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Siblings' inheritance dispute spills into court
A Glen View woman has successfully obtained a protection order against her brother following a violent altercation over the distribution of their late father's estate.Alice Muteve appeared bef...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:51hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Harare man arrested over gruesome
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed the arrest of Kudzanayi Tapiwa Mukura in connection with the brutal murder of a 10-year-old boy in Eastview Phase 14, Harare, earlier today.Acc...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 11:57hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Landlord brutally attacked over missing property
A Lobengula West landlord was left bruised, bloodied, and traumatised after a furious tenant and his friend launched a brutal midnight assault in a violent row over missing belongings.The inci...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:03hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Man (50) rapes drunk neighbour
A 50-YEAR-OLD Mukumbura man was dragged to Bindura regional court after he allegedly raped his drunk neighbour at night.Leonard Mafuta was remanded in custody by Magistrate Amos Mbobo....Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 20:45hrs | 2892 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
Drunk woman kills neighbour over fence dispute
A 28-year-old woman is facing a murder charge after she allegedly stabbed her neighbour to death over a fire fence dispute.Rumbidzai Sekete of Watakai farm, Concession, is assisting police wit...Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 21:55hrs | 1421 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Concession
Family demands justice following fatal pitbull attack on relative
A Harare family is mourning the tragic death of Samuel Machara, who was fatally mauled by a pitbull in Bluffhill over the weekend, prompting renewed calls for stricter laws regulating the ownership of...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:36hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Madinda gets Bosso recognition
Yesteryear football great Madinda Ndlovu was honoured as a Legend of Legends during a special awards ceremony held on Saturday to celebrate Bosso ex-players for their outstanding contributions on the ...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 16:48hrs | 973 | by Staff reporter
Pit bulls kill neighbour, Harare man arrested
A man from Harare has been arrested after his pit bulls allegedly mauled a neighbour to death in a horrific attack that has reignited nationwide debate over the safety of the American Pitbull Terrier ...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:09hrs | 1074 | by Staff reporter
Cop flogs suspect to death at station
A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer stationed at Ruwa, Constable Prince Ndavambi (Force Number 078641D), is at the centre of a serious investigation after allegedly beating a suspect, Blessed Bel...Published: 31 May 2025 at 14:06hrs | 1099 | by Staff reporter
13 youths arrested at sex, booze, and drugs party while parents away
Chaos erupted in Cowdray Park when police raided a wild Vuzu party in the early hours of May 24, 2025, arresting 13 youths caught red-handed engaging in alcohol consumption, drug use, and what insider...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:45hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Attempted murder over R15 debt lands man six-year jail term
A 29-year-old man from Chipinge will spend the next six years behind bars after being convicted of attempted murder for attacking his neighbour with a machete over a ZAR15 debt.Vengai Sithole,...Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:02hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man arrested in connection with wife's murder
A 29-year-old man from Insukamini in Emganwini has been arrested by Bulawayo police in connection with the alleged murder of his wife, Shylet Siyabonga, aged 21.Assistant Inspector Nomalanga M...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:26hrs | 706 | by Staff reporter
Duo bashes neighbour in grudge attack
Two Shamva men who pounced on their neighbour and assaulted him with motorbike brake cables in a grudge affair are in trouble.Aleck Hukuimwe (25) and Tawanda Chokuwamba (22) appeared before Sh...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 21:45hrs | 415 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man 'stabs' neighbour with hooked wire
A 45-year-old man from Bulawayo has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing his neighbor with a hooked wire used for shoe repairs.Mbuso Ncube, a resident of Pumula South su...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:48hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
25-year-old runs over neighbour in brawl
A 25-year-old man from Iminyela suburb, Bulawayo, who allegedly ran over his neighbor with a car and physically assaulted him, was granted bail on Monday pending trial.Ashley Sibanda appeared ...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 08:50hrs | 743 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF activist labelled prostitute
A 62-YEAR-OLD Plumtree ZANU PF activist has taken her neighbour who labelled her a prostitute who sleeps with Shona party members to court today.Patience Madida dragged Bekhizile Moyo (64) to ...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 20:07hrs | 1764 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree
Man stabs neighbour over snooker
A 31-year-old man from Chiweshe has been sentenced to five years in prison after he allegedly stabbed his neighbor for mocking him following a snooker match.Clive Kamudyariwa appeared before B...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:19hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Man assaults neighbour over donkey cart
A man from Umguza has been fined US$300 after being found guilty of assaulting a neighbor during a dispute over an overloaded donkey cart.Clement Ncube (34) appeared before Bulawayo Magistrate...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 16:11hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Man stabs neighbour during dispute
A 31-YEAR-OLD Chiweshe man is in trouble after he stabbed his neighbour who celebrated his loss in a snookermatch.Clive Kamudyariwa was sentenced to five years for attempting to kill Innoc...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 21:04hrs | 1052 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe man rapes 13-year-old 'girlfriend'
A 24-YEAR-OLD man from Binga in Zimbabwe appeared in court for allegedly raping his 13-year-old "girlfriend."Shepherd Mudimba, of Gwatagwata Village, appeared before the Wange regional magistr...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 11:54hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Bogus cops jailed 30 years
Three armed robbers who were terrorising bar patrons and families while pretending to be police detectives in Mvurwi have been sentenced to 30 years behind bars by regional magistrate Shingirai Mutiro...Published: 02 Feb 2025 at 13:38hrs | 1385 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe is never short of scammers
They came and beguiled nobles and laity by claiming gasoline was oozing out of a sacred rock formations somewhere in rural Chinhoyi. Innocent boulders were soaked in a deluge of diesel and people fell...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 12:07hrs | 1180 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
SA's Hugo Broos looks beyond Warriors
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has expressed confidence ahead of South Africa's Group B encounter with neighbours Zimbabwe at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The draw, conducted on Monday in M...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 07:03hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes neighbour six times in 24 hours
In a horrific incident, a Bulawayo man is in trouble after he allegedly raped his neighbour six times in 24 hours.The victim is alleged to have fallen in deep sleep after every round.T...Published: 22 Jan 2025 at 19:04hrs | 4533 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bulawayo
Man assaults neighbour with barbed wire over debt
An angry Plumtree man is in trouble after he assaulted his neighbour with a barbed wire over debt.Alfred Musiz Dube (24) appeared before Plumtree magistrate Joshua Nembaware yesterday....Published: 04 Jan 2025 at 19:18hrs | 609 | by Simbarashe Sithole
5 years for knifing neighbour in debt dispute
A 32-year-old man from Tsholotsho, Edward Sibanda, was sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of attempted murder for stabbing his neighbour five times in a violent altercation over a...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:42hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF now devouring its children: they now smell like goats
Even in my normal senses, I never thought I would live this long to witness Zanu devouring its own children because they now smell and look like goats. I never thought the people of Mashonaland would ...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 01:03hrs | 772 | by Nomazulu Thata
US think tank warns of civil unrest over push for Mnangagwa 2030
A United States-based think tank has raised alarm over the growing push by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's loyalists to extend his term of office from 2028 to 2030, warning that it could lead to widesp...Published: 22 Dec 2024 at 11:16hrs | 1043 | by Staff reporter
Sex-starved man nearly rapes neighbour
Too much love of sex has landed a Plumtree man in trouble after he allegedly fondled his neighbour's breasts without her consent.Praise Nleya (25) was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts wh...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 11:08hrs | 1489 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Kambwa kills Mazowe man
The love of illicit beer commonly known as (kambwa/musombodhiya) has led to the loss of life of a Mazowe man.Chamunorwa Chikaramba (42) is no more after he allegedly took too much illici...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 19:41hrs | 835 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mazowe
Phelekezela Mphoko aka Report Ndlovu: A pioneer freedom fighter
THE late former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko was one of the pioneer freedom fighters of our armed struggle. He joined the armed struggle soon after being released from prison and was immediately ...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:55hrs | 183 | by Brigadier-General (Rtd) Abel Mazinyane
Man rapes neighbour at knifepoint
A 36-year-old man from the Musane area under Chief Tshitaudze in Beitbridge has been jailed for an effective 15 years for sneaking into a neighbour's homestead and raping her at knife point.Th...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 18:31hrs | 1239 | by Staff reporter
Harare churches, schools face closure
The Harare City Council has announced plans to shut down illegal churches and other indoor gatherings operating without Certificates of Place of Assembly, urging operators to comply with safety regula...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 12:48hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
2 friends commit suicide over wives' infidelity
The Bulawayo community is reeling from the heartbreaking suicides of two close friends, Khumbulani Dube and Nqobizitha Sibanda, whose untimely deaths have shone a light on the emotional struggles many...Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 17:09hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter
Dr. Arikana Chihombori: the unsung heroine of Africa
She will never get recognition in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean women have no vocabulary to appraise Dr. Chohombori breaking the glass-ceiling. The inner jealousy and the inherent envy among us women are so ev...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 12:52hrs | 410 | by Nomazulu Thata
Drunk wife kills hubby
People of Muzarabani were saddened by a suspected mentally ill wife who fatally struck her sick husband in a beer dispute.Martha Mushawemhuka (44) of Madoka village in Muzarabani allegedly mur...Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 12:34hrs | 1483 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man bashed over gambling
A 23-YEAR-OLD man from Mphoengs in Matebeleland South was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts yesterday after he assaulted his neighbour over a gambling prize.Philani Maphosa was remanded i...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 09:59hrs | 725 | by Simbarashe Sithole
What will Zimbabwe do on the UN Security Council without a foreign policy?
Zimbabwe is campaigning to be elected as one of the non-permanent UN Security Council members for the period 2027-28.Yet, since the overthrow of President Robert Gabriel through a military cou...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 09:58hrs | 491 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Man promises to bribe rape witness with a tin of baked beans
A 64-YEAR-OLD man from Tsholotsho, Jahe Village was sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping a mentally challenged girl.Zakeu Mpofu appeared before Bulawayo's Magistrate Mr Matthew Mutiro on...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 19:44hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for stealing 28 goats
A 27-YEAR-OLD from Chirambada village in Mudzi was sent to prison by a Kotwa magistrate on Thursday after he stole 28 goats from villagers.Samuel Chirambadeya pleaded guilty to stock theft cha...Published: 29 Aug 2024 at 16:22hrs | 2554 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mother of four kills her newborn
A 32-YEAR-OLD Shamva woman is in soup after she allegedly killed her newborn baby and threw her in a Blair toilet.Zvanyadza Zikalomo who was already a mother of three pleaded guilty to the cha...Published: 27 Jul 2024 at 09:39hrs | 1663 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Granny raped 'for grand-daughter's sins'
IN a rather bizarre incident, a 72-year-old woman from Mgadla Village, Matobo District in Matabeleland South province was allegedly raped by her granddaughter's 22-year-old ex-lover as repayment for a...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 12:09hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans cross Zambia border for cheaper healthcare, medicines
At 5pm at the Victoria Falls border post, Margaret Tshuma - who has a 24-hour day pass to be in Zambia - is in a rush to return home to Zimbabwe before dusk.This is not the first time Tshuma, ...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 07:26hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Teens steal US$2K, go on a shopping spree
Two teenagers from Cowdray Park sparked community concern after allegedly stealing over US$2,000 from a relative and using the money on electronics, clothes, and other items.The boys, aged 13 ...Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 09:04hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Transcript of 'Russia-Zimbabwe talks' between Putin and Mnangagwa
The penchant for frivolous bluster in Zimbabwe's public discourse has once again reared its ugly trappings after the widespread circulation on social media platforms of a 2.42-minutes video clip poste...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 08:37hrs | 33 | by Jonathan Moyo
Hamba Kahle ANC, we won't miss you!
IF you are not following the unfolding electoral drama south of the Limpopo River, you can't be real.When South Africa votes, Zimbabwe catches a proverbial cold. And for good reason.Of...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 08:16hrs | 30 | by Rejoice Ngwenya
Brothers attempt to kill neighbour over beer
The love of beer has landed two brothers in jail after they nearly killed their neighbour in a beer dispute.The matter came to light at Bindura court on Friday where Mandaza brothers Jonga (39...Published: 13 Apr 2024 at 10:41hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man bashes wife over cooking oil
As hunger continues to hit Zimbabwe, couples are finding it difficult to put food on the table as proved by a Mutoko family that had a misunderstanding over cooking oil.The husband Desmond Kuw...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Suspected thief bashed to death
A suspected Bindura thief was bashed to death by his colleague with a railway line over money dispute.The now-deceased Livinson Nyaunga died days later at Parirenyatwa after being assaulted by...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:12hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Madzibaba kills neighbour with worshipping stick
Mukumbura-based Apostolic sect man "Madzibaba" allegedly bashed his neighbour to death with his worshipping stick over a land dispute.Richard Mufudza (43) died two days after the attack by Mad...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 20:56hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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