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Man commits suicide at in-laws' homestead
A 64-year-old man from Mutukwa Village under Chief Zimunya tragically died last Thursday after allegedly consuming poison at his in-laws' homestead in Gwese Village, following a heated dispute over hi...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 18:07hrs | 1250 | by Staff reporter
Mum kills baby with rat poison mixed with milk
A 21-year-old woman from Mberengwa has been sentenced to seven years in prison by the Gweru High Court after she admitted to killing her seven-month-old baby by poisoning her milk in 2023.Feli...Published: 24 May 2025 at 09:17hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Boreholes are not the solution to Zimbabwe's water crisis - they may worsen it
There has been a growing disturbing trend.The Zimbabwean government has, in recent years, taken to vigorously drilling boreholes across the country as its signature approach to solving the cou...Published: 05 May 2025 at 23:30hrs | 990 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa-linked gold mine fined over pollution
ZIMCN Investments, a company reportedly linked to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's son, Collins, has been fined for violating environmental regulations at its gold mining operation in Mashonaland East. ...Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 14:04hrs | 686 | by Staff reporter
It's time to kick exploitative Chinese out of Zimbabwe!
Zimbabwe is a colony once again!It is time for Zimbabweans to confront the uncomfortable reality of Chinese exploitation in the country. Recent incidents have revealed the horrifying e...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 08:31hrs | 1117 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
China's meddling in Zimbabwe's internal politics unwelcome and against international law
China's actions in Zimbabwe are becoming increasingly disturbing, with its flagrant interference in the country's internal political affairs going beyond what is acceptable under international law. ...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 23:11hrs | 595 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe grapples with surge of dangerous fake and illicit alcohol
Zimbabwe is facing a major public health crisis as dangerous and illicit alcohol floods cities like Bulawayo. Among the most notorious is "njengu," a highly potent brew produced in makeshift backyard ...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 12:53hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt plunges cities into cholera zones
ZIMBABWE'S approach in addressing a countrywide water crisis has plunged most cities into cholera red zones as infections rise.Health and Child Care minister Douglas Mombeshora this week discussed...Published: 28 Oct 2023 at 15:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hogs global human rights spotlight
ZIMBABWE is once again under the global spotlight for turning a blind eye to the country's worsening human rights situation.In its latest 2023 human rights report released on Wednesday, Human ...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 05:48hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Son robs dad of gold, US$14 000
A DARING 21-year-old man teamed up with five accomplices to rob his father of US$14 000, 16 grammes of gold and mobile phones early this year.Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Manicaland...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 20:32hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents demand refuse fee removed from their rates
side from the Covid-19-induced lockdown restrictions where many of us had to adjust to working from home among many other things, 2020 was a burdensome year because of the Bulawayo City Council's fail...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 05:55hrs | 4 | by Yoliswa Dube-Moyo
Bulawayo mayor chokes on tear gas, faints
Bulawayo mayor Solomon Mguni was choked with tear gas after police allegedly fired volleys of the toxic substance at him while he attempted to make his way to the official opening of the 2019 legal ye...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt denies banning jerry cans
The government has refuted claims that it has banned the use of jerry cans but noted with concern the increase in the number of people queuing for fuel with containers.The past few weeks have ...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 21:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The circle of poison
The US continues to export pesticides, which are restricted in the US, to developing countries .In recent decades, harmful pesticides spread around the world's less developed nations have caused i...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 10:20hrs | 3 | by Erick aMtotoba
Pair up for scattering oranges laced with cyanide in park
TWO Victoria Falls men have been dragged to court for allegedly throwing 68 cyanide-laced oranges in the Zambezi National Park.Mkhululi Nkomo (35) and Noel Mwembe (32) both from Mkhosana high-...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Man drinks poison after catching wife panties down with neighbour
A Mvurwi man cheated death after he reportedly consumed some toxic substance after catching his wife panties down with another man (neighbour) in the bushes.The matter was heard at Chief Makop...Published: 12 Nov 2017 at 09:35hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Death at funeral, brothers fight over chicken
There was double tragedy at a funeral in Chemagore village, Mt Darwin on Wednesday when a deceased's friend committed suicide over a road runner chicken dispute.Sources privy to the developmen...Published: 03 Sep 2017 at 10:53hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman attempts suicide after seeing prophet drinking beer on Christmas day
A Chiweshe woman is battling for her life at Howard hospital in Mashonaland Central province, after trying to kill herself with a toxic substance on Thursday.It is alleged the woman saw her hu...Published: 30 Dec 2016 at 20:44hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Test all the spirit - Prophet Cleo
JOHANNESBURG - A Johannesburg-based cleric has urged Christians to "test the spirit and works" of church leaders, in the advent of controversial Pentecostalism that has afflicted a number of African c...Published: 22 Dec 2016 at 10:05hrs | 12 | by Staff Writer
'Pregnant' teen daughter of AFM elder commits suicide
An Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) elder's form three daughter is believed to have committed suicide in Centenary Mashonaland Central province yesterday (Wednesday).Sources close to investigatio...Published: 24 Nov 2016 at 14:04hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Boy commits suicide after choking schoolmate to death
A 15-year-old schoolboy who choked his schoolmate to death during a fight at Chindunduma High 1 in Mashonaland Central has allegedly committed suicide.A source told Bulawayo24 that the lad i...Published: 21 Sep 2016 at 07:14hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Jilted mum poisons three kids
A WOMAN from Shurugwi who had been jilted by her husband allegedly forced her three children to drink poison before she took it too, killing her and her eldest daughter.They died at Mpilo Cent...Published: 17 May 2016 at 07:17hrs | | by Munyaradzi Musiiwa and Elizabeth Tsuro
Drug abuse among Zimbabweans on the rise
More than 5000 Zimbabweans were convicted for drug related crimes last year, an indication that the vice that most Zimbabweans have been afraid of for so many years has now come onto the nation's door...Published: 08 Mar 2016 at 21:42hrs | | by Staff Reporter
How Mine captain arrested at stadium for drinking 'hot-stuff'
How Mine captain Gilbert Banda was arrested on Saturday at Luveve Stadium after he was found drinking hot stuff in the area.Banda was watching Chibuku Super clash between Chicken Inn and Hwan...Published: 09 Aug 2015 at 17:41hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Deadly pesticide vendors take Bulawayo by storm
BULAWAYO City Council has admitted that it has no operational problems with scores of vendors who have flooded central business districts streets selling toxic substances in public as they have been g...Published: 20 Apr 2015 at 13:41hrs | 2 | by Thobekile Zhou
Umguza water pollution becomes national crisis, 11 000 households affected
Umguza water pollution has earned a national crisis status where the inter-ministerial evaluation Cabinet committee on Water Pollution sits for two days every week in Harare to deliberate on the issue...Published: 16 Jun 2014 at 10:32hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter
Water crisis and global warming in Southern Africa
The socio-economic future of communities in Southern Africa depends on agriculture, fisheries, mining, industry, manufacturing, tourism and industrial development to generate employment and growt...Published: 25 Mar 2014 at 12:12hrs | | by Maxwell Teedzai
Wife poisons hubby a week after marriage, jailed 7 years
A High Court judge has jailed a 20-year-old Mutoko woman for seven years, after convicting her for poisoning and killing her husband.The couple had just married for a week, but the woman Esthe...Published: 21 May 2013 at 11:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman laces abusive hubby's food with poison
A Mutoko woman allegedly gave her husband food laced with poison in a bid to fix him for allegedly sexually abusing her resulting in his death. Esther Mapisa (20), who was yesterday formally c...Published: 14 Feb 2013 at 21:19hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Woman 'puts poison' in her privates in a bid to kill abusive hubby
A woman is being sued by her husband for allegedly trying to kill him by putting poison in her genitals and then asking him to please her orally.The Brazilian wife is accused of planting a to...Published: 28 Jan 2013 at 13:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
BCC and city firms fined for crimes leading to pollution of Umguza River
THE Bulawayo City Council has been fined $5 000, while a number of companies have been fined up to $1 000 for environmental crimes that result in the pollution of Umguza River.The Environmenta...Published: 06 Apr 2012 at 16:12hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
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