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Man impregnates cousin, hangs self
Police in Bulawayo are investigating a case of sudden death involving an 18-year-old man who committed suicide after allegedly impregnating his cousin.The incident was confirmed by Bulawayo po...Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 07:19hrs | 1073 | by Staff reporter
Misunderstanding over SIM card ends in tragedy
A teenage boy from the Windsor Park suburb in Gweru allegedly hanged himself with a necktie from a mango tree at his parents' house following a misunderstanding over a missing SIM card with a domestic...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 16:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bullying leads to suicide
AGONY, grief, pain, anguish, sadness and anger aptly describe how the Saudan family in Bulawayo is feeling following the death of their 15-year-old son Jayden who committed suicide after complaining o...Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 05:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man hangs self in Bulawayo CBD
A man believed to be in his early 20s was found hanging from a tree in Kwekwe Central Business District in a suspected case of suicide. The man, only identified as Junior and believed to be a ...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:03hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife, commits suicide
Police in Mashonaland East are investigating a case where a Mudzi man, Zvikomborero Simende (35) allegedly murdered his wife in cold blood over infidelity issues.After the gruesome murder of h...Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 19:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo comedian bashed over 'dry joke'
Bulawayo comedian Zex Mdawini Sibanda was reportedly assaulted last week on a Zupco bus after he joked about lodgers in a manner which did not go down well with some of the passengers.Sibanda ...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 04:28hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean young farmers lead the charge in agriculture
Agriculture in Zimbabwe is on an upswing and young people are the driving force. For example, the country is set to harvest 2.8 million tons of maize this year, triple the 2020 harvest, and making it ...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 15:42hrs | 5 | by Audrey Simango
Man kills self over inherited plates
Guruve based Josphat Zvitete committed suicide by hanging himself on a mango tree after a misunderstanding with his wife over inherited plates on Friday.Mashonaland Central deputy police spoke...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:07hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Guruve
Excavator operator kills security guard
A SECURITY guard at Salgro Investment in Rushinga, Mashonaland Central province died yesterday when an excavator uprooted a mango tree he was on.Trust Manyanga (24) succumbed to injuries susta...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Security guard 'killed' on mango tree
A SECURITY guard at Salgro investment in Rushinga, Mashonaland Central province died yesterday after he was seriously injured by an excavator which uprooted a mango tree he was on.Manyanga Tru...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 15:26hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Macheso releases single
UNLIKE in the past when sungura maestro Alick Macheso annually released a full album comprising several songs, coronavirus (Covid-19) circumstances have changed that entire format and for the first ti...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 20:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Boy, 9, accidentally hangs self
A nine-year-old boy from Lobengula West suburb in Bulawayo accidentally hanged himself with a rope tied to a mango tree which they were using as a swing with his siblings.Bulawayo Police Spoke...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 21:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa accuses Mnangagwa of violence
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of abrogating on his duties and resorting to violence in the face of demands by people that he fulfils his constitutional mandate....Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa, take us back to Egypt!'
Bishop Lazarus had a pleasant revelation on Monday and is seriously considering participating at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.With Usain Bolt happily retired and sipping margarita...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:11hrs | | by Bishop Lazarus
Demonstration is a nicer way of accepting defeat
Wednesday 4th of July 2018 was another sad day for Zimbabwe; ironically this was Independence Day in America and I feel a twinge of envy for the Americans. While the Americans were waiting for the 4th...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 23:17hrs | | by Sam Wezhira
3rd pupil suicide this term as Form One girl hangs
A FORM One pupil at Pumula High School in Bulawayo allegedly committed suicide by hanging yesterday, the third such incident in Bulawayo this term.Brightness Thebe (15) from Magwegwe West subu...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 07:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
.Man hangs self in neighbour's yard
A man from Mucheke A suburb got the shock of his life last week when he woke up to find the lifeless body of his neighbour hanging from a mango tree in his yard in a suspected case of suicide....Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man blows $1 500, hangs self
A MAN from Masvingo allegedly hanged himself after squandering $1 500 meant to buy a car for his brother who is based in South Africa, police have confirmed.The body of Baison Mpofu (39) of Mu...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 10:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa flying on broken wings
Following the passing on of Tsvangirai, the late leader of a faction of the MDC, I had an animated discussion with some opposition figure whose identity I shall not disclose. Congenitally boisterous a...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 15:28hrs | 1 | by Igomombe
Freedom Camp massacre: I saw 226 cadres gunned down
COMRADE Bulukani Masola (born 13-05-1959) , whose Chimurenga name was Peter Scotch last week narrated how he joined the liberation struggle and the establishment of the ZIPRA communications department...Published: 06 May 2018 at 09:23hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
Big Charlie needs your help
WHEN strangers first stare at Charles Nyoni - as they often do - they immediately ask themselves: "How much does he weigh?""I weigh 288kg and still counting," he will tell you with a rueful ch...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 09:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
UK ask ED free elections 'commitments must be made real' - all too little too late
"Zimbabweans must feel confident they can vote for the party of their choice," said British Ambassador to Zimbabwe.That is music to every peace-loving Zimbabwean who have waited a lifetime for...Published: 13 Apr 2018 at 21:34hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Wi-fi technician engulfed in flames after electrocution
A TELCO employee was allegedly electrocuted while his colleague was injured when an aluminium pole they were using to install Wifi at a house in Mkhosana suburb in Victoria Falls accidentally came in ...Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 Telco employees electrocuted
Two Telco employees were electrocuted on Friday afternoon while installing wifi cables in Victoria Falls' Mkosana suburb with one of the of them confirmed dead upon arrival at the Victoria Falls hospi...Published: 07 Apr 2018 at 21:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
White farmer pleads for Mnangagwa intervention
THE embattled owner of a wildlife conservancy in Beitbridge district, Ian Ferguson, whose family property has been invaded numerous times since 2000, has made an impassioned plea to President Emmerson...Published: 26 Jan 2018 at 07:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Illegal settlers chop down 5000 mango trees
Two Guruve lands officers are in hot soup after appearing before Guruve magistrate Artwel Sanyatwe on Thursday for abuse of office as they allegedly solicited for bribes from illegal settlers before s...Published: 21 Jan 2018 at 17:50hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Will Mnangagwa sink forever or resurface?
Thank you very much Professor Ken Mufuka for 'responding' to my article: The Demise of Mnangagwa. Please see: ...Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 10:20hrs | 2 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Elephants and mango crops saved in difficult rescue
Three bull elephants were saved from being shot and further damage to mango orchards averted after the bulls broke through the fences of a game reserve bordering the Kruger Park, raiding local farms a...Published: 12 Sep 2017 at 11:22hrs | | by Adam Cruise
Strange condition afflicts Nyanga family
It is mid-afternoon and 49-year-old Ronica Kembo drags herself to a nearby shrub to answer the call of nature.As she crawls, her eldest daughter, Chisina, sits in the sandy soil under a mango ...Published: 20 Aug 2017 at 12:33hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Tsikamutanda under investigation
ZIMBABWE'S state wildlife authority says it is investigating reports of a man who allegedly dragged two pythons through the streets of a Harare suburb as part of a witch-hunting exercise.Image...Published: 12 May 2017 at 16:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Tsikamutanda prefer python just like prophets use annointing water'
Witch hunters in Zimbabwe popularly known as Tsikamutanda and other traditional healers seem to have a strange love affair with pythons.If media reports are anything to go by...Published: 10 May 2017 at 10:01hrs | 1 | by Mary Charamba
'Bigwig' threatens Beitbridge citrus giant
The future of one of Beitbridge's leading citrus producers, Benfer Estate, hangs in the balance after invaders ignored a court order to vacate the farm claiming that a powerful minister was behind...Published: 15 Jan 2017 at 08:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man found hanging from mango tree
HARARE - A Kuwadzana man was found hanging from a mango tree this morning.Sources claim that the man was going through a rough divorce....Published: 20 Sep 2016 at 07:09hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Do not just watch Rio Olympics, be inspired to excel and save Zimbabwe from itself
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games are upon us; we should all watch the games and enjoy the sporting spectacle but, most important of all, be inspired by the Olympic spirit! When we see great athletes...Published: 08 Aug 2016 at 07:06hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Mother, son fight over lobola
AN elderly Zimunya woman believed to be in her early 60s is embroiled in a nasty fight with her step-son over the ownership of a herd of cattle paid as lobola for one of her three daughters, as we...Published: 28 Mar 2016 at 09:20hrs | 2 | by Blessing Rwizi
Mother, son fight over lobola
AN elderly Zimunya woman believed to be in her early 60s is embroiled in a nasty fight with her step-son over the ownership of a herd of cattle paid as lobola for one of her three daughters, as well a...Published: 26 Mar 2016 at 11:11hrs | 1 | by Blessing Rwizi
Bosso coach thrilled to see mango tree, eat guava
Highlanders FC Dutch coach, Erol Akbay has claimed to have seen a mango tree for the first time in his life.That was at Ntabazinduna Flats, where he had gone to visit his assistant Cosmos Zulu...Published: 25 Mar 2016 at 10:42hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
WhatsApp suicide man found hanged
A MAN who sent a suicide note to his family's WhatsApp chat group has been found hanged. Godfrey Marange, 38, told his family he had "paid for my sins" and asked that they look after his wife and chil...Published: 02 Feb 2016 at 05:30hrs | 1 | by Nqobile Tshili
Mango trees splits family
A ROW over mango trees between a 73-year-old woman and her grandchildren has spilled into the courts with the former seeking a protection order.Having had enough visits from her grandchildren ...Published: 02 Jan 2016 at 10:47hrs | | by Blessing Rwizi
Mermaids wreak havoc in Zimbabwe township
A NUMBER of residents in Chikanga Phase One in Mutare claim to have had nasty encounters with two mermaids - male and female - that are residing in a small river near the high-density suburb and many ...Published: 05 Sep 2015 at 18:58hrs | 10 | by Ray Bande
Zuma's grandson kills himself over alleged abortion
ON Friday last week Lihle Zuma (22) told his father he felt guilty about his girlfriend's abortion .His parents thought he felt better after they had spoken to him.But then his g...Published: 03 Sep 2015 at 13:56hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
Jilted man rapes ex-wife's sister
A MAN from Bulawayo's Entumbane Suburb allegedly raped his ex wife's 15-year-old sister and told her she should become his wife because he had made her pregnant. Tendai Marecha, 30, called the...Published: 27 Aug 2015 at 08:15hrs | | by Emily Mbewe
Former minister cuts down mango trees after being fired
Former Masvingo Provincial Affairs Minister, Kudakwashe Bhasikiti reportedly went berserk and cut down mango trees at his farm after he was fired as Minister.His successor, Shuvai M...Published: 19 Apr 2015 at 12:54hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Political commentators lament speedy crumbling of Zim economy
The Zimbabwe Political commentators Livingstone Masamba and Rejoice Ngwenya have lamented the continued deterioration of Zimbabwe's economy while the citizens watch helpless when the political lea...Published: 15 Apr 2015 at 06:11hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwean tables must serve what Zimbabwean farms produce
One riotous evening in the eighties, the late Dambudzo Marechera started his vivid address to a writers' indaba by what seemed a senseless, irreverent postulate: "We are a sexually active nation!"...Published: 14 Feb 2015 at 11:49hrs | 1 | by Nathaniel Manheru
Woman nurses injuries after failed suicide bid
A Victoria Falls woman is nursing her wounds after a bid to hang herself on a mango tree failed when the tree branch broke resulting in her falling and getting severely injured in the process....Published: 12 Jan 2015 at 06:46hrs | 2 | by Clement Mukwasi
Mugabe's failure to name the politburo and VPs is a calculated one before his daredevil checkmate move!
"Africa's oldest head of state and the only leader Zimbabwe has known since independence from Britain in 1980 was elected unopposed at the five-yearly Zanu PF meeting, putting him on track to contest...Published: 07 Dec 2014 at 05:31hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
10-year-old Bulawayo girl hangs self
In a bizarre incident, a 10 YEAR-OLD girl from Bulawayo's Emganwini suburb allegedly hanged herself from a mango tree this afternoon.However, the girl's relatives suspect foul play in the ...Published: 26 Aug 2014 at 21:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Independence: African lazy day
I could go to prison just for the title; for dampening the spirit of commemoration, and yet I would gladly go. This is a title that befits the occasion. Google the world and see what I am talking ...Published: 25 Aug 2014 at 08:51hrs | 1 | by Field Ruwe
Two brothers die in car crash
TWO Dangamvura high-density suburb siblings died when their car was involved in fatal car crash on Sunday.The driver, Christopher Nyamvundu (23), was allegedly speeding when he lost control o...Published: 28 Mar 2014 at 10:09hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
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