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Businessman breaks up marriage
THE serial bed-hopping antics of Plumtree-based businessman Bhekisisa Bhebhe, who was chucked out of his in-laws' house after his shenanigans were exposed, caused the marriage dissolution that befell ...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 06:18hrs | 1562 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF demand MDC apology for asking for sanctions - privilege, is one adversary of imagination
"We have an opposition that asked for sanctions, an opposition which has been cohabiting with countries that seek to undermine our development trajectory," said Patrick Chinamasa, Zanu PF acting spoke...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 09:30hrs | 1143 | by Nomusa Garikai
Morgan Tsvangirai must be turning in his grave
Morgan Tsvangirai, the late icon of Zimbabwe's tenuous democratic struggle, is a man I knew so well, having served as his spokesperson and trusted lieutenant for almost a decade until his untime...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 09:34hrs | 6620 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
'Mnangagwa is clueless'
The investor and I had just come to the realisation that the Victoria Falls Formula 1 Grand Prix project had been politically-infiltrated and most politicians wanted in at any cost. We decided to aban...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 17:40hrs | 17038 | by Shami Fred
Woman killed over text messages
Crowborough community was on Tuesday left horrified after a young woman was murdered by her boyfriend who she was cohabiting with since the beginning of the lockdown.The now deceased Chipo Vhu...Published: 05 Jun 2020 at 19:07hrs | 4096 | by Staff reporter
Jilted man stabs girlfriend to death
A MANGWE man allegedly fatally stabbed his live-in girlfriend of eight years with a kitchen knife after she told him that she wanted their relationship to end as he was abusive. A village head...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:30hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
Man kills girlfriend after she dumps him
A MANGWE man fatally stabbed his live-in girlfriend of eight years with a kitchen knife after she told him that she wanted their relationship to end as he was abusive.A village head from Makhu...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 20:11hrs | 786 | by Staff reporter
HIV positive man jailed for rapping niece (15)
A 28-YEAR-OLD Mvurwi man was sentenced to 5 years for bedding his nephew several times purporting that he was curing his HIV status by having sex with the...Published: 22 Mar 2020 at 06:56hrs | 2153 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Terrence Mukupe blasts Mnangagwa and Zanu PF, tips Chamisa to win 2023
The former deputy minister of Finance Mr Terrence Mukupe came out guns blazing castigating the party and predicting that Chamisa will win the 2023 elections. The former deputy minister labelled ZANU P...Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 06:56hrs | 2489 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Bid to cure HIV backfires for Uncle
A 28-YEAR-OLD Mvurwi man is in serious trouble after allegedly bedding his nephew several times purporting that he was curing his HIV status by having sex with the minor.The suspect who cannot...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 13:09hrs | 2238 | by Simbarashe Sithole
National interest or Partisan dynamics in Economic Policy Design
This instalment marks the end of this series on political transitions and economic policy architecture in Zimbabwe. To refresh your memory reader, you would recall that policy-making is a seri...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:36hrs | 94 | by Richard Mahomva
Fed up woman boots cheating lover out
A fuming Bulawayo woman has given her live-in boyfriend the boot as punishment for allegedly sleeping around with several women, including her workmates.Faith Rukaramato was left heartbroken a...Published: 08 Feb 2020 at 10:00hrs | 1892 | by Staff reporter
Man in hiding after 'assaulting' lover's lover
A Victoria Falls man has gone into hiding after he allegedly assaulted his live-in girlfriend's lover before ramming his car into the woman's car which then overturned. Blessing Nyaude whose a...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:05hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Marry's juju traumatised the children, says Chiwenga
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has accused his estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa of engaging in witchcraft and using juju, a development which traumatized their kids.In court papers filed at t...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 06:47hrs | 4540 | by theanchor
Infertility scars: Through the narrow gate - PART 2
This is a real life story narrated by an infertile woman Joy, who married a man he loved and had a blissful short stint in marriage before it somersaulted into hell.She then faced a plethora of challe...Published: 02 Jan 2020 at 08:43hrs | 1827 | by Heaven Munyuki
Is Marry Chiwenga a victim of power?
Abuse of power or abuse of authority, in the form of "malfeasance in office" or "official misconduct", is the commission of an unlawful act, done in an official capacity, which affects the performance...Published: 28 Dec 2019 at 09:52hrs | 9671 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Man cohabits with two lovers in one room
A 39-year-old man from New Luveve in Bulawayo stayed with his two girlfriends in a single room for a month culminating in accusations of theft by one of the girlfriends.Christopher Garepi team...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 09:40hrs | 1198 | by Staff reporter
Prophet orders followers to divorce . . . hundreds desert church
A BISHOP with Word Apostolic Church in Mahatshula North, Bulawayo has been accused of wrecking church members' marriages by ordering married congregants to divorce their partners who would have stoppe...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 06:09hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Woman stays with two lovers in same house
A Maphisa woman has shocked villagers in the area after her two male lovers settled to stay with her in the same house for two months since neither of them could let her go.At first Pretty Man...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 18:00hrs | 6487 | by Staff reporter
Two husbands woman shocks community
A Lupane woman has left her community shocked after it emerged she was married to two men and had children with both of them. Ms Siphathisiwe Mkandla (48) of Manansa village in Malunku ward co...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:50hrs | 2085 | by Staff reporter
Missing girl found living with boyfriend
A FORM Three pupil at Emakhandeni Secondary School in Bulawayo gave her family sleepless nights after she went missing for over a month only to be found cohabiting with her boyfriend's friend. ...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:15hrs | 1690 | by Staff reporter
The day Cyclone Mthuli came to town
Well, this Mthuli Ncube guy is bad news.Witty and cunning are his attributes! He had an afternoon outing with journalists, last weekend, shared jokes and ideas, while he kept his joker to his ches...Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 16:39hrs | 1744 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP offers ZWL$50 child maintenance
Chirumanzu Zibagwe MP, Prosper Machando (Zanu-PF) stunned the court early this week when he offered to pay ZWL$50 for the upkeep of a four-year-old child he sired with a Mvuma woman.Clara Taru...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:57hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
The Marriage Bill of 2017 - A personal reflection on why it will not fly!
I am sure most people have read the proposed Marriages Bill of 2017, which seeks to repeal and replace the existing Marriage Act (Chapter 5:11) & the Customary Marriages Act (Chapter 5:01). ...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 12:06hrs | 1949 | by Pastor Tomson Dube
Adultery damages, cohabitation rights
A COMMON assertion is that the proposition to protect the rights of cohabiting couples in the imminent Marriage Bill automatically nullifies the concept of adultery.However, this is not true b...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 08:01hrs | 3370 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Jittery over small house saga
SECTIONS of the Draft Marriages Bill 2017, which seeks to provide for civil partnerships - better known as cohabitation - will legitimise 'small houses' if passed into law, a legal expert has said....Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:33hrs | 313 | by Fatima Bulla
Cohabiting now legally protected
SECTION 40 of the proposed Marriage Bill recognises and protects the rights of unmarried people in cohabiting relationships, known in Shona as kubika mapoto and colloquially as small houses.Fo...Published: 25 May 2019 at 08:30hrs | 2544 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Man hangs self in neighbours yard
A VICTORIA Falls man allegedly committed suicide by hanging from a tree in a neighbour's yard following a dispute with an unnamed girlfriend he was cohabiting with.Roderick Mpofu, believed to ...Published: 20 May 2019 at 06:33hrs | 1455 | by Staff reporter
Cohabiting now considered as marriage in Zimbabwe
The new Marriages Bill which has been approved by cabinet formally recognises civil partnerships (umasihlalisane/kuchaya mapoto) as legal marriage. An analysis of the Bill reveals that the law...Published: 17 May 2019 at 10:50hrs | 12318 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Woman wants maintenance until she remarries or dies
A HARARE woman who has instigated divorce proceedings against her husband has asked the High Court to grant her request to be maintained at $3 000 every month until she remarries or dies.Barbr...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 15:43hrs | 1907 | by Staff reporter
Wife-deserter charged with bigamy
A KUWADZANA man who grabbed headlines a few weeks ago after dumping his blind wife and married his tenant appeared in court charged with bigamy.Naume Gokoko hauled her husband John Chadzoka to...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 20:36hrs | 1046 | by Staff reporter
Ex-lover takes Matonga to court
Former deputy minister of Information, Bright Matonga, is up in arms with his ex-girlfriend, Thombizodwa Choto, who has petitioned the High Court seeking an order to compel him to present himself at t...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 14:06hrs | 778 | by Staff reporter
Mermaids, crocodiles unleash terror on Zimbabwe villagers
VILLAGERS of Masiyandumbi Village in Gokwe are living in fear of crocodiles and mermaids that seem to have moulded a formidable combination to give villagers in the area torrid times.Nyawaya D...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 01:25hrs | 1935 | by Staff reporter
The impossibility of abolishing lobola
THIS is the conclusion of a three-part series which discussed the feasibility of doing away with roora or making it optional in customary marriages.The position taken has been that it is impos...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 01:00hrs | 583 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Man jailed 28 years for fatally axing lover
HIGH Court judge Justice Thompson Mabhikwa yesterday sentenced a 32-year-old Shurugwi man to 28 years in jail for killing his girlfriend with an axe after they broke up.Tapiwa Tavaziva Chinyam...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 06:30hrs | 504 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe's sons cohabit with same girl?
UNITED Kingdom based model, Tapiwa Sithole, claims to have cohabited with former First Lady Grace Mugabe's sons, Russell Goreraza and Robert Junior on different occasions. Tapiwa, 24, revealed...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 16:42hrs | 11803 | by Staff reporter
Poison laced beer deaths
CHIEF Shana of Jambezi in Hwange has expelled a villager who the community accuses of killing four people by lacing their beer with crocodile bile and brains.Villagers in Mulonga accused Never...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 15:15hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Cohabit, benefit, or be used
WHEN you move in to cohabit with your partner, two things are likely to happen.That is either you benefit or you get used.It is sad that many have been left heartbroken after cohabitin...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:31hrs | 336 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa and Biti begs for GNU why now?
We can praise the revolutionary parties for their unity on the two most important national issues facing the Zimbabwean people: The political impasse and the economic melt down. Some peopl...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 08:40hrs | 13598 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Army pilot kills lawyer girlfriend in love triangle
A 29-YEAR-OLD Airforce of Zimbabwe pilot based at the Josiah Tongogara Airbase in Gweru, Tashinga Musonza, has been arrested on allegations of murdering his girlfriend in a love triangle involving his...Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 06:16hrs | 4424 | by Staff reporter
23pc females cohabited before 18 - Study
OVER 23 percent of females aged between 18 and 24 were once married or cohabited before they turned 18, the Young Adults Survey of Zimbabwe has revealed. Young Adults Survey of Zimbabwe (YASZ)...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cheating couple caught cohabiting
A Tafara woman regrets ever making marriage vows after she caught her husband cohabiting with a married church mate in Highfield on Wednesday.Lucia Sawali, 34, following a tip-off, could not b...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 16:50hrs | 3966 | by Staff reporter
19 shades of the MDC
Yesterday marked the 19th birthday of the Movement of Democratic Change - Zimbabwe's once formidable opposition party. Of course, one can be forgiven for not knowing what that name actually now repres...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 06:38hrs | 394 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Man kills self after lover refuse to elope
A 29-YEAR-OLD-PFungwe man hanged himself after his girlfriend allegedly refused to elope with him.Shupikai Chikuvira of Tokoti village, under Chief Chitsungo, was found hanging near a footpath...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 06:44hrs | 3546 | by Staff reporter
'I want my hubby back please'
DHELIWE Sibanda from Bulawayo's Sauerstown suburb wants her husband Antony Sibanda back.She said she last had sex with him in 2012 before he was taken away by Tracy Mamvura from Mzilikazi subu...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man kills father's lover
A 22-YEAR-OLD Murewa man allegedly fatally struck his father's girlfriend with a log in a fit of rage after discovering that the two were cohabiting.Mashonaland East acting provincial police s...Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 06:54hrs | 1332 | by Staff reporter
Woman dumps baby to live with lover
A 26-YEAR-OLD woman from Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly leaving her one-year-old baby unattended as she went to cohabit with her boyfriend for 10 days in Nketa suburb.Rubia Mudiwa fr...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ocean Mushure dumps wife
DYNAMOS captain, Ocean Mushure, abandoned his pregnant wife to cohabit with a new girl-friend in Westlea.Mushure's wife Audrey Meda, who was last week blessed with a baby boy named after the D...Published: 09 May 2018 at 16:41hrs | 4839 | by Staff reporter
Women in street fight over footie star
HE scored with me first!Two women from Nguboyenga suburb in Bulawayo found themselves fighting over former Highlanders forward Graham Ncube.The two, Vimbai Kunaka and Ncube's wife Beli...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 06:54hrs | 1069 | by Staff reporter
Smallhouse beats up lover's wife
A BULAWAYO woman has been ordered to perform 210 hours of community service for bashing her boyfriend's wife with an empty beer bottle while the man watched.Thembinkosi Moyo (24) from Matsheum...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 06:51hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
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