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Family in soup for marrying off underage girl
A family in Mapanzure, under Headman Matavire in Chief Murinye's jurisdiction, is facing investigation after reportedly marrying off their 16-year-old daughter following her return home late.T...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:27hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF arsonists pose as firefighters
On June 11, 2025, my friend sent me a message I'll never forget: his wife had delivered a stillborn baby. The young couple was shattered. He said delays at the Harare hospital had cost them their chil...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 12:07hrs | 185 | by Reward Magadhi
Inside Zimbabwe's market of pregnant vendors
Commuters along Seke Road have started calling the busy H Bus stop by a new and curious name - "Pamimba", a term referring to pregnancy in Shona. The moniker reflects an unusual yet poignant reality: ...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Trabablas Interchange eases congestion
The newly completed Trabablas Traffic Interchange has breathed new life into one of Harare's busiest road junctions, drastically improving traffic flow and turning a former congestion hotspot into a s...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:39hrs | 2959 | by Staff reporter
Entumbane couple dies in horror crash along Nketa Drive
A peaceful evening drive turned fatal for a young couple from Bulawayo after their vehicle crashed near Insukamini Primary School on Nketa Drive, leaving both dead at the scene.The victims, 35...Published: 20 May 2025 at 10:02hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Businessman (54) caught pants down with teenager bashed
A 54-YEAR-OLD Glendale businessman is battling for life at Concession hospital after he was severely bashed by three men who caught him having sex with on...Published: 14 Sep 2023 at 08:26hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
30% of marriages collapse within five years
KEEPING marriages intact has seemingly become a mammoth task for newlyweds, if statistics provided by the Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) are anything to go by.At least 30 percent of new ma...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:03hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
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
Family crisis in the West
I KNOW this is sensitive ground and most people avoid commenting on, but I think it is too important to the world and our own families and society to just brush it aside as another feature of a ...Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:07hrs | 6 | by Eddie Cross
300 Bulawayo couples seek divorce in 6 months
MORE than 300 couples have applied for divorce in the High Court in Bulawayo in the first six months of the year, translating to about an average of 50 cases every month, a worrying trend observers bl...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:06hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Divorce cases spike
The High Court in Harare recorded a staggering 47 divorce cases on Thursday last week while statistics show that 1 351 couples filed for divorce last year compared to 1 117 in 2020.Observers b...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:00hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Reckless drinking is destroying the youths
Cenosillicaphobia is the fear of having an empty glass of beer, so the seasoned drinker or connoisseur is always topping up the glass with more beer after every swig. Not so with 'Musombo' or 'Kambwa'...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 07:43hrs | 8 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Prominent cleric in sex scandal
A prominent Mutare church leader, who is in an eye of a storm after his alleged adulterous relationships with married congregants were exposed, has been described as a "manipulative and deceitful char...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police gun down armed robber after 14 hour standoff
Zimbabwe's southern border town, Beitbridge was at a standstill, Thursday, when a suspected armed robber held 10 people hostage at a house in Dulivhadzimu suburb forcing the police to gun him down aft...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 21:23hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Gukurahundi victims exhumed and reburied
The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission has overseen a process that has led to the exhumation and reburial of a coup who were victims of Gukurahundi in Sipepa Tsholotsho. Senior Journ...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 17:36hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
More fame for Chicken Inn couple
THE Chicken Inn couple - Belinda Nyoni and Makhosana Mguni - is back in the limelight with a Chicken Inn Valentine's Day campaign which they are spearheading countrywide. The couple that was m...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 22:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man 'axes' wife, hangs self
A SILOBELA man fatally struck his sleeping wife with an axe on the head before committing suicide after discovering she was taking contraceptive pills without his knowledge. Busani Mandava (35...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:04hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Sharp increase in divorces
THE number of couples that filed for divorce at the Bulawayo High Court shot to 820 between January and December 2018, marking a 60 percent increase compared to 512 in the previous year. However, 1 19...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Food outlet proposal attracts sponsors
A public marriage proposal has borne fruit for a Bulawayo-based couple, after companies and the public pledged to sponsor their whole wedding.What is left is for the bride and groom to set a d...Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:07hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Curtains: an anthology of poems
The Harare based poet and author, Takunda Chikomo made his first contribution to poetry with Curtains: an anthology of poems, published by TafaPrint Publishers Zimbabwe, 2018. Takunda recently finishe...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 09:28hrs | 18 | by Brian Maregedze
Inquest into death of UK based Zim woman and her husband Jesus opened
Inquests have heard how a young couple whose bodies were found in their Braunstone Frith home died.The bodies of Lorraine Gugu Mbulawa-Sanchez and her husband Jesus were found by a family frie...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 13:42hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
When Cupid flew Modi to Zimbabwe
Growing up in the populous streets of India, little did he know that he would one day be a government minister in a country that is 7 000km from his birth place.Until a few weeks ago, many Zim...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman bashed for 'poor sex'
A MAN from Bambanani Village 2 in Bubi District shocked his family and other villagers when he assaulted his wife for poor sexual performance.Molweni Mkwananzi (57) on Saturday accused his wif...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 19:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
A new day dawns
ZIMBABWE is caught up in election fever, especially the national leadership.However, it's not the outcome of these elections that concerns me - it's what will happen after the elections. The p...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 07:10hrs | | by Eddie Cross
WhatsApp messages lead to divorce
A KUWADZANA young couple divorced after the husband came messages of his wife chatting with other men in a WhatsApp group.Tendai Chirova was in a WhatsApp group which was full of sex workers a...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 16:55hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
2 000 couples in mass wedding
IT was pomp and fanfare at the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ)'s annual conference at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo when their leader Archbishop Johannes Ndanga sole...Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 04:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
I'm married to a hothead
Dear Mai Chisamba, my heart is bleeding as I write to you. I am happily married and we are blessed with four kids. My husband is 37 and I am 35 and we have been married for a decade. My youngest child...Published: 07 Aug 2016 at 10:21hrs | | by Mai Chisamba
Woman slits newborn baby's throat soon after giving birth
A WOMAN from Mpopoma suburb in Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly killing her newborn baby, minutes after giving birth. Alaika Dube (21) is said to have given birth to a baby boy at home...Published: 23 Jul 2016 at 07:50hrs | 2 | by Nqobile Tshili
Student (18) brutally assaults wife (19)
A married Advanced Level student Nigel Garira aged 18 was dragged to court by his 19 year old wife who accused him of assaulting her after she asked him why a certain girl always comes to see him....Published: 19 Jul 2016 at 10:30hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe gives advice to youths
President Robert Mugabe has urged youths to be hardworking, trustworthy and principled, and young couples to persevere in marriage even in the face of challenges so that they build a strong family...Published: 13 Jul 2016 at 18:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man beats up wife for sex
A MUTARE man will fork out $100 in fines after he assaulted his wife with a cooking stick over his conjugal rights.Manica Post reported that Witness Chibuwe (26) pleaded guilty to the charges...Published: 07 May 2016 at 05:04hrs | | by Tendai Gukutikwa
Sex-starved man bashes wife with cooking stick
A MUTARE man will fork out $100 in fines after he assaulted his wife with a cooking stick over his conjugal rights. Mnica Post reported that Witness Chibuwe (26) pleaded guilty to the charges ...Published: 06 May 2016 at 14:19hrs | | by Tendai Gukutikwa
Family buries wrong child
A YOUNG couple from Bulawayo's Mabutweni suburb have told of their hell after the body of their three-week-old daughter was switched at a funeral parlour and buried by another family.Simbarash...Published: 06 Apr 2016 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Melody Baya
Man bashes wife over sex
A 22-YEAR-OLD sex-starved Hopley man, Clifford Chikoto, was yesterday slapped with a 10-day jail term after being convicted of battering his wife over conjugal rights.Chikoto will, however, no...Published: 16 Oct 2015 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe and Grace's secrets 'wreck' Bona's marriage
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe's number one child, Bona Nyepudzai's tricky marriage to Simba Chikore, is allegedly on the brink of damage and possible collapse owing to secret plans by Mugabe and th...Published: 16 Jul 2015 at 05:54hrs | 4 | by Mary-Kate Kahari
Mahachi denies wife assault over malayitsha affair
MAMELODI Sundowns FC midfielder Kudakwashe Mahachi allegedly bashed his wife while demanding answers over her alleged affair with a cross border transporter.Mahachi, of Cowdray Park, was yeste...Published: 24 Jun 2015 at 06:56hrs | | by Emily Mbewe
Tsvangirai's sex mentoring polluted Mangoma
It is sad to note that Former Energy and Power Development Minister, Elton Mangoma, who is also the Treasurer General of the MDC Renewal Team, has snatched away a youthful married wife, Yemurai ...Published: 27 May 2015 at 15:55hrs | 4 | by Suitable Kajau
'Why you mustn't marry any Zim woman who is 25 years older' author dressed down
An article titled 'WHY YOU MUST NOT MARRY ANY ZIMBABWE WOMAN WHO IS OLDER THAN 25' has caused some consternation online with people lashing at the author of the article. The article evokes intense em...Published: 29 Jan 2015 at 18:33hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Divorce cases on the rise in Bulawayo
AT least 330 couples applied for divorce in Bulawayo during the period between January and August this year, a manual count of the High Court index book figures reveals.Last week alone, 20...Published: 31 Aug 2014 at 07:17hrs | | by Thulani Ndlovu
Zimbabwe churches turn to sex education
SEX used to be a sacred subject among Christians but some churches have turned a new leaf as they now openly discuss it without restraint. A survey conducted by B-Metro revealed that churc...Published: 26 Aug 2014 at 11:00hrs | | by Danisa Masuku
'High divorce rate was appalling,' says once divorced Khaya Moyo
The government is worried about the high rate of divorce among young couples, the Senior Minister of State, Ambassador Simon Khaya Moyo, has said. He said the high divorce rate was appalling and threa...Published: 25 Aug 2014 at 08:13hrs | 1 | by Thupeyo Muleya
'Increase in divorce cases is worrisome'
THERE is a sharp increase in divorce cases involving young couples and the trend is worrisome, a traditional leader has said.In an interview on the sidelines of Muzogwi Primary School Tree See...Published: 29 May 2014 at 06:49hrs | | by Walter Mswazie
'Marriage institution is sacred, divorces worry Govt'
Vice President Joice Mujuru says the marriage institution is sacred and government is concerned about the high rate of divorce cases in the country.Mujuru made the remar...Published: 21 Apr 2014 at 20:16hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Woman gives birth to 'baboon'
A young couple's dreams of parenthood turned into a nightmare after they gave birth to a creature-like baby resembling a baboon recently. The incident which occurred last week in the vil...Published: 03 Apr 2014 at 18:57hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter
First family hosts lavish wedding for daughter
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe and First Lady, Grace yesterday hosted a lavish wedding for their daughter, Bona at their Borrowdale Brooke mansion.Bona tied the knot with her husband Simba Chikore,...Published: 02 Mar 2014 at 07:45hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Woman ambushes polygamist hubby, strikes him with a log
A Gwanda woman was yesterday spared the agony of jail life after receiving a wholly suspended sentence for ambushing her polygamist husband whom she struck with a log fracturing his right arm....Published: 13 Nov 2013 at 02:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe criticise cabinet ministers for engaging in extramarital affairs
President Mugabe has criticised some Cabinet ministers for engaging in extramarital affairs while also expressing concern over the alarming rate of divorce cases in the country.Speaking at the...Published: 27 Oct 2013 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Family slams Learnmore Judah Jongwe memorial
A terrible bitterness still fills the heart of Munyaradzi Muusha, brother to murdered Rutendo, the wife of the late spokesperson for Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC party, Learnmore Judah Jongwe.The ...Published: 13 Oct 2013 at 12:08hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
'Bona is still a virgin,' claims Grace Mugabe
First Lady Grace Mugabe yesterday disclosed that her daughter Bona had gotten married to her sweetheart Simba Chikore in August, adding that details of the young couple's wedding would be made p...Published: 13 Oct 2013 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet Uebert Angel blesses young couple with a mint Audi TT
A Harare couple was short of words when their church leader Prophet Uebert Angel shocked them with a life time present of a car.The man narrated how Prophet Angel, who, after last week's Thur...Published: 14 Aug 2013 at 08:15hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
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