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Manicaland has thinnest women in Zimbabwe
A recent report by the Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) has revealed that Manicaland Province is among the regions with the highest prevalence of thinness among women aged between 20 and ...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 18:29hrs | 785 | by Staff reporter
Husband forces wife to accept polygamy
A Harare woman has sought a peace order against her husband, accusing him of physical and mental abuse after he attempted to force her into accepting a polygamous marriage. Mercy Kumbirai appeared bef...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:55hrs | 4153 | by Staff reporter
Father, son reunite at Khami Prison after 27 years
Tafadzwa Hove's story is an extraordinary tale of fate and family reunion in the most unexpected of places - prison. Hove, who was sentenced to 369 years in prison for multiple robbery and rape charge...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:19hrs | 992 | by Staff reporter
Gynaecology Professor opens up on polygamy
HE traces his roots back to the time of King Mzilikazi's long journey to Bulawayo from neighbouring South Africa during the 1830s with his great grandfather, Phambilikwempondo, as one of the king's tr...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:17hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in secret visit to Marange
President Emmerson Mnangagwa paid a private visit to the late Emmerson Mnangagwa family on Saturday, for the first time following the death of the apostolic sect leader last month.Mnangagwa la...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Can I loan lobola money to my partner?
I want to become a polygamistAmai, I hope you are doing well. I have been dating a girl for the past two years although I have a wife. I am 32 and my wife is 25. We have three kids together....Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Shamva woman kills self over polygamy
A 32-YEAR-OLD Shamva woman committed suicide on Wednesday by drinking rat poison after she failed to accept a polygamous relationship.Lisa Salimu 32 of Mandimu village killed herself after her...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 20:44hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Eswathini burns an attack on Africanism
The events in eSwatini formally Swaziland is indeed knee shaking. There is an onslaught to the only remaining absolute monarchy in the world. The events reminds me of Lybia. Sea is must look across to...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 11:46hrs | 6 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Why Binga has low HIV prevalence
SINCE the first HIV infection was recorded in Zimbabwe almost 40 years ago, the epidemic has negatively impacted every facet of human security. Traditional customs synonymous with African cult...Published: 17 May 2021 at 06:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
151 children, 16 wives, still counting
Mbire man, Misheck Nyandoro, has fathered 151 children with 16 wives and he is still counting. "Mine is a project. This polygamy is a project that I have undertaken since 1983 and will end wit...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Cult family shuns hospitals
DEATH in a family is heart-numbing and if there is anything that can be done to prevent it the majority will choose to do that. However, this is not the case for an Apostolic sect family in Gwambe in ...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:16hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Master KG promotes Zimbabweans on upcoming Jerusalema album
South African musician and record producer, Master KG is rising fast and he is doing so with Zimbabwean artistes, Nox Guni, Tyfah Guni and Mr Brown who he has been working with on various projects thi...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 06:53hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Polygamous man beheads wife, commits
A MAN from Dekezi area in Filabusi under Chief Sibasa went berserk beheading one of his three wives after he found her having sex with a local herdman.Zama Mafu, allegedly beheaded his wife wi...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 06:59hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Why it's hard for men to forgive cheating wives
We have all come across videos and stories of women who, after being caught cheating by their husbands and partners; are brought before family courts where they are ridiculed and harassed; while some ...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 21:53hrs | 4 | by Beatrice Tonhodzayi
The Christian attack against the native family and The Native Religion Beyond Jerusalem! Rome and London
"I have travelled across the length and breath of africa and I have not seen one person who is a beggar, who is a thief such wealth I have seen in this country such high moral values, people of ...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 22:36hrs | | by Reginald Thabani Gola
Fellow Zimbabweans, could you please help me find my young children who were abducted in UK?
I live in Swansea, and have lived there since 2007. In March 2008, l met a woman who comes from Swaziland and we were blessed with our first girl in January 2009.In 2012, we were blessed with a ba...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 10:17hrs | 1 | by Ryton Dzimiri
Advocates of same-sex are wrong to criticise Zimbabwe matrimonial causes laws
It is wrong for those that advocate for same-sex marriages to argue that the matrimonial causes laws of Zimbabwe discriminate against them.The laws of a country are derived from its customs. I...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 22:39hrs | 1 | by Njabulo
Botswana to appeal ruling to decriminalise homosexuality: a closer analysis
Human rights are an integral part of life of all people.While this is true and it also encompasses the rights of homosexual people, this is contrary to the norms and values of African societies.Every ...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 08:26hrs | 1 | by Njabulo
The Marriage Bill of 2017 - A personal reflection on why it will not fly!
I am sure most people have read the proposed Marriages Bill of 2017, which seeks to repeal and replace the existing Marriage Act (Chapter 5:11) & the Customary Marriages Act (Chapter 5:01). ...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 12:06hrs | 3 | by Pastor Tomson Dube
Criminalisation of homosexuality in Africa - African Human rights v European Human rights
Whilst the west can blame Africa for criminalising homosexuality, equally the West has criminalised bigamy or polygamy. Thus another men's meat is another men's poison. My comment is o...Published: 26 May 2019 at 08:23hrs | | by Njabulo
'No to gays'
METHODISTS have united against homosexuality at a Special General Conference held last month in the United States where delegates refused to recognise gay unions and ordain homosexuals into offices of...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 23:11hrs | 2 | by Fatima Bulla
A Guide to Islam: An Advanced Level Textbook on Islam
Shaibu Asali in, A Guide to Islam: An Advanced Level Textbook on Islam is a 2019 publication grounded on an insider's perspective on Islam as a religion. Shaibu Asali's eight chapter book of 95 pages ...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 11:09hrs | 11 | by Brian Maregedze
'Tuku was the only husband I knew from the age of 18'
THE late music legend Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi's first wife, Melody Murape, has bared her soul on her marriage with the late singer who was declared a national hero, becoming the first artiste to receiv...Published: 26 Jan 2019 at 17:13hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC Alliance too unstable to govern
A delusion is defined simply as a belief or impression that is falsely held despite being contradicted by reality and rational argument. There have been many of those around. One of the most prominent...Published: 12 Jun 2018 at 06:41hrs | | by Nick Mangwana
MDC Alliance, a house of confusion
Zimbabwean politics is not for the faint-hearted people who cannot contain the pressure which comes with it. It only takes tried and tested politicians such as President Emmerson Mnangagwa to steer th...Published: 18 May 2018 at 09:08hrs | 2 | by Elijah Chihota
Inside Biti's self-hate and snobbery
This week, Tendai Biti, one of the principals of the opposition MDC-Alliance, touched off a storm when he described the people of Marange in eastern Zimbabwe as uncivilised and backward.The la...Published: 18 May 2018 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Cracks emerge in MDC Alliance
Fissures in the MDC Alliance came out in the open yesterday with senior officials in the pact trading insults on micro-blogging site, Twitter.People's Democratic Party leader Mr Tendai Biti cl...Published: 15 May 2018 at 06:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Biti, Mwonzora clash on twitter
Tensions in the Movement for Democratic Alliance have manifested on twitter with MDC-T Secretary General, Douglas Mwonzora clashing with People's Democratic Party president Tendai Biti.Followi...Published: 14 May 2018 at 14:30hrs | 1 | by Byo24News Reporter
Single room polygamy sex abomination says, magistrate
IT'S an abomination!Bulawayo magistrate Adelaide Mbeure this week told Ticharwa Mugabe's mistress Paidamoyo Muranzi to stay away from his wife Cynthia Mugabe.The three were brought tog...Published: 01 Sep 2017 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
We must be wary of the unrepentant Professor!
The coalition of the willing has failed to exterminate the regime and Tsvangirai and Mujuru's alliance is accelerating into its own political Waterloo. In reality ZANU-PF has survived the implosion en...Published: 21 Feb 2017 at 00:43hrs | | by Kudakwashe Chikwanda
Death of moral fibre: Infidelity a serious cause for serious concern
Infidelity amongst Zimbabweans seems to be prevailing at alarming levels. Almost every week we hear of people committing suicide, committing murder, fighting and having public emotional break downs be...Published: 30 Jan 2017 at 13:23hrs | | by Busi Khumalo
MP proposes 'one man one wife policy'
MDC-T legislator for Mufakose Paurina Mpariwa has made a stunning proposal calling for one man one wife policy.She said polygamy should be banned as a way of reducing child marriages.A...Published: 03 Dec 2016 at 07:06hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Calls to outlaw polygamy
LEGISLATORS yesterday called for outlawing of polygamy as a way to end early child marriages.This was raised during debate on a motion moved by MDC-T chief whip in the National Assembly, I...Published: 30 Nov 2016 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shona speaking teacher locked up in a Ndebele lessons classroom: A linguistic genocide
The politics, language, ethnic and culture problems began soon after the independence of Zimbabwe leading to the Gukurahundi atrocities in the 1980s in Matabeleland precipitated mainly by the ideologi...Published: 23 Sep 2016 at 20:48hrs | 3 | by Themba Mthethwa
Gumbura speaks from behind bars
Jailed Independent End Time Message leader Robert Martin Gumbura says he has no qualms if any of his wives walks out on him as they have been loyal for more than two years and are only human.S...Published: 26 May 2016 at 20:28hrs | | by Staff Reports
Hoax story of Eritrean government forcing men to marry at least 2 wives goes viral
A hoax story originally posted by a Somali website reported that unnamed "activists" posted a memo on a social media site allegedly from the Eritrean government asking men to marry at least two wives ...Published: 27 Jan 2016 at 20:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Two men agree to marry one woman
SYLVESTER Mwendwa and Elijah Kimani have agreed to enter into a polyandry marriage contract with Joyce Wambui.Polyandry is a form of polygamy whereby a woman takes two or more husbands at the ...Published: 20 Dec 2015 at 11:00hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'Polygamy is fine,' says Gumbura's wives
Jailed Independent End Time Message founder Robert Martin Gumbura's 11 wives have said there is nothing wrong with polygamy, denying claims they were brainwashed by the pastor. The wives c...Published: 16 Nov 2015 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sex workers adopt new strategies
SEX workers are popular for patrolling their areas at night while wearing sexually-provocative outfits, but not anymore.Probably to match the ever-changing times, the "thigh vendors", "ladies ...Published: 28 Sep 2015 at 15:36hrs | | by Sharon Kavhu
Nothing unusual with reshuffle, Cdes
Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, after repeatedly asking you to exercise patience, I started the week by making some crucial changes to my Cabinet team in order to ensure that...Published: 10 Jul 2015 at 08:28hrs | | by CZ
The last vestiges of our cruel culture, IsiNdebele culture: Polygamy
Polygamy will be wiped off by growing globalization My mother was the fourth wife to my father, he had six wives in his homestead. She was no...Published: 04 Jun 2015 at 15:00hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata: taken from the eBook 'Sweetmother'
Xenophobia in South Africa escalates at diplomatic levels
Why should he apologize for telling the truth? Du Preez was spot on, what gave him criticism is his Afrikaner background. If it was a black he would not have had such a backlash and ignorant...Published: 30 Apr 2015 at 05:47hrs | 3 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zuma's son hits back at critic
President Jacob Zuma's son, Edward, has told News24 columnist Max du Preez where to get off after he wrote a scathing column on Tuesday criticising King Goodwill Zwelithini.Zuma went as far as...Published: 25 Apr 2015 at 10:49hrs | | by News24
God supports polygamy says Chief
SENATOR Chief Chiduku caused a stir at the senate on Tuesday when he suggested that God is in full support of polygamy as men can marry as many women as they want.Chief Chiduku was debating a ...Published: 11 Mar 2015 at 06:08hrs | 1 | by Thobekile Zhou
1 Bishop, 2 wives, 1 bed
VIRILE Bishop Bonga practises what he preaches about polygamy.He sleeps with his two wives - in the same bed!and he says he is like King David of the bible.Now Bishop Bonga Khu...Published: 14 Feb 2015 at 16:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
'I'm not satisfied with one man'
SHE has no regrets of cohabiting with two men in the same room. In actual fact, the woman, Zhula (30), whose real name is Memory Mlambo and a resident of Zimta section of Mutare, claims that her life...Published: 30 Jan 2015 at 21:15hrs | | by Liberty Dube
Newly weds divorces after 5 days
IN what could be a Zimbabwean record, a couple wedded and divorced only five days later.The couple were married under the Marriage Act (Chapter 5:11) at the Bulawayo Magistrates' Courts on Ma...Published: 23 Jan 2015 at 06:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Why Gukurahundi atrocities in Matabeleland and Midland is genocide
This article can be read in conjunction with the following documents: 'Breaking the silence, Building true peace', a report by the Catholic Commission for justice and peace (1997); Dr M.P. Guduza ...Published: 14 Jan 2015 at 23:27hrs | 13 | by Themba Mthethwa
Zuma ready for wife number 5
Johannesburg - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has hinted he may be ready to take a fifth wife to accompany him through old age.During a visit to a Durban township on Tuesday in Kwazulu-Na...Published: 24 Dec 2014 at 12:20hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Why self hate; why Zimphobia; Poem for Dr. Grace Marufu-Mugabe
Why self hate; why Zimphobia Dr. Grace?Why do you love Zanu PF; Robert Mugabe and its Politburo and you hate Joyce Mujuru? Why selective morality Dr. Grace?Why do love orphans in y...Published: 19 Oct 2014 at 16:27hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
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