contrary to earlier reports that both victim...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 12:12hrs | 2725 | by Staff reporter
Villagers protest against Mohadi's son
Over 300 villagers from Arnold Farm in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central, held a demonstration on Friday to protest against an alleged attempt by Vice President Kembo Mohadi's son, Mafenyadira Mohadi, to ev...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 08:56hrs | 10247 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi, CCC MP in ugly funeral bust-up
A funeral in Beitbridge turned tense on Monday when two lawmakers, Senator Tambudzani Mohadi (Zanu-PF) and Sithabisiwe Mulowa (Citizens Coalition for Change, CCC), engaged in a heated exchange at the ...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 06:27hrs | 1607 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ngungumbane graduates with a PhD
In a milestone that exemplifies the advancement of governance and education in Zimbabwe, Chief Ngungumbane of Mberengwa District has earned a Doctorate Degree, cementing his unique ability to balance ...Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 12:26hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
Know your history:- Filabusi Memorial and the Edkins Store killings
Why Visit?: - This historic site remembers one of the earliest European murders of the Matabele Rebellion or First Umvukela of 1896. There seems no doubt that the initial killings occurred on ...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 15:48hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Man pleads guilty to armed robbery after night attack on Bulawayo couple
A 25-year-old Bulawayo man appeared in court this week facing armed robbery following a night attack on a Nketa couple's home with his accomplices to snatch cash and cell phones from their victims....Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 16:57hrs | 1122 | 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 | 1236 | by Staff reporter
Daisy wanted to shoot Oliver Mtukudzi
Tuku's wife, Daisy, in 2014 revealed sensational secrets about her fights with the superstar, particularly the incident when she wanted to shoot Zimbabwe's international music icon, after he denied pa...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 10:27hrs | 1705 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe businessman survives murder attempt
Three men from Harare, Ronald Mpopoma (38), Trevor Chigumba (40), and Fungayi Razawu (58), have been charged with attempted murder following an alleged attack on local businessman Blessed Runesu. The ...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:34hrs | 769 | by Staff reporter
Fight over Isitshwala ends in death
A 20-year-old man, Tawanda Chinyati, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for fatally stabbing his cousin during an argument over food. The tragic incident occurred on February 24, 2024, after a f...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 16:37hrs | 1951 | by Staff reporter
'Rhythm City' star opens up about family rejection due to his Zimbabwean wife
Renowned South African actor and former "Rhythm City star" Setlhabi Taunyane - also known as Bra Kop - has revealed painful personal struggles involving his family's rejection of his wife due to her Z...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 09:08hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer exposes Grace Mugabe cousin's lies
Prominent Harare lawyer Stanislaus Munyaradzi Bwanya exposed inconsistencies in the testimony of former Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) commissioner Farai Mashonganyika during cross-examina...Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 12:48hrs | 1492 | by Staff reporter
Sifiso Dabengwa to be buried in South Africa
Zimbabwean-born South African corporate executive Raymond Sifiso Dabengwa, former CEO of MTN Group and Eskom board member, will be laid to rest in Johannesburg on Saturday. Dabengwa, 66, passed away o...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 15:09hrs | 2342 | by Staff reporter
CCC MP sucked into missing teen investigation
A Harare family has filed a missing person's report accusing a Citizens Coalition for Change MP of "hiding" a 16-year-old girl.The family says in a report filed at Budiriro 2 Police Station th...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 12:51hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
Man stumbles upon naked mom, aunt at his homestead
IN a bizarre incident, a Chigodora man allegedly bumped into his mother and aunt performing weird nocturnal rituals at his homestead while stark naked.The man further claimed that the duo infl...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 07:11hrs | 4202 | by Staff reporter
Woman brings lovers to matrimonial home
FINDING out your partner has cheated on you is something no one wants to ever experience but finding out that the person she was cheating with had been introduced to you as her cousin is even worse....Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 07:02hrs | 1045 | by Staff reporter
British Govt shows the world how to deal with rioters
It's, unfortunately, depressingly familiar. Violence has broken out in the United Kingdom led by loosely organised thugs driven by fake news and hate speech on social media that was made acceptable by...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 07:46hrs | 677 | by Staff reporter
5 arrested for US$193,000 robbery
Five young men, aged between 21 and 25, have been arrested for staging a robbery along the Harare-Masvingo Highway on Sunday. The suspects, Richard Banda (2...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 11:29hrs | 792 | by Staff reporter
Trio bashes cellphone thief to death
THREE men allegedly beat a suspected cellphone thief to death using a handbrake cable and a fan belt in Zvishavane.The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) in a statement on X sai...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:09hrs | 349 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says it's not a crime to say Mnangagwa has failed
A prominent street preacher, Talent Chiwenga, who is also a cousin to Zimbabwe's Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has delivered a bold message to Zimbabweans, asserting that there is no constituti...Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 04:27hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Farai Matsika loses battle over control of Croco Motors
Businessman Farai Matsika has lost his application for leave to appeal to the Constitutional Court against a Supreme Court decision, marking the second time he has faced a setback in a protracted lega...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 15:55hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho murder suspects arrested
Two murder suspects from Tsholotsho have been apprehended after evading the police for a month. Mqondisi Moyo (32) and Livious Ncube (44), both from Gotshane line, surrendered to the authorities on Fr...Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 05:53hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
South African elections 2024: Reflections from Zimbabwe
ON March 4, 1980, a palpable excitement and belief that prosperity, freedom and opportunity were upon the masses filled a soon-to-be-born Zimbabwe. The war was over. The nation was pregnant with hope....Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 13:03hrs | 1 | by Fadzayi Mahere
UK Certificate of Sponsorship agent up for fraud
A SUSPECTED bogus United Kingdom Certificate of Sponsorship agent was yesterday dragged to the Harare Magistrates' Courts for allegedly defrauding a client of US$5 100 after promising to facilitate th...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:21hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
The politics of Zimbabwe's land reform: winners and losers
The political debates about the rights and wrongs of Zimbabwe's land reform continue to occupy many.The tired, old obsession about how the land was taken and the associated focus on so-called ...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:34hrs | 1 | by Ian Scoones
America: They kill us for sport!
My little story on American sanctionsOnly a few weeks shy of my sixty-first birthday, I have been, until late last week, on United States list of sanctioned Zimbabweans.I have been the...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:12hrs | | by @Jamwanda2
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
Herd boy commits suicide amid stock theft allegations
Police in Matabeleland North Province are probing a troubling case involving a herd boy who purportedly consumed a dipping chemical in an apparent suicide attempt following his implication in a recent...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 11:41hrs | 18 | by Peter Matuka
Duo kill cousin brother at grazing land
Police in Matabeleland North Province have arrested two murder suspects who viciously attacked their cousin brother to death using knob kerries on Saturday.The two murder suspects Lindelani Ms...Published: 15 Feb 2024 at 19:04hrs | 1 | by Peter Matuka/Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe leaders are from Mars!
I WAS touched by an impassioned plea by a fellow Zimbabwean.He appeared on local television, imploring the government to remove VAT (value added tax) on rice. His logic was that rice w...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 19:19hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Man dies in a crocodile infested river
The love of donkeys took away the life of 22-year-old Mbire man last week.Zivaishe Masarirofa slipped into the crocodile infested, floo...Published: 10 Feb 2024 at 06:54hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman jailed for torturing a minor with hot-boiled egg
A Plumtree woman who tortured her 12-year-old cousin-sister with a boiled egg has been jailed.Nenelani Nyoni (30) was sentenced to two years in jail by Plumtree magistrate Mr Joshua Nembaware....Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 14:03hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Boy (16) rapes cousin (12)
Police in Matebeleland North Province are hunting for 16 year old Binga boy who allegedly raped his 12 year old cousin last month.The suspect who cannot be mentioned due to ethical reasons is ...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 23:04hrs | 3 | by Peter Matuka/Simbarashe Sithole
Filabusi man arrested for fatally striking neighbour with brick
A FILABUSI man has been arrested after he allegedly fatally struck his neighbour with a brick on the head for assaulting his cousin.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Inspector ...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 18:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grandfather jailed 20 years for rape
A 63-year-old Hwange man was last week sentenced to 20 years behind bars for raping his 15-year-old cousin.Hwange Regional Magistrate Mr Mark Dzira jailed Finias John Nyathi whilst conditional...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 22:25hrs | | by Peter Matuka/Simbarashe Sithole
Belarus strongman dispatches 'smallhouse' to Mnangagwa's wife
PROFESSOR Irina Abelskaya, the Belarusian envoy recently dispatched to Harare to deliver a donation to First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, is a mistress of the Eastern European country's leader Alexander L...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:21hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
Man kills cousin in mining dispute
A Kadoma man has been arrested on allegations of fatally stabbing his cousin with a knife following a mining dispute.In a statement, police said Samson Katsuro (50) was arrested on a charge of...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman tortures minor, forces hot boiled egg in her mouth
A Plumtree woman who allegedly tortured her 12-year-old cousin-sister with a boiled egg is in trouble.Nenelani Nyoni (30) was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts yesterday after a tip-off....Published: 18 Jan 2024 at 08:12hrs | 1 | by Peter Matuka | Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa appoints niece as new ZBC board Chair
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has given his approval for the appointment of seven individuals to the board of directors of the State broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), as announc...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 05:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Man killed for reprimanding 13-year-old girl at nightclub
A HWANGE man who is based in South Africa was fatally stabbed in Lubangwe on New Year's Day for rebuking a 13-year-old girl for patronising a nightclub as a minor.Police are investigating the ...Published: 08 Jan 2024 at 05:30hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must face Gukurahundi victims for resolution to genocide!
About a year ago, a close cousin of mine committed suicide after repeated acts of adultery by her husband. This was a most terrible and traumatizing experience for the family as we felt deeply...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 15:03hrs | 13 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Birthday party turns tragic
A birthday party is meant to be a joyous occasion but one that was held by Sylvia Nkomo at her homestead in Khekhethe Village under Chief Manguba in Madlambuzi area in Matebeleland South province turn...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Zahara dies in SA hospital
The world bids farewell to the exceptionally talented musician Zahara, known in private life as Bulelwa Mkutukana. The multi-award-winning artist took her final bow on Monday night, leaving a void in ...Published: 11 Dec 2023 at 21:18hrs | 19 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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