Drama as woman strikes hubby with an axe before smearing him with her faeces
A 27-year-old Gutu woman has been convicted of domestic violence by a magistrate's court after she struck her husband with an axe on the forehead and soiled his whole body with human waste following...
View Article'Shebeen queen' takes client to court for snatching her husband
A Harare "shebeen queen" from Kuwadzana has taken her client and drinking partner to court accusing her of snatching her husband. Otilia Dzingirai applied for a protection order at the Harare Civil Co...
View ArticleMusic promoter, businessman defaults on bills
Masvingo music promoter and businessman Jack Chivanga has been given a five-day ultimatum to settle water and electricity bills amounting to nearly US$3 000 incurred at a house that he leased in the c...
View ArticleCouncillors are at each other's throats over tender
BULAWAYO City councillors are at each other's throats over the awarding of a tender to a private contractor for the servicing of stands at Emhlangeni medium density suburb.According to the latest coun...
View ArticleMan (30) 'kills' friend in property dispute
A 30-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his friend following a dispute over property.The incident, which was confirmed by Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Mandlenkosi M...
View ArticleMan (19) dies after drinking home-made herbal concoction trying to treat STI
A 19-YEAR-OLD man from Plumtree, who was suffering from a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI), died after drinking a concoction that was prepared by his brother.Police identified the deceased as Mnce...
View ArticleMan (61) commits suicide after suspecting that wife was having an extra...
A 61-year-old Sipepa man allegedly hanged himself in his bedroom hut after suspecting that his 49-year-old wife was having an affair with their village head.Matabeleland North provincial police spoke...
View ArticleUK adds compulsory TB test for Zimbabweans applying for visa
THE United Kingdom (UK) has added a compulsory tuberculosis (TB) test for Zimbabweans and other African nationals applying for a visa to stay for more than six months.The requirement came into force o...
View ArticlePregnant teenager commits suicide after boyfriend denied responsibility
KAROI - A jilted 16-year-old pregnant girl died last Saturday after she took an overdose of unidentified medical tablets after her boyfriend allegedly denied responsibility for the pregnancy.Mashonala...
View ArticleExtreme heat wave puts Australians on fire alert
Sydney - Australians were in the grip of a record-setting heatwave on Friday with firefighters tackling blazes across the nation and ambulance officers treating those felled by 40° temperatures."Take...
View ArticleUS school shooting survivors return to class or the first time since a gunman...
Students from Sandy Hook Elementary school in Connecticut have returned to class for the first time since a gunman killed 20 of their classmates there in a shooting last December.With their original ...
View ArticleCounterfeit drugs put Bulawayo residents' lives at risk
HUNDREDS of Bulawayo residents risk suffering from health complications and adverse reactions due to the proliferation of counterfeit drugs on the streets and unregistered outlets, health experts hav...
View ArticleMatabeleland farmers bemoan late onset of rains
FARMERS in Matabeleland have bemoaned the late onset of rains, saying the development has frustrated their efforts in planting.According to the Meteorological Services Department, rainfall started int...
View ArticleFamily, friends, colleagues support SA 'killer' cop
A 30-YEAR-OLD Johannesburg Metro police officer, who shot his girlfriend and her friend to death in a fit of rage, enjoyed support from family, friends and colleagues who took the day off work on to a...
View Article10 Most Pirated Movies - 2012
10. The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn - Part 1: Released towards the end of 2011, it seems that many who were still undecided (or too embarrassed) to see the movie in cinemas decided to get it off Torr...
View ArticleTeenager arrested after Facebook confession
USA - Police in the coastal city of Astoria, Ore, US, arrested an 18-year-old young man, Jacob Cox-Brown after he allegedly confessed via Facebook that he had been driving drunk on New Year's Eve and ...
View ArticleRural areas a delicate political domain
Finance Minister Tendai Biti on the Friday of 16 November 2012 put aside a total of US$50 million in allocation for a constitutional referendum and the general elections this year, 2013. This announc...
View Article7 people die in road accidents
Seven people died and several others were injured yesterday in two separate road accidents which occurred at Nkenyani Bridge in Lower Gweru while another one occurred along Masvingo-Mbalabala road.In ...
View ArticleNational Code on Corporate Governance under review
The committee on the National Code on Corporate Governance says it is reviewing the final draft document and is optimistic that the code will be launched this year following failure to meet the Octobe...
View ArticleJustin Bieber, Selena Gomez break-up again
Justin Bieber's winter holiday getaway with Selena Gomez seems to have put the chill on the couple's rocky relationship.The pair, who was photographed kissing and snuggling up to one another during a ...
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