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Mental exam for 'prophet' who had a message for Grace Mugabe
A man claiming to have the power of prophecy was arrested after demanding to see former first lady Grace Mugabe at her Blue Roof residence in Borrowdale Brooke in Harare, a court heard on Thursday....Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 12:03hrs | 2024 | by Staff reporter
Reasons why South Africans treat the 13 digit ID number like a qualification
South Africa's green ID book has been used as the country's main identity document for 44 years, during which time it has only received a handful of minor security upgrades. Blacks only started using ...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 14:20hrs | 1623 | by Staff reporter
2 000 couples divorced last year in Zimbabwe
Over 2,100 couples divorced in Zimbabwe last year, while 1,061 separations have been recorded since the start of this year, according to court records. The High Court settled 2,149 cases in 20...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:19hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
Woman divorces husband over mubobobo claims
IN a shocking incident, a 38-year-old woman from New Harrisvale suburb in Bulawayo divorced her husband after claiming to have caught him, through a vision, using a sex charm popularly known as mubobo...Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 09:05hrs | 2401 | by Staff reporter
139 file for divorce in Bulawayo in 2 months
BULAWAYO has since the beginning of the year recorded shocking divorce statistics with 139 applications filed at the High Court before the end of February.From the 139 divorces filed at the Bu...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:43hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
The ambiguous essence of Valentine's day
As social beings wired for celebration, human life is marked by various milestones. Births are celebrated, puberty initiations are observed in some cultures, weddings announce unions, and even divorce...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 11:44hrs | 15 | by Bishop John Carter
Divorce cases spike in Zimbabwe
INFIDELITY, social media abuse, poor communication, grudges and gender-based violence are among top drivers of divorces across the country with Bulawayo alone recording 658 divorces this year al...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:25hrs | 52 | by Staff reporter
Shugeta divorces Power FM
The multi-talented radio personality Tafadzwa Lloyd Ben "Shugeta" announced his departure from Power FM this morning through his Facebook page.The announcement reads, "This note serves you to ...Published: 22 May 2023 at 09:19hrs | 1 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
What I learnt from Liverpool vs Man U
By public demand, I have decided to write the above article. 1. Ruthlessly grab your opportunities! One of the major keys to Liver...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
A leader who always gives reasons for his failures is himself an unmitigated failure!
Every one of us is a leader in one form or another! One may be a father or husband, mother or wife, or maybe a supervisor or manager at a company – to a corporate executive, or an entreprene...Published: 11 Feb 2023 at 14:16hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
10 divorce cases a day in Masvingo
Justice Garainesu Mawadze of the High Court in Masvingo presided over 10 divorce cases in a day from the usual four-five cases a week.A...Published: 20 Dec 2022 at 06:12hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Point of correction: Chiwenga not son in law of Matabeleland
We know that having a husband who holds a high position in Zimbabwe or any other country can be exciting for others. And having a better half of your choice from any country or nation is any woman or ...Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:46hrs | | by Israel Dube
Sha Sha 'divorces' DJ Maphorisa
WHEN songbird Sha Sha emerged as a force in what was then a bubbling amapiano scene in 2019, few would have imagined that she would ever leave the protective wing of Maphorisa, the man who discovered ...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:27hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sought Magaisa's support after coup?
Chiwenga chases Schroeder's record - The Lord of RingsZIMBABWEAN Vice-President retired General Constantino Chiwenga seems to be chasing former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's record in seri...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 17:47hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
New Act unifies all marriage laws
THE new Marriages Act became law on Friday, a piece of legislation that brings all marriage laws together, makes all marriages equal and finally provides a way to transform a registered customary unio...Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
UK based Zimbabwean divorces wife of 33 years over conjugal rights
A United Kingdom based Zimbabwean, Kostanteno Ngandu, has divorced his wife of 33years for denying him conjugal rights.Ngandu filed for divorce at the Harare High court saying his relationship...Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Divorce cases spike
The High Court in Harare recorded a staggering 47 divorce cases on Thursday last week while statistics show that 1 351 couples filed for divorce last year compared to 1 117 in 2020.Observers b...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gata divorces Mugabe's sister after 35 years of marriage
ZESA executive chairman Sydney Gata is divorcing his wife of 35 years after telling a court their marriage has "irretrievably broken down."Gata married Ntombana Regina Mugabe, a sister to the ...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 16:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
1 351 file for divorce
INFIDELITY has been cited as the major cause of family break-ups in the country with this year's statistics showing that at least 1 351 couples filed for divorce at the High Court, an increase from 1 ...Published: 30 Dec 2021 at 07:50hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Home is best to invest
THE sad riches to rags story of Zimbabwe's Tendai Ndoro is a familiar tale in football which was made popular by Ivory Coast's Emmanuel Eboue, who made millions but now has nothing to show for all the...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 05:42hrs | 8 | by Michael Kariati
Dog fight as Tuku daughter divorces
A DOG is reputed to be man or woman's best friend and this certainly seems to be the case for Samantha Mtukudzi, the daughter of the late great Tuku, who demanded that Alvin Jazz, a maltese breed that...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
'ECD struggling under COVID-19'
EARLY childhood development (ECD) is key for development and deserves funding from government and stakeholders to ensure children are well groomed. In Zimbabwe and other third world countries, governm...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Women abuse UK justice system to settle scores
John Mabhureza of Northampton United Kingdom sits in a corner in prison. He has grown so thin and he is not eating well. He has reduced himself into a silent dying man. Mabhureza's problems star...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Cabinet meetings by Ndaba Sibanda: A review by Banqobile Virginia Dakamela
The book kicks off with a scene featuring a technology-crazy old man who is drinking with a girl young enough to be his granddaughter. The old man's table manners do not endear him to the girl either....Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 12:13hrs | 6 | by Banqobile Virginia Dakamela
Poverty drives women into prostitution
UNSURE of the direction he was taking, the driver of the fancy Chevrolet stopped beside two village women that were walking from the opposite direction, along the dusty road in Maranda, Mwenezi....Published: 16 May 2021 at 09:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bill Gates divorces Melinda
Bill and Melinda Gates said Monday that they are divorcing but would keep working together at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in the world.In i...Published: 04 May 2021 at 07:28hrs | | by AP
Divorce blow or couples
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) yesterday announced a new fee structure for its members that will see couples intending to divorce paying as much as US$2 000 or its equivalent - $170 000 in local cu...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga builds new luxurious mansion
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga whose previous two divorce cases revealed that he is loaded with money, property and businesses has completed building a new luxurious mansion in Harare's upmarket ...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 08:17hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
The truth about Dr Masimba Mavaza
I normally do not want to respond to social media neither do I want to be vilifying people. But after reading the article by Nomaz...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 22:29hrs | | by Mandla Khumalo
Man bashes wife, divorces her for disrespecting his mother
A Guruve man was slapped with $500 by Guruve Magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa for physically abusing his wife accusing her of not respecting his ...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 20:15hrs | | by Lloyd Rabaya
Businessman 'divorces' wife over witchcraft
A Bulawayo businessman is embroiled in a bitter marital battle which has all elements of a soap opera after his wife sensationally claimed her marriage had been turbulent and fraught with fights, quar...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 13:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The invisible GBV in the workplace
With the 16 days of activism against Gender Based Violence having come to an end, I am grateful abused women and men got a chance to be heard, understood and recognised.What pains me, however,...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 11:21hrs | 2 | by Gift Mashoko
Mohadi's 'marriage' on rocks: younger 'wife' deserts him
VICE President Kembo Mohadi's romantic union with second 'wife' Juliet Mutavhatsindi is teetering on the brink of collapse after Mutavhatsindi unceremoniously left the 'matrimonial' house, Zim Morning...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 19:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Every Zimbabwean deserves secure land rights
IN 2019, Zimbabwe embarked on a long-awaited land policymaking process.The Land Policy's emphasis on gender sensitivity echoes global recognition and acknowledgement of the strategic importanc...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 07:05hrs | 9 | by Gaynor G Paradza
Zimbabwean women in Diaspora financial bullies
Many married couples, the world over, develop a shared understanding of who does what in their relationship. It is sometimes an unspoken recognition of an inevitable division of labour and responsibil...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 05:25hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Woman divorces bedwetting hubby
MARRIAGES are supposedly made in heaven but when things don't go well even a spouse's bladder control problems during sleep can be grounds for divorce.A woman from Umguzana village in Nyamandl...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean women abused by their partners in the UK
Some Zimbabwean ladies saw a chance to better their lives by going abroad to work, but being abroad is not always a wonderful thing when your family is not with you. Many foreign women in the United K...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 07:21hrs | 13 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
How Zimbabweans in diaspora wreck their marriages
Petros Makina remembered when he first landed at Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom. He saw his dream being fulfilled. He envisaged his wife coming to stay with him and together with his children ...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 08:20hrs | 8 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe divorce law spurs women's fight for property
When Smangele Tshuma got divorced after five years of marriage, her in-laws forced her out of the home that she had been living in with her husband in southwestern Zimbabwe and took the three donkeys ...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 17:28hrs | | by Reuters
Man kills father for disliking his wife
A 25-year-old Mberengwa man allegedly axed his father to death and dumped the body in a disused mine shaft following a misunderstanding over the deceased's alleged dislike of his son's wife.Mi...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 14:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
The singing and dancing is still going on
Household economies tend to zero in on one person or a couple if the marriage is still without 'cracks and bruises'. When needs and wants outpace incomes its the father who loses sleep pondering on ho...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 13:08hrs | 1 | by Thomas Murisa
Man divorces wife after stumbling upon juju
A MAN from Whande Village under Chief Maziofa in Zvishavane is divorcing his wife after he stumbled on what he suspected to be juju in their bedroom hut.Philemon Muzunye allegedly came across ...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Trouble after man finds wife's marriage certificate
A CITY woman wept in court claiming her husband has been assaulting her for not cancelling her marriage certificate with her former husband. Challenge Muzama cried in court after applying for ...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Small house challenges $50k adultery damages
LORRAINE Chitereka, who has been ordered to pay Harare businesswoman Rudo Boka US$50 000 for having an extra-marital affair with her husband, has approached the court seeking to overturn the judgment....Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 13:51hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Sharp increase in divorces
THE number of couples that filed for divorce at the Bulawayo High Court shot to 820 between January and December 2018, marking a 60 percent increase compared to 512 in the previous year. However, 1 19...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Full text: MDC petition to SADC, AU
PETITIONTo: Parliament of Zimbabwe, Speaker of Parliament, Hon Jacob MudendaSADC, Chairperson, HE Pres...Published: 29 Nov 2018 at 14:28hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Macheso's daughter finally divorces
Popular sungura musician Alick Macheso's daughter Sharon and her husband of four years Kudakwashe Munetsi have agreed to part ways after the singer's child filed for divorce citing irreconcilable diff...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 16:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teacher abuses schoolgirl, commits suicide in office
A Mvurwi high school teacher committed suicide by hanging himself with an electric cable in his office on Friday night.Sources close to investigations allege Reason Kembo was rebuked by his he...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 07:58hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mass wedding for 4 000 couples
MORE than 4 000 couples from different churches under the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe around the country gathered for a mass marriage last week at an event organised by ACCZ in collaborati...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 19:52hrs | 1 | by staff reporter
TV personality Muserera divorces
TELEVISION personality and model Jefferson Muserera and his wife Melisa Tendai Muserera (nee Mudzi) are set to part ways after 10 years of marriage over irreconcilable differences.Melisa filed...Published: 17 May 2018 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
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