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75 year old man kills girlfriend
A 75-year-old man from the Whunga area in Beitbridge West went berserk and hacked his live in girlified (57) to death with a machete and an axe following an argument. Sitoboli Maluko killed Vi...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:24hrs | 1175 | by Staff reporter
Guard beheaded, body burnt with tyres
IN a gruesome murder that has shocked residents in the faming town of Chiredzi, a security guard was murdered, his head cut off before the rest of the body was thrown at a scrap yard and burnt with ty...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 09:06hrs | 624 | by Staff reporter
Six soldiers in gruesome murder case
Six members of Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) deployed at Guinea Fowl base claimed a life during their target on copper cable thieves in Gweru on January 16.Fortune Mambure (30), Shaibhu Ndara(2...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 14:15hrs | 4019 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Pair murders juvenile, cut genitals
In a gory murder case that has left the community in Mazetese Village in Mwenezi shell-shocked, two men allegedly connived to kill a six-year-old girl before burning her body beyond recognition after ...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 19:46hrs | 1966 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa orders Harare audit
President Mnangagwa has ordered a forensic audit on Harare City Council to get to the bottom of deep-rooted corruption that has seen two mayors, many councillors and senior officials being arrested. ...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:20hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
Mbuya Nehanda's remains must be repatriated first then erection of the statue
One of the greatest achievements of the President of Zimbabwe comrade Emerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa is to honour the heroes. The president has shown that he does not forget those deserving to be honoured...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 08:40hrs | 1777 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Govt prioritises infrastructure development
The Second Republic has adopted a deliberate strategy to channel more resources towards speeding up key infrastructural development projects such as dam construction in order to ensure food security, ...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:06hrs | 65 | by Staff reporter
Chief drives out tsikamutandas
CHIEF Bango of Matobo District in Matabeleland South has become the latest traditional leaders to drive out self-styled traditional healers, popularly known as tsikamutandas, out of his area.T...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 23:54hrs | 2028 | by Staff reporter
Police raise alarm over spike in murder cases
POLICE have raised alarm over the rise in murder cases reported throughout the country, with a record eight cases recorded at the weekend.National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Pa...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 06:38hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
Murder unites MDC Alliance, Zanu-PF
THE gruesome murder of a seven-year-old Murewa boy, Tapiwa Makore last month, has united the otherwise bitterly antagonistic parties ZanuPF and the MDC Alliance despite the father of the deceased bein...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:48hrs | 1975 | by Staff reporter
Tapiwa Makore's murderers must be executed, says MP
ZANU-PF legislator for Mhangura, Precious Masango yesterday raised a matter of privilege in the National Assembly over the recent gruesome murder of a seven-year-old Murewa boy Tapiwa Makore by his un...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 10:08hrs | 2496 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa demands courts to speed up trial of child gruesome murder
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has condemned the brutal killing of young children for ritual purposes in the wake of the death of a sevenyearold Murewa boy, whose mutilated body was found while being fe...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:13hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Elderly couple murdered in beautiful village home
A PROMINENT elderly couple from Mangwe District in Matabeleland South was gruesomely murdered by suspected robbers who raided their homestead on Tuesday night before burning their bodies in the house ...Published: 03 Sep 2020 at 06:11hrs | 2432 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance says councillor abducted and murdered by 'state agents'
An MDC Alliance councillor was killed and later dumped near his home in Hurungwe on Thursday night, the party said.The MDC Alliance said the body of Lovender Chiwaya, its ward 4 councillor in ...Published: 21 Aug 2020 at 19:35hrs | 2748 | by Staff reporter
George Floyd's killer already arrested, but Zimbabwe innocent civilians' killers not yet arrested since 1980!
As the furore surrounding the heinous and barbaric cold-hearted killing of unarmed African American George Floyd by a White United States (US) police officer Derek Chauvin, on 25 May 2020 in Minneapol...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 15:46hrs | 871 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Bulawayo tycoon demands justice for City man killed by Bulawayo police
Bulawayo born venture capitalist and hedge fund manager Kelvin Mazhandu has issued a message of condolence to the family of the Bulawayo city man Paul Munakopa who was killed by details of the Zimbabw...Published: 31 May 2020 at 16:52hrs | 4986 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Beitbridge gruesome murder suspect nabbed
POLICE have arrested a 31-year-old taxi driver linked to the gruesome murder of a man who was killed at his estranged wife's homestead in Beitbridge. It is alleged that Langton Ribombo (35) was fatall...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:18hrs | 1287 | by Staff reporter
Shopkeeper murder accused rejects two free lawyers
BULAWAYO High Court judge Justice Evangelista Kabasa has ordered a Shurugwi man, accused of the gruesome murder of a teenage shopkeeper to secure a lawyer's services so that his matter kicks off and g...Published: 26 May 2020 at 07:13hrs | 1028 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean graduate killed in chilling murder in SA
In a chilling case of murder, Agnes Guni (25) a recent Animal Science graduate from the Midlands State University was killed in South Africa, her body cut into pieces using a grinder and then wrapped ...Published: 23 May 2020 at 14:43hrs | 4873 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Tsholotsho man slits open father's throat
A Tsholotsho man, suspected to be suffering from a mental illness, cut open his father's throat in a gruesome murder.Villagers quickly apprehended the man and took him to the police.Vetera...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 15:24hrs | 2877 | by Moyo Roy
Zimbabweans will never be united as long as only one political entity determines what is patriotism or national interest
Ever since Zimbabwe attained her political independence from Britain on 18 April 1980, the only dominant power in the country has been the ZANU PF party, which has ruled with an iron-fist - thus, sing...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 09:00hrs | 1837 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Man kills wife tries to commit suicide
A 27-YEAR-OLD Chiweshe man fatally axed his wife after accusing her of having an extra marital affair and tried to consume toxic after the gruesome murder...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 22:31hrs | 2135 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Ex-boxer kills girlfriend
FORMER Chiredzi boxer, Charles Jackson (45) was last week sentenced to 35 years over the cold blood murder of his live-in girlfriend, Ndaizivei James.The incident happened sometime in March la...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 20:10hrs | 2550 | by Staff reporter
Border jumpers kill motorist, burn body
TWO stranded border jumpers deported from Botswana allegedly stabbed a motorist who had offered them a lift in Plumtree before they slit his throat and used tyres and diesel to burn his body beyond re...Published: 12 Mar 2020 at 06:59hrs | 1181 | by staff reporter
Wife kills hubby over paternity dispute
AXE weilding Chiweshe woman is in soup after she allegedly killed her husband in a child paternity dispute.Maggie S Mayulwa (37) of Vhu...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 22:15hrs | 2565 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Lodge caretaker found dead in grisly crime scene
A caretaker (49) at a lodge in Matsheumhlope suburb, Bulawayo, was killed in cold blood and his body found with a deep cut on the forehead while his hands were tied to his left leg. Edwin Ndel...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 05:35hrs | 855 | by Staff reporter
Man axed to death
Police in Bulawayo are investigating the gruesome murder of a 42-year-old man who was axed to death during an altercation with three men from his neighbourhood.The deceased who has been identi...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 20:09hrs | 1048 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's legacy and Shona triumphalism: Zimbabwe's case for a two-state solution
ZIMBABWE, which was called Rhodesia before its attainment of independence in 1980, is a former British colony.Although there are over ten tribes that inhabit the country, Zimbabwe can neatly b...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 17:59hrs | 4954 | by George Mkhwanazi
DJ Zwesta embroiled in bizarre murder
WITH his star on the ascendancy, Nkayi (Matabeleland North) born house music producer, Zwelihle "DJ Zwesta" Mathe, finds himself in the news for all the wrong reasons, as one of his acquaintances' all...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:45hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
'Armed machete gangs will defeat security forces'
Former Minister Arts, Sports and Culture Makhosini Hlongwane has warned that the armed machete gangs from Midlands popularly known as Mashurugwi and Al Shabaab will soon liberate their own territory a...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 09:51hrs | 5429 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Machete gang killers linked to Minister Owen Mudha arrested
Police have initiated investigations on the reports of the machete wielding gangs that are seen in videos that have gone viral killing and terrorising some citizens. Said Energy Mutodi, "Rogue...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 17:50hrs | 3014 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe govt abuse and bullying of own citizens pushing them right into the arms of the USA
As tensions between the beleaguered Zimbabwe government and the United States of America (USA) ambassador Brian Nichols continue to intensify - especially, in the wake of the latter's recent flat deni...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 12:58hrs | 1986 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Robert Mugabe: Lessons to be learnt
Nations, like families, learn from past experiences.The death of Robert Mugabe, the second president of a liberated Zimbabwe, 1987-2017, brings many memories to us all.I will propose t...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 06:59hrs | 720 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Teenager beheads father, dumps body in a pit
Police in Wedza, Mashonaland East, have arrested a 19-year-old man who beheaded his father, wrapped his head in a plastic bag before throwing his dismembered body into a pit.The body and head ...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1862 | by Staff reporter
Man axes father to death
A MUTARE man axed his father to death after accusing him of having an affair with his wife. Webus Muranda (Junior) (25) also accused his father Webus Muranda (70) of witchcraft. He axed him in...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 20:07hrs | 1485 | by Staff reporter
Facilitate Gukurahundi apology, Mudenda urges NPRC
Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda has urged the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) to advocate a national apology for past conflicts, including Gukurahundi. He said...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 08:10hrs | 1424 | by Staff Reporter
Man murders, skins 71-year-old woman
In a horror movie style which has left the community shell shocked, a Mwenezi man allegedly killed a 71 year old granny with a machete before skinning her head and gouging her eyes out.Austin ...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 10:19hrs | 1651 | by Staff reporter
African leaders responsible for xenophobia in South Africa
We condemn xenophobia currently underway in South Africa in the strongest terms it deserves, it cannot be justifiable. We have been watching some of the gruesome murders, maiming, and attempted murder...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 13:30hrs | 4639 | by Mbonisi Gumbo
Wrong body buried, family forced to exhume
A NKAYI family in Matabeleland North has been forced to exhume a body of a Mosotho man it buried in December after it emerged that they collected a wrong body from a South African funeral parlour. ...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:03hrs | 769 | 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 | 598 | by Staff reporter
Man kills domestic worker's family
A Buhera man ran amok on Sunday and fatally shot his domestic worker's wife and two children aged four and one, over maize, rapoko and groundnuts that were stolen from his home. The incident o...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:37hrs | 692 | by Staff reporter
Man guns down 3 family members
Tragedy struck when three Mandigo family members were allegedly shot to death by one, Takadu Magwiro following a dispute over allegations of stolen maize, rapoko and groundnuts in Buhera.The g...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 19:13hrs | 4634 | by Staff reporter
Man commits suicide after raping, killing niece
IN a gory incident that left villagers in Wedza shell-shocked, a 30-year-old man raped his 13-year-old niece and axed her to death before committing suicide.Henry Makuvaza, of Jera village, wa...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:58hrs | 1586 | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife, son in paternity wrangle
POLICE in Dema have arrested a 46-year-old man for the gruesome murder of his wife and two-month-old son in a paternity wrangle.The suspect, Lloyd Gorimbo, is facing murder charges after he al...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 11:59hrs | 1398 | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife, son in paternity wrangle
POLICE in Dema have arrested a 46-year-old man for the gruesome murder of his wife and two-month-old son in a paternity wrangle.The suspect, Lloyd Gorimbo, is facing murder charges after he al...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:58hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
Man 'axes' wife, hangs self
A MAN from Kamativi allegedly fatally axed his wife while their nine-year-old daughter watched, before hanging himself following a domestic feud.Gift Mupande (37) of Lwanzi village, under Chie...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:45hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
If Mnangagwa is truly chosen by God, he should first confess his sins against Zimbabweans
Zimbabwean president Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has sought to justify his military-coup assisted ascendency to power by repeatedly claiming that he was chosen by Jehovah God to lead this nation - thr...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 11:00hrs | 2164 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Fatal shebeen machete attack, 2 killed, 3 injured
TWO gold panners died while two others are battling for life at Kwekwe District Hospital after more than a dozen machete-wielding men attacked them at a shebeen at Mbizo 15 suburb in Kwekwe.Th...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 15:44hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners jailed 25yrs for gruesome murder
BULAWAYO High Court judge Justice Nicholas Mathonsi has said the courts are tired of the surge in gruesome murder cases perpetrated by gold panners who do not show remorse or respect for the sanctity ...Published: 31 May 2018 at 07:08hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
Why a Gukurahundi victim is against public hearings
FOR Charles Thomas, an ex-Zipra activist, the five days between February 3 and 8 1983, will remain etched in his mind forever.These are the days when Thomas came face-to-face with the brutalit...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 14:03hrs | 1700 | by Staff reporter
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