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Fort Rixon man murders toddler in paternity dispute
A two-year-old child was brutally murdered by his father in a shocking act of domestic violence that has sent shockwaves through the Fort Rixon community.The accused, Israel Chisongo, allegedl...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 17:18hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
Woman throws child at father in court
Emotions ran high at Chief Makoni's community court recently when Panashe Gundla, a young mother from Rusape, broke down in tears after DNA test results confirmed that Blessing Mlauzi, who had long de...Published: 10 May 2025 at 17:51hrs | 1229 | by Staff reporter
Son bashes father over paternity dispute
There was drama at Vaka village in Plumtree where a son assaulted his father over a paternity dispute before breaking windows at his father's homestead....Published: 30 Dec 2024 at 13:55hrs | 1195 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Virginity and the Johanne Marange religious customs
THE state has outlawed virginity testing as a human rights violation.However, it is surprising to note that Johanne Marange Apostolic Church (JMAC) still teaches and conducts mandatory virgini...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 19:54hrs | 6 | by Matthew Mare
Perrance Shiri estate row deepens
THE late national hero and Lands and Agriculture minister Perrance Shiri's daughter, Rufaro Stephanie is seeking to bar former Attorney-General Sobusa Gula-Ndebele from administering her father's esta...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:27hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Woman throws baby in blair toilet after dispute with hubby
A Muzarabani woman reportedly tried to kill her 6-weeks-old baby on Wednesday by dumping the infant in a blair toilet leaving the whole village shell-shocked.Investigations by Bulawayo24.com p...Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 12:33hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Palm markings used to solve paternity dispute
A TRADITIONAL way of identifying biological father of a child called palm reading in Nyanga solved a paternity dispute between a kraal head and his nephew in Nyatate Village, Nyanga, who were involved...Published: 11 Aug 2017 at 12:36hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF chairman fails to raise money for dna test
AN interim order which was passed in a maintenance wrangle pitting a top politician and his alleged mistress in which he was disputing the paternity of a seven-year-old child is now a final order afte...Published: 05 May 2017 at 10:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman kills hubby in paternity row
A 26-year-old Beitbridge woman allegedly hacked her 50-year-old husband to death with a machete following a domestic row over the paternity of their five-month-old daughter.The incident, w...Published: 06 Mar 2017 at 05:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nowhere to hide as people turn to paternity tests
The late Paul Matavire was a wordsmith par excellence who could tackle contentious social issues in a humorous but informative way. In one of his songs, Gomba Harina Mwana the musician tackled the iss...Published: 24 Jun 2014 at 09:55hrs | 3 | by Problem Masau
First DNA testing centre registered in Zim
The country's first ever DNA testing centre has been registered with the Medical Laboratory and Clinic Scientists Council of Zimbabwe, bringing local solutions to paternity disputes and other civil an...Published: 10 Jan 2014 at 08:14hrs | 28 | by Staff Reporter
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