Five family members of a family residing in Bulawayo's Nketa 6 suburb were burned to death whilst three others escaped the inferno with one having serious burns yesterday. The five have been identified as Ester Mazidziwa, 29, Learnmore Chidembo, 26, his son Brian, 19, and two daughters Nicollete, 12 and Nicky, 4.The four year old allegedly escaped the fire but returned to the house for her mo

Vice President, Emerson Mnangwagwa has refuted that government banned the production of Quail birds, which touched a Zvihuta social media storm.  He said the government had never banned the production of the quails but was against poaching of the wild birds and eggs.Responding to questions in Parliament on the reported banning of the production of quail birds on Wednesday, Mnangagwa said

Finance Minister, Patrick Chinamasa has revealed that the First Lady Grace Mugabe has a share of the Governments budget as she travels together with President Robert Mugabe. Chinamasa was responding to the MDC-T Bulawayo South legislator Eddie Cross, who had inquired whether the First Lady’s recent tours of provinces were covered by the State.The Finance Minister said the costs of tra

Two commuter omnibuses collided head on at the intersection of Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo's street and 8th Avenue in Bulawayo yesterday, leaving one person injured.One of the kombis overturned and several passengers escaped with bruises.The statue site has become a black spot with numerous vehicles crashing into the balustrade.Bulawayo’s Chief Fire Officer Richard Peterson said it was fortun

Students at a secondary school in Bindura refused to recite the national pledge in front of a team of officials from the Ministry of Education on Tuesday. The ministry representatives had driven all the way to witness how the students will recite the controversial prayer which has been viewed by rights activists as an infringement on the pupils rights. A senior teacher at Chipindura Government Sec

A 15 year old girl has leveled accusations against her sister of drugging and assisting her husband to rape her while she was unconscious in a bid for her to conceive a baby for the couple. The sister, who is 35 years old and her husband aged 30, both of whom cannot be named to protect the identity of their alleged victim, have been married for the past eight years but are struggling to have a bab

A number of Harare suburbs are expected to be without water as from Friday to next week Monday, following shutdown of Morton Jaffray Water Treatment Plant for repairs. Residents have been urged to store bulk water for critical use in light of the scheduled shutdown from May 6-9. The shutdown will affect all of Harare’s institutions and suburbs except for a few places, which include Chitungw

A Harare woman received a hiding from her husband after she was caught red handed going through his phone without consent.Paul Nyambanyo,52, of Kambuzuma arrived home late and his wife, Zvichanzii Chikata, asked her husband to be intimate with her but he refused and retired to bed. Chikata was caught by Nyambanyo when he suddenly woke busy on his phone.Nyambanyo was charged with contravening the D

The Zimbabwean Defence Forces commander General Constantine Chiwenga is on the brink of losing his job as revelations emerged that his contract for service is about to expire, amid indications that his employer, President Robert Mugabe will not renew it.The expiry of the contract would give Mugabe a golden opportunity to remove Chiwenga, a strong ally of Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is b

President Robert Mugabe has revealed plans after his visit to Japan to introduce a system that will tightly control the internet and social media platforms, which include Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, as well as mobile messaging application WhatsApp and blogging.Mugabe recently said he is considering limiting and even blocking access to social media networks to control "abuse" of the digital pla

Businessman, Wicknell Chivayo's media war over his decision to abandon Zifa continues with him taking on Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo saying his comments on the Warriors’ sponsorship were irrelevant, and adding he was not afraid of the Tsholotsho North legislator."You are used to bullying people without money, who will not respond because they fear you," he wrote on Facebook yesterday

A Harare man who mauled his father's tenant with a brick and fatally scalded him with a hot electric iron before stealing his vehicle and property worth $8 000, has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he was convicted of murder.On November 5, 2014, Simbarashe Chimuka attacked and killed Clemence Chitete at number 83 Blakeway Drive, Belvedere in Harare, where the now deceased was renting a co

A 3 year old girl who witnessed her 14 year old cousin having sex with her boyfriend who is a general hand at Solusi Adventist High School sold them out after the unknowing toddler demonstrated to her mother what the two were doing. Austin Ngwenya,20, was convicted on his own plea of guilty to having sexual intercourse with a young person.The court heard that Ngwenya met his lover while she w

Police have issued a warning to the public that they should be on the lookout for a suspected armed robber who is on the prowl in Matabeleland North and Midlands provinces. Carshony Munyamani, 40, originally from Manoti in Gokwe, is wanted in connection with two armed robberies he allegedly committed last year and last month.Acting provincial spokesperson for Matabeleland North Province Serge

Police in Victoria Falls have launched a manhunt for a well-known criminal in the resort town, Sabelo Ncube, 33, who is accused of assaulting a patron for taking photos in a bar.Ncube, of Jafuta Lodge and has several previous cases of assault and violence, allegedly disappeared when he was supposed to appear in court on Monday.Ncube allegedly assaulted Tasvika Nyoni, 34, of Winmore Investments wh