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Man kills wife over money
A Zvishavane man, Nobert Mhlanga, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for the brutal murder of his wife in 2022 after a domestic dispute over money. Mhlanga, who was 38 at the time, appeared befo...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 14:33hrs | 1369 | by Staff reporter
The US should show us some respect
PALESTINIANS who live in Gaza, which has now been literally turned into a hellscape by the Israeli military's firepower, are experiencing untold suffering.While the media in the West calls it ...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Johnfat Sibanda pummels Tavengwa Zidya
NOW you see it, now you don't . . .Then you feel it!That could be a way to describe how local businessman Tavengwa Zidya, popularly known as Mafridge, was punched by - of all people - ...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 06:51hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
South Africa stun Morocco to clinch Afcon quarter-final slot
Second-half strikes from Evidence Makgopa and Teboho Mokoena earned Bafana Bafana arguably the shock result of an Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) characterised by upsets as they sent World Cup finalists...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thief left naked after mob justice
IN a brutal act of mob justice, a suspected thief only identified as Thembani found himself at the receiving end of an irate mob which beat him up before stripping him naked after he allegedly broke i...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 06:39hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean faces life in prison for attempted murder following infidelity brawl in Poland
A POLAND-based 27-year-old Zimbabwean identified as Sebele who is facing attempted murder charges for pummelling his partner last year, could spend the rest of his life in prison if found guilty accor...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 06:45hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
From Moondog Max to Arnold Zikhali, the storied lineage of Zimbabwe's 'strong men'
ON what had been a pretty ordinary and innocuous Tuesday afternoon, there was suddenly a flurry of activity around the corner of George Silundika and Sam Nujoma in Harare.Like bees attracted t...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 09:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar stares fresh setbacks as crisis deepens
ZIMBABWE'S currency will continue depreciating in the coming months, as multiple headwinds exert pressure on the unit, which surrendered 34% of its value to the United States dollar in April, accordin...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Minister's aide bashed for accusing Zanu-PF official of being a former MDC member
An enraged Zanu-PF District Community Coordinator chairman for Bulilima allegedly beat up ICT deputy minister Dingumuzi Phuti's aide who had accused the former of having been a member of the oppositio...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 19:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hardly Ndazi retires
FAMED Castle Lager Premier Soccer League Hwange-based referee Hardly Ndazi has retired from the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) referees panel to pursue other avenues in life.Ndazi has ca...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 16:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chaos as Insiza North MP Farai Taruvinga is embroiled in a scandalous 66 cows soccer tournament
Controversial ZANU PF Insiza North Member of Parliament Farai Taruvinga has been embroiled in a US$60 000 controversial soccer tournament which has caused members of the constituency to go up in...Published: 04 Jan 2023 at 19:03hrs | 8 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tyson Fury stops Derek Chisora in 10 rounds
Tyson Fury dominated Derek Chisora to defend his WBC heavyweight title in 10 rounds at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday night.It was a dominant performance from Fury. He sub...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa salutes Africa anti-sanctions stance
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has saluted member states of the Southern African Development Community, the African Union and the progressive world for standing with Zimbabwe in the clarion call for the uncondit...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Time for Zimbabweans to reclaim lost glory
THE Communities in Action Platform (CAP) last month penned down reflections on the economy to alert the responsible authority, government, and bring awareness to the general citizenry on the deteriora...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:22hrs | | by Martin Stobart
Pomona Project: All thunder, lightning flashes, no strike!
Pomona stink in newsroomsIlliterate newspapers are being pummelled back and forth by buffeted Mafume and his clueless Triple C councillors. It is all thunder, blinding flashes but no strike. A...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:52hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Russia's rouble comes roaring back
The rouble has surged all the way back to where it was before Russia invaded Ukraine, closing at 79,7 in Moscow on Wednesday.In the days after the Ukraine war began, the rouble's collapse was ...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ref Ndazi bashed in Binga
ZIFA Southern Region Division One side Binga Pirates will be summoned to appear before a disciplinary hearing after the team's fans assaulted referee Hardly Ndazi accusing him of bias in a home match ...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Useless UN Rights Chief tells Russia to stop war in Ukraine immediately
The U.N. high commissioner for human rights on Wednesday called Russia to immediately withdraw its troops from Ukraine and stop the war that she said had caused immeasurable suffering and grief for mi...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners whip colleague to death
POLICE in Matabeleland North have arrested seven gold panners in Inyathi for allegedly fatally assaulting a colleague with switches and logs in a dispute over gold ore.Matabeleland North polic...Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:32hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders worst start in five seasons
HIGHLANDERS' 2-0 defeat to Black Rhinos in their opening match of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League at the National Sports Stadium was their worst start in the championship in five seasons....Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 05:35hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Thief taught a hard lesson …faints after thorough hiding
A man, who pickpocketed US$40 from a money-changer, will live to curse the day after he was bashed until he collapsed in Bulawayo's city centre.A source who witnessed the incident that lasted ...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says, 'We need a new direction: Every vote matters'
TWO decades ago, a diverse range of people and groups came together to build a glorious movement that would play a significant role in shaping the governance of our country.At the time, Zimbab...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:23hrs | 10 | by Nelson Chamisa
Boy pummels lion with fists to save sister
A 14YEAROLD girl from Muyondozi village in ward 26 under Chief Garahwa, Chipinge South, was on Wednesday mauled by a stray lion.The victim's father, Hunesu Chiunje, said his daughter, Agness, ...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 06:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF moots new party constitution
Zanu-PF has announced plans to draft a new party constitution which will have a clause compelling all members to be on the voters' roll and vote for party candidates, failing which they will face disc...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 pummels Zimbabwe economy, managers
Business is concerned about the impact that coronavirus will have on the country's key human capital and the economy. RBZ Governor John Mangudya said the rising coronavirus deaths in the count...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 06:55hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
School bullying mirrors broken society
A FEW days ago, a video of Waddilove High School pupils beating a fellow pupil for not wearing a mask caused an uproar on social media.It was heartbreaking for many parents and guardians to wa...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Phyllis Mbanje
Woman pummels stepmom
A BUSINESS lady had to summon her athletic skills and sprinted to a police station to report her stepdaughter who had turned her into a punching bag after she allegedly barred her from running her fat...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man stumbles on indecent pictures in wife's phone
A Bulawayo man was left shocked and upset after spotting "flirty" messages and indecent pictures in his wife's phone that she was exchanging with another man while making an appointment supposedly for...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
60-year-old man arrested after trying to kill estranged wife
A 60-YEAR-OLD man from Kamativi in Matabeleland North allegedly tried to kill his estranged wife by hitting her with an iron bar for refusing to have sex with him.Martin Sibanda of Tatatongwa ...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Girlfriend pummelled by senator's wife
AN MDC Alliance senator from the Midlands had to dig deep and summon his athletic skills to survive a bashing after his wife caught him with his baby mama consulting at a prophet's shrine.The ...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Warriors lose to Somalia
Somalia 1-0 Zimbabwe ZIMBABWEAN football hit a new low last night when the Warriors lost to the world's lowest-ranked team, Somalia, in a Fifa World Cup preliminary round first leg match played at...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 06:51hrs | | by New Ziana
Woman pummels ex-lover at midnight
A 21-YEAR-OLD woman from Bulawayo has been fined $50 for storming into her ex-boyfriend's house at midnight and assaulting him after he turned down her plea to rekindle their affair. Mer...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 07:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Policeman flees to a toilet for safety
In a dramatic incident a police officer stationed at Bulawayo Central Police Station hid in a toilet after he was pummelled and violently pushed against a guard room wall.Prayford Masund...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pirate taxi passengers beat up lone gunman
PASSENGERS in a pirate taxi from the Bulawayo city centre to Emganwini suburb yesterday savagely pummelled a lone gunman suspected to be behind a spate of armed robberies that have rocked the city in ...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Security guard birthday suit dash to police station
A SECURITY GUARD with a local security company became an epitome of shame after he ran to a police station in his birthday suit to seek refuge.A source close to investigations said Cliff...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 09:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Cops in bloody fight over barlady
A VICIOUS brawl between two police officers in Bulawayo suspectedly over a bar lady and which was also captured on video nearly ended in bloodshed, after one of them reportedly sustained bruises...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 09:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Every Bosso player is geared for Dembare game
IN years gone by, this fixture would have been postponed because the two clubs would have provided the bulk of players to the national team on duty at the Total Africa Cup of Nations.The encou...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC rebels rewarded as loyalists booted out of power
The opposition MDC Alliance party saw former rebels being rewarded by getting elected into top positions, while loyalists were booted out, when the opposition movement elected new leadership over the ...Published: 29 May 2019 at 08:30hrs | | by African News Agency
Masiyiwa-Chamisa gives Biggie Matiza a five-day ultimatum
SUSPENDED Zimbabwe National Road Administration Authority (Zinara) chief executive officer Nancy Masiyiwa-Chamisa has given Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza a five-day ultimatum to issue a public...Published: 17 May 2019 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man pummels wife for denying him sex
A 38-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo has been arrested for assaulting his wife who had denied him sex after he got home drunk.Victor Gandiya of Emakhandeni suburb punched Pauline Katakwa several ti...Published: 03 May 2019 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teacher knocks pupil's tooth out for failing to solve Maths problem
THIS is probably one of the reasons why pupils hate Maths.In a shocking instance of corporal punishment, a teacher at a Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church-run primary school in Bulawayo is fac...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 11:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Highlanders pummel Dembare Uhuru Cup
Dynaoms 0 - 2 HighlandersUNDERFIRE Dynamos coach Lloyd Chigowe was forced to defend his position after yet another defeat, this time against a free-flowing Highlanders side in the final of t...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC-Alliance congress exposes log in party's eye
Time has an uncanny habit of exposing hypocrisy, and often times, vindicating formally perceived villains. It is a double-edged sword. In Zimbabwe, time has helped us unravel the duplicitous behaviour...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 07:59hrs | | by Philemon Mutedzi
Soldier runs amok, 'turns' Hwange bar into a war zone
A SOLDIER allegedly turned a bar in Hwange into a war zone where he pummelled patrons on several occasions and stabbed one of them. Benson Gwenzi (29) of 371 Empumalanga, stationed at the Zimb...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 22:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: General Sibanda nails MDC Alliance?
Zimbabwe Defence Force Commander General Phillip Valerio Sibanda believe President Emmerson Mnangagwa authorised the brutal clampdown at the end of which at least six people were dead and dozens other...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 10:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
August 1 victims dead before soldiers arrived
On an extraordinary and defining day in the quest for the truth over the August 1 military massacre on the streets of Harare, the men who made the key decisions on that day all totally denied they had...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 09:48hrs | | by zimlive
'Zimbabwe soldiers did not kill civilians on 1 August'
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces did not kill any civilian during an operation aimed at restoring order in Harare's central business district following violent demonstrations that resulted in the death of ...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Impotent hubby ties wife to bed, assaults her
A man who has a dysfunctional manhood tied his wife onto their matrimonial bed and pummelled her several times for allegedly having an affair.Clifford Lunga (43) told Lupane resident magistrat...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pastor bashed at 'smallhouse's' homestead
An Ambassador of Christ International Ministries pastor was allegedly assaulted at his smallhouse's homestead.The man of the cloth, Reuben Ndlovu (35) is based at Kenmaur in Lupane.It ...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC fighting for survival
Nelson Chamisa's MDC party has an uphill task between now and the next polls in 2023 to navigate strong legal and political headwinds blowing in its direction, in what appears to be a systematic attem...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 14:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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