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Zimbabwe police under fire over fresh allegations of brutality and abuse
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is under intense scrutiny following a series of incidents that have raised serious concerns about heavy-handed tactics, including alleged killings, torture, and assa...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 19:09hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
Cop used a hoe handle to bash suspect
A police officer stationed at ZRP Ruwa has appeared in court facing allegations of fatally assaulting a suspect with a hoe handle, resulting in the suspect's death at a local clinic.Prince Nda...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 18:53hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe armed robber loses appeal against death sentence
A Supreme Court bench has rejected an appeal against a death sentence filed by Doubt Mathe, who was convicted of murdering a security guard during a 2008 robbery at a cotton buying point in Gokwe....Published: 31 Jul 2024 at 10:52hrs | 1504 | by Staff reporter
Man kills his grandmother and cutting off her breast
A 30-YEAR-OLD man from Gokwe is on the run after allegedly fatally striking his grandmother (82) with a hoe handle before cutting off her left breast.The suspect was in 2016 charged with murde...Published: 15 Feb 2024 at 10:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Polygamous man bashes wife over sex
A 33 YEAR-OLD polygamous man from Kensington village on the outskirts of Bulawayo allegedly bashed one of his wives for denying him conjugal rights.Innocent Ncube appeared before Bulawayo magi...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 12:01hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Man kills neighbour with hoe handle
A 29-YEAR-OLD Mudzi man who allegedly killed his neighbour with a hoe handle was nabbed and dragged to Mutoko magistrates courts on Friday....Published: 20 Feb 2023 at 08:35hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man kills parents over witchcraft allegations
In a bizarre incident, a Mutoko man has left villagers of Nyarugwe shell-shocked after he fatally attacked his parents with a hoe handle.The matter came to light at Mutoko magistrates courts o...Published: 05 Jan 2023 at 11:46hrs | 14 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman loses arm in hyena attack
In the second such case to be recorded in Masvingo province this year, a 38-year-old woman from Gutu last Wednesday lost her left hand and big toe of the left leg after being attacked by a hyena....Published: 03 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Beatrice police accused of obstructing course of justice
Four murder suspects are walking free in Beatrice after police reportedly dragged their feet in investigations and released the suspects from custody claiming there was no case against them....Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 17:18hrs | 4 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Man kills ex-wife's boyfriend
POLICE in Hwedza, Mashonaland East province, have arrested a 45-year-old man who fatally attacked his former wife's boyfriend after she refused to reconcile with him.Edward Mhishe of Rambanepa...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife for buying bag
A 37-YEAR-OLD Zvishavane woman was last Thursday allegedly murdered by her husband after buying herself a bag using money meant to purchase groceries.Midlands provincial police spokesperson In...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man inserts hoe handle in wife's privates
POLICE in Mutoko have launched a manhunt for a 28-year-old man who allegedly shoved a hoe handle into his wife's private parts and assaulted her for four days following a domestic dispute.The ...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 05:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Foreigner nabbed with $7m cocaine
POLICE in Harare yesterday said they arrested a foreign female on Monday 10, for attempting to smuggle cocaine with a street value of $7 million at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport....Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop attempts to murder pastor
A Masvingo Police woman has been remanded in custody on charges of attempted murder after she allegedly struck and injured her husband who is a pastor with a hoe handle.Yvonne Kufakunesu, a Po...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 11:30hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Sibling killed in farm dispute
A Mutasa man has been arrested for killing his brother in a dispute over their father's farm. Richard Zongoro (41) of Hamudikuwanda Village B under Chief Mutasa allegedly murdered his brother ...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 23:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man 'stabbed several times' over $3 debt
TWO men have been arrested while two others are still at large after they allegedly fatally stabbed their neighbour over a $3 debt. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chief Insp...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 10:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Polygamous man kills eldest wife, vanishes
Police here are looking for a 36-year-old polygamous man who fatally assaulted his eldest wife with a log during a domestic dispute last week. Nhema Nyamayevhu of Nyamayevhu Village under Chie...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
3 armed robbers get 4 death sentences each
THREE armed robbers who targeted white commercial farmers in Mashonaland Central province, killing four of them, were on Wednesday sentenced to four death sentences each by High Court judge Justice Ta...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 07:11hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Man drives spear into wife's suspected lover
IN a series of bloody fights spanning 10 hours, a Chiredzi man allegedly drove a spear through the shoulder of a villager who suspected he was bedding his wife.The victim died soon after admis...Published: 07 May 2018 at 07:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mental patient kills, buries granny (100) inside her hut
A SUSPECTED mentally-challenged 28-year-old Mudzi man last week killed his 100-year-old grandmother after a misunderstanding over the sale of a family beast and buried her remains in a shallow pit ins...Published: 02 Apr 2018 at 07:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'My daughter is a serial prostitute'
A man from Umguza on the outskirts of Bulawayo pulled a shocker when he allegedly disowned his daughter on the grounds that she was a "serial" prostitute who was in the habit of giving birth to childr...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 05:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man dumped by two wives kills one
AN estranged polygamist from Lupane who fatally struck his first wife with a hammer and hoe handle in a fight over matrimonial property has been sentenced to 20 years in jail.Nonhlanhla Sithol...Published: 19 Mar 2018 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife's lover
A 33-year-old Chiredzi man has been jailed for an effective 14 years by a Masvingo High Court judge for the cold-blooded murder of a neighbour he accused of having an extra-marital affair with his wif...Published: 20 Feb 2018 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Killer' son in court
A FORT Rixon man who allegedly beheaded his father with an axe after accusing him of stealing his mangoes has appeared in court.Clement Hove (37) of Maturi village under Chief Jahana, Lambani ...Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 05:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bus war kidnap drama
A BUS crew from Bulawayo has been arrested after it allegedly kidnapped and beat up a rival company's team before damaging the bus in a fight over passengers.The drama saw passengers being str...Published: 23 Jan 2018 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man kills cheating wife
A Gweru woman died after she was struck on the head with a hoe handle by her husband who allegedly caught her with another man in their bedroom. Innocent Mujakachi (37), according to sources, found hi...Published: 03 Jan 2018 at 23:30hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man kills 'disrespectful' brother
A GOKWE man who fatally attacked his elder brother with a stool for allegedly disrespecting a village head and their mother, has been sentenced to a wholly suspended two year-jail term.Arnold ...Published: 17 Oct 2017 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man clobbered to death over teenage lover
A MAN from Plumtree died after two men allegedly clobbered him with knobkerries, hoe handles and a hammer during a fight over a 17-year-old girl.Wiseman Moyo (18) and Peacemore Ngwenya (18), b...Published: 08 Aug 2017 at 14:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pastor murders wife after she denied him sex
A PASTOR from a Zion church in Gwanda allegedly beat his wife to death with a hoe handle when she denied him sex.Misheck Ncube (54) immediately handed himself over to police in Gwanda when he ...Published: 23 Jun 2017 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Granny (78) kills lover by pulling his privates
A 78-year-old-PFungwe granny allegedly killed her 65-year-old married boyfriend by pulling his private parts following an altercation over money to buy soap after a sexual orgy along the banks of ...Published: 29 Mar 2017 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man (29) sentenced to death
A 29-YEAR-OLD Doubt Mathe from Chief Chireya area in Gokwe North has been sentenced to death by High Court judge Justice Nicholas Mathonsi.Mathe was on Wednesday convicted over the murder of T...Published: 28 Jan 2017 at 06:01hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Armed robber to hang for brutal murder
AN armed robber who brutally murdered a security guard at Grafax Cotton Company offices in Gokwe before stealing cash, two solar inverters and a generator nine years ago, has been sentenced to dea...Published: 27 Jan 2017 at 06:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Small house assault lover over money
A Cowdray Park man in Bulawayo was severely assaulted by his small house over a money dispute.Clifford Nkomo's crime was that he was no longer giving Lunia Moyo enough ...Published: 20 Jun 2016 at 11:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
‘My mother is a murderer’
A ZIMUNYA man last week stunned the court when he claimed that his mother was a murderer who killed his brother and many other family members. Manica Post reported that Charles revealed this d...Published: 06 May 2016 at 14:06hrs | | by Collette Mukome
Wife snatcher caught in the act
A PENHALONGA man was recently arraigned before the courts for assaulting his wife’s boyfriend after he caught the lovebirds in the act.Manica Post reported that Norman Dambanjera of Ma...Published: 08 Apr 2016 at 08:28hrs | 2 | by Letwin Mubonesi
Man 'hoes' wife to death for ignoring calls
A WOMAN from Masvingo died yesterday from injuries sustained after she was allegedly struck with a hoe handle by her husband for "ignoring" his phone calls, police confirmed. Timothy Chiminya,...Published: 13 Feb 2016 at 08:51hrs | 1 | by Walter Mswazie
Teenager maid killer remanded in custody
A 14-year-old Gweru boy who allegedly murdered a 41-year-old family maid over a memory card, and stayed with the body for about 20 hours has been remanded in custody.The boy (name withheld) of...Published: 09 Jan 2016 at 07:18hrs | 2 | by Elizabeth Tsuro
Maid stabbed 10 times to death
A 42-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo's Gwabalanda suburb has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his family's maid 10 times using a kitchen knife after she turned down his sexual advances.Vincent ...Published: 07 Jan 2016 at 05:24hrs | 1 | by Thandeka Moyo and Nqobile Tshili
Man beats up wife, mother in-law
IN a fit of rage, a man from Inyathi pummeled his wife with a hoe handle and broke her arm because he suspected she was cheating on him. Denis Ncube (38), who is employed as a security guard a...Published: 13 Sep 2015 at 09:58hrs | | by Adelaide Moyo
Judge commends boyfriend killer
HARARE High Court judge Justice Joseph Musakwa last week spared a convicted murderer, Stephen Sibange, from serving a jail term for killing his wife's lover, but commended him for remaining composed ...Published: 03 Feb 2015 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
HIV+ lover killer arrested
POLICE have arrested a married man who allegedly beat his girlfriend to death while forcing two children aged seven and 10 to watch. Farai Maphosa, 35, of Mayobodo area in Mangwe, was arr...Published: 16 Dec 2014 at 06:59hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Married man kills lover over HIV
A married man from Mangwe District is on the run after allegedly forcing two children aged seven and 10 to watch as he beat his girlfriend to death. Farai Maphosa, 35, accused Singatsho Ndebele, 41, o...Published: 13 Dec 2014 at 10:55hrs | 1 | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
MDC Tsvangirai celebrates the 'Spirit' of Nelson Mandela
The MDC T South Africa Province and President Tsvangirai join South Africa and the rest of the...Published: 05 Dec 2014 at 10:09hrs | 1 | by Dr. Wangu Mazodze
The child is not mine, Munetsi disowns Macheso's pregnancy
IT doesn't rain but pours for Sharon Macheso! Her estranged hubby Kudakwashe Munetsi yesterday disowned her pregnancy, saying they never had sex in the two months they were staying togethe...Published: 04 Nov 2014 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Macheso's daughter hauls hubby to court barely 2 months into their marriage
Sharon Macheso's husband Kudakwashe Munetsi was in the dock yesterday at the Harare Magistrates' Courts charged with domestic violence, barely two months into their marriage.The jobless Munets...Published: 18 Oct 2014 at 05:39hrs | | by Court Reporter
Tragic end to dispute over homestead
A dispute between two Magunje brothers over who stays at their parents' homestead ended tragically after the younger brother allegedly fatally struck his sibling with a brick.Ernest Mandere (2...Published: 04 Oct 2014 at 09:33hrs | | by Noah Pito
Man kills wife for denying him sex
SHOCK gripped folks of Makuwaza Village on the outskirts of Rusape when a septuagenarian smashed his equally advanced wife in the head using a hoe handle, killing her instantly, for allegedly denying...Published: 01 Aug 2014 at 23:47hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Nkomo farm murderer sentenced to death
A HIGH Court judge has described as cold, calculated and callous, the senseless killing of two workers at the late Vice President Landa John Nkomo's ranch as he sentenced the murderer to death....Published: 10 Jul 2014 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Eleven gold panners in court over murder
Eleven illegal gold panners from Hope Fountain near Bulawayo Monday appeared in court charged with murder after they allegedly fatally assaulted an intruder who wanted to pan for gold in their m...Published: 20 May 2014 at 10:02hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Sex-starved man demands sex from neighbour
A GWANDA woman had to seek refuge at her neighbour's homestead after she was attacked by a fellow villager in the middle of the night who f*ndled her breasts and demanded sex, the court heard....Published: 24 Mar 2014 at 08:35hrs | | by Marvelous Moyo
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