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Elderly driver collapses and dies after crashing into street curb
An elderly man collapsed and died at the corner of Herbert Chitepo Street and Fifth Avenue on Thursday afternoon in what is suspected to be a case of sudden death.Eyewitnesses said the man had...Published: 21 Feb 2025 at 11:18hrs | 1276 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge killer bus not insured
The Insurance Council of Zimbabwe (ICZ) is extending assistance to victims and families of the Beitbridge accident that claimed 25 lives, following revelations that the bus operator involved was not i...Published: 20 Feb 2025 at 18:47hrs | 616 | by Staff reporter
Slain woman's family dumps body at boyfriend's house
In a shocking and dramatic protest, the relatives of a murdered woman, Ms. Anna Matambo, dumped her body at the residence of her boyfriend, who is accused of killing her, in Kwekwe's Mbizo suburb. The...Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 08:59hrs | 723 | by Staff reporter
Newly married couple dies after house collapses
Tragedy struck in Tshaswingo, Beitbridge East, after a newly married couple lost their lives when their house collapsed on them while they were sleeping.The incident, which occurred during the...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 07:43hrs | 1387 | 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 | 2709 | by Staff reporter
Johane Masowe's remains to be exhumed
The High Court has issued a declaratory order affirming the inalienable rights of Peter Jack Masedza's children to exhume and rebury their father's remains, 50 years after his passing.Masedza,...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 07:48hrs | 592 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: 24 dead in Beitbridge-Masvingo Highway accident
A devastating accident on the Beitbridge-Masvingo highway near the Lutumba toll gate has left 24 people dead and 12 others critically injured. The collision involved a Beitbridge-bound Urban Connect b...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 09:34hrs | 1850 | 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 | 709 | by Staff reporter
2 more Zimbabweans resurface from SA mine
Two Zimbabwean nationals have emerged from the abandoned Stilfontein gold mine in South Africa after weeks underground, where they endured harrowing conditions. The survivors surfaced last week, bring...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 11:26hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Woman seeks peace order against uncle over deceased father's house
A Harare woman, Rachel Bunduri, has approached the Harare Civil Court seeking a peace order against her uncle, Ishmael Bunduri, whom she accuses of forcing her out of her late father's house. Rachel a...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:30hrs | 1071 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Blessed Geza's murder case to be revisited
Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has raised serious concerns regarding the case of Blessed Geza, accusing the prominent individual of allegedly killing someone at his residence. In a startling develop...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 16:34hrs | 3243 | by Staff reporter
Airforce of Zimbabwe pilot dies in Gweru jet crash
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) has confirmed the tragic death of Air Lieutenant Nesbert Tambudza, a pilot with the Air Force of Zimbabwe, following a jet crash in the Guinea Fowl area of Gweru....Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 15:52hrs | 1146 | by Staff reporter
Police seek relatives of man killed by haulage truck in Wange
Police in Hwange, Matabeleland North, are appealing to the public for assistance in identifying the relatives of a man who was fatally struck by a haulage truck along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Highw...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 07:31hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo maid killed, body dissolved in acid
In a chilling case that has shocked the Bulawayo community, a man from Matsheumhlope suburb has appeared in court accused of aiding his friend in concealing a murder by dissolving the victim's body in...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 15:30hrs | 2027 | by Staff reporter
Kangai's first widow awarded US$345 000 share from estate
Ms. Esther Chatindo, the first widow of Zimbabwean national hero Kumbirai Manyika Kangai, has been awarded US$345,750 in maintenance from his estate, marking the end of a decade-long battle for recogn...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 11:40hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Kagame's chilling warning to Ramaphosa
In an unprecedented escalation of tensions between South Africa and Rwanda, President Paul Kagame has responded to President Cyril Ramaphosa, with Kagame accusing his Pretoria counterpart of distortin...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 21:49hrs | 1603 | 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 | 682 | by Staff reporter
More South Africa soldiers die as SANDF surrenders to MK23 liberators
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has reported the deaths of four additional soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), bringing the total fatalities to 13 in the past week ami...Published: 28 Jan 2025 at 10:00hrs | 3185 | by Staff reporter
Honda Fit driver ploughs into church congregants killing 1
A tragic accident occurred early this morning in Nketa, Bulawayo, when a Honda Fit driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into 11 members of the Johanne Masowe Church who were returning from n...Published: 27 Jan 2025 at 08:21hrs | 665 | 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 | 369 | by Staff reporter
Man swept away while crossing flooded Umguza river in Bulawayo
A tragic incident in Bulawayo claimed the life of 30-year-old Richard Sibanda from Killarney Squatter Camp, who drowned while attempting to cross a flooded river near his home.According to Act...Published: 21 Jan 2025 at 13:42hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Man kills colleague over $2
A 26-YEAR-OLD Shamva man is in trouble after he allegedly stabbed his colleague to death in a snooker betting dispute.Anyway Muzavazi of Chidumbwe village in Shamva was dragged to court on Mon...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 11:22hrs | 667 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Shamva
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 vi...Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 19:00hrs | 753 | by Staff reporter
2 killed, 2 injured in early morning accident on Bulawayo road
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed a fatal road traffic accident that claimed two lives and left two others injured. The accident occurred in the early hours of January 12, 2025, at appr...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 17:19hrs | 1724 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba's grave sets tongues wagging
Fourteen years after his controversial passing, the final resting place of the late Madzibaba Godfrey Nzira continues to spark debate and controversy, highlighting the intersection of social status an...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:38hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter
Teenager in court for murder
A TEENAGER from Budiriro high-density suburb yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates Courts facing allegations of murder, with magistrate Sheunesu Matova remanding him in custody to January 23 fo...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:35hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
ZNA confirms anti-tank mine caused Binga explosion
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has confirmed that an anti-tank mine, likely a remnant from the liberation struggle, caused the tragic explosion that claimed the lives of three people in Binga. The i...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:31hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Suicide following domestic dispute over infidelity
Police in Bulawayo are investigating a tragic case of suicide following the death of 49-year-old Kholisani Ncube of Lobengula West, who took his own life by ingesting pesticide after a domestic disput...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:31hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer in eye of forgery storm
Prominent lawyer Nyaradzayi Musungwa Maphosa appeared in court accused of forging a birth certificate to facilitate the inclusion of an unrelated child as a beneficiary of a deceased person's estate....Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:16hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
3 killed in Binga landmine explosion
A tragic landmine explosion in Binga claimed three lives Wednesday after a vehicle belonging to the Binga Rural District Council ran over an explosive believed to date back to the 1970s liberation war...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:16hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Construction worker dies at Trabablas interchange
A construction worker from Tefoma Construction Private Limited Company died on Monday after a crane de-erected at Trabablas interchange in Harare.Tefoma confirmed the tragedy in a statement sa...Published: 06 Jan 2025 at 19:08hrs | 2274 | by Simbarashe Sithole
ZRP boss, miners kill prophet over US$10
At least two officers (Assistant Inspector Paul Nkoma and Constable Anold Mukuhlani) from the Zimbabwe Republic Police's (ZRP) Mbembesi base are allegedly offering two-thousand United States dollars (...Published: 04 Jan 2025 at 19:15hrs | 2037 | by Gideon Madzikatidze recently in Mbembesi
Police officer killed, another injured in violent incident at nightclub
Glendale, Zimbabwe - A tragic incident unfolded at 007 Night Club in Glendale in the early hours of December 26, 2024, leaving one police constabulary dea...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 20:34hrs | 2857 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Prison officer stabbed to death on Christmas day
A 35-YEAR-OLD Plumtree man is in soup after he stabbed his niece to death with an okapi knife.Khuliso Tshuma was dragged to Plumtree ma...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 14:56hrs | 2773 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe police warn against mob violence
Police in Bulawayo have issued a stern warning to the public against taking the law into their own hands, following a tragic incident of mob justice in Lobengula suburb. In a statement, Bulawayo Deput...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 12:39hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
1 dead, baby missing as bus swept wway in Gwanda flood tragedy
Tragedy struck in Gwanda District on Monday when a long-distance bus belonging to Green Horse Bus Company was swept away while attempting to cross the flooded Mletshane River on a narrow bridge. The i...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 12:35hrs | 1572 | by Staff reporter
2 dead in Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway bus crash
Two people have been confirmed dead following a tragic accident involving three buses along the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway on Sunday morning. The crash occurred at the 197km peg and involved buses fr...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:53hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
More roadblocks, stop and searches during holiday in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has rolled out extensive security measures across the country to maintain peace and order during the 2024-2025 festive season. Police Commissioner-General Godwin Mat...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:44hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Freak accident kills 2
A tragic accident involving three buses on the Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway near Bubi claimed two lives and left two others seriously injured early Sunday morning.The incident, which occurred a...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:40hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Harare man killed over US$1
A man from Harare has tragically died from injuries inflicted during a dispute over a small sum of money, following a disagreement with his drinking mates over US$1 meant for change. Arnold Moses, one...Published: 22 Dec 2024 at 11:05hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Gold dealer dies in car crash
Glendale based George Makwati died in a road traffic accident on Saturday afternoon after his Toyota Fortuner rammed into a stationary haulage truck along...Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 20:15hrs | 2951 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Glendale
Family caught in mysterious haunting and family feud
A Chipinge family is facing a series of disturbing and unexplained events they believe are linked to the ghosts of two deceased traditional healers. According to the family, these healers' services we...Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 09:04hrs | 951 | by Staff reporter
Teen miner dies in tragic shaft collapse at Sunace mine
A 17-year-old illegal miner lost his life following a shaft collapse at Sunace Mine on the outskirts of Bulawayo. The tragic incident, which occurred on December 12, has left efforts to retrieve the t...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 14:55hrs | 593 | by Staff reporter
Botswana to document Zimbabwean nationals
Botswana will soon regularize the stay of undocumented Zimbabweans living within its borders, with President Duma Boko highlighting the skilled human resources from Zimbabwe as an asset that the count...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:44hrs | 1104 | by Staff reporter
Conveyor belt crushes teenager to death
A mine worker at Canterbury Milling Centre in Shamva was crushed to death between a conveyor belt and a roller crusher on Sunday.The nineteen-year-old Khumbulani Mdlongwa Vuyelwa was crushed w...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 16:00hrs | 936 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Shamva
Murder charge for Zimbabwean man after he allegedly kills 4AM intruder
A 22-year-old man, Benson Macharangwanda, from Chitungwiza, has been charged with murder following the death of an alleged intruder during a confrontation at his home on December 2.Macharangwa...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 07:15hrs | 2356 | by Staff reporter
Inter Africa bus accident kills 7 in Harare-Bulawayo road crash
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed a fatal road accident that occurred in the early hours of December 8, 2024, along the Harare-Bulawayo Road.The crash happened around 3:30 AM at...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 14:45hrs | 3303 | by Staff reporter
2 dead, 51 injured in accident along Bulawayo -Victoria Falls road
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed a tragic road traffic accident that occurred on December 6, 2024, along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road, at the 330-kilometre peg. The accident, which...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 12:50hrs | 2175 | 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 | 2743 | by Staff reporter
Grave desecration scandal rocks Harare
In a shocking and spine-chilling development, four individuals have been implicated in the violation of 380 mass graves at Restland Memorial Park in Harare. The disturbing actions, which include diggi...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 20:31hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter
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