A 19 year old Chitungwiza man who raped his brother’s eight-year-old daughter after tying her hands and blindfolding her with a cloth will spend 11 years in prison. He raped the girl while her parents were away and threatened to kill the girl’s family and take over the house if she told anyone.The girl told her sister when she visited Bikita and she informed their mother who reported the matt

The iPad has beaten more traditional gifts such as jewellery and flowers to be named the most wanted Valentine's Day gift.The poll by MyDeals UK asked 2,073 people in relationships to list what gifts they and their partners have requested from each other.However for those who want to be more unique there are some strnge gifts out there. Australian designer and jeweler Polly van der Glas makes rin

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching but what happens if you have more than one person to woo on the 14th? Apparently one man ordered two bouquets on Valentine’s Day, one for his wife, and one for his mistress. As if that wasn't bad enough another ordered 17 individual roses, all to be sent to different women, with a note attached to each one reading "from your secret admirer". Another man ord

Destitute 25-year-old Josias Mutikani allegedly killed Doris Gill, an 86-year-old woman who had employed him as a domestic worker so that he could be sentenced to death.Mutikani who is of no fixed abode told the court while giving evidence before Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Lawrence Kamocha that he had given up on life after living in the streets of Bulawayo, Masvingo and South Africa.Mutik

There have been unconfirmed reports that a Kuwadzana 6 Primary School, Harare pupil has been turned into a snake this morning. Residents claim that a man arrived at the school claiming to be a religious minister and 'prayed' for the child who suddenly changed into a snake. Some claim that the the pupil had picked up a R2 coin before the incident. Some of the pupils at the schools have reportedly

Homeless Bratislav Stojanovic, 43 in Serbia has told how he feels at home living in a grave at a cemetery he moved into after losing his home.He shares the burial plot with the remains of a family who died out more than 100 years ago in Nis."It is dry and it is warm. I have some lamps and my personal possessions. It isn't a palace but it is more comfortable than the street," he explained.Bratisla

South Africa - Phumeza Madikane (38) a mother of three was killed and her head cut off by a man who claimed the head would be used for 'muti' to make him rich.The man had told the children to go to their room and Madikane was killed with a saw, an axe and three knives and her head put in a plastic bag.Her butchered body was found by the eldest of her three kids, who had sneaked out of their roo

A 14-year-old boy in Washington DC, USA is being charged as an adult with first-degree murder for beating and suffocating his baby sister to death, police said Monday.Johnathan Aguiluc of White Oak, Md., appeared in court Monday, where a judge denied him bond.Police say Gloria Yanes, 39, left her 11640 Lockwood Drive apartment about 10:30 p.m. Thursday to go to work, leaving Aguiluc to babysit his

A 24 year old Chitungwiza begged to spared from jail for raping a minor because he was a blood donor.He was sentenced to 12 years for raping a 15-year-old girl who had run away from home after her parents assaulted her for misbehaving.Darlington Chigwida (24) pleaded with the court during mitigation to be lenient with him, saying he was contributing immensely to the national blood bank.He said a

RioZim went to court earlier this month to fight off tourism minister Walter Mzembi and others from Mugabe's ZANU-PF party, who had taken control of its Renco gold mine, 300 km (200 miles) south of Harare, in January.High Court judge Hlekani Mwayera ordered Mzembi and others to vacate the mine and to stop interfering with its operations.Renco, formed in 2004 when Rio Tinto Plc sold most of its Z

Two British adventurers, Philip Young and Paul Brace are celebrating after a record-breaking 10,300 mile drive from Cape Town to London in just over ten days - in a Fiat Panda.They set a new record of 10 days, 13 hours and 30 minutes for the route when they crossed the finish line at London's Marble Arch.The previous record was 14 days, 19 hours and 26 minutes and was set by British Army officer

David Barajas, 31, has been charged with murder on Friday after allegedly shooting a drunk driver moments after he hit his truck killing his two young sons. 12-year-old David Jr. and 11-year-old Caleb, were about 50 yards from their Houston-area home when a car crashed into them on a dark rural road.David Jr. died at the scene, while Caleb died later at a hospital.Neighbors said they heard gunsho

25 year old Kim Leighton from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK was caught on CCTV giving birth on a road outside a shopping centre.Kim went into labour in the Eden shopping centre and gave birth to baby Leanne on the pavement at 2am.She was helped by her mother Sue, 54, and security guards from the shopping complex who had raced to the scene with blankets after spotting the emergency delivery on

A man from Pumula East suburb in Bulawayo man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing his niece.The 29-year-old was living alone with the 15-year-old juvenile and would tell her that if she wanted him to buy her food and other household needs, she should be intimate with him.He ended up getting pregnant with the niece following a series of sexual encounters.The man pleaded n

Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo is seeking the services of debt collectors in a bid to recover money from defaulters running into millions of US dollars.Sources close to the institution say the institution is owed close to $8 million for services it provided including maternity fees.Mpilo Central Hospital recently flighted an advert in the media inviting tenders from legal firms with debt coll