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Tagwirei publishes snakebite management guidebook

University of Zimbabwe pharmacist, toxicologist and academic, Professor Dexter Tagwireyi, has published the country's first comprehensive snakebite management guidebook, aimed at reducing deaths and injuries through prevention, education, …

Published: 13 Sep 2025 at 10:53hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter

Prophetic rituals led to children's deaths and haunting by snake spirit

A 53-year-old woman from Hatcliffe, Harare, originally from Marembera in Uzumba, Murehwa, says two of her children mysteriously died after a prophet poured two buckets of water over her in a ritual meant to "cleanse" her of bad luck. The r…

Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:30hrs | | by Staff reporter

WATCH: Zimbabwe snake charmer succumbs to Puff Adder bite

A well-known Chinhoyi snake charmer, Show Chedhu, popularly known as "Mabhemba," tragically died early Thursday morning after being bitten by a Puff Adder, one of the most venomous snakes in the region. The incident occurred Wednesday afte…

Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 17:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

Nkayi snake bite victim gets artificial limb

LEONARD Cheshire Disability Zimbabwe has come to the rescue of a 16-year-old Nkayi girl who crawls to school following the amputation of her leg after she was bitten by a snake in 2016.Leonard Cheshire Disability Zimbabwe, the Harare-based…

Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter

When 'skinning a live snake' is not working

SOON after Fortune Chasi was sworn in as Energy minister in May, he admitted that the country was in a rut. In spelling out his immediate plan to avert power shortages, Chasi vowed to skin a live snake in finding lasting solutions to the c…

Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:34hrs | 1 | by Cliff Chiduku

WATCH: Giant snake being used in church

A video of members of an apostolic sect preaching while holding a giant snake has surfaced online. It is not known where the video was shot but the preacher is heard speaking in Shona. In the video, the preacher asks "anga achirwara ndeupi…

Published: 23 Apr 2017 at 10:26hrs | | by Moyo Roy

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Tagwirei publishes snakebite management guidebook

Zimbabwean man uses live snake to scare and rape woman

Prophetic rituals led to children's deaths and haunting by snake spirit

WATCH: Zimbabwe snake charmer succumbs to Puff Adder bite

Nkayi snake bite victim gets artificial limb

When 'skinning a live snake' is not working

WATCH: Giant snake being used in church

No to 2030 extension

Police confirm Bulawayo-Beitbridge road accident

Zimbabwe loans ARVs to Botswana, donates portion in regional health solidarity

Govt to launch Responsible Mining Initiative amid worsening land degradation

MP Mhangwa urges govt to cut LPG Import Bill through local gas substitution

Man dies in bicycle accident

Relegation-threatened Bosso players boycott training

Pavillon bus involved in a serious accident

Tragedy in Mt Darwin as cow falls into well, killing young woman

Zimbabwe announces strict enforcement of axle load limits

Zanu-Pf, Eureka Mine unleash violence on artisinal miners

Church Leaders Unite to Tackle Africa's Social Crises at Landmark Summit

Minister to Lead Sanitation Awareness Drive in Guruve Amid Open Defecation Concerns*

BCC launch blitz on traffic laws violator

Gray Hair: Nature’s Warning Signal or Cancer Shield?

'Power cut at Parly during SONA was deliberate'

MPs Push for Service Charge Relief for Elderly Amid Lack of National Policy

Zimbabwean agitator deported from Tanzania

Zimbabwean national arrested in Khayelitsha

Push for unity among Ndebele Royal claimants

Herentals to play 3 home games behind closed doors

Zimbabwe to give Zambia more water at Kariba

ZRP disciplines cops over viral video

Matobo rocked by corrupt and dubious land grab

Mnangagwa launches AI-powered smart silos in Mutare

No justification for bread price increases

Teen girl raped twice by cousin during babysitting sleepover

Teen remanded over blanket, shoe theft

Bulawayo hits Starlink capacity

Herdsman jailed for sleeping with schoolgirl