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We must be careful in interpreting DNA paternity results to avoid unnecessary alarm
When statistics are not handled with care, they can cause more harm than good and even pose real danger.The recent report released by Global DNA Zimbabwe has understandably ignited heated deba...Published: 14 hrs ago | 239 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwean men are raising non biological children
Recent data from Global DNA Zimbabwe has unveiled startling findings regarding paternity testing in the country. According to the latest statistics, an astonishing 72% of paternity tests conducted hav...Published: 28 Feb 2025 at 03:56hrs | 4245 | by Staff reporter
Former ZIFA President faces maintenance lawsuit
Former ZIFA president, Gift Banda, is embroiled in a maintenance dispute after being accused by a South Africa-based Zimbabwean woman, Kholiwe Sitshoni, of failing to fulfill his parental responsibili...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 07:00hrs | 818 | by Staff reporter
NUST conducts 10 000 DNA paternity tests
Since acquiring specialised equipment in 2014, the National University of Science and Technology (NUST)'s Applied Genetics Testing Centre (AGTC) has conducted over 10,000 paternity tests, making it a ...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:44hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
'No maintenance monies until after DNA tests’
A Gweru man, Mr. Givemore Shekede, was relieved after a Bulawayo magistrate, Mr. Vakai Douglas Chikwekwe, discharged a maintenance order that required him to pay US$350 monthly for the upkeep of two c...Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 10:13hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Man demands paternity tests for children
A Harare man has denied paternity for his two minor children, one of them aged nine years after his former wife demanded money for their upkeep.Samuel Nyika told Harare magistrate Meenal Narot...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 07:52hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Man demands paternity tests for children
A Harare man, Samuel Nyika, refuted paternity claims for his two minor children, one of whom is nine years old, when his former wife, Gain Mukundwa, sought financial support for their upbringing. ...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:13hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF MP drags lover to court
ZANU PF Mazowe North Member of Parliament, Tsungai Makumbe, yesterday dragged his estranged lover Ludia Makuvure to court accusing her of tarnishing his image and threatening him with unspecified acti...Published: 23 Mar 2024 at 20:39hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hit by paternity fraud
THE case of a prominent Bulawayo pathologist Dr Roger Kruger Hendrick Chigangacha who sued his ex-girlfriend, Natasha Popova Sibanda, a former actress in the TV drama Amakorokoza for US$163 000 ...Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 19:41hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, Tilder Moyo unqualified to issue DNA results
THE Medical Laboratory and Clinical Scientists Council of Zimbabwe (MLCSCZ) says Tinashe Mugabe and Tilder Moyo, who broadcasting popular but controversial DNA shows, are not allowed to publicly issue...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 19:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga is abusing state power, says estranged wife
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's three minor children are now in the care of maids after he shut his estranged wife Marry out of their lives, The NewsHawks reported.Marry revealed in an i...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 07:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Prophet exposes cheating woman
IN one of the most shocking revelations, a married woman who conceived a child with her lover and deceived her husband to raise it as his own had her clandestine deed exposed by a prophet she had cons...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Paternity cheat exposed
A Bulawayo woman was exposed as a paternity cheat after results of a DNA test showed that the child was not fathered by the man who she claimed was her daughter's dad.The bombshell came to lig...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:43hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Struggling millionaires
HIS nickname, which I find a bit harsh, is Poor Millionaire. I prefer calling him just SP - for Struggling Peter.He shares a small cabin with his younger brother at an illegal settlement adjac...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 19:02hrs | 2 | by Black Edward
Man ordered to pay US$5 586 a day for maintenance
Business Insider has reported that the former King of Belgium 84-year-old King Albert II has been ordered to submit a DNA sample for paternity tests demanded by a woman who says she is his daugh...Published: 29 May 2019 at 14:27hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chigwedere seeks son's incarceration
Former Education minister Aeneas Chigwedere has approached the High Court, seeking a 30-day jail term against his son, Mangwiza, in order to compel him to undergo paternity tests as the witchcraft sag...Published: 24 May 2019 at 07:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Sir Wicknell welcomes baby No. 2
Controversial Harare businessman Wicknell Chivayo, affectionately known as Sir Wicknell by his legion of fans, last Friday welcomed baby number two and this time it is a girl.The business mogu...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 23:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'No maintenance before DNA test'
A Harare man has refused to maintain a child which his ex-wife claims is his.Ashdorn Jonga argued at Harare Civil Court that he was not the father of the child as claimed by his ex, Kumbirayi Bvunzawa...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 23:52hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Late Zimbabwe VP exposed for raping Harare school teacher?
With so many rapes going unreported and unprosecuted, victims are instead forced by circumstances to commit paternity fraud. Most have managed to keep their secrets, but the arrival of affordable DNA ...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 20:17hrs | 4 | by TRT World
Man demands paternity test
A BULAWAYO man yesterday demanded a paternity test after his ex-girlfriend dragged him to court demanding money for child upkeep. Ms Caroline Ndlovu was claiming $226 from Mr Ayanda Ncube as maintenan...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man denies pregnancy
A HARARE man is accused of abandoning his girlfriend of three years after she fell pregnant.This came to light at the Harare civil court where Anesu Gororo was claiming $100 as maintenance fro...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 19:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 women to pay back proceeds of child maintenance fraud
A COURT in Bulawayo has ordered two women to repay a police officer and a soldier the money they have been contributing as maintenance after paternity tests proved they did not sire the children they ...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man demands DNA test for last child
WHEN is a dad not a dad?This is not a riddle or the beginning of a feeble joke. A Bulawayo man shocked a court when he exposed his wife as a cheat by demanding to conduct DNA tests on their 18...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chigwedere wins order to force son to undergo DNA test
FORMER Education minister Aeneas Chigwedere, who is embroiled in a nasty witchcraft saga with his son Mangwiza, has obtained a court order compelling him to undergo DNA paternity tests.Chigwed...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 10:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chigwedere, son ordered to get paternity tests
Former Education minister Aeneas Chigwedere has been ordered to have his son Mangwiza undergo a paternity test after the politician disowned his offspring after he accused him of practicing witchcraft...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 09:44hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'You're not my daddy'. . . Man (37) tells father and demands paternity tests
HOW confident are you that the man you call dad is really your biological father?These were the shocking facts before a Bulawayo Civil Court, in a case in which a 37-year-old man who suspected...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman to contest DNA test for 3rd time
A Chishawasha woman has vowed to contest DNA tests for the third time after the results proved on two occasions that her ex-husband was not the father to her son.Eunice Hunda said her relation...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 13:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Ben 10' demands paternity tests
A "BEN 10" from Bulawayo has demanded paternity tests for two minor children he sired with his ex-girlfriend.This emerged on Thursday when Angeline Mhlanga (30) dragged Ian Munjanja (23) to th...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 15:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man impregnates 3 married women
A man from Mberengwa has been fined 20 head of cattle for bedding and impregnating three married women.Tichaona Shoko (54) of Makugwe Village under Chief Nyamhondo allegedly used a love charm ...Published: 11 May 2018 at 07:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bribe attempts at Nust DNA centre
CHEATING spouses are reportedly approaching the Applied Genetic Testing Centre (AGTC) at the National University of Science and Technology in Bulawayo intending to bribe officials to manipulate their ...Published: 25 Apr 2018 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
'I had unprotected sex with Eriza'
A CITY dealer, who claims he had bouts of unprotected sex with Lady Storm last year, said he was also a victim of the dancer's 'lies'.Lucky Pogolani said he decided to clear his name as many p...Published: 24 Apr 2018 at 15:21hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Adulterous woman demands maintenance for minor child
AN adulterous woman who was ditched by her husband after she was impregnated by another man has approached the courts seeking a maintenance fee of $128 for the upkeep of their minor child.Char...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
'My hubby is a gold digger'
A married Victoria Falls woman accused of having an extra marital affair by her husband, has defended her lover claiming that her husband is a gold digger who wants to extort money from other men....Published: 24 Feb 2018 at 21:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
JB Matiza withdraws paternity challenge
Zanu-PF Mashonaland East chairman Joel Biggie Matiza has withdrawn a court case challenging his fatherhood of a "love child", after being confronted with two previous paternity tests, which he initiat...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 05:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chigwedere's son spits venom
Former Education minister Aeneas Chigwedere's son, Mangwiza, has revealed that his father has over 40 children, but only loves four.Mangwiza, who is embroiled in a nasty witchcraft saga with C...Published: 07 Feb 2018 at 06:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sir Wicknel responds to haters
CONTROVERSIAL businessman Wicknel Chivayo said Zimbabweans who were criticising him for posting paternal results of his son online were ignorant of the world trends.Two weeks ago, Sir Wicknel,...Published: 31 Jan 2018 at 05:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Woman demands for DNA test
A Harare woman is demanding paternity tests after her former boyfriend dragged her to court denying responsibility for their unborn baby.Isaac Ndondo bared it out at the Harare Civil Court in ...Published: 22 Dec 2017 at 11:03hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Chigwedere agrees to undergo paternity tests
Former Education minister Aeneas Chigwedere has agreed to undergo paternity tests with his son Mangwiza at any laboratory of the latter's choice in order to put to rest a witchcraft saga which has bee...Published: 26 Oct 2017 at 06:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Former minister demands paternity test
Former Mashonaland East Provincial Affairs minister Joel Biggie Matiza has approached the High Court seeking an order to compel his son, Tendai Muchando, to undergo paternity tests, as he now doubted ...Published: 27 Sep 2017 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'My ex girlfriend is now a menace'
A MARRIED man says he is in trouble with his former girlfriend who is claiming to have been impregnated by him.Tatenda Kamutanho, 40, of Mufakose said his former girlfriend Tanaka Ngandu, 29, ...Published: 18 Sep 2017 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chigwedere paternity test saga opens can of worms
FORMER Education minister Aeneas Chigwedere's "troublesome" son, Mangwiza, has claimed that he was born when his mother was only 16 years old after being impregnated by the ex-government minister....Published: 09 Aug 2017 at 11:00hrs | 1 | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman stops husband from paying maintenance
A WOMAN from Burnside suburb in Bulawayo who refused to have a paternity test done on her two children after her husband claimed to be sterile has discharged maintenance for one minor.Ms A...Published: 08 Apr 2017 at 12:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Paternity test negative as man maintains child for 16 years
A man from Chivi breathed a sigh of relief when paternity tests proved that a child he has been paying maintenance for since 2000 was actually not his.The boy is now in form three....Published: 25 Sep 2016 at 09:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gen Mujuru's 13 children wallow in poverty
CHILDREN of the late General Solomon Mujuru are wallowing in poverty amid revelations that Dr Joice Mujuru, the surviving spouse and leader of Zimbabwe People First, is allegedly frustrating the execu...Published: 23 Aug 2016 at 07:22hrs | | by Takunda Maodza
Lover forced to register another man's child in his name
A HARARE man yesterday stunned the Civil Court when he denied paternity of his alleged youngest child, claiming his lover forced him to register the tot's birth certificate in his name.Mat...Published: 20 Aug 2016 at 10:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
31% paternity tests expose woman cheats
THIRTY-ONE percent of paternity tests done at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) over the past 15 months came out negative. This exposes some women as cheats who try to force men...Published: 02 Jul 2016 at 12:06hrs | 1 | by Nqobile Tshili
Teenager demands v.irginity back, court grants her $30 maintenance
A court in Plumtree has awarded $30 maintenance to teenage girl who had demanded her v.irginity back from her 35 year old ex-lover.The girl ended up being pregnant after several sexual encount...Published: 06 Apr 2016 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man disowns child at maintenance court
A WOMAN who approached a court claiming $250 maintenance for her two children from her ex-lover wept when the man denied paternity of one of the minors after she said she gave the child her ex-boyfrie...Published: 08 Mar 2016 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Patient Sibanda
Man demands paternity test
A Harare man has refused to pay maintenance for the upkeep of his minor child, claiming he is not the biological father. Victor Makoto, a self-employed electrician, alleged that his ex-wife Ed...Published: 25 Feb 2016 at 05:53hrs | | by Ivan Zhakata
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