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Castration will not end rape - we need real solutions, not sensationalism

It is always easy to capture people's attention with dramatic, over-the-top solutions to a problem, yet such measures rarely achieve the intended goal.The calls we periodically hear in Zimbabwean public discourse, often from political lead…

Published: 24 hrs ago | 92 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

'Teacher' arrested for raping minor

A TEACHER has been arrested for allegedly raping a Grade 4 pupil attending extra lessons in Hopley.Collen Banda (48) of Hopley Zone 4, not attached to any schoo

Published: 02 Oct 2025 at 09:04hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe MP urges castration of convicted rapists

Goromonzi West Member of Parliament Beata Nyamupinga has called for the castration of convicted rapists, particularly repeat offenders, in a bold plea during Tuesday's National Assembly session.Nyamupinga's appeal comes in the wake of two …

Published: 01 Oct 2025 at 19:14hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter

Man arrested for 'kidnapping', raping ex-lover

A 24-year-old man from Village 8, Dombodema, Bulilima district, Matabeleland South, has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping his 18-year-old former girlfriend.Wonder Lutho Ncube appeared before Plumtree Magistrate Joshua Nemba…

Published: 30 Sep 2025 at 13:23hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man rapes ex-wife twice in bedroom raid

A 38-year-old man from Old Magwegwe has appeared in court facing allegations of raping his ex-wife after breaking into her home in July.Brighton Dube was brought before Bulawayo regional magistrate Mr Mark Dzira on charges of rape. He was …

Published: 22 Sep 2025 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man arrested for allegedly raping pregnant woman

A 39-year-old Southlea Park man has been arrested for allegedly raping a pregnant woman he had offered a lift in Harare on Wednesday night.Andrew Nyaruwembo is accused of luring the 21-year-old victim into his Honda Fit after finding her n…

Published: 21 Sep 2025 at 08:09hrs | 1533 | by Staff reporter

Teenager dozes off at crime scene after raping widow (50)

In a bizarre incident that has left people of Govette farm in Mvurwi shell-shocked, an eighteen-year-old young man was apprehended after he raped a fifty-year-old widow twice without protection before dozing off at the crime scene.Witnesse…

Published: 20 Sep 2025 at 19:35hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

Girl raped at knifepoint

TWO men have been arrested for the parts they played in the raping of a 14-year-old girl at knife point in Harare.Shepherd Tinoziva, 47, and Savior Chiseko, 30, lured the girl into their apartment.Shepherd then locked the apartment's door …

Published: 18 Sep 2025 at 09:34hrs | 1602 | by Staff reporter

Woman catches hubby 'violating' daughter

A Bikita woman allegedly caught her husband (30) raping their nine-year-old daughter after she had left the house to get vegetables from a garden outside the house.The husband is now facing a rape charge at Chiredzi Regional Court. The mat…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 08:53hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter

Cop uses money to charm girl, 15, rapes her repeatedly

A POLICE officer is alleged to have used money to lure a 15-year-old student before repeatedly raping her at the Epworth balancing rocks since August.Gift Mudada, who is attached to the Police Band, allegedly used money to lure the juvenil…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 08:18hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter

Andby Makururu blasts local authorities

Archbishop Andby Makururu, leader of the Johanne the Fifth of Africa Church, has criticized local authorities for frustrating efforts to acquire land for church construction, citing bureaucracy and corruption as major obstacles.In an inter…

Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:10hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter

Liberals slam calls to bring back the cane in schools

As calls grow from some lawmakers and parents to reintroduce corporal punishment in Zimbabwean schools, child rights experts and organisations are warning that such a move would do more harm than good.The debate was reignited following a r…

Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:09hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter

Woman performs oral sex on 5-year-old boy

A 25-YEAR-OLD woman appeared in court after she allegedly performed oral sexual acts on a five-year-old boy, who is an ECD pupil at a Bulawayo school.Veronica Sibanda from Mzilikazi appeared before Bulawayo Regional Magistrate Mark Dzira, …

Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:08hrs | 761 | by Staff reporter

Cop rapes colleague in toilet

A police officer stationed at Fairbridge appeared in Bulawayo Regional Court on charges of rape, after allegedly attacking a female colleague in a toilet.The accused, whose name is withheld to protect the victim, appeared before Magistrate…

Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man jailed for raping niece, bribing her with vegetables

A 42-year-old man from Murehwa has been jailed after being convicted of raping his seven-year-old niece and attempting to silence her with vegetables.Police said the man lured the girl into a garden where he sexually assaulted her. He then…

Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe records rise in father-daughter abuse

Zimbabwe is witnessing a disturbing surge in sexual gender-based violence (SGBV), with fathers emerging as the primary perpetrators, authorities have warned.Speaking at the Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) Action Indaba on Gender-Based…

Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 23:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

70 year old man rapes step-granddaughter (16)

A 70-year-old pensioner from Hurungwe has been sentenced to an effective 20 years in prison for raping his 16-year-old step-granddaughter on three separate occasions. The sentence was handed down by the Karoi Regional Magistrates' Court.Th…

Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 09:39hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter

23-year-old man rapes elderly woman (63)

A 23-year-old man from Raffingora has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted of raping a 63-year-old woman. The Chinhoyi Magistrates' Court handed down the sentence, and the perpetrator cannot be named to protect the vi…

Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 09:38hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man vanishes with ZAR4k after rape flops

A 23-year-old man from Ingwizi Growth Point in Mphoengs (Plumtree) has been remanded in custody for allegedly attempting to rape a female victim and stealing her cash savings amounting to ZAR4000 after the intended act flops.Plumtree Magis…

Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 13:45hrs | | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree

Jilted lover rapes lover's Grade 5 daughter twice

A Dzivaresekwa man, who had been dumped in a failed relationship, is on the run for allegedly raping his erstwhile lover's daughter.The jilted lover identified only as Blessing, had been following his former lover's daughter after he was d…

Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

Call for ban on touts after rape of Grade 7 learner at rank

ZIMBABWEANS have called for the outright ban on touts operating at ranks and streets of Harare after a Grade 7 school girl was raped in a parked kombi at Rezende Parkade last Friday.Initially, the learner was humiliated by touts who were d…

Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 09:18hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man rapes, impregnates maid's daughter

A 41-year-old Manyame man was on Monday arrested for raping and impregnating his domestic worker's daughter.The matter was however, withdrawn before plea.Everson Zimondi was reported to have been targeting the victim aged 23 whenever she v…

Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 08:59hrs | | by Staff reporter

Student raped in parked kombi at CBD rank

A 13-year-old girl was raped in parked Kombi at Rezende Parkade rank.Initially, the Grade 7 learner was humiliated by touts, who were dragging her to various Kombis at the rank.One of the touts then pretended to be a good Samaritan and led…

Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 09:03hrs | 1386 | by Staff reporter

Woman raped while lover watches

Two men reportedly took turns to rape an 18-year-old woman at Granville Cemetery on Saturday evening, while her boyfriend was forced to watch. In a separate incident at the same location later that night, another woman was similarly assaul…

Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 08:49hrs | | by Staff reporter

Village head caught raping minor

A village head at Audrey farm in Bindura allegedly lured a 10 year-old girl to his bedroom with sweets and raped her.The matter came to light at the Bindura regional magistrates courts where Steven Magaba (56) was not asked to plead to the…

Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 10:03hrs | | by Staff reporter

Village head (56) caught raping minor (10)

In a shocking incident, a village head at Audrey farm in Bindura lured a 10-year-old girl to his bedroom with sweets and raped her.The matter came to light at Bindura regional magistrates courts where Steven Magaba (56) was not asked to pl…

Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 21:53hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura

Security guard rapes colleague at gunpoint

A security guard at Botha mine in Bindura has been arrested after he allegedly raped his colleague at gunpoint.Samson Makuvaza (35) appeared before Bindura regional magistrate Amos Mbobo today and was remanded in custody to August 8.The st…

Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 16:27hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

CIO operative acquitted of rape charges

A Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operative who was accused of raping a 20-year-old woman has been acquitted by a Gweru court due to lack of evidence.Makopa Manyadze (45) was found not guilty by Gweru regional magistrate Christophe…

Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 10:04hrs | | by Staff reporter

Student drugged, raped after fleeing from mum

A 14-YEAR-OLD student was raped after she had fled from her mother who wanted to punish her for assaulting her classmate.The student learnt that her mother wanted to punish her for a brawl with her classmate.She fled to her grandmother's h…

Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 09:57hrs | | by Staff reporter

Police bust robbery, rape syndicates

Police have arrested six suspects linked to a string of armed robberies, rape, and murder cases committed across Harare, Mt Darwin, Mvurwi, Dotito, and Domboshava.In a statement, National Police Spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi confir…

Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 13:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean man denied bail in SA over rape of landlord's daughter

The Atteridgeville Magistrate's Court in Pretoria has denied bail to a 55-year-old Zimbabwean national based in Saulsville, who was charged with three counts of raping his landlord's 12-year-old daughter.The horrific rape incidents alleged…

Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:52hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man in court for alleged rape of MSU student

A 26-year-old Harare man, Simbarashe Munenge of Belvedere, yesterday appeared before magistrate Donald Ndirowei facing allegations of raping a Midlands State University (MSU) student in a disturbing case that has shocked the local communit…

Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:27hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Ebenezer Academy principal up for raping student

THE principal of Ebenezer Academy in Harare's Budiriro suburb, Kudakwashe Mawone, has appeared in court on allegations of raping a 16-year-old student.Mawone appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs Letwin Rwodzi on Wednesday, who remanded hi…

Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 18:33hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Man on the run after raping minor

AN 18-year-old man from Ushewokunze near Harare is on the run after raping a Grade 6 pupil he had lured with biscuits.Eddie Dzinzi reportedly assaulted the minor around 9 pm after luring her to his house under the pretence of giving her a …

Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 19:10hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter

Herdsman accused of raping 14-year-old girl in Tsholotsho

A 25-year-old herdsman from Binga appeared before the Bulawayo Regional Court on Friday, facing a rape charge involving a 14-year-old girl in Tsholotsho.The accused, Matthew Munsaka of Manjemi Line, was remanded in custody by Regional Magi…

Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 18:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

Balaclava-clad rapist on the loose in Chikanga

Fear has gripped residents of Chikanga and nearby suburbs following a series of brazen sexual assaults by a suspected serial rapist reportedly operating under the cover of darkness while wearing a balaclava.Authorities have launched an int…

Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 11:37hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter

Gwanda North MP accused of rape

Gwanda North legislator Desire Nkala, a member of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has been accused of rape by a 37-year-old woman who claims he assaulted her at a lodge in Harare on May 8, 2025.The allegations were formally report…

Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 20:05hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Man up for raping sex worker

A Damafalls man has appeared before Harare magistrate Francis Mapfumo facing serious allegations of raping a sex worker on two separate occasions after luring her under false pretenses.The accused, Nyasha Ngwenya, was remanded in custody t…

Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 12:34hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mai Jeremaya breaks silence after rape accused acquitted

Social media personality Ashley Masendeke, widely known as Mai Jeremaya, has broken her silence following the acquittal of two men she had accused of rape, expressing gratitude for the public support she received and affirming her belief i…

Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 14:51hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter

Man rapes his older sister

A 21-year-old man from Matobo has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after he was found guilty of raping his 23-year-old sister during a harrowing incident that took place earlier this year.The offender, whose identity has been withheld …

Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 16:37hrs | 1061 | by Staff reporter

Mai Jeremaya rape suspects found not guilty

Harare magistrate Letwin Rwodzi has acquitted Thabo Dube and Martin Charlie, two men accused of raping socialite Ashley Masendeke, popularly known as Mai Jeremaya, after ruling that the State failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doub…

Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 12:51hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter

Top cop in rape storm!

A SENIOR Lupane police OFFICER (39) is facing serious rape and indecent assault charges after allegedly preying on a 16-year-old schoolgirl. Adding to the shock, the victim is reportedly the daughter of a fellow officer, who is his subordi…

Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 12:02hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Dad did not rape 10 months old baby, court rules

HARARE regional magistrate, Mr Musaiona Shotgame, has acquitted a man accused of raping his 10-month-old daughter and infecting her with a sexually transmitted infection (STI).The court ruled that the evidence presented by the mother was i…

Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 12:21hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter

Zim industry leaders call for Unified Taxation System

Zimbabwe's business community has raised concerns over the country's fragmented taxation system, urging the government to adopt a unified tax framework to alleviate the heavy burden of multiple taxes that are hindering business growth and …

Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:20hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter

CIO agent faces rape charge

A Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer stationed in Gweru has been granted US$200 bail in a case where he stands accused of raping a 20-year-old woman in the city's Kopje suburb.The accused, Makopa Manyadze (45), appeared before…

Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zion church leader jailed for statutory rape

A Zion Church leader has been handed a custodial sentence after he was convicted for having sex with a minor.Matabeleland South provincial magistrate, Busani Sibanda, sentenced Colen Dube (54) to three years in jail.Sibanda conditionally s…

Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:13hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter

Mum, daughter hack down would-be rapist

A MBEMBESI mother and her teenage daughter turned the tables on a suspected attempted rapist, hacking him with an axe after he broke into their home and tried to force himself on the girl.Kwanele Hadebe, armed with an iron bar, allegedly s…

Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:04hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter

Setback for man accused of raping Mai Jeremaya

One of the two men accused of allegedly raping social media star Mai Jeremaya suffered a setback yesterday when his application for discharge at the close of the State case was dismissed by magistrate Letwin Rwodzi. Thabo Blessing Dube had…

Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:33hrs | 997 | by Staff reporter

Prophet rapes maid

A self-proclaimed prophet from New Mabvuku, Harare, is on the run after allegedly raping his 20-year-old housemaid while his wife was away, police have confirmed.The suspect, identified as Rashward Zvomuya of Mushandike Road, is alleged to…

Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:08hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean man uses live snake to scare and rape woman

A 25-year-old man from Chitungwiza has been arrested for allegedly raping a 23-year-old woman multiple times while threatening her with a live snake, a lizard, and alleged ritualistic paraphernalia, police have confirmed.The suspect, ident…

Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:13hrs | 598 | by Staff reporter

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