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Pregnant women forced to pay bribes Chitungwiza Hospital

By 7am, expectant mothers are already queueing outside the antenatal care section of Chitungwiza Central Hospital. Some hope to register pregnancies, a critical step that secures them a place to deliver at the facility. Others wait for rou…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 08:14hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe pregnant prisoners to access private maternal healthcare

The High Court has issued a landmark ruling directing prison authorities to allow pregnant inmates to access maternal health care services of their choice, ending the practice of forcing them to use government hospitals against their will.…

Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 09:53hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter

Congregants fight for pregnant girlfriend at church

There was drama at Zion church in Plumtree where two male congregants fought for a girl.The matter came to light at Plumtree magistrates courts where Thumelo Moyo (19) appeared before magistrate Joshua Nembaware facing an assault charge.Th…

Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:14hrs | 1622 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Police launch manhunt after 13-year-old gives birth mid-air

Matabeleland South police have launched an urgent manhunt for an unidentified suspect believed to have impregnated a 13-year-old girl who gave birth mid-air while being airlifted from Maphisa Hospital to United Bulawayo Hospitals following…

Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 17:26hrs | 1164 | by Staff reporter

Small town councillors plan US$50,000 South Korea trip

Residents of Chiredzi and disgruntled council workers have voiced strong opposition to a planned overseas trip by the town council chairperson and two junior councillors to South Korea next month. The delegation is set to attend the Intern…

Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter

Inside Zimbabwe's market of pregnant vendors

Commuters along Seke Road have started calling the busy H Bus stop by a new and curious name - "Pamimba", a term referring to pregnancy in Shona. The moniker reflects an unusual yet poignant reality: a growing number of pregnant women sell…

Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 59 | 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 over the strain on the country's public h…

Published: 26 Apr 2025 at 09:42hrs | 1446 | by Staff reporter

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 documented 85,372 cases of female teenage …

Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 12:52hrs | 450 | 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 Nembaware who slapped him with a year jail ter…

Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 15:40hrs | 583 | by Simbarashe Sithole

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 police acting spokesperson, Inspector Nomalanga M…

Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 07:19hrs | 1073 | by Staff reporter

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 pleaded not guilty will be back in court for conti…

Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 13:23hrs | 694 | 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.Zimbabwe has strict abortion laws. The T…

Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 16:40hrs | 284 | 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 meeting arranged to discuss outstanding …

Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:23hrs | 909 | 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. The tragic incident, reportedly triggere…

Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 12:52hrs | 282 | 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. The disturbing revelation was made by a t…

Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 08:56hrs | 575 | 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 widowed 12 years ago, has raised Farai alone and…

Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Pupil commits suicide after boyfriend rejects pregnancy

A tragic incident occurred at Nketa High School in Bulawayo where a female student, whose name is withheld, reportedly took her own life after her boyfriend allegedly rejected her pregnancy. The girl, a Form Four student, was buried on Mon…

Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 12:06hrs | 830 | by Staff reporter

Man impregnates brother's wife and threatens to axe him to death

It's not the stab in the back that kills you.It's when you turn around and see who's holding the knife!The script reads so for Patson Ncube from Bulawayo's Selborne Park suburb who was betrayed by his younger brother Shelton Khumalo whom h…

Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 06:51hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Husband impregnates entire wedding party

Please hide my ID am woman of 3 aged 32 in a good marital house that has since been shaken. Am devastated to learn that all my former wedding maids have been sleeping with my husband and he has gotten all of them 4 pregnant.I don't know wh…

Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 10:52hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean woman who has been 'pregnant for seven years' seeks help

IN a shocking matter, a 29-year -old Mufakose woman, Alisa Sakile Marova claims she has been pregnant for the past seven years.The condition, NewZimbabwe.com was told, is suspected to be an act of witchcraft after she allegedly snatched an…

Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 05:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

'20 000 pupils fall pregnant in Zimbabwe'

CRISIS Coalition in Zimbabwe (CiZC) has expressed concern over increasing cases of pregnancies among schoolgirls as statistics indicate that 20 000 schoolgirls fell pregnant between September last year and August this year.The Family Aids …

Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

9 year-old girl 8 months pregnant

IN what could be the first in the country, a nine-year-old girl is admitted to the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) as she is 33 weeks pregnant and is expected to give birth at the institution.This comes a few weeks after a 13-year-old girl…

Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:43hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter

Thousands evicted from Crest Breeders Farm

THOUSANDS of Zanu-PF supporters were left stranded, and are now sleeping in the open, after they were evicted from Crest Breeders Farm in Harare South last Friday.Caught up in the eviction emanating from a legal battle between Crest Breede…

Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Prophet 'rapes, impregnates' his two cousins

POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested Hitler Chanda Chaterera (35) a self-proclaimed prophet for allegedly raping and impregnating his two cousins.Chaterera from Mushandike Village in Masvingo, allegedly enticed his cousins aged 16 and 32, who …

Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

War on shocking teen pregnancies

SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Tawananyasha (surname withheld) is six months pregnant with a man whose real name and age she does not know.The two met when the minor was a housemaid while the man was a gardener in Bindura.However, after two months of da…

Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:01hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Man fined for impregnating underage daughter

A MARANGE man recently appeared before a traditional court charged with incest after he sexually abused and impregnated his underage daughter.Chief Bernard Marange ordered him to pay two beasts.Chief Marange yesterday and told NewsDay that…

Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 05:33hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Prophet rapes, impregnates congregant

A SELF-STYLED Gweru prophet (34) has been arrested for allegedly raping and impregnating a female congregant (21) after saying he was conducting a cleansing ceremony as she was having menstrual pains. Shepherd Mbwazvo of Ascot suburb in Gw…

Published: 22 Sep 2021 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Pregnant teen commits suicide

A 19-YEAR-OLD Madziwa woman allegedly committed suicide after she eloped to a married man who refused to take responsibility of her pregnancy.Precious Aeroplane committed suicide by drinking a pesticide after her married boyfriend Brighton…

Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:02hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

110 pregnant women catch Covid-19

MORE than 100 pregnant women have been quarantined in Matabeleland North after they tested positive for Covid-19. Matabeleland North Provincial Medical Director Dr Munekai Padingani confirmed that 110 expecting mothers had been quarantined…

Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter

12 pregnant women test positive at maternity wing

TWELVE pregnant women at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH)'s Lady Rodwell Maternity Unit have tested positive for Covid-19 prompting authorities to conduct mass testing for everyone and disinfecting the building. Those who would have tes…

Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 11:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

'Love triangle' ends in tragedy as man is killed over pregnant woman

A love triangle ended in tragedy after a 20-year-old man from Gokwe was stabbed to death over allegations he had confronted a rival suitor and cautioned him against marrying a pregnant woman the deceased claimed was his girlfriend, police …

Published: 03 Jul 2021 at 18:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

63 pregnant school girls drop out in Bulawayo

IN a trend that has exposed the continued exploitation of the girl child in both rural and urban communities, 63 girls in Bulawayo dropped out of school after being impregnated, while about 40 pupils were also impregnated by gold panners i…

Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 19:58hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Chombo fingered in Augur Investments land scandals

AUGUR Investments, owned by controversial land developer Kern Sharpe, has been caught up in another land scandal involving 239 3923 hectares worth US$$45 428 910.The matter has spilled into the courts where an organisation representing the…

Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 09:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

5 000 teens impregnated in two months

NEARLY 5 000 teenage girls got pregnant while close to 2 000 were married off in the first two months of the year, in what experts believe was a result of idleness and school closures caused by the Covid-19 lockdown.The Government imposed …

Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Form 4 boy impregnates Form 2 pupil

A Form Four student at Sobukhazi High School in Bulawayo lured his Form Two lover to his family home and had sex with her, resulting in her falling pregnant.The 17-year-old Form Four student allegedly invited his girlfriend to his family h…

Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter

'Zimbabwe police shoot, injure pregnant woman'

A pregnant woman was allegedly shot and injured by police during a high-speed chase in Lupane, Matabeleland North along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway after boarding a suspected stolen kombi with her two children. The kombi ended up p…

Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 23:04hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Pregnant woman, boy (14) die in croc attacks

A pregnant woman and a 14-year-old boy were attacked and killed by crocodiles in separate incidents in Mhangura over the weekend.  Although efforts to get a comment from acting Mashonaland West police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector…

Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Money for pregnant schoolgirls out soon

The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has said it will soon start providing money to enable pregnant girls to continue with their education after Treasury allocated $123 million for the programme in the 2021 national budget.Part …

Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 23:23hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter

Pregnant school girl commits suicide by drinking insecticide

A Form 4 pupil at a Bulawayo school committed suicide after discovering that she was pregnant, police said.The 17-year-old Magwegwe Secondary School pupil named only as Nokuzola is believed to have killed herself by drinking an insecticide…

Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 16:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

No uniforms for pregnant schoolgirls

GOVERNMENT has decreed that pregnant schoolgirls be allowed to attend class in their maternity attire as formal school wear might not be compatible with their changed body stature.Women Affairs minister Sithembiso Nyoni confirmed the new d…

Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 08:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Govt supports pregnant pupils

GOVERNMENT is facilitating that pupils who fell pregnant during the lockdown period be allowed to attend lessons in their clothes while child support committees have been established to mentally equip them to return to school. The country'…

Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter

Teacher impregnates 13 year old learner

A primary school teacher from Kwekwe has appeared in court for allegedly impregnating a 13-year-old pupil whom he has been having an affair with for more than a year.The teacher, Jimmy Phiri (38) reportedly proposed love to the now Form On…

Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Maternity vacation for pregnant school girls

Girls who fall pregnant during the course of their studies are set to enjoy 'maternity vacation' before returning to continue with their education after giving birth.The privileges are provided in the Education Bill that is currently under…

Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Pregnant woman was burnt to death

A CHITUNGWIZA pregnant woman was burnt to death while trying to save essentials, popularly known as preparation, for her unborn child. Primrose Panganai, 23, of Unit P in Chitungwiza was burnt to death on Monday night following a fire that…

Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 11:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man tries to rape pregnant soldier

A 22-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo who allegedly broke into a pregnant soldier's house and attempted to rape her has been charged with unlawful entry. Bandlalwenkosi Ncube from Douglasdale pleaded not guilty to an unlawful entry charge when h…

Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 07:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Man impregnates two married neighbours

A married man from Mangwere Village under Chief Nembudziya in Gokwe left villagers perplexed after he impregnated two of his married neighbours.The illicit relationships came out when 30-year-old Forget Ndoro was dragged to Chief Nembudziy…

Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Eating soil, a pregnancy craving that can kill . . .

The smell of soil after light rains is divine. I like to think of it as the smell of nature, pure and fresh. Many women experience iron deficiency during pregnancy and subsequently develop a craving for soil and as a result, soil is big bu…

Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:12hrs | 36 | by Andile Tshuma

Pregnant woman wants to divorce after discovering what hubby wants to name baby

A pregnant woman is considering divorcing her husband after discovering what he wants to call their unborn baby. The 23-year-old is seven months pregnant with the couple's first child, but they are struggling to agree on a name. Her husban…

Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man beds brother's pregnant wife

BASSOP!Tayamuka Makombe from Kwekwe was left for dead by his brother, Tinashe Makombe for having an affair with his 18-year-old wife Vimbai Chidembo who is six months pregnant.The matter came to light when Tinashe was dragged before a Kwek…

Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Olinda pregnant and expecting a baby girl

United Kingdom based businesswoman, Olinda Chapel has revealed she was pregnant and was expecting a child with musician Tytan, born Njabulo Nkomo.NewZimbabwe.com reported that Olinda revealed this in a video circulating on social media pla…

Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 09:20hrs | 3 | by newzimbabwe.com

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