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Mawarire ordered to pay US$60 maintenance to ex-husband
A school teacher, Memory Mawarire, has been ordered by the Harare Civil Court to pay her ex-husband, police officer Innocent Ndingani, US$60 monthly maintenance starting this month, as well as to shar...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 12:38hrs | 726 | by Staff reporter
Prophet rapes maid
A self-proclaimed prophet from New Mabvuku, Harare, is on the run after allegedly raping his 20-year-old housemaid while his wife was away, police have confirmed.The suspect, identified as Ras...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:08hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Man kills ex-wife in child custody row
A 31-year-old man from Mabvuku, Prince Ndambi, appeared in court on Saturday facing charges of murder after allegedly killing his ex-wife, Constance Tsitsi Chirwa, in a violent dispute over the custod...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 07:42hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
Housemaid injured after pistol accidentally discharges in Kariba
A housemaid in Kariba was accidentally shot and injured after a pistol fell from the bed she was making and discharged, striking her in the lower limb.The firearm is believed to belong to her ...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 09:25hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter
WhatsApp rapists arrested in Zimbabwe
Two men, Macdonald Manzungu and Tedious Nyashanu, both 20, were apprehended in a dramatic sting operation after they allegedly lured women with fake job offers in a WhatsApp group and subsequently rap...Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 13:10hrs | 1765 | by Staff reporter
Nurse, maid robbed at knife point
A Bindura nurse and her housemaid were robbed by two knife-wielding robbers.Ellen Mandivini (33) was left counting her losses after losing US$305 and her mobile phone, while her maid, Milcah T...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 21:57hrs | 1104 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Maids steal US$26,000 from employer, blow US$18,000 before arrest
TWO housemaids from Mutare were sentenced to three years in prison for stealing $26,000 from their employer's bedroom. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) confirmed the sentencing of the accused,...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 16:02hrs | 2000 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police hunt one of their own after maid 'raped'
A police officer has gone on the run after his wife reported him for raping their 17-year-old housemaid.Assistant Inspector Farai Mashavira, of Nkata 9 in Bulawayo, allegedly attacked the teen...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 16:12hrs | 960 | by Staff reporter
Cop convicted of human trafficking
A 38-YEAR-OLD police officer awaits sentencing following his conviction on a charge of human trafficking after he lured Zimbabwean job seekers to the Middle East where they were subjected to slave lab...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gweru's stranger-than-fiction robbery
In the quiet cemetery-like ambiance of the Northlea Suburb in Gweru, during the night, a group of audacious robbers forcefully entered a residence. They corralled the occupants into a corner, rummaged...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:45hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Reverend Obadiah Musindo stands accused of locking up girls at five-star hotel
Reverend Obadiah Musindo, associated with Zanu-PF and part of the Destiny for Africa Network (DAN), is allegedly engaging in a disturbing pattern of locking up vulnerable girls (names provided) in a H...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 05:41hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Bogus employment agent exposed
Desperate job seekers face the risk of losing their money to a fraudulent recruitment agency that promises housemaid positions in the Middle East and Europe, potentially entangling them in a human tra...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 07:38hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt ramps up anti-human trafficking efforts
What seemed to be a good escape from poverty back home in Zimbabwe quickly turned into a nightmare for Chipo* when she landed in Oman in 2022.Like many economically impoverished citizens, Chip...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Spotlight on slay queens, sex trafficking in Diaspora
Romanticised dreams of greener pastures have for a long-time drawn locals to the diaspora, at times, young married individuals leaving their spouses and children in hope for a better future.In...Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 04:54hrs | 16 | by Kundai Marunya
How many of us dreamt of becoming street vendors after graduating from school?
Whoever dreamt of graduating from university - armed with first class passes in information technology or any other degree - only to undergo some training in primary health care, so as to travel overs...Published: 19 Dec 2022 at 15:20hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe domestic worker used as sex slave, exploited then fired in Pretoria, South Africa
A ZIMBABWEAN woman employed as a housemaid in Pretoria, South Africa is grappling to recover from the trauma of alleged sex slavery by a family she worked for, before her unceremonious dismissal....Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
War on shocking teen pregnancies
SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Tawananyasha (surname withheld) is six months pregnant with a man whose real name and age she does not know.The two met when the minor was a housemaid while the man was a gard...Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:01hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Man up for raping his housemaid
A 33-year-old man was dragged to court on Wednesday after he allegedly raped and assaulted his 18-year-old maid.Ignatius Kazomba appeared before Harare magistrate, Yeukai Dzuda, who released h...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Woman in court for trafficking maids
A 29-year-old Harare woman yesterday appeared in court for recruiting unsuspecting housemaids and taking them to Oman where they were subjected to torture and slavery.Tendai Muswe was facing h...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:37hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chinese investor up for rape
A HARARE-BASED Chinese investor, who allegedly raped his 17-year-old housemaid for months, promising to take her to China was on Wednesday hauled before magistrate Judith Taruvinga, who granted him $1...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF will surpass 5 million votes, says Matemadanda
Zanu-PF has expressed confidence that it will surpass the five million votes it is targeting ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections as the opposition continues to crumble in the face of defections. ...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Domestic worker arrested for allegedly sexually abusing her employer's son
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 21-year-old domestic worker from Bradfield suburb for allegedly sexually abusing her employer's 10-year-old son.In a Twitter statement, the police urged pare...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 20:19hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo philanthropist found dead with hands and feet bound with rope
A BULAWAYO businessman and philanthropist was found dead at his house in Bellevue Tuesday afternoon, with his hands tied behind his back and his home ransacked.Mr Bevan Bernard Peters of Belle...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 10:58hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans abroad treat each other badly
One would think that Zimbabweans look after each other in foreign lands, yet it is painful that people of the same nation find pleasure in tormenting their own. You might be tempted to think t...Published: 31 Oct 2020 at 06:10hrs | 12 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chiwenga's wife sued over US$6,000 water debt
WOES continue to mount for Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife, Marry, after she was hit with a US$6 000 lawsuit for failing to pay for water supplied to her. Hesno Holdings, ...Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 15:03hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mawarire's freedom bid dismissed
A Harare magistrate has dismissed an application for refusal of further remand by political activist, Pastor Evan Mawarire, trade unionists Peter Mutasa and Japhet Moyo who are facing charges of alleg...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 18:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa's housemaid jailed 3 years
Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa's housemaid was yesterday slapped with a 36-month jail term for stealing US$25 000 from her boss.Tracy Manase (59) from Chizemo village, under Chief Muta...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa loses US$25,000 to maid
Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa's housemaid was on Saturday taken to the Mutare Magistrates' Court on allegations of stealing US$25 000 given to the Cabinet minister for safekeeping.Tra...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sekuru Ndunge's son in court for theft
One of the sons of the late popular Chipinge traditional healer, Sekuru Ndunge - Jabulani Makuyana - on Monday appeared in court facing charges of breaking into the bedroom of his estranged wife, wher...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 08:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba flees shrine after raping minor
A self-styled prophet of Madzibaba Enguvo Tsvuku church has disappeared after allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl who had been consulting fo healing, TellZim News has learnt.The prophet, popul...Published: 31 May 2019 at 18:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Maid jailed for infanticide
A NEWBORN baby girl survived two days in a blair toilet in Marange after its mother dumped her.The baby, however later died in hospital soon after being rescued by villagers who had to dig up ...Published: 20 May 2019 at 06:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Domestic helpers should be vetted, say police
HOUSEMAIDS and other domestic helpers should be vetted by law enforcement agents before they are employed to reduce cases of child abuse, an official has said.Speaking at a crime watch outreac...Published: 17 May 2019 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fugitive murder suspect threatens witnesses
A HARARE murder suspect is on the run after fatally shooting his wife and brother-in-law at their Gletywin home last month following a protracted marital dispute.Petros Pomborokani (50), alias...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man guns down wife, brother-in-law
A HARARE man yesterday morning shot and killed his wife and brother-in-law at their Gletwin home following a prolonged marital dispute. The man, Petros Pomborokani (50), a former Ministry of H...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 15:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe kicked off Mazowe farm
FORMER President Robert Mugabe and his wife, Grace, along with their family business, Gushungo Holdings have been evicted from a Mazowe farm following an application by three farmers who were claiming...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 13:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Maid steals 3 000 rands from Bulawayo, bolts to Harare
AN 18-YEAR-OLD woman who was employed as a housemaid by a family from Rangemore suburb in Bulawayo has been arrested for stealing 3 000 rands from her employer before fleeing to her home in Harare. ...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 22:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Maid (40) infects employer's son (10) with HIV
A 40-year-old Harare housemaid yesterday appeared in court on allegations of sexually abusing her employer's 10-year-old son and deliberately infecting him with HIV. Memory Makore, a mother of...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 22:53hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chombo's bid to halt criminal action on tomorrow
THE High Court is tomorrow set to hear an application to permanently halt criminal proceedings against former Finance minister Augustine Chombo, charged on suspicion of corruption, including trying to...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 18:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs throng Harare court
It was an extraordinary week at the Harare Magistrates' Courts that saw four high-profile figures appearing in court on the same day, facing various charges.It was therefore a hive of activity...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 16:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes housemaid
A 24-year-old Gweru man has been hauled before a Gweru regional magistrate for allegedly raping a domestic worker at his house.Makoni Mazarire (24) from Mkoba 13 appeared before Midlands Regio...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 14:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chombo demands post-coup justice
FORMER Finance minister Ignatius Chombo, who is facing a plethora of charges ranging from fraud, criminal abuse of office and corruption, yesterday made a constitutional application for a declaratory ...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 14:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Wife, girlfriends gang up against promiscuous prison officer
A Masvingo prison officer who is accused of being promiscuous to the extent that he cannot stay with one wife for a while is in the eye of a storm after his legally married wife Lizzia Masikati ganged...Published: 30 Jun 2018 at 19:00hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba to give up seat in 2023
BUHERA South legislator Joseph Chinotimba will contest for a senatorial seat in 2023 and leave room for younger cadres to carry on with the work he has started in the constituency. Chinotimba said thi...Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 07:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pastor 'impregnates' maid and wife's relative
AN Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe (AFM) pastor has disappeared from his home in Bulawayo after allegedly impregnating a maid and one of his wife's relatives.Pastor Toni Kandiye of the AFM...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 07:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Hubby 'killer' trial begins
A WOMAN from Mangwe who allegedly set her husband on fire after an argument over a bucket of sorghum has appeared before a Bulawayo magistrate in a bedside court session at the United Bulawayo Hospita...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
Housemaids break into boss's house
Three domestic workers allegedly stole property worth $10 000 from their employer after they woke up in the middle of the night while their boss was sleeping and gained access into the storeroom throu...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
High Court of Zimbabwe to sentence Kuwait human trafficker
The 30-year-old woman who facilitated the trafficking of five Zimbabwean women to Kuwait where they were turned into slaves, faces life imprisonment or more than 10 years per count after the court rul...Published: 21 Dec 2017 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Maid, gardener up for stealing $150,000 from employer
A housemaid and a gardener allegedly stole $150 000 in cash from their employer and used the stolen cash to buy seven residential properties and seven vehicles, a Harare court has heard.The co...Published: 12 Dec 2017 at 10:11hrs | 48 | by Staff reporter
'Madam Boss' dips fingers into maid's privates
A 28-year-old woman allegedly inserted her fingers into her 16-year-old housemaid's private parts after suspecting that she was engaging in sex with her husband. The court heard that Angela Mb...Published: 21 Nov 2017 at 04:59hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
The plight of Zimbabwean female migrants in South Africa
UPON seeing a sleek Mercedes-Benz approaching the parking lot outside the dilapidated farm compounds at Kumavhoroso, about 30km north of Pretoria, Sibongile Khumalo walked seductively towards it with ...Published: 22 Sep 2017 at 06:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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