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Peter Dube's trial commences after years of delays
Once a prominent car dealer in Gweru, Peter Dube now stands accused in a high-profile murder trial that has captivated the nation since 2021. Dube is facing double murder charges and two counts of att...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:33hrs | 1193 | by Staff reporter
Wife alleges hubby used her salary to spoil second wife with a car
A dispute between a Harare woman and her polygamist husband has spilled into the civil courts, with the wife accusing him of using part of her salary to lavish his second wife, including buying her a ...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:30hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter
Man kills father, police launch manhunt for fugitive suspect
A 30-year-old man is the prime suspect in the brutal killing of his 64-year-old biological father, Boniface Manyonga, whose lifeless body was discovered along the Harare-Chirundu highway near Chinyere...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:50hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's ‘secret son' seeks share of late leader's estate
A man who claims to be the son of the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has vowed to continue his legal fight to secure a share of the late leader's estate, despite facing setbacks in cou...Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 15:24hrs | 1941 | by Staff reporter
Husband forces wife to accept polygamy
A Harare woman has sought a peace order against her husband, accusing him of physical and mental abuse after he attempted to force her into accepting a polygamous marriage. Mercy Kumbirai appeared bef...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:55hrs | 4152 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for attacking wife with a hoe
A 50-year-old man, John Mukombi, appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs. Feresi Chakanyuka on charges of attempted murder after allegedly attacking his wife, Tsitsi Mahachi, with a hoe during a domesti...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:38hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Mashonaland chief in legal trouble over abuse directed at woman
The national Council of Chiefs has been petitioned to act on an errant chief who was filmed verbally abusing a woman during a village court sitting.Chief Nyamaropa, of Shamva in Mashonaland Ce...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 16:56hrs | 1529 | by Staff reporter
Double murder accused businessman's trial stalls again
The murder trial of former fugitive and Gweru businessman Peter Dube, accused of killing two people and attempting to kill two more in a suspected love triangle, has hit another roadblock after he exh...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 12:04hrs | 685 | by Staff reporter
Ex-CIO boss's father was killed after being branded a sellout
Former Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) Director-General Happyton Bonyongwe has opened up about the devastating impact of the liberation struggle on his family, recounting the tragic murder of ...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:47hrs | 1854 | by Staff reporter
Murder accused Gweru businessman strips in court
The trial of Peter Dube, a Gweru businessman accused of double murder and two attempted murders, was delayed this week after he displayed erratic behavior in court, raising concerns about his mental s...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 14:55hrs | 1555 | by Staff reporter
Polygamist seeks protection from wife
In Harare, Jaden Musvika was granted a five-year protection order against his second wife, Loveness Mungate, by Harare magistrate Johanna Mukwesha. Musvika alleged that he was subjected to abuse and d...Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:42hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Peter Dube deported from Mozambique
Peter Dube, a fugitive and murder suspect, was apprehended at the Robert Mugabe International Airport following his deportation from Mozambique, where he had eluded authorities for nearly two years....Published: 03 Apr 2024 at 22:13hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Woman, married lover clash over social media videos
A HARARE woman feels betrayed and abused after her videos were recorded without her consent and posted on social media by people she claims were working on behalf of her married lover.Sally Sa...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 18:38hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Man wears wife's panties
IN the Book of Genesis, God's plan for marriage is set forth poetically but clearly: "One man and one woman in a stable, lasting, fruitful relationship of mutual support".While reporting the e...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 15:48hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Charamba bashes wife for refusing him second wife
Failure to accept a second wife by Tinashe David Charamba's wife landed him in cuffs after he assaulted her several times with open hands.The matter came to light at Mutoko magistrates courts ...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 21:25hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Polygamist demands conjugal rights
A polygamous Harare man has dragged his first wife to court for denying him his conjugal rights for years.Talent Zanova told Harare magistrate Johanna Mukwesha that Comfort Kanota was abusing ...Published: 11 Feb 2024 at 21:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man hooks up with maid
A 42-YEAR-OLD Harare woman has implored the civil court in the capital city to protect her marriage after her husband allegedly hooked up with their maid.Media Kapfudza dragged her husband, Jo...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 05:16hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter
Mistress steals wife's underwear
IN an incident that highlights the pain and betrayal that can occur in a relationship Thandanani Hobane of New Lobengula suburb in Bulawayo was left hurt and scared after her husband's mistress who is...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man drags 2nd wife to court
A HARARE man has approached the civil courts in Harare demanding that his second wife should pay 50% of their household expenses.Norman Takawira told Harare magistrate Ayanda Dlamini that his ...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 06:04hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Polygamous man bashes wife over sex
A 33 YEAR-OLD polygamous man from Kensington village on the outskirts of Bulawayo allegedly bashed one of his wives for denying him conjugal rights.Innocent Ncube appeared before Bulawayo magi...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 12:01hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chief ordered to return a cow and US$1 200
The Bindura Civil Court has ordered Chief Nyamaropa to return a cow and $1 200 forcibly taken from a woman in his village at gunpoint as maintenance for her co-wife's children.The court set as...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 20:54hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 18 children
A publication based in the United Kingdom has added to the mystery around President Emmerson Mnangagwa's offspring by claiming the 76-year-old former Zanla combatant has a total of 18 children....Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 14:17hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Fugitive killer to be extradited to Zimbabwe
Peter Dube, a suspected fugitive killer, has been apprehended in Mozambique after evading capture for two years, and he will soon be extradited to Zimbabwe.It has come to light that Dube, who ...Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 07:48hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean fugitive killer deported to Mozambique
In a stunning turn of events, fugitive Peter Dube, who was recently convicted in Ireland for violating immigration laws, has been deported to Mozambique after asserting his citizenship in that country...Published: 01 Oct 2023 at 07:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
CCC candidate up for contempt of court
Throwing his wife out of their matrimonial home has landed CCC National Assembly candidate for Mutoko East, Yeukai Kaseke, before a magistrate on charges of contempt of court for defying a court order...Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 06:52hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Nyanga family tormented by thigh vendor's avenging spirit killed 50 years ago by their polygamist father
A Nyanga family finds themselves living in constant fear as they believe a vengeful spirit is haunting them, claiming to be a s_ex worker who met a tragic end 50 years ago at the hands of their patria...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 13:28hrs | 20 | by Erick Matotoba
Sex worker's ngozi surfaces 50 years later
A Nyanga family is living in fear of a vengeful spirit that claims to be a sex worker who was murdered 50 years ago by the family's patriarch.The spirit, which speaks through various possessed...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 08:04hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe triple murder suspect arrested in Ireland after two years on run
Man wanted in Zimbabwe for allegedly shooting second wife, her suspected lover and female friendA man from Zimbabwe who is wanted to face charges for three murders there has been arrested by g...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:59hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
King Mambos' SA bride receives a rousing welcome
AFTER a colourful ceremony in South Africa where he wedded Queen Zandile Mhlambi recently, King Mambo's subjects gave a rousing welcome to his new bride, with people from around the country gathering ...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:29hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
King Mambo weds in South Africa
KING Mambo yesterday tied the knot with a South African, Queen Zandile Mhlambi, at a colourful ceremony held in the neighbouring country.In 2020, King Mambo married his then second wife, Queen...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:02hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Love triangle spills into courts
A love triangle involving two Harare women spilled into court on Friday, with one of them begging for a peace order against the other.Melody Madyangora accused Millicent Musoni of assaulting h...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ireland fugitive put on Interpol's most wanted list
FUGITIVE Gweru businessman Peter Dube, who is being sought by police in connection with three murder cases committed in 2021, has been put on the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol)'...Published: 14 May 2023 at 11:31hrs | 13 | by Staff reportetr
Bona Mugabe divorce, yet another Damascene moment for the republic
The world is not for honest people. I am convinced. Those who toil, break a sweat in various endeavours to make an honest living a...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:22hrs | 62 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Fugitive killer Dube surfaces in Ireland
FUGITIVE Gweru businessman Peter Dube - who is being hunted by police after allegedly fatally shooting three people and injuring his second wife in 2021 following a misunderstanding and fallout over a...Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 08:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Divorce 'good news' for Bona Mugabe,' says Temba Mliswa
Former Zanu PF Mashonaland West provincial chairperson and Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has wadded into Bona Mugabe and Simbarashe Chikore's divorce, arguing the latter never deserved to marry late ...Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 05:38hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
LISTEN: No wedding, no sex, wife tells her ZANU-PF aspiring MP husband
The only thing that humbles a married man is being denied sex by his wife, especially a second wife. The situation is not only frustrating but traumatising after possibly dumping the first ...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 12:11hrs | 31 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Former Zim health deputy minister denied conjugal rights by wife
FORMER health deputy minister Edwin Muguti's marriage has been dissolved by the High Court after his wife filed for divorce in 2019 accusing him of infidelity.His ex-wife, Tapiwa Mercy Mukandi...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Drug lord blocked from starting new life in Zimbabwe
Plans by an Irish drug lord, Christy Kinahan Snr, to start a new life Zimbabwe were blocked recently when he was reportedly denied residency after buying properties, with authorities arguing he was no...Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 04:47hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Woman dumps sick hubby, moves in with married lover
IN a sad love story, a woman from Bulawayo abandoned her husband of 20 years after he suffered a stroke and allegedly eloped to her married lover who also reportedly dumped his wife to accommodate her...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
King Mambo fires advisor, nasty fight ensures
A ROYAL fight has erupted after King Mambo fired his spiritual advisor. Born Mike Moyo, King Mambo also referred to as 'Ilitshe Aligiqiki' was installed in 2020 in a ceremony attended by over 80...Published: 26 Aug 2022 at 06:30hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Prominent businessman goes berserk, torches relatives' houses
Prominent Masvingo business person who hails from Chivi's Sese area allegedly went berserk on Friday night (August 12) and torched his relatives' houses over allegations that they are bewitching his f...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 14:15hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Journalist Manyowa lays cyber-bullying charges against Facebook users
CELEBRITY journalist, Maynard Manyowa and his first wife Mutsa, have laid cyber-bullying charges on two Facebook users following a series of posts the two dispute.The charges emanate from a po...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga marries long-time soldier lover
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has married his long-time lover Miniyothabo Baloyi, the presidency announced on Wednesday.The two lovebirds exchanged their vows during a private ceremony a...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 17:58hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Unpacking the origins of the Mabhikwa Chieftaincy
FOLLOWING the death of Chief Mabhikwa, Chronicle sought the views of historian Mr Thomas Sibanda, who helped shed more light on the historical background of the chieftaincy.He shares his views...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:20hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Savanhu's second wife loses bid
THE second wife of the late Minister for Lands and Resettlement Deputy Minister, Tendai Savanhu, has lost her bid to counter her eviction from her late husband's property.The widow, Tendai Sav...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 10:12hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Savanhu's widow arrested
The second wife of the late deputy Minister for Lands and Resettlement Tendai Savanhu was yesterday arrested on charges of theft of trust property after she allegedly sold her late husband's Range Rov...Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 05:33hrs | 1 | by Staf reporter
Passion Java offering R2m to SA youngsters
In a bid to get youngsters off the streets, and away from drugs and crime, a Zimbabwean self-proclaimed 'prophet', Passion Java, is offering up to R2 million in a bible verse challenge.The cha...Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 16:51hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Can I loan lobola money to my partner?
I want to become a polygamistAmai, I hope you are doing well. I have been dating a girl for the past two years although I have a wife. I am 32 and my wife is 25. We have three kids together....Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Ndumiso Gumede dies
RESPECTED veteran football administrator Ndumiso Gumede has died.He was 76.The ex-Zifa president passed away in Bulawayo from suspected hypertension problems.His death comes ba...Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 19:55hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Marry Chiwenga and Sipho Malunga bring bad omens to Zanu-PF!
There are some behaviours, which the wisest among the Bantu call bad omens. These are signs, real or imagined, of ill fortune or catastrophe in the future.When we were children, and my f...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 18:58hrs | 14 | by Ken Mufuka
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