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Zanu-PF bigwigs bunk Mnangagwa CUT event
A senior Zanu-PF provincial executive has expressed sharp disapproval over party officials repeatedly failing to attend key events hosted by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.In a letter to the lea...Published: 23 hrs ago | 179 | by Staff reporter
Nothing changes until your mind changes
The power to transform your life lies within your mind. Your mindset is the greatest tool you can use to change your circumstances and achieve success. It...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 07:03hrs | 585 | by Tatenda Hwari
The Slightest Push of a Button: 'Sex' - A Commodified Female Body on Display
Tendai Mbofana's article today was a masterstroke. He is a shining star among gender critics - far surpassing many others we know but won't name. The title of his piece on BYO24, "Can it truly be call...Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 21:09hrs | 824 | by Nomazulu Thata
Murder-accused officer returns to duty
Residents of Malalume Village in Bulilima District say they are living in fear following the return to duty of a police officer previously accused of murder.Constable Blessed Moyo, stationed a...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:25hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Underwear argument leads to stabbing
Eunice Ngwenya, a 32-year-old woman from Makwika Village, appeared in Hwange Regional Court facing charges of attempted murder following a violent domestic dispute that left her boyfriend, Mbekezeli S...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:50hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
1,4 million youths jobless in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is grappling with a staggering 1,4 million unemployed youths, a figure United Nations resident and humanitarian co-ordinator Edward Kallon described as "disturbing" during the launch of the U...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 05:48hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Joel Gabuza's brutal attacker jailed 4 years
A 46-year-old man from Binga, Samson Siauza, has been sentenced to four years in prison by the Regional Court in Hwange for attempted murder following a violent attack on former Cabinet Minister Joel ...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 19:30hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
High Court slashes serial housebreaker's 'irrational jail term
The High Court has overturned a Tsholotsho magistrate's decision that sentenced a 25-year-old serial housebreaker to nearly two decades in prison, describing the punishment as "irrational, excessive a...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 20:56hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Man fires 11 shots at cops after assaulting neighbour
Chaos erupted in Borrowdale last week when a man allegedly assaulted his neighbour, injured himself while attempting to break free from handcuffs, and later fired 11 shots at police officers.R...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 20:49hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
Air Ambulance Servicesaves 778 lives nationwide
Zimbabwe's Government-backed Air Ambulance Service has successfully responded to 778 civil emergency cases across the country since its launch in August 2024, a new report has revealed.The ser...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 14:54hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
Love rival stabbed and stoned to death
Two men from Inyathi are facing murder charges after allegedly killing a man in a brutal attack that has left the local community in shock.Kudzie Takaendesa (24) and Fanuel Moyo (30) appeared ...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:09hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Man dies after bizarre self-harm incident in Budiriro
A 21-year-old man from Budiriro, Harare, has died after reportedly inflicting severe injuries on himself in a shocking and disturbing incident last Saturday.Aaron Mutize was seen by neighbours...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:49hrs | 914 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo duo in court over violent robbery spree
TWO Bulawayo men accused of turning the city into their hunting ground have been hauled before the courts after allegedly staging a violent robbery spree that left residents living in fear.Cli...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:30hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Father Chivayo at it again!
Businessman Wicknell Chivayo has made headlines after gifting renowned street preacher, Prophet Inzwirashe Matema, a brand-new 2025 Toyota Fortuner 2.4 GD6 and US$50,000 in cash, in recognition of his...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 12:26hrs | 1354 | by Staff reporter
Man Jailed for Threatening Father with Knife
A 27-year-old man from Mathombo Village in Plumtree has been jailed for threatening to stab his father with an Okapi knife.Rony Dube appeared before Plumtree magistrate Joshua Nembaware on Tue...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 21:47hrs | 296 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree
High Court rejects cattle thief's appeal
The High Court has dismissed an appeal by convicted cattle thief Jarney Mumanyi, ruling that his bid to overturn both his conviction and sentence had "no reasonable prospect of success."Mumany...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 09:36hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Gangsters stab father to death over son's grudge
GOKWE - A group of six suspects from Shonhiwa village under Chief Chireya in Gokwe are on the run after they jointly took turns on Sunday to a...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 20:13hrs | 1129 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Teen cleared after nightclub stabbing incident
A 19-year-old Mashava man, Collen Majoni, has been acquitted of murder charges after a sex worker used a knife he had provided to fatally stab a patron at Legacy Night Club.Majoni appeared bef...Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:34hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo teen stabs neighbour over childhood grudge
`A Bulawayo teenager has been sentenced to five years in prison, with three years suspended, for stabbing his neighbour in a long-standing dispute dating back to childhood. Qhawelenkosi Mnkandla (18) ...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 17:12hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife over suspected infidelity
A Harare man, Tinashe Turamai (27) of Malbereign, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his wife, Marita Nyamunda (21), to death after accusing her of having an extramarital affair.Zimbabwe...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 14:51hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda court complex nears completion
Chief Justice Luke Malaba has confirmed that the construction of the new Gwanda Court Complex, one of the judiciary's largest infrastructure projects, is in its final stages, with completion expected ...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 12:03hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Ruben Mbofana is Confusing a Mirror For a Weapon
Every few years, whenever crime rates rise, someone will dust off a moral panic that blames the latest boogeyman for our social decay. In the 1980s, it was "Satanic" heavy metal. In the 1990s, it was ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 21:06hrs | 914 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
How our love for violent entertainment is breeding a violent Zimbabwe
Entertainment may seem like harmless fun, but the evidence shows it can unravel the very fabric of a society.Three recent stories from Zimbabwe have pierced my heart this past few days-tragic ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 20:59hrs | 178 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Elderly man axed after rejecting sex demand
An 85-year-old caretaker in Kensington sustained serious injuries after being attacked with an axe by a woman who allegedly demanded sex, police confirmed.The incident occurred around 5 PM on ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 12:59hrs | 1210 | by Staff reporter
Woman killed after rejecting romantic advances
Police in Kwekwe have arrested two men for allegedly murdering a 40-year-old woman at a bar in Redcliff after she rejected one of their romantic advances.In a statement posted on their officia...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 08:45hrs | 604 | by Staff reporter
Teenager arrested for killing two worshippers
A 19-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly stabbing four people, killing two, during an all-night prayer gathering in Mashavele Village, Chief Gezani, on August 3.Police said Liberty ...Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 08:47hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for stabbing girlfriend on the bum
Thembani Ngwenya(20) of Bambanani village, Tshitshi area, appeared before Plumtree magistrate Mr Joshua Nembaware facing physical abuse charges after stabbing his girlfriend for infidelity. ...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 17:41hrs | 543 | by Edson Mapani in Plumtree
Security guard steals US$6,865 from Delta
A 36-year-old woman, Barbra Chaleka, has been arrested in connection with the theft of US$6,865 in trust funds from the Delta Beverages depot in Rusape.Acting Manicaland provincial police spok...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 12:57hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
5 arrested after armed robbery spree
Five men have been arrested in connection with a violent string of armed robberies that left residents of Bulawayo's Killarney suburb living in fear. Armed with machetes, knives, and even medieval-sty...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 19:39hrs | 827 | by Staff reporter
Security guard rapes colleague at gunpoint
A security guard at Botha mine in Bindura has been arrested after he allegedly raped his colleague at gunpoint.Samson Makuvaza (35) appeared before Bindura regional magistrate Amos Mbobo today...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 16:27hrs | 2588 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man stabs girlfriend's buttocks after being turned down
A Plumtree man, Thembani Ngwenya (20), has been remanded in custody following allegations that he stabbed his girlfriend, Sibonile Nyathi.Ngwenya appeared before Plumtree magistrate Mr Joshua ...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 16:11hrs | 1085 | by Simbarashe Sithole /Edson Mapani in Plumtree
What we experience in Zimbabwe is no longer load shedding - It's an energy crisis
Downplaying the gravity of a crisis may offer short-term comfort, but in the long run, it only deepens the problem.In Zimbabwe today, the term "load shedding" has become a household phrase - r...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 20:58hrs | 491 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Teenager killed in love triangle stabbing
A 19-year-old boy has died following a brutal stabbing in a suspected love-related dispute that has left a rural community in Matabeleland South reeling in shock and grief.Police confirmed tha...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 18:27hrs | 1491 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa went to Ukraine & Russia to bring peace that is not in South Africa
Operation Dudula is upon us. Our Zimbabwean citizens are chased like they are rats and mice in their neighbourhoods. Who is my neighbour: asked the philosophy of UBUNTU. A fellow human being, seeking ...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 17:00hrs | 512 | by Nomazulu Thata
Edmund Kudzayi challenges Mahere default judgement
Journalist Edmund Kudzayi has formally approached the High Court to rescind a default judgment awarding US$100,000 in damages to prominent lawyer Fadzayi Mahere in a defamation case. The judgment, gra...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 12:16hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa seeks to dribble past Mnangagwa
Mutsvangwa seeks to dribble past ED in the ZANU PF succession race!1. It's common cause that Tagwirei is ED's contingency "horse" in his vicious power struggle with Chiwenga.2. Whether...Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 16:06hrs | 1267 | by Brighton Mutebuka
Zimbabwe stockpiles quelea bird chemical, aircraft tech
The Zimbabwean government says it is prepared to deploy aircraft to combat the spread of quelea birds as part of urgent efforts to safeguard the country's winter wheat crop, which has now entered its ...Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 14:05hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
Police bust robbery, rape syndicates
Police have arrested six suspects linked to a string of armed robberies, rape, and murder cases committed across Harare, Mt Darwin, Mvurwi, Dotito, and Domboshava.In a statement, National Poli...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 13:02hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Rev. Dongo, so you'll gladly accept cash from the Devil just to avoid looking for money?
As the saying goes, the love of money is the root of all evil - and it seems some so-called "churches" are finding that temptation far too irresistible.It is astonishing - and frankly heartbre...Published: 19 Jul 2025 at 09:19hrs | 1020 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Man (61) threatens to kill stepmom (70) over witchcraft
A 61-year-old Armson Ngwenya from Matanka village under Chief Bango has been sentenced to six months imprisonment by Plumtree magistrate, Joshua Nembaware, after being found guilty of threatening to k...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 13:44hrs | 315 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree
Man loses teeth in violent fight over sex worker
A 22-year-old man from Chief Charumbira's area in Masvingo rural lost two front teeth after he was allegedly stabbed in the mouth during a violent altercation over a sex worker at...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 21:54hrs | 674 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi doorsteps Ramaphosa over denied health services
Matabeleland-based secessionist political outfit, the Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP), on Friday petitioned South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, calling for urgent intervention to stop the barring ...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:28hrs | 990 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to Host Groundbreaking Technology Dialogue: Smart Zimbabwe Conference & Expo 2025
The Smart Zimbabwe Conference & Expo 2025 will be held from 17 to 18 July 2025 at the Golden Conifer Functions Venue, Harare, under the theme: "Smart Solutions, Smarter Economy: Integrating Global...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 16:39hrs | 289 | by Ndou Paul
Teen jailed for raping 11-year-old cousin at knifepoint
AN 18-year-old Bulawayo man has been sentenced to five years in prison for raping his 11-year-old cousin at knifepoint.The teenager, who lives in Suburbs, cannot be named to protect the identi...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 16:12hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed three years for robbing EcoCash agent
A 29-year-old man from Chitungwiza, Providence Shumba, has been sentenced to three years and eight months in prison for robbing an EcoCash agent and her friend of US$2,340 in cash and goods, threateni...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:17hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter
Biti's new political outfit: Another desperate stunt from a failed politician
Tendai Biti is back again, but instead of bringing something new or worthwhile to Zimbabwe's political landscape, he returns with yet another recycled and empty formation, now parading the once-insign...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 15:29hrs | 3075 | by Staff reporter
Fadzayi Mahere v Edmund Kudzayi - Plea to set aside proceedings
Return correspondence to the address on record (Ref: .H4531/22). High Court of Zimbabwe Civil Division Mapondera Building Corner 3rd Street & Samora Machel Aven...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 10:03hrs | 1266 | by Edmund Kudzayi
Abusive ex-hubby jailed
Jealousy can lead one to commit a crime if it is not managed; this was the case when Martin Maphosa assaulted his ex-wife, Ntombizodwa Moyo.Maphosa was convicted of physical abuse by Plumtree ...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 13:21hrs | 714 | by Simbarashe Sithole
When it rains for Professor Welshman Ncube, it pours
PROFESSOR WELSHMAN NCUBE'S FRAUDULENT HEADS OF ARGUMENT BASED ON FICTITIOUS OR FALSIFIED CASE LAW AUTHORITIES FILED WITH THE SUPREME COURT: When it rains for Professor Ncube, it pours. Just as he is e...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 12:50hrs | 2614 | by Prof Jonathan Moyo
Temba Mliswa speaks the ugly truth
He can be a pain at times, a thorn in the flesh and a source of discomfort. But this time, on a balance of improbabilities, he chose his words with a bit of tact. I mean this non-conformist maverick c...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 09:54hrs | 1053 | by Vukani Madoda
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