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Widower cleared of causing wife's death
Hilary Chisuko, a man from Nyanga, has strongly denied accusations by his late wife's family that he was responsible for her death in a car accident last April. Chisuko, who himself was critically inj...Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:10hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
Businesswoman murdered in suspected ritual killing
A chilling case of suspected ritual murder has rocked the town of Kadoma after a local businesswoman was brutally killed by unknown assailants on Wednesday night. The victim, who operated a shop at Ma...Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 21:12hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Bogus cop arrested over Star FM programme
A 47-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly masquerading as a police officer during a live broadcast of Star FM's Tilder Live Show, according to a statement from the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZR...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 11:01hrs | 255 | 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 | 398 | by Nomazulu Thata
Businessman arrested in ritual killing saga
A businessman from Muzarabani, Josiah Hungwe (68), has been arrested for allegedly orchestrating a plot to kill a five-year-old boy for ritual purposes. The victim, Takunda Charumbuka, a pupil at Rose...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 12:52hrs | 675 | by Staff reporter
Body found with missing head
In a disturbing incident in Nkayi, Matebeleland North province, a villager named Sipho Mbulani was found dead with his torso intact but his head missing, suggesting a possible ritual killing. ...Published: 12 Aug 2024 at 14:02hrs | 641 | by Staff reporter
Murdered artisanal miner's body 'demanding' its missing body parts at mortuary
FROM spending nine days dumped outside a house at the Muchechetere homestead in Zhombe East, the remains of Munyaradzi Dube (31) who was allegedly murdered for ritual purposes, are now reportedly "mak...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 06:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pastor shot on suspicion of witchcraft
A-PASTOR from Magobo village under Chief Siabuwa in Binga was last week shot by suspects that are yet to be arrested after they accused him of practising witchcraft.Th...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:34hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Missing CCC activist found dead
Missing Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Moreblessing Ali, 46, is dead.Party spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere confirmed Saturday evening that a body retrieved at a Nyatsime home by poli...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 20:37hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Ritual killings leave Zimbabweans reeling
TEARS run down Michael Benza's face as he recalls the recent deaths of his son Dylan and nephew's daughter, Melissa. They were both seven."I was away from home, and when I came back, there was...Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 05:21hrs | 1 | by Gamuchirai Masiyiwa/Linda Mujuru
Girl (5) found dead with body parts missing
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD juvenile was found dead with some body parts missing in Nyanga in what her family suspects was a ritual murder.Police yesterday confirmed the murder saying they were still inve...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:06hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean is in great pain!
The report of today's Bulawayo24 is about two young men who beat a man of 72 years to death because he refused to share information about soccer results! Our citizen loses his life because of a trivia...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 13:06hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
Commemorating the 45th Youth Day: Do something or say something that will end with results
We are commemorating this year's Day of the African Child in Covid-19 induced lockdown for the second year running. Times are hard,its not business as usual. There are plenty of reports ...Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 10:10hrs | 5 | by Taruberekera Masara in Pretoria
Introducing the First Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Mthwakazi
Greetings to all! As I extend my cordial greetings to all our people, the people of Mthwakazi in their diversity comprising eight different linguistic communities, located in the 14 Districts ...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 13:43hrs | | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Kazembe breathes fire to cops
Police commanders have been directed to immediately put to an end the rampant child kidnappings, ritual killings, traffic chaos caused by pirate taxis and general armed robberies targeting families an...Published: 21 May 2021 at 05:58hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Upsurge in ritual killings in Zim unsurprising - what are we to expect from country governed by leadership embroiled in murderou
There is a very popular adage - "a fish rots from the head" - and, as such, what characterizes any nation is shaped by its leadership. It is as simply as that!This is akin to a family....Published: 14 May 2021 at 13:30hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Let us stop child sacrifice
The death of a child of any age is devastating. The pain and anguish can be compounded when the death comes at the hands of another human being. Parents and family members can face many complicated is...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 11:18hrs | 26 | by Heaven Munyuki
Tracking the genealogies of societal violence and its manifestations in Zimbabwe
Investigating the Liberation war and post war timelines 1960 – 1987Zimbabwe is a country marred by a myriad form of violence. The entry point in this article is to establish the genealogies ...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 18:02hrs | 3 | by Nomazulu Thata
Keep knocking at Heaven's door with prayers to God
Now that again schooling seem out of sight due to the evil Coronavirus, parents and guardians are urged to keep an eye on their children. Being young, energetic and restless, they are vulnerab...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 11:31hrs | 1 | by Tondo
Heroine Nyaradzai Gumbodzvanda: Her speech at Amnesty International on Gender-based violence was heroic!
"Our language use perpetuate violence: we must refrain from language use that does not provide power to communities" said Madam Gumbodzvanda.Amai Gumbodzvanda made one of the most powerful spe...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 22:12hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Father murders epileptic son
AS cases of child killings and kidnappings continue to rise, police have arrested a 38-year-old man from Rusape for allegedly killing his epileptic son.National Police Spokesperson Assistant C...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:38hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Female Judge fighting a merciless Zanu PF regime: worse than that of Ian Douglas Smith!
Justice Erica Ndewere is alone, fighting the evil regime of Mnangagwa's Zanu, worse than that of Smith's UDI. There is not a single women's organisation fighting on her side to give her emotional assi...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 23:24hrs | 5 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa declares war on ritual murderers
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says his government is concerned by the increase in ritual killings especially involving minors and has ordered the country's security forces to deal harshly with the perp...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 16:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man strikes son to death with hoe
As the country is still in shock following the murder of a seven-year-old child in Murehwa, police have arrested a 43-year-old man from Zvimba for allegedly striking his son to death with a hoe while ...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 07:53hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Police release picture of '666 killer'
POLICE in Bulawayo have released pictures of a man who allegedly killed a hooker at a lodge and inscribed 666, a number biblically known as the mark of the beast and a star associated with the occult ...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 06:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sangoma nabbed for hooker's death
A SANGOMA, who was involved in the suspected ritual murder of a hooker in the Avenues area, has been nabbed and is set to appear in court today.The sangoma, only identified as Sekuru Hungwe, w...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 15:59hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Hillside Primary School girl kidnapped?
A 10-YEAR-OLD girl has gone missing in Bulawayo while police are searching for a woman (19) who is suspected to have been kidnapped in Kwekwe.Ropafadzo Samson (10), a pupil at Hillside Primary...Published: 26 May 2018 at 15:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ritual killing body dumped on highway to disguise murder
HOMICIDE detectives in Mutare are battling to put pieces together and solve how a man who was initially believed to have been killed in a hit-and-run road accident ended up with some of his body parts...Published: 25 May 2018 at 06:50hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Ritual killing: Victim's body unclaimed for 11 months
THE body of a mentally-ill man, who was decapitated in a suspected ritual murder, will spend six more months in a mortuary before it is given a pauper's burial.The body, which is in an advance...Published: 25 Apr 2018 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
Arrest bogus employment agents
In Zimbabwe with unemployment hovering above 90%, some unscrupulous people have made it their business to con and fleece job seekers by advertising nonexistent vacancies. Now and then we hear of so an...Published: 17 Jan 2018 at 06:11hrs | | by Thomas Murisa
August - the month of traditional worship
THE lunar month of August starting on Tuesday is upon us. Zimbabwe is a country in which that period is culturally associated with traditional worshipping at several shrines in various regions....Published: 30 Jul 2017 at 08:12hrs | 1 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Ritual killing body stuck at mortuary
THE body of a mentally ill man from Gwanda who was beheaded in a suspected ritual murder three weeks ago, still lies unclaimed at Gwanda Provincial Hospital mortuary.A post mortem was done on ...Published: 20 Jul 2017 at 06:46hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Is money to blame for current and future challenges?
Why is money being blamed all the time? Does money think for you? Money is a good that acts as a medium of exchange in transactions. Classically it is said that money acts as a unit of account...Published: 03 Jul 2017 at 19:33hrs | | by Enos Denhere
Is money to blame for current and future challenges?
Why money being blamed all the time?, Does money think for you?, Money is a good that acts as a medium of exchange in transactions. Classically it is said that money acts as a unit of account, a store...Published: 03 Jul 2017 at 13:47hrs | | by Enos Denhere
Man tries to sell daughter for rituals
A Kadoma man has been arrested for attempting to sell his eight-year-old daughter to a Chivhu businessman for ritual killing.Tapiwa Vhutani (27) of Kumboedza Farm in Kadoma was arrested after ...Published: 11 Jun 2017 at 10:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo 'serial killer' murdered best friend for $20 000
A MAN from Bulawayo who allegedly killed his friend and buried him in a shallow grave in Burnside suburb could be a serial killer as he has led police to a second body.Rodney Tongai Jindu (25)...Published: 11 Feb 2017 at 08:03hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Gospel musician commits suicide, records the act
WHEN gospel musician Richard Nhika walked into The Chronicle newsroom in November last year many wouldn't have thought from his demeanour that he was a troubled man.Two months later, Nhika...Published: 28 Jan 2017 at 08:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Activists in Malawi call for action over albino killings
Attacks against people with albinism this year have also been reported in Burundi, Mozambique and Zambia - Al Jazeera The targeting and killing of people with albinism in Malawi has a rea...Published: 07 May 2016 at 08:06hrs | | by AFP
Man skinned in suspected ritual killing
THE Mutore family from Vumba is failing to come to terms with the brutal murder of their relative who was allegedly lured into neighbouring Mozambique by a friend before meeting his fate. ...Published: 06 May 2016 at 13:48hrs | 2 | by Ngoni Dapira
Zambia xenophobic attacks prompted by ritual murders by foreigners
As Zambia got into the second day of violence prompted by rumours of immigrants carrying out ritual murders, at least six people have been murdered in the capital in the past four weeks and poli...Published: 21 Apr 2016 at 14:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Two people alive in Zambia xenophobic attacks
LUSAKA - At least two people have been burned to death in Zambia during riots targeting Rwandan-owned shops over allegations that foreigners were behind a string of ritual killings, police said yester...Published: 21 Apr 2016 at 04:50hrs | | by AFP
Xenophobia attacks erupts in Zambia
Foreign nationals, among them Zimbabweans, were forced to seek refuge at police stations in parts of the Zambian capital Lusaka following what was seen as an outbreak of afrophobic attacks on foreigne...Published: 20 Apr 2016 at 06:41hrs | 2 | by Walter Nyamukondiwa
Xenophobic attacks in Lusaka
LUSAKA - Attacks on foreign owned shops in Lusaka, the Zambian capital, have spread to other parts of the city with more shops attacked, local media reported late on Monday.The attacks started...Published: 19 Apr 2016 at 23:27hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Boy ritually killed, as killer claim he wanted his head for muthi
A SUSPECTED child killer in South Africa allegedly told villagers who caught him he wanted the boy's head for muthi.Daily Sun reported that people of Zabasa Village in Dalasile, near Mthatha a...Published: 20 Aug 2015 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Boy (10) murdered in human sacrifice
A Nepalese man has confessed to the murder of a young boy after claiming a shaman advised him that a human sacrifice would heal his ailing son, local police said.The body of 10-year-old Jivan ...Published: 27 Jul 2015 at 14:43hrs | | by CNN
Church mate suspected in Madzibaba horrific ritual murder
The case of the suspected gruesome ritual killing of a Madzibaba from lower Gweru, whose body was pulled from Vungu River on Tuesday, without genitals lips and nose, has taken a strange turn with ...Published: 24 Sep 2014 at 21:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Granny jumps off moving kombi, dies
MYSTERY shrouds the tragic death of a Zimunya woman, Tracy Mwonzora, who allegedly jumped off a moving kombi with family members insisting that there are more questions to be answered about the traged...Published: 25 Jul 2014 at 10:02hrs | | by Liberty Dube
Mystery murder, mutilation
MUTASA villagers were left weak-kneed following the recent discovery of the remains, minus some body parts, of a fellow villager who had mysteriously disappeared.The bod...Published: 18 Apr 2014 at 19:18hrs | 6 | by Liberty Dube
Ritual murders shock villagers
Villagers and pupils in Mhondoro-Mubaira are living in fear following a spate of suspected ritual killings that have taken place over the past few months. The attacks on pupils took place in M...Published: 03 Mar 2014 at 07:05hrs | | by Farai Kuvirimirwa
Prophet Makandiwa rubbishes Ghanaian pastors
Zimbabwe`s United Family International (UFI) Church, Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa described a group of pastors from Ghana who accused him of being a trickster who uses occult powers to deceive and blind...Published: 26 Feb 2014 at 12:54hrs | 14 | by Mercy Mushonga
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