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Man killed over bad joke

A 44-year-old man from Harare, Takaidza Mugwagwa, was fatally assaulted after making a joke that offended two individuals, leading to their arrest on murder charges. The incident occurred on October 12, 2024, at Longchen Plaza in Belvedere…

Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 11:55hrs | 1207 | by Staff reporter

SADC Summit turns Mnangagwa govt into a joke!

One simply needs to tune into or read the state-controlled media in Zimbabwe to discover how the country has become a huge circus. All this simply because of the opportunity to chair the 44th SADC Heads of State and Government Summit in Au…

Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 21:40hrs | 3976 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Toe selling joke to amputee leads to violence

SOMETIMES jokes that people think are cool turn out to be cruel, and even occasionally backfire with deadly consequences.That was at play when a man from Bulawayo reportedly fainted and soiled himself after being given a thorough beating w…

Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

New dispensation quite a joke

WITH the 2023 elections around the corner, Zanu-PF can promise heaven on earth.The ruling party will promise all the good things that the nation wishes to be put on table if people vote for Zanu-PF in the 2023 polls.Growing economy, zero t…

Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:22hrs | 5 | by Chief Chiduku

Drinking spree turns nasty over 'bad' joke

A DRINKING spree in Epworth, Harare, on Friday turned nasty when an irate 59-year-old man allegedly axed a colleague three times on the head for making fun of his vehicle.Lazarus Chihota, who has since been charged with attempted murder ov…

Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 17:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zupco jokes, economic class and hedonistic individualism in Zimbabwe

There can be a bit of a laugh, if you are on social media, concerning the political-economic goings-on in Zimbabwe.There should not (strictly speaking) be. But on social media, there is and humour/satire is definitely a good thing. Even if…

Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 06:56hrs | 6 | by Takura Zhangazha

Valentine's joke goes bad

WHAT started as a daring, humorous Valentine's Day skit has turned into a nightmare for a Harare woman -Lorraine Guyo- who has since been suspended from work and forced to abandon her traditional cellphone number due to abuse. Things turne…

Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 13:57hrs | 6613 | by Staff reporter

Mangudya's colourless phishing joke

I miss Gideon Gono. That's only because John Mangudya, his successor at the central bank, is that turtle you can't pick out from the rocks, which when it strays onto the road, looks and sounds like a toad.Gono did lots of stupid things, bu…

Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 08:22hrs | 3 | by Tawanda Majoni

Bad Fools' Day joke, couple almost divorced

A MUTARE couple almost divorced on April Fools Day.Eliza Guta, 23, decided to fool her husband last Sunday by telling her that their only son Tadiwanashe Mazo was not his child."I woke up in the morning without that lie in mind but when I …

Published: 05 Apr 2018 at 14:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

The next suicide threat you come across isn't a joke!

Suicide is fast becoming a quick fix to intolerable depression. While we try to preserve the only life we have; every one hour, some other people are trying to lose theirs - intentionally. Stories of suicide could seem a bit like fiction. …

Published: 01 Nov 2017 at 07:02hrs | 6 | by Nimi Princewill

Independent presidential candidates are a joke

There will be elections in Rwanda in August this year. President Kagame is being challenged by 35-year-old Diane Shima Rwigira. She is clearly an underdog. The likelihood is that she will have a big majority of bystanders rooting for her. …

Published: 20 Jun 2017 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Nick Mangwana

iR100 yokwetshumi (Ndebele Joke)

Linjani balandeli beByo24, ngithe ngike ngilihlekise kancane ngoLwesithathu ekuseni..."Kulendoda eyayihamba ithandaza isithi nkulunkulu ngingadobha iR100 ngizakupha iR10 yokwetshumi ngingadobha iR1000 ngizakupha iR100 yokwetshumi kwenzakal…

Published: 03 Sep 2014 at 06:28hrs | 6723 | by Moyo Roy

April fools pranks

Published: 31 Mar 2014 at 22:49hrs | 5658 | by Moyo Roy

Mugabe joke lands man in the dock

Zimbabwe court officials have ordered a 52-year-old Zimbabwean man to stand trial for allegedly telling a work colleague that President Robert Mugabe's death was imminent in an apparent joke that misfired reports timeslive. Zebedia Mpofu a…

Published: 25 Jul 2011 at 16:26hrs | 654 | by Moyo Roy

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