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Zimbabwe's 2 rotten apples
One of life's greatest follies is assuming that what matters to us matters equally to others. That our fears are shared, our desires understood, our sense of decency mutual. Quite the contrary, realit...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 09:35hrs | 3034 | by Edmund Kudzayi
Ben-10's charm hypnotises Gogo (61)
In a case that has left the Mukuwapasi Village community stunned, a 61-year-old grandmother, Caroline Chihwayi, has reportedly abandoned her 72-year-old husband to pursue a relationship with a much yo...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:29hrs | 1076 | by Staff reporter
Furious wife kicks hubby out, changes locks, threatens to kill
Chaos has erupted in Mahatshula suburb after a fiery grandmother, Iren Mbanje (62), was dragged to court for allegedly unleashing terror on her husband, threatening to kill him, and locking him out of...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:02hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
Businessman in messy divorce
Harare businessman Itai Samanyai is currently embroiled in a heated divorce battle with his estranged wife, Grace Precious Mutongerwa-Samanyai, amid serious allegations of forged signatures linked to ...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:53hrs | 815 | by Staff reporter
MP shot at and assaulted by man using pellet gun in Harare
A Member of Parliament was reportedly shot at and assaulted last week in the car park of a Harare hotel by a man wielding a pellet gun. The incident followed a heated confrontation sparked by the man'...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:29hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
Cheating wife hauls husband to court
A Harare man, Kudzanai Marimbindi, has appeared before the courts on charges of assaulting his wife, Ms Tsitsi Siti, after he allegedly found her in their matrimonial home with another man.The...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 08:39hrs | 827 | by Staff reporter
Fight over conjugal rights spills to court
A Harare woman has sought a protection order against her husband in a civil court, citing abuse and forced sexual relations in a dispute over conjugal rights. Tinashe Nyamukondiwa, a resident of Glen ...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:40hrs | 1885 | by Staff reporter
Fresh wrangle rattles Mabhikwa chieftaincy
The appointment of Ms. Zanele Khumalo as Regent Chief Mabhikwa has sparked fresh controversy, with 32 family members approaching the High Court to challenge her ascension to the chieftaincy.Za...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:22hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Husband forces wife to accept polygamy
A Harare woman has sought a peace order against her husband, accusing him of physical and mental abuse after he attempted to force her into accepting a polygamous marriage. Mercy Kumbirai appeared bef...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:55hrs | 4152 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's narrative: A view from the outside!
In the case of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe's government was democratic, economically savvy and politically astute, until one day, overnight, it became oppressive and intolerable.The sudden change ...Published: 22 Dec 2024 at 12:04hrs | 717 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Woman loses bid to block sale of trust property
A Harare woman, Ms. Tariro Lebogang Mutenda, has lost her legal battle to prevent businessman Mr. Upenyu Mashangwa from selling a Borrowdale Brooke property to settle a debt of over US$1.6 million....Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 06:26hrs | 484 | by Staff reporter
Court blocks estranged wife's claim to hubby's estate
A United Kingdom-based woman, Joyce Charlie, has lost her bid to be recognized as the surviving spouse of her late husband, Martin Charlie, after a lengthy legal battle in the High Court. Joyce, who h...Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 08:15hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
Father rapes daughter for ritual purposes
In a bizarre incident a Bindura man allegedly raped his daughter for ritual purposes.The matter came to light at Bindura magistrates co...Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 22:30hrs | 1122 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
Estranged wife wins landmark judgment
In a landmark judgment, Petronella Tendai Militala, a 56-year-old woman, has secured a significant victory in the High Court, awarding her a share of her estranged late husband’s estate valued at mo...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 11:46hrs | 1837 | by Staff reporter
Divorcee ordered to stay with estranged wife
The High Court of Harare has ruled in favor of Sarah Madzura, a divorced woman from Chegutu, ordering her estranged husband, Onias Gotora, to allow her to remain in the family home following an evicti...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 08:45hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe woman shares bedroom with 2 husbands
In a shocking case brought before the Harare Civil Court, two men are living with the same woman as their wife, sharing the same bedroom at a house in the capital city. One of the men, Takemore Kagair...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 17:58hrs | 2700 | by Staff reporter
Woman brings lovers to matrimonial home
FINDING out your partner has cheated on you is something no one wants to ever experience but finding out that the person she was cheating with had been introduced to you as her cousin is even worse....Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 07:02hrs | 1052 | by Staff reporter
Duo kills sister's ex-hubby
Two Seke brothers are in trouble after they allegedly murdered their sister's husband in a property-sharing dispute.John Mukono (31) and Shadreck Mukono (24) were arraigned before Bindura Magi...Published: 22 Jul 2024 at 22:11hrs | 1257 | by Simbarashe Sithole/Edson Mapani
Man bans wife from WhatsApp
A HARARE woman has sought a protection order against her husband of 25 years for domestic abuse which includes banning her from using social media for the past three years.Dennyse Banda told m...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man strikes wife with burning firewood
A 30-year-old man from Hwange struck her wife using a burning log for refusing to accompany him to their matrimonial homestead on Sunday last week.Jingilison Mupande was sentenced to pay a fin...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 11:39hrs | 7 | by Peter Matuka
Man regrets having extra-marital affair
A HARARE woman was chased away from her matrimonial home by her husband's family for failing to conceive for 14 years.This emerged at the Harare Magistrates where Aleck Patsika had been dragged to cou...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Umjolo gone bad
WHAT do women want, really?There are times when men ask themselves if they will ever satisfy their wives. They never find the answer.Simply put, it seems some women never get enough....Published: 20 Jan 2024 at 16:57hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Mistress steals wife's underwear
IN an incident that highlights the pain and betrayal that can occur in a relationship Thandanani Hobane of New Lobengula suburb in Bulawayo was left hurt and scared after her husband's mistress who is...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prominent cleric in messy divorce over bed-hopping
Prominent preacher Frederick Shumba, founder of World Harvest Ministries in Norton, has been divorced by his wife of 32 years, who accuses him of having many adulterous affairs.The couple's di...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 07:36hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
How to secure your legacy through setting up a Family Trust
In the world of life's certainties, where the inevitabilities of death and taxes loom large, few of us take the time to ponder the fate of our hard-earned assets after our journey on this mortal plane...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 18:02hrs | 21 | by Clifford S. Ncube
Man threatens to shoot wife
A Harare woman says her husband was in the habit of threatening to shoot her dead whenever they had a domestic dispute.This was revealed at the Harare civil court where Lorraine Tembedza from ...Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 09:00hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Man bashes 'barren' wife
A HARARE woman yesterday accused his estranged husband of physically and emotionally abusing her for failing to bear children during their 10 years in marriage. This emerged at the Harare Civi...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Couple fight over child's antics
A HARARE man has been physically abusing his wife accusing her of having failed to stop her daughters' wayward behaviour. Amisha Chiwetu from Glen View told Harare magistrate, Sharon Mash...Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 12:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
CCC candidate up for contempt of court
Throwing his wife out of their matrimonial home has landed CCC National Assembly candidate for Mutoko East, Yeukai Kaseke, before a magistrate on charges of contempt of court for defying a court order...Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 06:52hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Man calls wife prostitute
A Harare woman says she was forced to flee her home after her husband threatened to strangle her.This emerged at the Harare civil court on Friday where Tendai Dongo wept uncontrollably over th...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 09:02hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Court warns scorned woman
A Harare woman said her younger sister snatched her husband, leaving her suffering.This emerged at the Harare civil court where Patrick Mubetseri was seeking a peace order against his ex-wife,...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:10hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Man seeks protection from wife
A Harare man has accused his estranged wife of emotionally and verbally abusing him because he earns less than her.Cliff Marufu told Harare magistrate Sharon Mashavira that Beverly Tsotsoma ha...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Forgery case in false start
THE trial of businessman Michael Shongwe Ndoro, who is facing allegations of forging Zororo Energy Group documents to elbow out his co-director and ex-wife Precious, failed to start yesterday....Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 07:48hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Scorned man stalks ex-wife
A Harare man was dragged to court by his ex-wife for cyberbullying after she dumped him.Judith Maponga told Harare magistrate Sharon Mashavira that her ex-husband Munashe Mafunga was tormentin...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 09:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Polygamist ordered to stop abusing wife
A woman from Matope village in Domboshava dragged her husband to court for domestic violence after she turned down his request to marry two more wives."Your worship, I was thoroughly bea...Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 08:43hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Tables turn on complainant
HARARE Civil Court magistrate Tamara Chibindi on Monday dismissed an application for a protection order by Ernest Chipi who was accusing her husband of leaving their matrimonial home to live in lodges...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes sister
A Harare man yesterday appeared in court for allegedly raping his own sister at her matrimonial home. The accused aged 35 appeared before Harare regional Magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje charge...Published: 30 May 2023 at 11:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man stalks wife after throwing her out
A man from Bulawayo who kicked his wife out of their matrimonial home before he also threw her clothes out of the house is now stalking her while also begging her to reconcile with him.Siphiwe...Published: 05 May 2023 at 06:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe son in-law's claim a paltry of the mega empire:, says lawyer
The late former president Robert Mugabe son-in-law Simba Mutsahuni Chikore is content to literally walk away from the matrimonial home with a paltry share because all he has claimed is 50 percent of t...Published: 04 May 2023 at 06:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man forces wife to sleep in car
An Epworth woman is sleeping in a car outside her house after she was chased away from her matrimonial home by her husband who infected her with HIV.The woman, who cannot be identified for her...Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 08:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Wife stabbed 19 times
A JILTED man from Morningside suburb in Bulawayo went berserk and brutally killed his wife by stabling her 19 times using a kitchen knife before crushing her head with a stone while their 13-year-old ...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cheating magistrate, interpreter suspended
Mutoko magistrate Rumbidzai Mhandu and her interpreter Simon Chuma who are accused of cheating and causing drama at court after Chuma's wife caused a scene recently have been suspended, Bulawayo24.com...Published: 17 Apr 2023 at 23:48hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Drama in court, Magistrate accused of snatching married interpreter
There was drama at Mutoko Magistrates' Courts on Wednesday morning after Magistrate Rumbidzai Mhandu was humiliated by her interpreter's wife who accused her of having an affair with her husband....Published: 05 Apr 2023 at 15:34hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man offers US$20 maintenance to ex-wife
A HARARE man yesterday offered to pay US$20 to his former wife as maintenance for two children they had together.The man accused the ex-wife of poisoning him and stealing his money when he ser...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 06:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Woman claims husband left her for another man
A HARARE woman yesterday approached the civil court where she revealed that her husband left her to start a romantic life with another man.The woman, Loveness Chokuvamba appeared before Harare...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man chases wife away from home for attending church
A 61-YEAR-OLD Chiweshe man is on the run after he allegedly chased his wife away from their matrimonial home for attending a local apostolic (Mwazha...Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 09:12hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Family fumes over death of relative at hospital
SALLY Mugabe Central Hospital in Harare has stirred the ire of a family whose relative died following a reported operation mishap at the institution.The deceased, Tafadzwa Chasakara (41), died...Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 04:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Former Zim health deputy minister denied conjugal rights by wife
FORMER health deputy minister Edwin Muguti's marriage has been dissolved by the High Court after his wife filed for divorce in 2019 accusing him of infidelity.His ex-wife, Tapiwa Mercy Mukandi...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Woman stalks hubby's friend
HAVING been deserted by her husband over witchcraft allegations, a Mutare woman was left so devastated and threatening to commit suicide.The woman, Tatenda Chimwesa, is also venting her anger ...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Girlfriend locks lover's wife out of her own business
A 55-year old Harare woman Monday dragged her ex-husband's mistress to court on allegations of forging documents to remove her as the director of her own company.The suspect, Tunika Phaenah Mk...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
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