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Uncle and niece fight it out in court
A longstanding family dispute in Entumbane, Bulawayo, recently spilled into court as Floid Ngwenya sought legal protection from her uncle, Lemius Moyo, who accused her of mistreating her elderly mothe...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 12:52hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Former ZANU-PF MP under fire for supporting alleged child abuser
Former ZANU PF Chivi South Member of Parliament Killer Zivhu has faced backlash on social media after pledging support for Shaw Mushati, a woman arrested for allegedly abusing her baby.Zivhu a...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 20:22hrs | 556 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Stepmother in court for child abuse
A 21-year-old woman from Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, has been accused of repeatedly assaulting her 10-year-old stepson and denying him food. The charges against her include i...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 07:08hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter
Woman jailed 2 years for assaulting stepdaughter
A 29-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo woman who brutally assaulted her three-year-old stepdaughter resulting in her sustaining a fractured arm and bruises on the neck, was yesterday sentenced to two years in jail....Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:47hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders owe Mhindirira US$10 000?
IN the wake of public utterances that were made by Highlanders incumbent chairman Johnfat Sibanda at the club's annual general meeting (AGM) on Sunday that midfielder Devine Mhindirira is a "bad apple...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:50hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter
Man bashes stepfather
A 38-YEAR-OLD Plumtree is in soup after he assaulted his stepfather with a burning log after accusing him of not taking good care of his children.The matter came to light at Plumtree magistrat...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 19:38hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man turns family house into lodge
A HARARE woman was yesterday granted a peace order against her younger brother whom she accuses of harassing her and a turning their family home in Kuwadzana into a lodge.Viola Mazviwanza accu...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Outcry over school fees hike
SCHOOLS open today for the second term with parents and guardians raising concerns over sharp increases in fees amid economic turmoil.The unaffordable fees demanded by schools follow revelatio...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:05hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over school fees hike
SCHOOLS open today for the second term with parents and guardians raising concerns over sharp increases in fees amid economic turmoil.The unaffordable fees demanded by schools follow revelatio...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over rude Bulawayo council clinic staff
BULAWAYO residents have expressed concern over rising cases of ill-treatment of patients at council clinics by staff.The council owns several clinics that provide primary health care to the Bu...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt ill-treating its diaspora citizens
RECENT legislative developments in Zimbabwe portray the government as being only interested in its diaspora-based citizens when it wants them to contribute to the country's economic development and mo...Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 04:54hrs | | by Padmore Kufa - Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative
Zimbabwe govt zeroes in on rogue teachers
GOVERNMENT has moved to uproot rogue teachers reportedly ill-treating pupils whose parents would have failed to pay for extra lessons.The latest case happened in Norton, Mashonaland West provi...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 06:16hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Teacher forces Grade 4 student to strip half naked
A-HATFIELD Junior school teacher was yesterday arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi over publicly ill-treating a student at the school grounds by ordering her to remove her top.Ph...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pan-African Parliament criticise Limpopo MEC Phophi
LEGISLATORS from the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and the South African Medical Association (SAMA) have joined other organisations in criticising Limpopo province Member of the Executive Council (MEC)...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man threatens wife with death
A WOMAN from Cowdray Park suburb is living in fear of being killed by her abusive husband who is always threatening to kill her.He at times undresses her and thrashes her with a rope.A...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinomona savages Matsikenyere
THE deadly Zanu-PF divisions were on free show in Mutare Friday when women's league boss Mabel Chinomona publicly savaged Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Nokuthula Matsikenyere for snubbing her...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:19hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Prominent polygamous businessman in 'grave ritual' storm
A PROMINENT Kwekwe polygamous businessman, with more than 15 wives and over 90 children, is at the centre of a ritual storm amid sensational accusations by one of his sons that he reportedly hired a s...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 07:00hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Man whips toddler to death for wetting blankets
A MAN from Dete in Hwange District has been arrested after he allegedly whipped his three-year-old stepson to death accusing him of wetting blankets.Nkatazo Penga (38) of Gulalembila Village u...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:02hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teachers embrace Rwanda jobs offer
LOCAL educators yesterday said there was nothing to celebrate during this year's World Teachers' Day commemorations, but applauded plans by the Rwandan government to recruit qualified teachers from Zi...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 05:49hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
MPs call govt to order
LEGISLATORS from across the political divide yesterday teamed up in condemning the government sanctioned demolitions, describing them as an open war against citizens, particularly informal traders....Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why I decided to join Zanu-PF
MY political activism dates back to the late 1970s when I actively participated in the armed liberation struggle as a young mujibha attending pungwes in my rural area in Gutu district, Masvingo provin...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:23hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Man burns own children with plastics
Police have arrested a 31-year-old man in Madziva, Mashonaland Central province, on allegations of ill-treating his children aged six, seven and nine after accusing them of eating boiled mealies....Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 15:41hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Cop up for 'ill-treating' woman at roadblock
A POLICEMAN has been arrested for allegedly abusing his position by ill-treating a Harare woman at a roadblock.Clements Chipenda, 40, is accused of forcing Stella Madoka to lie and roll on the...Published: 07 Dec 2020 at 20:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chivhu man jailed for ill-treating son
A CHIVHU man was on Monday sentenced to 20 months in prison for ill-treating his son (10) by shoving him into a raging fire for alleged indiscipline.Talkmore Mawopa (36) of Village 9 in Magamb...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Killing of foreigners in South Africa is an evil act [Xenophobia]
When Mandela became the first black South African President, after a protracted struggle with the Apartheid government, many people thought that a new dawn of peace in Africa has been born. In...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 13:10hrs | | by Njabulo
Killing of foreigners in South Africa is an evil act
When Mandela became the first black South African President, after a protracted struggle with the Apartheid government ,many people thought that a new dawn of peace in Africa has been born...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 09:08hrs | 1 | by Njabulo
Girl (12) loses mind after being assaulted by mother
A 12-YEAR-OLD girl from Bluffhill low-density suburb in Hararelost her mind after she was allegedly hit by her mother with a brick on the head for asking her to mark her homework.The mother, w...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
War vets threaten councillors
War veterans have threatened unspecified action against Bulawayo City Council for allegedly ill-treating town clerk Christopher Dube.Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association spok...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 11:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bed fight spills to court
They say sharing is caring but that's not the case for a Pumula South woman who decided to drag her brother to court following his habit of sleeping on her bed with his numerous girlfriends without he...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 09:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teen arrested for baby-dumping
A 16-year-old girl is in trouble after she dumped her a six-month-old child at a house in Bulawayo.The girl, who is of no fixed abode, appeared before a Bulawayo Western Commonage magistrate, ...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zimbabwe on autopilot, says Mliswa
Norton MP Temba Mliswa (Independent) recently tore into President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration, claiming the country was now on autopilot and blundering into the unknown.Addressing memb...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Killing of foreigners in South Africa is an evil act [Xenophobia]
When Mandela became the first black South African President, after a protracted struggle with the Apartheid government, many people thought that a new dawn of peace in Africa has been born...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 09:37hrs | | by Njabulo
Mnangagwa summons Billy Rautenbach
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has summoned controversial businessman Billy Rautenbach to answer to charges that he is denying thousands of Chingwizi villagers access to potable water after fencing off ...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zupco to re-introduce mini-buses
Government has set up an inter-ministerial committee to oversee an introduction of mini-buses to ply various urban routes, as Zimbabwe steps up efforts to bring national passenger company - Zupco - ba...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parirenyatwa ill-treating patients
Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals has apologised for ill-treatment of patients that occurred in ward C5.The incidence saw the complainant posting on social medial, pleading with the First Lady, ...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 17:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
From grace to grass: Teachers' dilemma
AS the world commemorated World Teachers Day yesterday, local educators' unions said there was nothing to celebrate as their members are overworked and impoverished by the government while many of the...Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 09:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hospital ill-treating pregnant women
EDITOR,Let us all fight corruption at all costs in all public institutions, especially health. Recently I walked out of a hospital (name supplied) in Shangani without being attended to because...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 09:41hrs | | by Disappointed Husband
Street vendors vow to resist evictions
STREET vendors and market stall holders in Harare's CBD have vowed to return to their vending spots even after the state unleashed regular and municipal police Saturday to drive them off the streets f...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 09:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman assaults step daughter
A Harare woman allegedly assaulted her six-year-old step daughter over a soiled undergarment.Fraurine Radoka, 21, appeared before the Harare magistrate Milton Serima and she was not asked to p...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 15:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-lover hospitalised after attacks
A BULAWAYO woman went berserk and left her ex-lover hospitalised when she violently squeezed his genitals after she allegedly found him in bed with his wife.For Mandlenkosi Nkala from Aisleby ...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government Must Intervene in Bulawayo TM Saga
Editor, I must salute you for giving us refreshing news and and the good work that your Team has done in reporting fairly and without fear or favour. We hope that this excellent service contin...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 19:53hrs | | by S Dube
Mugabe told to stop mourning job loss
EQUITORIAL Guinea President and close friend to former President Robert Mugabe reportedly told the ousted leader to count his blessings for having his life spared during the November coup that saw the...Published: 28 May 2018 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff rperter
Woman beats child to fix hubby
A Kwekwe woman has been dragged to court for recording an audio while willfully ill-treating her four-year-old child as way of getting back at her husband's philandering antics and failure to pay main...Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Village gossip sparks family violence
A MAN from Madlambuzi area has been fined $300 for severely assaulting his daughter-in-law with a knobkerrie after she thrashed his wife with a Mopani switch.Lampert Ndlovu (64) assaulted Ms N...Published: 25 Apr 2018 at 07:10hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Workers hold officials hostage in salaries protest
OVER 23 former workers at Sterile Hygienic System at Beitbridge Border Post stormed the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare offices yesterday demanding their outstanding salaries.The company...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, Mnangagwa in secret talks
A deal has been put on the table to end the bickering between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his predecessor, Robert Mugabe, as the ruling Zanu-PF party races against time to end internal discord be...Published: 10 Mar 2018 at 14:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's widow forced to leave after burial
Morgan Tsvangirai's widow Elizabeth was forced to leave Humanikwa Village in Buhera soon after the burial of her husband, unable to attend post-burial ceremonies after suffering relentless abuse at th...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 10:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai family defends stance on Elizabeth
The family of the late MDC-T leader, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, yesterday defended their ill treatment of the deceased's widow, Ms Elizabeth Macheka, saying the politician was a polygamist.The fami...Published: 21 Feb 2018 at 01:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T crisis deepens
The MDC crisis deepened yesterday when one of the vice presidents - Elias Mudzuri who was on Monday barred from entering the party's headquarters by angry party youths - snubbed a crucial meeting call...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 15:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
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