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Newborn found abandoned near Khami Prison
A newborn baby boy was discovered abandoned and concealed beneath tree branches near the Khami Prison Complex on Wednesday, 24 July, in a deeply distressing case that has sparked public concern....Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 17:54hrs | 227 | by Nevanji Madanhire
Zimbabwe woman sells infant via Facebook
A 27-year-old woman from Bulawayo, Christable Muringani, appeared before Harare magistrate Tilda Mazhande on Wednesday facing charges of human trafficking after allegedly selling her newborn bab...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:20hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Dog eats newborn baby in Kwekwe
Residents of Mbizo 19 in Kwekwe are reeling in shock after a gruesome discovery this week involving a stray dog feeding on the remains of a new-born baby near a local church construction site....Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 09:09hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman gives birth outside Cape Town home while husband dies next to her
While a pregnant woman in labour was waiting for an Uber to take her to hospital, her husband was brutally stabbed to death in front of her in the Joe Slovo informal settlement in Cape Town.Ta...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:52hrs | 1161 | by Staff reporter
Woman shares heart-wrenching story behind kidnapping of newborn baby
A 39-year-old woman from Pumula South suburb in Bulawayo has opened up about the devastating circumstances that led her to kidnap a two-day-old baby from Mpilo Central Hospital in September 2023, an a...Published: 22 Dec 2024 at 10:39hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
New arrest in case of newborn baby sold for US$180
A further arrest has been made in connection with the shocking case where a newborn baby was sold for US$180. Jestina Mashamba (45), a midwife at Sally Mugabe Maternity Hospital, appeared before Harar...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 06:56hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
Woman arrested for killing baby
A tragic incident has unfolded in Zvishavane, where a 27-year-old woman, Talent Sibanda, has been arrested on charges of killing her newborn baby in Takaenda village under Chief Masunda.The Mi...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 16:55hrs | 669 | by Staff reporter
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
Zimbabwean woman arrested in SA
A 27 YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean woman was arrested by South African police for allegedly killing her newborn baby before concealing the body in an empty stand at Ratsaka village in Morebeng area of Limpopo P...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 18:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police Arrest Woman for Abandoning Newborn Baby
A 24-year-old woman was arrested on Tuesday after she allegedly abandoned her newborn baby in an abandoned homestead.The woman, who has...Published: 14 May 2023 at 18:23hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Cheat kills baby to conceal extra-marital affair
A 35-YEAR-OLD woman from Tsholotsho in Matabeleland North province has been arrested for allegedly killing her newborn baby to conceal her infidelity from her husband who is based in South Africa....Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tin Tin back on airwaves
POPULAR actress-cum-radio-and-television-presenter Tinopona "Tin Tin" Katsande is back on the airwaves after a long absence.Her voice rocked the radio on Sunday as she co-presented with Tonder...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:14hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman drowns baby in boiling water in SA
THE trial of a 29-year-old Zimbabwean woman who is accused of drowning her newly born baby girl in a 20-litre bucket of boiling water in South Africa has been set for May 14 at the Brits Magistrates C...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 16:13hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman kills her newly born baby in South Africa
A ZIMBABWEAN woman employed as a maid in Hartbeesportdam in South Africa's North West province allegedly killed her newborn baby boy by submerging him in boiling water soon after giving birth, before ...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 10:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman forced to give birth standing up in South Africa
A newborn baby who died at Mamelodi Hospital because his mother, a Zimbabwean national, was allegedly forced to give birth standing up was buried on Tuesday.Theresa Ngwendu, 30, said she was r...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 17:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Maid jailed for infanticide
A NEWBORN baby girl survived two days in a blair toilet in Marange after its mother dumped her.The baby, however later died in hospital soon after being rescued by villagers who had to dig up ...Published: 20 May 2019 at 06:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Woman kills baby to conceal extra-marital affair
A 22-year-old woman has been jailed for an effective 20 months for killing her newborn baby to conceal her infidelity from her husband, who is due to be released from prison soon. Enita Zhou o...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hooker tosses baby into latrine to save job
A self-confessed 42-year-old hooker from Buso Village under Chief Chingoma in Mberengwa, threw her newborn baby into a Blair toilet in a bid to save her "profession".The woman, Fadzai Zhou, ap...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 11:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mum flushes baby down the toilet
A Chitungwiza woman has been ordered to perform 420 hours of community service for flushing her newborn baby down the toilet system. Letwin Jeyi (18) was convicted of infanticide by Chitungwiz...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 07:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Newborn's toe amputated in mysterious circumstances
A BULAWAYO couple is up in arms with United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) authorities after discovering that their newborn baby's middle toe had been amputated soon after birth.Ngoni Madzinga told ...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Miracle baby survives winter dumping
A NEWBORN baby who was stuffed with stones in the mouth, stashed in a black plastic refuse bag and dumped in Cowdray Park suburb in Bulawayo, was found alive.The baby who was bleeding from the...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 06:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Woman, lover kill baby to conceal affair
IN an incident that has left villagers in Chipinge shocked, a woman from Bangira connived with her lover to kill a newborn baby she conceived from an adulterous relationship.After ...Published: 11 May 2018 at 07:11hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Cops cost council
Chitungwiza Municipality has accepted culpability for the death of a newborn baby at council premises after its parents were detained by overzealous municipal police over a traffic offence.The...Published: 10 May 2018 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Doctor ordered to pay $8,000 for baby death
A BULAWAYO medical doctor, sued for negligently causing the death of a newborn baby, has been ordered to pay the deceased's family $8 000.According to court papers, the newborn baby suffered c...Published: 05 Feb 2018 at 04:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mum kills newborn buries body in garden
A WOMAN from Bulawayo allegedly killed her newborn baby by wrapping the tot in a plastic bag before burying it in her vegetable garden.Evelyn Dube (32) from Emakhandeni suburb allegedly buried...Published: 27 Dec 2017 at 07:25hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Mother strangles newborn baby because she didn't know the father
A Silobela woman allegedly strangled her newborn baby just after giving birth on Wednesday (yesterday) prompting her arrest.Simkoliso Sibanda is reported to have given birth on her own and dec...Published: 05 Oct 2017 at 07:34hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Body of newborn burned with garbage
A Chitungwiza resident reportedly discovered a body of a newborn baby dumped in garbage on Thursday.The resident discovered the body while burning the garbage.Residents of Zengesa 4, N...Published: 10 Sep 2017 at 11:29hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman lets dogs feast on newborn baby to save marriage
A Gokwe woman let dogs feast on her newly born baby in a bid to save her marriage, after being impregnated by her husband's uncle, while the husband was working in South Africa.Svodai Murwisi ...Published: 08 Sep 2017 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman beheads baby as cover up after uncle impregnates her
A WOMAN who had an affair with her uncle resulting in a baby being born, connived with him to commit one of the worst crimes ever.Clever Shamhu and Chipo Mpofu from Chitoro village in Gokwe re...Published: 11 Aug 2017 at 08:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman snatches newborn
A woman was jailed 4 years by Mt Darwin resident magistrate for kidnapping a newborn baby in Mashonaland Central.It emerged in court that on 21 July, Tendai Sande, (30), had a misunderstanding...Published: 27 Jul 2017 at 22:23hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bond notes no relief for cash-short Zimbabweans
A token currency issued in Zimbabwe this week to ease critical cash shortages has brought little relief as desperate customers queue for hours to withdraw money while some traders reject the new n...Published: 30 Nov 2016 at 11:55hrs | | by Agencies
Woman slits newborn baby's throat soon after giving birth
A WOMAN from Mpopoma suburb in Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly killing her newborn baby, minutes after giving birth. Alaika Dube (21) is said to have given birth to a baby boy at home...Published: 23 Jul 2016 at 07:50hrs | 2 | by Nqobile Tshili
Woman buries baby alive, walks free
A 23-year-old woman, who buried her newborn baby alive in a shallow grave, was lucky to escape jail when she appeared before a Hwange magistrate recently. Vivian Phiri (23) of Lwendulu vil...Published: 16 Jul 2016 at 08:13hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Dog eats dumped newborn baby!
A NEWBORN baby has been found eaten by dogs after being dumped in a bush in Malawi, Nyasa Times reported.According to police, the grizzly discovery was made by a man who had come into contact ...Published: 21 Jun 2016 at 14:19hrs | 16 | by Staff Reporter
Midwives vital in reducing maternal deaths says Mphoko
THE government will soon increase the midwifery training duration from 12 to 18 months and invest more in the profession to produce more rounded experts who can contribute to the reduction in maternal...Published: 07 May 2016 at 08:27hrs | 1 | by Pamela Shumba
Newborn baby dumped at Galen House
A WOMAN dumped her newborn baby at a hospital in Bulawayo yesterday afternoon and was arrested hours later when she returned looking for the tot. The woman, identified as Lydia Ndiweni, allegedly gave...Published: 23 Apr 2016 at 12:46hrs | 1 | by Tanaka Mrewa
Newborn baby dumped in pit latrine
A new born baby boy is lucky to be alive after being rescued from a pit toilet by villagers. The baby had been thrown into the pit toilet shortly after its birth.The new born baby...Published: 19 Apr 2016 at 19:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
President Mugabe the worst wasting asset for Zimbabwe
If it were not for weird legislation that seeks to punish people of Zimbabwe for criticising President Robert Gabriel Mugabe for being the worst wasting asset for the country, Zimbabweans countrywide ...Published: 31 Mar 2016 at 15:11hrs | | by Andrew M Manyevere
Woman strangles newborn baby, hides corpse under matrimonial bed
A married Lupane woman - Sandile Mdlongwa strangled her new born baby to death and hid the body under her bed.Mdlongwa said she did not want the baby to suffer because she was poor.She...Published: 26 Feb 2016 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Two years jail for mum who killed baby to save marriage
A WOMAN who killed a newborn baby that she had from an extra-marital affair to escape her husband's wrath, has been sentenced to two years in prison.Blondie Moyo gave birth to a baby boy while...Published: 19 Feb 2016 at 06:11hrs | 1 | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Toddler dies in toilet pit
A NEWBORN baby has died after being stuck in a pit toilet for three hours.The incident happened on Tuesday after a woman who was nine months pregnant went to the toilet to relieve herself and ...Published: 05 Feb 2016 at 12:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Baby dumped in MSU sewage pond
IN a suspected act of infanticide, a newborn baby was found dead, dumped in a sewage pond at Midlands State University (MSU) main campus, police have confirmed.Midlands Police spokesperson Ins...Published: 11 Oct 2015 at 16:40hrs | 1 | by Munyaradzi Musiiwa
School girl spared jail after suffocating newborn in satchel
A 17-YEAR-OLD pupil at a top Bulawayo school who gave birth and hid the infant in a satchel, where it suffocated, has been spared jail. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, sta...Published: 19 Sep 2015 at 10:03hrs | | by Shamiso Dzingire
'Poor mum' kills, buries baby in shallow grave
POLICE in Binga have arrested a 22-year-old woman who strangled her newborn baby and buried the body in a shallow grave. Mequiret Kele, from Chief Pashu area in Binga told investigators she co...Published: 12 Aug 2015 at 08:56hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Newborn baby wrapped plastic, dumped by the roadside
Remains of a newborn baby were discover by BBC cleaners in Nkulumane 12, Ward 23 on Wednesday morning around 8am.According to Chronicle, the remains were found by the roadside, wrapped up in...Published: 03 Jul 2015 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Eveline Girls High pupil in court for baby dumping
A FORM 3 pupil at Eveline Girls High School in Bulawayo gave birth at home, secreted the live tot in a satchel and then locked it away in a wardrobe, a court heard yesterday. The baby was dead by the ...Published: 30 Apr 2015 at 08:21hrs | | by Nokusa Masuku
Woman faints in court after daughter's confession
An elderly Gweru woman fainted in court yesterday after her daughter confessed to strangling her newborn baby with the assistance of her two friends. The drama which took place in Court Two fo...Published: 22 Apr 2015 at 07:04hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Handbag baby dumper given a wholly suspended prison sentence
A TEENAGE mother who dumped her newborn baby in a handbag has been spared jail by a magistrate. Mercy Nyoni, 19, was given a wholly suspended 12-month prison sentence after Bulawayo magistrate...Published: 11 Mar 2015 at 07:00hrs | | by Nokusa Masuku
Newborn baby girl dumped in rubbish bin, 'eaten alive' by ants
A newborn baby girl was found being 'eaten alive' by ants after she was dumped with no clothes on in a rubbish bin in India.The girl, who was just two hours old, was found covered in ant bites...Published: 19 Dec 2014 at 13:23hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Good Samaritan steals newborn baby
A 24-year-old Harare woman, who pretended to be a Good Samaritan to an expectant mother admitted at a city hospital, before 'stealing' her newly born baby, has been arrested.Sandra Matunga of...Published: 14 Nov 2014 at 05:54hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
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