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Madhadha closure, Zanu PF Manicaland factional fights turns nasty
Zanu PF Manicaland factional wars have spilt into business, with companies owned by some members close to Sports Minister Anselem Sanyatwe being targeted over allegations of backing Vice-President Con...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 17:18hrs | 1084 | by Staff Reporter
Chiyangwa farm battle turns nasty
More than 150 families at Old Citrus Farm, located on the outskirts of Chinhoyi, find themselves homeless after their homes and belongings were destroyed amid a contentious land ownership dispute. The...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:20hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
Church romance turns nasty
Losing a job is one of the most heart-breaking experiences that one has to go through, especially in circumstances where they feel they were unfairly dismissed.This might ring true for a singl...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:51hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa poll fight turns nasty
THE ruling Zanu-PF and suspected State security agents have reportedly ordered local hotels not to host the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party for Press conferences and other events,...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:10hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Love triangle drama turns nasty
IN a suspected love triangle drama that turned nasty a woman from Tsholotsho in Matabeleland North province is living in fear after her husband's suspected lover allegedly threatened to consult witch-...Published: 12 Aug 2023 at 07:44hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Boy (11) hangs self, as birthday celebration turns nasty
AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy from Mutawatawa, Mashonaland East province, committed suicide on January 23 following a fist-fight with his elder brother while celebrating the latter's birthday.The decease...Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Brawl over CSC turns nasty
A nasty brawl between new investor in Cold Storage Company (CSC) and the judicial manager, which threatens to scupper current initiatives to revive the once-vibrant meat processor, has emerged, The Su...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:05hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Esidakeni farm wrangle turns nasty, tomato crops destroyed
KERSHELMAR Farm, commonly known as Esidakeni, should be teeming with ready-to-harvest tomatoes at this time of the year as it is every farmer's wish to take a good crop to market.A gaze throug...Published: 30 Oct 2021 at 15:04hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
War veterans fight turns nasty, chairman loses wheat
ZANU PF factionalism has apparently turned nasty in Mashonaland Central province following a clash between War veterans Association provincial chairperson Sam Parirenyatwa and war veterans league prov...Published: 19 Oct 2021 at 09:51hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Esidakeni Farm wrangle turns nasty
IN a move which underlines a further deterioration in the rule of law and property rights under President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government, Esidakeni Farm manager Makhabane Nkomo was on Thursday evenin...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 18:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Sex turns nasty as cheating man cheats death
A 23-year-old man, Munyaradzi Njani, is battling for life at Bindura hospital after he was heavily assaulted by his girlfriend's four brothers after they caught him and her being intimate.Mash...Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 18:17hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
Malunga farm ownership wrangle turns nasty
NATIONAL University of Science and Technology (Nust) lecturer Dumisani Madzivanyati has claimed that he sustained head injuries after he was allegedly struck with an iron rods early this month by co-o...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Battle for mine control turns nasty
THE battle for control of a rich gold mine in Odzi near Mutare turned nasty last weekend after Zanu-PF councillor Luxon Mawanga reportedly fired three gunshots as he tried to scare away his rival's se...Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drinking spree turns nasty over 'bad' joke
A DRINKING spree in Epworth, Harare, on Friday turned nasty when an irate 59-year-old man allegedly axed a colleague three times on the head for making fun of his vehicle.Lazarus Chihota, who ...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 17:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Disruptive chaos rages at Harare city
CHAOS continues to reign at Harare City Council, where top officials who are reportedly wanted by law enforcement agencies are back at work, while others with pending court cases are resisting to vaca...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Poisoning scare as land barons' war turns nasty
GOVERNMENT'S fight against land barons, accused of illegally parcelling out State land in urban areas, has turned nasty amid reports that Harare's provincial development coordinator (PDC) Tafadzwa Mug...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 06:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Car hire deal turns nasty
AN accountant at First Mutual Funeral Services was allegedly conned a car by one of his clients, who had hired it out to conduct her daily routine activities.Chenjerai Job Chikwangwani (31), o...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 14:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
How South Africa can nudge Zimbabwe toward stability
What's new? As Zimbabwe's political and economic crises worsen, South Africa is moving beyond its policy of "quiet diplomacy" with its northern neighbour and applying more pressure on Harare to open...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by crisisgroup
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga fight turns nasty
A POWER struggle that has been simmering for months between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ambitious deputy, retired General Constantino Chiwenga, has intensified over the past two weeks, with f...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Battle for control of Choppies turns nasty...Festus Mogae turns against partner
A bitter Boardroom battle for control of Botswana's most prestigious company is being waged in Gaborone – and is reverberating through eight sub-Saharan countries.At its heart is a battle fo...Published: 24 May 2019 at 17:39hrs | 2 | by Staff Writer
Chamisa and Mwonzora fight turns nasty
The ongoing struggle to be MDC's leader is a sign of just how hegemonic the party's left has become. The contest between Nelson Chamisa and Douglas Mwonzora has shown worrying flashes of acrimony, bot...Published: 28 Feb 2019 at 17:07hrs | 4 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mwonzora, Chamisa congress fight turns nasty
The fight for the control of MDC has reached its peak with Secretary General Douglas Mwonzora openly defying the orders of President Nelson Chamisa, a clear sign that the centre is no longer h...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 17:45hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mohadi's divorce turns nasty
Vice President Kembo Mohadi's estranged ex-wife, Tambudzani has pulled another stunt after dragging the Magistrate who dealt with her husband's application for a protection order to the High Court off...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 09:54hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe's 'I can come back' meme go viral
Social media is awash with memes of former president Robert Mugabe naughtily asking if he should return to office‚ complemented with jokes suggesting he should get dressed up just in case he's calle...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 08:17hrs | 4 | by TimesLive
ZCTU demo banned
The Zimbabwe Congress Trade Union (ZCTU) is headed for a clash with police after banning the labour body's planned demonstrations against the 2% tax, tomorrow, saying it could lead to a fresh cholera ...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube, Dlodlo tiff turns nasty
The tiff between Zanu-PF's sitting Makokoba MP Tshinga Dube and his former personal assistant Nothiwani Dlodlo escalated last week, after the latter warned the politburo that the party risked losing t...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khupe, Chamisa feud turns nasty
The tension between MDC-T leaders Nelson Chamisa and Thokozani Khupe has escalated amid allegations the two are plotting to expel each other from the party.Chamisa and Khupe have been fighting...Published: 18 Mar 2018 at 09:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Land dispute turns nasty
A dispute over land, in Harare's high density suburb of Budiriro 4, has degenerated into a nasty battle between apostolic sect members, leading to one being dragged to court over rape.Herbert ...Published: 05 Feb 2018 at 10:31hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ingested potent, non-radioactive poison
FRESH details have emerged that South African doctors - who performed a minor surgery on Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) last Wednesday - reportedly detected traces of palladium poison wh...Published: 21 Aug 2017 at 08:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mine owners' war turns nasty
RAT-a-tat-tat!Hebert Kwenzani (41) a mine owner along with his brother Robert Wekwete are lucky to be alive after their rival Ronald Davison Mngangavai (29) with the assistance of his security...Published: 28 Jul 2017 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere take on Team Lacoste
Zanu PF political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere has accused the State media of being an appendage of a faction of the ruling party, which produced a controversial secret dossier dubbed Blue Ocean ...Published: 10 Nov 2016 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Another MDC-T split imminent
THE appointment of Nelson Chamisa and Elias Mudzuri as vice presidents of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) has opened a Pandora's Box in the fragile opposition party, amid fears of yet anoth...Published: 21 Jul 2016 at 10:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's supporters threaten to bewitch MDC-T official
MDC-T supporters have threatened to bewitch the party's Bulawayo provincial organising secretary Tsepiso Mpofu to force her to step down as infighting in the party turns nasty.According to...Published: 18 Mar 2015 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mujuru's children flee their homes
AS VICE-President Joice Mujuru's woes continue to mount amid allegations of corruption and treason, her children - Nyasha del Campo, Kumbirai, Chipo and their children - left the country a fortnight ...Published: 21 Nov 2014 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Battle for sex turns nasty
A 25-year-old Karoi woman in a polygamous marriage is battling for her life in hospital after she was allegedly stabbed by the first wife for depriving her of "an equal share of intimacy" with th...Published: 27 Apr 2014 at 15:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Botched $5,000 car deal turns nasty
A Bulawayo man who took his girlfriend of eight months to court over a botched $5,000 car deal has been accused of reporting the matter to police to spite her following the breakup of their relationsh...Published: 25 Apr 2014 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Patrick Chitumba
MPs threatened with unspecified action for boycotting Tsvangirai
MDC-T parliamentarians boycotting rallies being addressed by party leader Morgan Tsvangirai risk being booted out as purging of officials opposed to the former Premier turns nasty, it has emerged....Published: 21 Mar 2014 at 08:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Romantic night turns nasty as man assaults lover to death
Police in Gokwe have arrested a 28-year-old man on allegations of fatally assaulting his girlfriend during a misunderstanding. Midlands Police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the arre...Published: 13 Oct 2013 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
This and that with Mal'phosa - Doomsday, again and again
Got an e-mail from a client the other day; "I will be back in the office first week of January- - - unless of course the Mayans got it right this time and the world ends on 21 December 2012; then it's...Published: 13 Jan 2013 at 09:15hrs | 1 | by Clerk Ndlovu
Cde Chinx's house ownership fight turns nasty
The house ownership wrangle between popular revolutionary musician Dickson 'Cde Chinx' Chingaira and his step son, Brian Bizayi has turned nasty.The popular songsmith allegedly ran berserk and...Published: 05 Sep 2012 at 05:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Egyptian protests turns nasty
Violence broke out on the streets of Cairo Wednesday when supporters of President Hosni Mubarak clashed with anti-government demonstrators, who were told by the military to disband and clear the s...Published: 02 Feb 2011 at 17:42hrs | 1 | by Byo24News
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