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Family dumps decomposing corpse at killer's home, demands 55 head of cattle before burial
A family in Silobela is demanding 55 head of cattle and US$8 500 as compensation before they can bury their son who was allegedly killed in a revenge attack.The family of Tinashe Manyeruke who...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 15:24hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF has no two-thirds majority
Zanu-PF does not and cannot have two-thirds.Contrary to popular perceptions, the ruling Zanu-PF party does not and cannot have two-thirds majority in Parliament necessary to pass a constitutio...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police probe mystery of human legs found stashed in sack
POLICE in Bulawayo are appealing for information that could help in identifying two human legs that were recovered stashed in a grey sack in Pumula South. Deputy provincial police spokesperson...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:03hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police seek public's help after 2 human legs found in Pumula South
Police in Bulawayo have made a public appeal for information after partial human remains were discovered in Pumula South.Two human legs were found sticking out of a bag in the undergrowth near...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 15:20hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Pius Jamba convicted of CCC activist's murder
Pius Jamba, who was arrested in June of the previous year on charges of murdering CCC activist Moreblessing Ali, has been pronounced guilty by the High Court after a comprehensive trial. Throughout th...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 14:37hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Sheriff killers hit by misfortunes
The High Court has acquitted the two remaining members of a six-man gang connected to the brutal murder of a High Court Sheriff. All charges against Day Kaseke and Misheck Neshamba have been dropped b...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Britain's Catherine Hoey, Jonathan Oates, Chief Ndiweni, Haruzivishe in UK protest
BRITISH Parliamentarians Catherine Hoey and Jonathan Oates Wednesday joined over 70 Zimbabweans at Parliament Square, London to protest the year-long incarceration of local lawmaker Job Sikhala in Har...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tonderai Ndira's widow carries heavy heart
THE mere mention of the word "elections" has a chilling effect on Plaxedes Mutariswa Ndira.Memories of her late husband, Tonderai Ndira, who was a staunch MDC-T activist, immediately engulf he...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:58hrs | 63 | by Staff reporter
Slain sheriff's spirit 'haunts' killers
IN a bizarre case of the dead fighting from the grave, four of the six suspects linked to the murder of Harare High Court sheriff during an armed robbery are no longer able to stand trial after two of...Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC worried over Job Sikhala's continued detention
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) national spokesperson Fadzai Mahere, Friday expressed discontent over the continued detention of the party's legislator Job Sikhala who has been in jail since June ...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 08:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Nothing special about you' - Magistrate tells Job Sikhala
CITIZEN'S Coalition for Change Zengeza West Legislator Job Sikhala's application to have his trial live-streamed was Monday dismissed by Harare magistrate Marewanazvo Gofa.The magistrate ruled...Published: 10 Jan 2023 at 18:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala wants his trial livestreamed
HARARE magistrate, Marewanazvo Gofa, is expected to hand down ruling on whether jailed opposition lawmaker, Job Sikhala's trial should be live-streamed or not on Monday next week.Prosecu...Published: 05 Jan 2023 at 21:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
State forced to abandon pauper's burial on Moreblessing Ali after family outcry
The state was Wednesday forced to abandon burial on Moreblessing Ali's mutilated remains after the slain Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist's children and other family members fiercely prote...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 20:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza woman lives with rotting corpse
POLICE have said they are still investigating a case of a woman who lived with the decomposing body of her 80-year-old husband while her son identified as Grant Mashasha (39) was found hiding in a cei...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 05:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
NUST student has solutions to power challenges
HE started with developing a unique dry biomass-powered prototype machine in 2020, which has the capacity to pump up to 60 000 litres of water per hour, a model that could be scaled up for use on larg...Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Judge's son and co-accuseds in flopped bid to delay murder trial
THE murder trial of High Court Judge, Justice Garainesu Mawadze's son, has commenced despite several strenuous efforts to delay proceedings.Munyaradzi Mawadze is accused of killing Sipho Ncube...Published: 01 Oct 2022 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bodies rot at Zimbabwe mortuaries as power cuts worsen
ROLLING power cuts being experienced across the country have severely affected operations of the country's hospitals with reports that mortuaries are struggling to contain decomposing bodies.Z...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala's continued detention sparks protest
RESIDENTS of Chitungwiza Friday staged a flash demonstration demanding the release of incarcerated Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) lawmaker Job Sikhala.The demonstration was held about 300...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Decomposing body found in Gweru mayor's hotel parking lot
GWERU mayor Hamutendi Kombayi's Midlands Hotel was Monday temporarily shut by police after discovery of a decomposing body, belonging to a yet to be identified man in a disused car in its parking lot....Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 19:40hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala now sick, claims CCC spokesperson
SLAIN Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Moreblessing Ali's family lawyer Job Sikhala who was arrested over two weeks ago is reportedly sick amid claims that he is being denied access to hea...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 19:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
More jail time for CCC's Sikhala and Sithole
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) lawmakers Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole will spend more time in jail after their bail appeal was struck off the roll by High court judge, Justice Munam...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 20:34hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala, Sithole appeal set for Wednesday at High Court
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) lawmakers Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole's bail appeal will be heard this Wednesday at the High Court according to their lawyers.Sikhala and Sit...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
We must prepare for the coming 'war'
From tomorrow until Wednesday, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be mourning Patrice Lumumba - the country's first democratically elected prime minister - who was slain 61 years ago in the g...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:08hrs | | by Bishop Lazi
CCC blasts Sikhala bail ruling
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has condemned a court decision Wednesday to deny party legislators Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole bail.The duo returned to remand after they...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:53hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala is a threat to public security, says court
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators, Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole will remain in jail after they were denied bail Wednesday by deputy chief magistrate, Gibson Mandaza.The two we...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 17:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jamba admits killing Moreblessing Ali
MOREBLESSING Ali's suspected killer Pius Mukandi Jamba has provided details on how he murdered the opposition CCC activist on May 24 before chopping her body into three pieces.Mukandi (31) is,...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 18:34hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
13-day marriage ends in tragedy
WHAT started as a normal holy matrimony early March this year, ended prematurely as the couple's misunderstanding ended on a tragic note.Simon Jackson (45) of Zvamano Village under Chief Nhere...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 06:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'I killed my abusive husband in self-defence'
A woman from Bulawayo who was jailed 18 years for stabbing to death her husband, keeping the body for two days before dousing it with paraffin and burning it to conceal evidence in 2016 still insists ...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho man wanted for murder in SA
POLICE in South Africa are hunting for a Zimbabwean man from Tsholotsho for allegedly killing his girlfriend in Cosmo City after they had a misunderstanding. The alleged murder of Loveness Ndl...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
1 AM drama in Pumula East Citizens arrest cable theft cops
THREE officers based at Pumula Police Station in Bulawayo were on Sunday morning arrested for alleged theft of copper cables in Pumula East suburb.Residents arrested them at about 1AM. One of ...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Boy (6) strangled to death over sweet reeds
A 71-year-old man has been arrested in Chivi on allegations of strangling to death a boy for stealing sweet reeds in his field as murder cases continue to rise countrywide.The six-year-old boy...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dragged into mine dispute
THE names of Zimbabwe's late strongman Robert Mugabe and his successor, President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) have been dragged into a blazing dispute over Ran Gold Mine, a Mashonaland Central domic...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mum holds on to corpse for 3 weeks
A 21-YEAR-OLD Chipinge woman and her mother reportedly kept her daughter's decomposing corpse in her bedroom for about three weeks.Manicaland provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Luxson C...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 09:10hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Decomposing body found floating
An unidentified decomposing male body was found floating in an open shaft in Mt Darwin last week.The body was found by Raymond Zongoror...Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 18:03hrs | | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Harare Rainbow Towers missing man found dead in elevator
A businessman who disappeared mysteriously during a party at the Harare International Conference Centre on May 5 has been found dead in a non-functioning elevator, ZimLive can reveal.Givemore ...Published: 12 May 2021 at 10:32hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
2008 terror leader dies
ZAKA residents say they are not sorry about the recent death of a Zimbabwe National Army colonel, Christopher Rufu Mayoyo, who led a murderous terror campaign against opposition supporters in the dist...Published: 03 May 2021 at 07:32hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man remains missing after Mozambique's Palma terrorist attack
FEARS are growing for a 38-year-old Zimbabwean man missing since March 24 when Islamist insurgents launched an attack on the northern Mozambican coastal town of Palma, a town of approximately 75,000 r...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 07:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man bashed to death for hitting on woman at bar
The love of women claimed a life of a Gokwe man who allegedly proposed love at a beer binge to a woman who was with other patrons at Highway bar, Njelele business centre, recently.Sources fami...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 11:59hrs | | by Tarisai Mudahondo
My suspicions go beyond the allegations against VP Mohadi!
I have been battling with the question of the power of the press. To tell you the truth, I have not made up my mind where the line should be drawn. The allegations against Vice-Presi...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:58hrs | | by Kenneth Mufuka
Zimbabwean man earns a living by breeding flies
A BINDURA man is earning a living through breeding flies as animal feed at a time flies are associated with unhygienic practices and condemned for causing diseases such as cholera, typhoid, dysentery ...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 06:45hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 hits women’s customary land right hard
COVID-19 pandemic has hit hard on women's customary land rights Advancing Rights in Southern Africa (ARISA) deputy chief Doctor Makanatsa Makonese h...Published: 04 Feb 2021 at 19:46hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Beitbridge killer cops remanded in custody
Two police officers from Beitbridge rural suspected of torturing, killing a suspect they had arrested for an alleged theft, and burning the body, have appeared in court charged with murder. Xa...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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 Siasay...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Missing policeman feared dead
Police in the Midlands are investigating a case in which a police officer on duty went missing in Gweru last month and body parts suspected to belong to him being found in Zvishavane three days ago. ...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:22hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Another murder rocks Bulawayo
Eye-witnesses described horrific scenes after a mutilated body of a man with the chest ripped open and protruding intestines was reportedly dumped along Luveve road in Bulawayo on Saturday evening....Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 18:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nust student kidnapped, murdered
A 23-YEAR-OLD National University of Science and Technology (Nust) student was brutally murdered by three assailants who allegedly hired him on the pretext that they wanted him to ferry their goods to...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 06:44hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe trapped between State collapse and State failure'
ZIMBABWE is trapped between State collapse and State failure because President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has failed to provide basic amenities for its citizens, uphold civil liberties and arrest...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 06:28hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Family spends 5 days with corpse
A Mwenezi family spent five days with a decomposing corpse of their daughter-in-law, who died last Friday in their home after her family demanded payment of lobola before burial.Tendai Gwehama...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 22:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti rubbishes Zanu-PF's banditry claims
THE latest outburst by Zanu-PF acting national spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa alleging MDC Alliance youths were undergoing banditry training to destabilise the country, is an indication the ruling par...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Talking Nkayi Development: Walking on thorny and uneven ground with corruption!
The scourge of corruption currently bedeveling the country is a decomposing and dilapidating wound on development. It is a cause for concern for all progressive Nkayians, Matabelelanders and the gener...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 20:21hrs | | by Nhlanhla Moses
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