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Man headbutts, stabs brother-in-law to death
Enraged by his brother-in-law's accusations of infidelity against his sister, a man from Masvingo took violent action, resulting in the death of the accuser.The incident took place on Sunday i...Published: 14 Aug 2024 at 10:11hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
Conductor assaults passenger over bus fare
A conductor has been arraigned before the courts today, for allegedly assaulting a passenger over a US$0.50 bus fare. Tafadzwa Zivavo appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Dennis Mangosi charge...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 15:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Stolen cellphones ring from dead man's socks
REVELLERS at night clubs around Chikanga's TM area in Mutare were lucky to recover their stolen cellphones which had been tucked in knee-high socks of a thief who was fatally assaulted by his colleagu...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 05:34hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Man head-butted for leaving ZANU PF offices
A ZANU PF supporter was severely assaulted after he was seen braaing meat instead of staying at his party office.Never Ncube (42) who assaulted Nathiel Ndlovu for leaving ZANU PF offices was d...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 11:41hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Gold panner bashes woman for turning him down
IMAGINE as a woman you're at the bar on a night out and you get chatting to the man beside you.He then offers to buy you beer and you agree not knowing that what he wants is not your company b...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman physically, emotionally and racially abused in alleged domestic violence campaign
A Woman was subjected to a prolonged campaign of domestic abuse by her partner, a court has heard.Peter Vermaak (54) from Charlemont Street, Moy faces four counts of assault, twice causing act...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Manicaland fights: 20 arrested
POLICE yesterday arrested 20 Zanu-PF supporters in Manicaland province following intraparty violence.National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said: "The Zimbabwe Republi...Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor assaults rival at funeral
Esigodini Ward 16 Councillor Patson Sibanda allegedly head-butted, spat and hurled insults at his political rival at a funeral wake, CITE reported.Cllr Sibanda of Habane, had an altercation wi...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 11:03hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Cop bashed by wife hides at station
A HAPLESS COP sprinted to a police station to ask the law to protect him from his wife who had turned him into a punching bag for allegedly cheating on her with his colleague. Sophia Mazhindu (27) got...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 17:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police raise red flag over beer binges killings
POLICE have expressed concern over escalation of murder cases emanating from disputes at beer outlets.National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed cases of murder ...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man fatally headbuts grandfather
A TSHOLOTSHO man who fatally head-butted his grandfather, who was also a village head, before stealing some groceries from him has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for culpable homicide.Bula...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 23:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hubby killer arrested
A 32-YEAR-OLD Mvurwi woman is in serious trouble after she allegedly struck her husband to death with a cup in the occiput last Thursday.Vaida Wemba of Montenzi Farm, Mvurwi, is currently assi...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man head-butts, knocks out girlfriend's tooth
A 26-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo has been fined $100 for hitting his girlfriend and knocking out her tooth following an undisclosed argument.Ayanda Mpofu of New Magwegwe head-butted Ms Mavis Ma...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 17:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop bashing pair granted bail
Two Chitungwiza men yesterday appeared in court for allegedly assaulting police officers who were on patrol and stealing one of the officers' phone worth $500 after a misunderstanding. Jethro ...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pupil head-butts mum, hangs self
A FORM four pupil from Mbuyazwe Secondary School on the outskirts of Bulawayo allegedly committed suicide after fighting with his mother who had chided him for bullying his younger brother.Bra...Published: 22 May 2018 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Student pastors fight
TWO female students at Hatfield's Theological College were last Friday involved in a scuffle following a misunderstanding.The accused Vimbai Masaisai, 30, demanded keys to her friend's apartme...Published: 11 Apr 2018 at 19:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Soldier killed in beer brawl
A soldier based at 5 Infantry Battalion in Kwekwe died on Monday evening after he was head-butted by a colleague when a beer brawl turned nasty.Onias Moyo (26) was rushed to Kwekwe District Ho...Published: 12 Mar 2018 at 08:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso skipper apologises
HIGHLANDERS captain Honest Moyo has apologised to his teammates and club supporters for his moment of madness that saw him receiving a straight red card in the VP Kembo Mohadi Charity Shield match aga...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop bashes colleague for trying to stop a fight
A POLICE officer from Bulawayo allegedly punched and head-butted a colleague for restraining a couple that was fighting near a city bar.Pepukai Makwenjere (30) was left with a swollen nose aft...Published: 26 Dec 2017 at 23:29hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Boss' daughter's pleasure screams spark trouble
THIS is for your father!A Zhombe man was caught pants down with his boss's daughter who had invited him for an all-night romp in her bedroom.Twenty-year-old Kudakwashe Moyo from Cheste...Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 15:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF activists in court over 2001 murder
A 50-YEAR-OLD Zanu-PF activist who allegedly fatally assaulted a farm woker during the violent land reform programme in 2001, yesterday successfully applied for referral of hisDabson Zhuwawo appea...Published: 18 Nov 2017 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife's lover?
AN INFURIATED man was on Monday arrested for assaulting his wife's lover to death after he caught them having sex in their matrimonial home.Tapfumaneyi Allan Muwande of Greendale is reported t...Published: 05 Oct 2017 at 16:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe lays into clueless Chiyangwa
FORMER Zifa president Leo Mugabe has called on the current boss at the local football governing body Philip Chiyangwa to step down as the chairman of the Zifa Referees Committee in the wake of his emb...Published: 21 Sep 2017 at 10:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Epoupa owes me an apology'
NOT guilty!Highlanders FC defender Peter Muduhwa says he did nothing wrong to Dynamos striker Christian Epoupa Ntouba. In fact, Ntouba should apologise to him."He owes me an apology," ...Published: 15 Sep 2017 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa, let fair play prevail
I know Philip Chiyangwa as a respectable businessman-cum-politician. His decision to become the next Zifa president about three years ago not only shocked me but also those who passionately follow Zim...Published: 13 Sep 2017 at 15:15hrs | | by Fainos Mangena
Chiyangwa has pushed Zimbabwe football into abyss
Zifa's decision to rescind the red card shown to Dynamos player, Christian Ntouba is probably one of football's most diabolic and shameful decisions and it is a hallmark of Philip Chiyangwa's presiden...Published: 13 Sep 2017 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Moyo takes dig at Chiyangwa over red card
THE shocking decision by Zifa boss Philip Chiyangwa to rescind Dynamos striker Christian Eupopa's red card after he head-butted Highlanders defender Peter Muduhwa has proved to be comedy gold for come...Published: 13 Sep 2017 at 06:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Traffic cop flees angry mob
A TRAFFIC police officer allegedly stormed a house in Bulawayo's Sizinda suburb and locked himself in one of the rooms after being assaulted by a dreadlocked pirate Honda Fit driver he had tried to ar...Published: 11 Aug 2017 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tout in trouble for assaulting a cop
A tout from Burnside in Bulawayo is in trouble after he allegedly assaulted a police officer when he wanted to arrest him for touting for passengers which is illegal in Zimbabwe.Mathias Mugand...Published: 25 May 2017 at 14:45hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Tsipa says sorry
A CONTRITE Leonard Tsipa says he is taking full responsibility for his actions and all the blame for CAPS United's defeat at Highlanders following his expulsion early in the second half of a Castle La...Published: 19 Jul 2016 at 06:17hrs | | by Grace Chingoma
Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo: His life, legacy
LAST Friday's celebrations of the 17th anniversary of the death of Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo were one of the national occasions where many Zimbabweans looked at their country's past with deep admi...Published: 07 Jul 2016 at 06:36hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Indian nightclub owner cries EXTORTION!
BULAWAYO-based Indian investor Uathalil Sasi Samanhraj is accusing some local businessmen and a well-known war veteran of allegedly extorting him of various amounts of money and interfering in his bus...Published: 03 Jul 2016 at 16:15hrs | 1 | by Peter Matika
Detective flees violent wife
A police detective has approached the Civil Court seeking a protection order against his estranged wife whom he claims almost killed him with an axe demanding that he resigns so they can share his ter...Published: 04 Mar 2016 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man turns wife into punching bag
A Chitungwiza man who head-butted and punched his wife on the mouth on Christmas Day following a domestic dispute has been sentenced to four months in prison.Munyaradzi Tsambadzi (35) of Zenge...Published: 29 Dec 2015 at 09:04hrs | | by Lovemore Meya
Woman fed up with hubby's unprotected sex demands
A Mutare woman got fed up with her husband's incessant unprotected sex demands and sought a protection order against him.Chipo Mhuriyengwe sought a protection order against Bayanai Muyambo....Published: 18 Dec 2015 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man thrashes cheating wife's privates
A woman from Inyathi was trashed on her privates after her South African based hubby found her with a six month baby whom she claimed was his.Lot Maseko aged 43 retu...Published: 13 Nov 2015 at 19:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Pub bouncer jailed for assaulting patrons
A VICTORIA Falls sports bar pub bouncer has been arraigned before the courts for assaulting patrons, one of them a soldier. Sabelo Ncube, 29, of Chinotimba suburb who is employed at Chinotimba Sports ...Published: 18 Apr 2015 at 10:27hrs | | by Quitani Tawanda Muposeki
Woman dresses down detective hubby in court
A police detective was yesterday physically assaulted by his wife at the Harare Civil Court for refusing to pay maintenance for their four children.Tambisai Kaibos accused her husband Mwanza S...Published: 21 Jan 2015 at 07:24hrs | | by Prosper Dembedza
Landlord bashed for courting tenant's wife
We can share the house but not my wife.This aptly describes a scenario where a Masvingo landlord was given a thorough hiding for courting his tenant's wife.Mike Mugabe of Run...Published: 30 Nov 2014 at 12:59hrs | | by Walter Mswazie
1st, 2nd wife fight over sleeping on the bed with hubby
A 40-YEAR-OLD Chitungwiza man told the court yesterday that his two wives were fighting over who would sleep on their matrimonial bed with him as neither of them wanted to sleep on the floor.C...Published: 23 Nov 2014 at 18:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Married man bites a prostitute over sex denial
A MARRIED Bulawayo man allegedly bashed a "prostitute" and sank his teeth into her cheek, enraged because the woman denied him sex after he had bought her opaque beer.Gift Chingoriyo, 27, had ...Published: 27 Sep 2014 at 14:38hrs | | by Plaxcedes Hove
Man knocks out lover's teeth
JEALOUSY got the better of a Gweru man who allegedly struck his girlfriend with a pot on the head and head-butted her resulting in her losing two teeth for speaking to other men. Donovan Wesle...Published: 26 Sep 2014 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stingy beer buddy receives thorough hiding
A beer drinking spree by three imbibers ended on a bad note when the refusal by one of them to buy a round resulted in him receiving a thorough hiding from his colleagues. Thirty-two-year-old ...Published: 02 Sep 2014 at 08:17hrs | | by Michael Magoronga
Man assaulted by his friends for refusing to buy beer
TWO brick layers in Hertfordshire in Gweru were yesterday each sentenced to perform 210 hours of community service by a local magistrate for assaulting their friend after he refused to buy them be...Published: 16 Aug 2014 at 15:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombi crew 'kidnaps, assaults a cop'
A BULAWAYO kombi driver and a tout allegedly kidnapped a policeman and drove around the city as they assaulted him before robbing him of his cellphone, a court heard yesterday.Bulawayo regiona...Published: 07 Aug 2014 at 05:43hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
Drunk Bishop up for raping girl, 13
A GIRL, 13, was allegedly raped by a bishop during an all-night prayer meeting in Binga where congregants reportedly drank Skippers spirits, a State witness said yesterday.Dubani Mkuli, 25, ...Published: 17 Jul 2014 at 08:07hrs | | by Lindani Dube
SMS sparks violence, infidelity allegations
A BULAWAYO man bashed his wife after she refused to show him a text message on her phone.Masimba Mushara, 36, appeared before Western Commonage magistrate Willard Moyo charged with physical a...Published: 07 Jul 2014 at 07:21hrs | | by Plaxcedes Hove
Inmate head-butts prison officer
A PRISON officer momentarily passed out after being head-butted by an inmate at Khami Maximum Prison, a court heard yesterday.Jabulani Ndebele, 24, appeared before Western commonage magistrat...Published: 24 Jun 2014 at 06:13hrs | | by Plaxcedes Hove
Motorist bashes 2 traffic cops
CHAOS reigned supreme in the downtown area of Mutare on Monday afternoon after an enraged motorist heavily assaulted two highway traffic police officers who attempted to arrest him for flouting r...Published: 01 Feb 2014 at 10:21hrs | | by Abel Zhakata
Policeman loses two teeth in scuffle over 'prostitute'
A COP based at the Bulawayo Central Police Station lost two front teeth in a scuffle with two brothers after he and his colleagues had arrested two suspected prostitutes outside a city bar last month...Published: 17 Jan 2014 at 04:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
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