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Zimbabwe's poor women bear more children than the rich

A landmark report released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has shed light on disparities in fertility rates among Zimbabwean women, revealing that poorer women tend to have significantly more children compared to their wealth…

Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:26hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter

Expose children to luxuries to prevent sexual abuse

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)'s Victim Friendly Unit (VFU) has raised alarm over disturbing new trends in child sexual abuse, revealing that fast food meals and plush hotel bookings are increasingly being used to lure minors into prem…

Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 11:38hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter

Mother, two kids found dead in their bedroom

Police have launched investigations into two harrowing incidents that have rocked communities in Dema and Seke, involving the deaths of a mother and her two young children, and the murder of a 67-year-old woman allegedly at the hands of he…

Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 18:54hrs | 336 | by Staff reporter

Turf wars among Bulawayo's street kids highlight struggle for survival

As the sun dips below the horizon in Bulawayo, known as the City of Kings and Queens, the city's lively streets transform into tense battlegrounds. Once places of laughter and connection, the pavements in the heart of the city have become …

Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:38hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter

Kids in Bulawayo stumble on fully loaded gun

What began as a harmless game of cops and robbers in Entumbane, Bulawayo, took a chilling turn when a group of children stumbled upon a fully loaded pistol buried in the ground. The potentially dangerous incident unfolded on November 25, 2…

Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 17:23hrs | 1069 | by Staff reporter

Woman poisons self, 4 kids

In Kuwadzana Extension, Harare, a woman is suspected of poisoning her family's food, resulting in the deaths of two of her four children, while she and her remaining children are in critical condition in the hospital.Clara Muronda Makachem…

Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 12:34hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter

Man demands paternity tests for children

A Harare man has denied paternity for his two minor children, one of them aged nine years after his former wife demanded money for their upkeep.Samuel Nyika told Harare magistrate Meenal Narotam that he wanted a paternity test before he ca…

Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 07:52hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Bad parenting fuels juvenile delinquency

WHAT happened to good parenting?Many people are curious about this issue in the wake of incidents where young people are found in violation of the law.Recently, minors, some as young as 13, were captured on camera guzzling alcohol in the H…

Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:35hrs | 16 | by Veronica Gwaze

Taxi driver tries to dodge maintenance

A Harare man's bid to challenge an upward variation of his maintenance order hit a snag.Daniel Kapinyi told Harare magistrate Sharon Mashavira that Joyce Fodye got him arrested in January for failure to pay maintenance."I failed to pay $55…

Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

WATCH: Mwonzora replicates Chamisa's primary school students meet-up

MDC Alliance President Douglas Mwonzora finally got his own video moment with school kids if a video shared by his party is anything to go by.The video seems to replicate Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa's meet-up …

Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:29hrs | | by Staff reporter

Peter Ndlovu struggling to pay maintenance for his 13 children?

Mamelodi Sundowns team manager Peter Ndlovu might have dodged a financial bullet after the Johannesburg High Court reduced the amount of child support one of the mothers of his 13 children was demanding. Ndlovu had been ordered by a lower …

Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 19:43hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

12 wives, 100 kids and a goblin-selling business

HABITUALLY well-dressed and a teetotaller who does not take traditional snuff, the business-minded and flamboyant Sekuru Kafura, who cruises around in the latest Ford Ranger vehicles, is everything that one can least expect from a 68-year-…

Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:01hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean 'child trafficker' found with 7 kids in Botswana

A 29-year-old Zimbabwean man has been arrested in Botswana after he was found travelling to South Africa with seven children in a suspected human trafficking case.Eric Mpofu, who is unemployed, appeared before a Francistown Magistrate, Cha…

Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:59hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Chombo fingered in Augur Investments land scandals

AUGUR Investments, owned by controversial land developer Kern Sharpe, has been caught up in another land scandal involving 239 3923 hectares worth US$$45 428 910.The matter has spilled into the courts where an organisation representing the…

Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 09:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

'HOPE for Kids giving hope'

Misheck Kugodah Mlambo explained what is Hope for Kids and how it operates to Mutare citizens on Saturday.Speaking on a whatsApp platform, Mutare Watch Mlambo said,  "Hope for Kids is a community based organization whose Head office i…

Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:05hrs | 1 | by Fanuel Chinowaita

Stop taking children to political rallies

It's very sad to see that, for some reasons to have a great gathering to window dress media coverage, some political parties are hiring school buses and gonyets to carry supporters to their rallies. Amongst them are children of school goin…

Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 11:28hrs | | by Nkomah Isaac

Office romance insurance boss shuns wife, kids

A manager with Zimnat Life Assurance Company in Bulawayo is allegedly at the centre of an alleged office romance following sensational revelations by his wife that he is "madly" in love with a subordinate.As a result of the alleged office …

Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 05:39hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Man ditches wife, 6 children

A 44-YEAR-OLD Mabvuku woman is appealing for help after she was ditched and left homeless along with six children by her husband.Tendai Chirimamhunga narrated her ordeal saying her woes started after a series of domestic violence and argum…

Published: 01 Nov 2017 at 18:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Suicidal mum poisons 2 kids, axes granny

A WOMAN from Gwanda poisoned her two children aged six and two years, axed her employer's mother and committed suicide following an altercation with her employer for whom she worked as a maid.Lerato Moyo (30) from Sengezane on the outskirt…

Published: 22 Aug 2017 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

'He has 42 kids with different women'

A SUPER dad, who claimed to have 42 children, is at odds with one of his wives after defaulting on maintenance since 2014. Phinias Tafa's wife Doreen Chapwanya approached the maintenance courts for the upkeep of their child and was granted…

Published: 04 Aug 2017 at 16:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

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Mother and son jailed for rape of a 15-year-old girl

Schoolkids drugged in biscuit scandal

Lost Harare Chieftainship seeks reinstatement

Parliament petitioned against water privatisation

Man pushes for mandatory DNA confirmation in maintenance cases

New tobacco grading system on the cards

Grain millers warn of impending mealie-meal shortage

Zanu-PF youths boo minister

Mnangagwa birthday event nationalised

Zimbabwean girl rescued after being chained in Johannesburg home

Mnangagwa launches $29 million Midlands Park Housing project

Zinasu leader takes GZU to High Court

Mpofu in top 10 finish at World Athletics Championships

Woman catches hubby 'violating' daughter

Govt warns schools against sending learners home over fees

Zimbabwean nurse tells shocking ordeal in UK Memoir

Chivayo donates 10 ambulances to Provincial Hospitals

Duo jailed for trying to bewitch Hichilema

Injiva gunned down

'Civil partners have no inheritance rights'

Esigodini man in court for rape, robbery

Zinara disburses ZiG6,1bn for road works

United Reformed Church priest stole £23,000

Presidential leadership power comes from God, says Andby

Court orders Chinese company to pay for gold ore theft

UCCZ appeals for support to complete Gazaland University

Milton High teacher faces disciplinary hearing

Chivayo blows US$3m on luxury cars for Zanu-PF chiefs

Zimra contains customs system breach

Kunzvi dam to begin filling by year-end

Zimbabwe's cattle herd rises to 5,7 million

Zimbabwe proposes maize price of US$380/MT

Zimbabwe to double health workforce by 2030

War vets sharpen knives against Mnangagwa

Bulawayo police to tackle illegal mining activities

Parking fee cuts delayed

'Devil's breath' the Zombie drug that steals your memory

AFDIS clerk faces US$8,500 fraud charges

Man charged with murder over US$10 dispute

Lawyer sues ex-husband over US$8,020 maintenance arrears

Drug dealer faces prison term after $150 fine for Chinese

Cop uses money to charm girl, 15, rapes her repeatedly

Dynamos players, fans bay for referee's blood

Ramaphosa's nephew loses R326m in corruption crackdown

Woman pours boiling water on sister's maid

Cimas launches US$9,000 media awards

Nkulumane at the centre of Bulawayo's sewer crisis

MPs clash over declaring health system state of emergency

Collapse of cotton farming fuels HIV vulnerability in Gokwe South

Pregnant women forced to pay bribes Chitungwiza Hospital

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