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7 dead in Masvingo-Beitbridge road crash

A tragic road traffic accident along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Road on Friday morning claimed seven lives and left 15 others injured, authorities have confirmed.Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi sa…

Published: 13 Sep 2025 at 13:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Businessman shoots wife dead, commits suicide

A sense of shock and grief has gripped the Tshidixwa suburb in Beitbridge after popular local businessman Farai Longwe, widely known as Mr Grocery, fatally shot his wife before taking his own life on Wednesday evening.The incident reported…

Published: 11 Sep 2025 at 17:45hrs | | by Staff reporter

Air Force of Zimbabwe aircraft crashes, 2 dead

Tragedy struck the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) on Tuesday when a trainer aircraft reportedly crashed shortly after take-off at Manyame Airbase, claiming the lives of two personnel.According to unconfirmed reports, the plane lost power arou…

Published: 11 Sep 2025 at 10:10hrs | | by Staff reporter

Fisherman found dead amid mermaid claims

The body of 53-year-old fisherman Editor Hove was recovered from Enkwalini Dam in Bulawayo after he went missing during a fishing trip.Local residents quickly linked the tragedy to long-standing beliefs about mermaids, which are said to ha…

Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 06:43hrs | 583 | by Staff reporter

2 Zimbabweans shot dead in South Africa's Vhembe

Police in Limpopo have launched a major manhunt following the fatal shooting of two Zimbabwean men in Ha-Rangani Village, Masisi policing area, Vhembe District, on Sunday morning.The victims, aged 30 and 28, were discovered shortly after 7…

Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 19:38hrs | 868 | by Staff reporter

2 dead, 2 injured in fiery Plumtree road crash

Two people lost their lives and two others sustained serious injuries in a horrific early morning crash on Monday involving a Botswana-registered haulage truck and a Honda Fit along Plumtree Road, just before the Mganwini turn-off bridge i…

Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 19:35hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimpapers driver killed in Bulawayo road accident

A Zimpapers motorbike courier, Silas Bhunu, was killed in the early hours of Sunday morning in Nguboyenja, Bulawayo, when a vehicle driven by an unlicensed 20-year-old struck him while he was on duty delivering newspapers.According to Bula…

Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 18:53hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean prophet claims to raise woman from the dead

Six years after the world watched in disbelief as a Congolese pastor staged a fake resurrection in South Africa, a Zimbabwean self-styled prophet, T Mapisarema, has triggered controversy with his own claims of bringing a woman back to life…

Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 09:56hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter

NUST professor found dead in a flat

The National University of Science and Technology (NUST) is mourning the loss of one of its most respected academics, Associate Professor Bubuya Masola, who was found dead at his flat on Sunday. He was 69.The university's Director of Commu…

Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 09:55hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chombo is not dead

Former Minister of Finance Ignatius Chombo is alive and in good health, contrary to widespread rumours circulating on social media claiming he had died of prostate cancer. The clarification came from Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs Min…

Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 15:48hrs | 542 | by Staff reporter

2-year-old found dead, father missing

A dark shadow has fallen over Musvuti Village under Chief Marambo in Midlands Province following the tragic death of a two-year-old boy whose body was discovered dumped in a nearby gully. The boy's father remains missing, sparking a manhun…

Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:43hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter

Problem buffalo shot dead

Villagers in Ward 18 of Tsholotsho have heaved a collective sigh of relief after a buffalo that had been terrorising the community was shot dead by rangers from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks).Ward 18 counci…

Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 12:03hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter

Dead man resurfaces 13 years after burial

In a sensational twist that reads more like fiction than reality, a 69-year-old Buhera woman, Judith Machao, has rocked her community - and social circles far beyond - with a jaw-dropping claim: her husband, long thought dead and buried in…

Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 18:32hrs | 2250 | by Staff reporter

Harare City Council is dead, needs complete overhaul

Former chairperson of Harare City Council's audit committee, Councillor Blessing Duma, has delivered a scathing indictment of the local authority, declaring that "the council is dead" and requires not rehabilitation but a total overhaul. H…

Published: 31 May 2025 at 14:03hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter

Man found dead with legs crushed near railway line

Police in Bulawayo have launched an investigation after the body of an unidentified young man was found near a railway line over the weekend, prompting authorities to appeal for public assistance in identifying the victim.The man, believed…

Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:46hrs | 184 | 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 remains, reportedly found with handcuffs st…

Published: 26 May 2025 at 19:40hrs | 1233 | by Staff reporter

Dead in 1973, declared hero in 2018, grave still empty since 2023

An unfilled grave tucked just metres from a homestead in Hwedza has become a symbol of grief, broken promises, and fading hope for the Chadoka family. For years, they have waited for the remains of their late relative, Elias Chadoka - a li…

Published: 10 May 2025 at 17:50hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter

1 dead, 5 injured after car rams into elephant near Victoria Falls

One person died and five others were injured on Wednesday night after their vehicle hit an elephant which landed on the car's roof about 40km from Victoria Falls on the Kazungula Road.The driver of a Toyota Isis heading towards Victoria Fa…

Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 21:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

5 years jail for possessing diamonds

Cephas Mukombwe, a 45-year-old man from Gwalia Farm in Beatrice, has been sentenced to five years in prison for the unlawful possession of diamonds. The ruling was delivered by Harare Magistrate Mr. Isheunesu Matova on Saturday.Mukombwe wa…

Published: 21 Apr 2025 at 09:04hrs | | by Staff reporter

South Africa-bound Malawi bus involved in fatal accident in Zimbabwe

At least three Malawian nationals lost their lives, while 15 others were injured in a tragic bus accident on Saturday evening at Kingsview, about 30 kilometers east of Karoi. The Achisi Bus, which was en route from Malawi to South Africa v…

Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 16:41hrs | 1472 | by Staff reporter

Openly gay Islamic priest shot dead in South Africa

Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure dubbed the world's first openly gay imam, has been shot dead in South Africa.The 57-year-old cleric ran a mosque in Cape Town intended as a safe haven for gay and other marginalised Muslims. He was kil…

Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 10:57hrs | 1208 | by Staff reporter

Highway robbers arrested along Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge road

Three suspected robbers targeting motorists along the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway have been arrested. The trio - Vision Bvudzijena (27), Gladman Zhou (26), and Crispen Komboni (35) - would pounce on motorists whose vehicles develope…

Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 14:20hrs | 1547 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe begins verification of dead Stilfontein mine zama zamas

The Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa has dispatched a team of forensic experts and other specialists to collaborate with South African authorities in verifying the identities and nationalities of victims involved in the Stilfontein mine …

Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 19:00hrs | 757 | by Staff reporter

15 dead as heavy rains ravage Zimbabwe

At least 15 people have died, and 785 households have been affected across Zimbabwe as relentless rains continue to wreak havoc in many parts of the country. The devastation, recorded since September last year, has left communities grappli…

Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 06:57hrs | 986 | by Staff reporter

10 die in early festive road accidents

As the Christmas and New Year holidays approach, ten people have lost their lives, while several others sustained injuries, some seriously, in three separate road accidents reported this week.In the most recent incident on Thursday morning…

Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 11:03hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter

2 killed in head-on collision on Beitbridge-Bulawayo road

Two people tragically lost their lives on Thursday morning in a head-on collision between a Toyota Fortuner and a South Africa-bound cross-border bus near Makhado Business Centre, approximately 80 km west of Beitbridge.The accident occurre…

Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 16:51hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter

1 dead, 31 injured as bus carrying school pupils overturns

One person was confirmed dead while 31 were injured, among them 25 primary school pupils, after a bus carrying staff and the young learners overturned near Rusape on Friday afternoon.Police spokesperson, Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed …

Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 12:03hrs | 1516 | by Staff reporter

2 dead, 6Injured in head-on collision on Harare-Bulawayo road

Two people died and six others were injured on Friday when a Nissan Note collided head-on with a Toyota Hiace at the 64 km peg along the Harare-Bulawayo Road.National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident. He …

Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 07:53hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean girl commits suicide over money dispute

On August 18, 2024, a 17-year-old girl from Mlotshwa Village under Chief Samambwa tragically died after ingesting rat poison. The incident occurred around 5:00 PM following an argument with a neighbor, Beauty Sinyoro, who accused her of st…

Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 11:15hrs | 762 | by Staff reporter

Drunk man dies in inferno

In a disturbing incident that happened at Nyika Growth Point in Bikita, a man died after his house caught fire while he was drunk on the night of August 17.A charcoal heater found in the house is believed to be the cause of the fire that c…

Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 12:49hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter

9-year-old commits suicide in Filabusi

A tragic incident occurred in Thandanani Village, Ward 1 under Chief Ndube in Filabusi, where a 9-year-old boy took his own life on Saturday last week.The young boy reportedly hanged himself using an electric cable tied to a pole.At the ti…

Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 13:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 notorious robbers shot dead in Bulawayo

Two suspected robbers, Aleck Moyo (37) and Bongani Tshuma (41), were killed in a shootout with police in Bulawayo on Sunday. The incident occurred after detectives from CID Homicide received information that the suspects were hiding in a b…

Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 10:29hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter

Reveller stabbed to death at Harare night club

In a tragic incident at Club Royale Bar in Harare's Budiriro 2 suburb, two young men, Alec Ruvhere (22) and Tadiwanashe Murerwa (20), lost their lives after being fatally stabbed during an altercation. The suspect, Cogitate Ganyiwa, allege…

Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:30hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter

Bishop Msindo Ncube shot dead in Johannesburg

Bishop Mkhululi Msindo Ncube, a revered spiritual leader and community advocate in uGodlwayo, met a tragic end when he was fatally shot in Johannesburg, South Africa. Born in 1973 and known fondly as "Bishop Msindo," he was not only a pill…

Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 11:36hrs | 43 | by Staff reporter

Iranian president confirmed dead in helicopter crash

Iranian state media have confirmed that President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in the northwestern province of East Azerbaijan. His entire entourage, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Gover…

Published: 20 May 2024 at 08:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe businessman found dead in SA

THE body of a Zimbabwean businessman, Evans Katumba, who was abducted in Durban last month with the kidnappers demanding a ransom of R2,5 million, has been found by police in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa with indications that he had been sh…

Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 07:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

US$720,000 heist suspect shot dead in Zimbabwe police custody

A suspect in the robbery of a financial services firm in Harare on February 25 has been killed in police custody, the latest victim of suspicious post-arrest killings.Over US$720,000 was stolen in the heist at Quest Financial Services in B…

Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 11:21hrs | | by Staff reporter

1 killed, 6 injured in Harare building collapse

ONE person died and six others were injured yesterday afternoon when a building collapsed in Harare's central business district (CBD) yesterday afternoon.Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the death in the freak accident."Of the six…

Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:11hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mix up at South African mortuary, 2-year body swap resolved

IN September 2021, then-31-year-old Bongani Ngwendu was attacked by a vigilante group in a suspected xenophobic attack at an informal settlement in Pretoria, South Africa, where he was burnt to death in his shack. His charred remains were …

Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:13hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Fleeing armed robber dies in accident

AN armed robber died in a horrific accident last week, while his three gun-toting colleagues sustained serious injuries after their gate-away vehicle hit a tree during a high-speed chase with vigilant residents of Palmerstone suburb in Mut…

Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 15:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Gory 'suicide' at Bulawayo lodge

IN A traumatising incident a man was found dead at a lodge in Bulawayo, hanging from the roof trusses with two gunshot wounds to the head.Police attended the scene on Wednesday following a report that the man had indicated he wanted to kil…

Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 06:50hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter

3 robbers shot dead in Gwanda

Three robbers who were terrorising and targeting people keeping large amounts of money in Bulawayo and Matabeleland South province were on Tuesday killed after a shoot-out with police.Police said the suspects are Pride Moyo (29), Newman Nc…

Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 19:06hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Suspected donkey thief tortured to death

CLOSE to 20 residents of Dumba village near Beitbridge allegedly kidnapped and tortured to death a fellow villager accused of stealing a neighbour's donkey.A police report indicated that Austin Sibanda (25) was on January 8 this year clobb…

Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 12:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man found dead with stab wound

A man (30) was found lying dead with a stab wound on the back on 10 January.The incident occurred near Mapuranga Transport Service Garage, Western Triangle in Harare.In a statement, police said," A yet-to-be-identified male adult approxima…

Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:48hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Woman found dead, used condoms litter crime scene

A CHILLING discovery sent shockwaves in Cowdray Park suburb in Bulawayo when a resident stumbled upon an unidentified woman's lifeless body at Denver Farm with used condoms scattered at the scene.This has led to speculation that the woman,…

Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 06:01hrs | 24 | 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 suburb was completely blocked by a crowd and hapha…

Published: 01 Jan 2024 at 17:50hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean man shot dead during confrontation with armed cops

An active member of the Police Constabulary (Policon) section stationed at ZRP Mkoba has been charged with murder after he opened fire on a rowdy man who reportedly created a scene on Boxing Day when he cheekily confronted some armed polic…

Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:42hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Teacher left dead, suspected lover critically injured at a school

As the country observes 16 days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, a female teacher at Chiriseri Secondary School lost her life at the brutal hands of her husband. The deceased, Ratidzai Mufari (43) reportedly endured abuse from he…

Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 14:38hrs | | by Staff reporter

22 dead in horror crash as South Africa-bound Quantum collides with truck

Twenty-two people were killed on Tuesday night when an overloaded Toyota Quantum had a head-on collision with a DAF truck 17km out of Bulawayo on the Gwanda Road, police said.The accident happened just after 10PM between Muchbinding and Et…

Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 18:24hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean pastor, e-hailing driver found shot dead

A murder case has been opened with the police after an e-hailing driver who went missing on Saturday was found dead.Ison Mthombeni was found at a mortuary in Johannesburg with a bullet wound at the back of his head on Monday.His car was fo…

Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 05:02hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

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