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Sex workers in PrEp dilemma
Sex workers operating near the Forbes Border Post in Mutare are grappling with a dire crisis following the withdrawal of USAID-funded organizations that previously supplied them with critical HIV prev...Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:13hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
The war in Sudan is still happening and the world has moved on
Somewhere between the latest tech layoffs, celebrity gossip, and viral TikToks about how to season your trauma with lavender oil and affirmations, a war is still raging in Sudan. Yes, still. Not metap...Published: 14 May 2025 at 23:00hrs | 341 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
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 | 1218 | by Staff reporter
Man regrets affair with 'married' woman
A 31-year-old man from Chitungwiza, Tatenda Makosa, says an affair with a woman he believed was married has turned his life into a legal nightmare - leading to arrests, time in jail, and a string of a...Published: 09 May 2025 at 10:57hrs | 782 | by Staff reporter
Pregnant Zimbabwean woman chased away from SA hospital
A heavily pregnant Zimbabwean woman was recently subjected to public humiliation and expelled from Pretoria West's Kalafong Hospital by a group of South African women, highlighting growing tensions ov...Published: 26 Apr 2025 at 09:42hrs | 1397 | by Staff reporter
What Is Independence Without Freedom? - UFP
Fellow Zimbabweans, our nation marks 45 years of independence, a moment that should be cause for pride, joy and celebration. But I come before you not by ...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 13:49hrs | 727 | by UFP
2 women arrested for baby trafficking
A 27-year-old Bulawayo woman, Christable Talitha Muringani, has been arrested for allegedly giving up her 12-day-old baby for adoption without adhering to the legal procedures, in violation of the Tra...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:26hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Nyarota the Gukurahundi Cheerleader
Geoff Nyarota, that Gukurahundi cheerleader and genocide supporter is no more. He died in a country with hospitals without medicine. Yet he died better than the thousands who were bayoneted in the kil...Published: 25 Mar 2025 at 21:53hrs | 528 | by Victim of Nyarota Gukurahundi Editorials
6,000 teenagers were impregnated in Matebeleland South last year
Approximately 6,000 teenagers from Matebeleland South fell pregnant last year, with Beitbridge and Insiza districts recording the highest numbers, according to recent statistics. The province also doc...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 12:52hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Book Review | Odyssey of Liberation: A Memoir of a Rebel Advocate
Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic, famously argued that "until the lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter". In his recently minted book, Od...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 14:08hrs | 247 | by Professor Sipho Seepe
Zimbabwe sex workers turn fear into strength
The streets of Mbare and Epworth are more than just a workplace for young sex workers - they are battlegrounds where they face violence, stigma, and limited access to health care. However, a growing n...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 12:32hrs | 838 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean permit holders say life in SA has become intolerable
The Zimbabwe Exemption Permit Holders Association (Zepha) has urged the Zimbabwean government to facilitate an urgent voluntary repatriation programme for Zimbabweans living in South Africa, citing wo...Published: 03 Mar 2025 at 11:57hrs | 1686 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for assaulting pregnant wife
An abusive husband was dragged to court after he assaulted his four-month-pregnant wife with open hands, booted feet and clenched fists.Bhirivisi Special (36) appeared before magistrate Joshua...Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 15:40hrs | 583 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Air Zimbabwe evacuates 200 wounded soldiers from M23-controlled Goma
About 200 wounded and sick South African soldiers, along with their Tanzanian and Malawian allies, were evacuated from the M23 rebel-controlled city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR...Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 12:04hrs | 933 | by Staff reporter
Man impregnates cousin, hangs self
Police in Bulawayo are investigating a case of sudden death involving an 18-year-old man who committed suicide after allegedly impregnating his cousin.The incident was confirmed by Bulawayo po...Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 07:19hrs | 1072 | by Staff reporter
16 Zimbabweans among dozens arrested in Pretoria major crime crackdown
The City of Tshwane's weekly "Reclaim our City" crime operations have led to the arrest of 61 illegal immigrants in Sunnyside, Pretoria.Sixteen of the apprehended illegal immigrants are from Z...Published: 24 Feb 2025 at 09:04hrs | 1206 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers reject 'maternity wards' in schools
Zimbabwe's teachers' unions have expressed strong reservations about the newly-gazetted education regulations, highlighting potential challenges in their implementation, particularly with regard to su...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 13:03hrs | 1847 | 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
Blow for regime change tool USAid
A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for one of the Trump administration's remaining steps in its dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, allowing it to move forward with pu...Published: 22 Feb 2025 at 09:44hrs | 1084 | by Staff reporter
Newly married couple dies after house collapses
Tragedy struck in Tshaswingo, Beitbridge East, after a newly married couple lost their lives when their house collapsed on them while they were sleeping.The incident, which occurred during the...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 07:43hrs | 1400 | by Staff reporter
Students barred from teachers' quarters
Learners have been prohibited from visiting teachers' quarters without a valid reason, while no pupil will be barred from attending school due to non-payment of fees, lack of a birth certificate, preg...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 07:47hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Carnage in NGOs, clinics
Thousands of employees in Zimbabwe's non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) face an uncertain future after being told to go home following an executive order by U...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:42hrs | 957 | by Staff reporter
Migrants, army face-off along South Africa-Zimbabwe border
EVERYDAY, Fadzai Musindo walks across the border between Zimbabwe and South Africa - sometimes via the official border post but usually by taking the more dangerous informal route.Streams of m...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 07:25hrs | 1313 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF feverish defence of Chinese looting proves Zimbabwe now a colony!
A few days ago, renowned economist and former member of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Monetary Policy Committee, Eddie Cross, made some interesting revelations. He claimed that there are ...Published: 09 Jan 2025 at 16:20hrs | 1340 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ZRP boss, miners kill prophet over US$10
At least two officers (Assistant Inspector Paul Nkoma and Constable Anold Mukuhlani) from the Zimbabwe Republic Police's (ZRP) Mbembesi base are allegedly offering two-thousand United States dollars (...Published: 04 Jan 2025 at 19:15hrs | 2052 | by Gideon Madzikatidze recently in Mbembesi
Zimbabwe armed robbers target mines and businesses in series of heists
Authorities are investigating a string of armed robberies that have rocked various locations across Zimbabwe in recent days, with the most recent targeting a mine in Filabusi. Seven armed suspects sto...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:36hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Bishop rapes churchmate as wife watches
A local church leader, Bishop Jimmy Chateerera, 45, of Zvidozvavashe Apostolic Unity Church in Waterfalls, has been arrested following allegations of rape and sexual abuse. The incident, which occurre...Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 11:12hrs | 1802 | by Staff reporter
Merry Chiwenga-Mubayiwa: A spot-on definition of Gender-Based Violence
The physical pain that Merry is going through is not possible to share. However emotional torture is possible and empathize genuinely with Merry Chiwenga. She is going through a physical and mental to...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 13:45hrs | 397 | by Nomazulu Thata
Man rapes two minors from next door, impregnates one
A 28-year-old Bikita man recently appeared before Masvingo Magistrate Innocent Bepura facing two counts of raping two of his neighbours' minor children and impregnating one.The accused who ple...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 13:23hrs | 690 | by Staff reporter
Susan Mutami warns against electing Mliswa as Zifa President
Susan Mutami, the former partner of aspiring Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) presidential candidate Temba Mliswa, has called on football stakeholders to reject his candidacy, alleging that he lac...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 15:29hrs | 799 | by Staff reporter
Pregnant children, marital rape victims have a right to abortion, High Court rules
A law denying access to legal abortion for children below the age of 18 and married women who are victims of marital rape is unconstitutional, the Harare High Court has declared in a landmark ruling....Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 16:40hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man jailed for trying to be a superdad
A 20-year-old man from Chitungwiza, Carlos Makore, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after being convicted of robbery. The young father-to-be claimed he turned to crime to support his pregnant...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 10:02hrs | 6525 | by Staff reporter
Contraceptive pills recalled in South Africa after mix-up
Regulators in South Africa have recalled a batch of the popular Yaz Plus contraceptive pill, after a packaging mix-up which means the contraception could be potentially ineffective.Manufacture...Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 18:50hrs | 497 | 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 | 668 | by Staff reporter
Man strangles pregnant ex-wife to death, dumps body in bush
A tragic altercation in Zvimba resulted in the death of a heavily pregnant woman, Viola Chitsinde, allegedly at the hands of her estranged husband, Bernard Kufakunesu. The incident occurred during a m...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:23hrs | 908 | by Staff reporter
DNA testing nailed Madzibaba Ishmael
The leader of Johane Masowe eChishanu Gorejena Penyeranyika Sect, Ishmael Chokurongerwa, yesterday appeared in court on allegations of raping and impregnating three 14-year-old girls who are all his c...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 17:05hrs | 1408 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba Ishmael in court over minors' rape
AN apostolic sect leader allegedly raped three minors from his church and impregnated two of them.Johanne Masowe eChishanu Gorejena Penyeranyika sect leader Ishmael Chokurongerwa appeared befo...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 07:57hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF directs its govt to provide free healthcare, pay BEAM
The Zanu-PF party has issued a directive for the Government to provide free healthcare services to elderly citizens, minors, and individuals with disabilities, as well as establish mobile healthcare f...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 06:57hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Woman suffers miscarriage after being beaten up by her husband
A 39-year-old woman, Sibusiso Ndlovu, from the Entumbane suburb, endured a devastating ordeal after allegedly being brutally assaulted by her husband, Clever Jirimwe, 45, resulting in a miscarriage. T...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 12:52hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Siya Kolisi's marriage crumbles
Springbok rugby player Siya Kolisi and his wife Rachel on Tuesday afternoon, released a joint statement announcing that they have decided to end their marriage.The shocking news comes just aft...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 19:45hrs | 2450 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo 'fake doctor's' troubled past resurfaces
The drama surrounding Taurai Prosper Vanhuvaone, also known as Prosper Mpofu, continues to unravel after the 29-year-old was arrested for the second time at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo on Monda...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 17:19hrs | 1818 | by Staff reporter
16 pregnant pupils fail to write Grade 7 exams
At least 16 pupils from Monozi Primary School in Mbire District were unable to sit for their Grade Seven Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) examinations last week after falling pregnant. Th...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 08:56hrs | 570 | by Staff reporter
Rolling power cuts cripple maternal healthcare services in Harare clinics
Harare's municipal clinics are struggling to provide essential maternal healthcare services due to crippling power cuts, an investigation by NewsDay has revealed. The blackouts, which often last more ...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 07:43hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Daisy wanted to shoot Oliver Mtukudzi
Tuku's wife, Daisy, in 2014 revealed sensational secrets about her fights with the superstar, particularly the incident when she wanted to shoot Zimbabwe's international music icon, after he denied pa...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 10:27hrs | 1720 | by Staff reporter
Zim twins off to Italy for World Twins Congress
In a groundbreaking moment for Zimbabwe's twin community, the Twins Association of Zimbabwe (TAZI), delegation has left the country to attend a two-day prestigious World Twins Congress in Italy....Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 11:11hrs | 3096 | by Staff Reporter
Baby-selling scandal unfolds in Zimbabwean court
A shocking baby-selling scandal came to light on Wednesday during court proceedings in Harare, where 20-year-old Pauline Maganga, currently serving a 10-year prison sentence for human trafficking, tes...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 10:01hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Son impregnates and marries biological mother
A woman in Zambia named Betty Mbereko, aged 40, has married her son, 23-year-old Farai Mbereko, after becoming pregnant with his child, further complicating their relationship.Betty, who was w...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:37hrs | 1215 | by Staff reporter
Over 4 500 learners fall pregnant in Zimbabwe
Over 4,500 students dropped out of school last year in Zimbabwe due to pregnancy, including 150 in primary schools, according to Primary and Secondary Education Minister Edgar Moyo. Moyo reve...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:24hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
HIV+ Zanu-PF MP up for raping ex-wife at gunpoint
Tsungai Makumbe, a Zanu-PF legislator for Mazowe North, has appeared in court on charges of raping his ex-wife, impregnating her, and infecting her with HIV. Makumbe, who was brought before Ma...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 08:01hrs | 1186 | by Staff reporter
Death of girl at church creates ugly fights
The death of a 17-year-old girl at the RCZ Church at Nerupiri in Gutu has created ugly fights in the parish with some villagers demanding the removal of the pastor and full investigation of the case....Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 12:58hrs | 1667 | by Staff reporter
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