An estranged husband is responsible for a 74 year old woman's woes after he claimed she was dead and sold their matrimonial home in Bulawayo.Auxilia Masimba was given up to the end of January this year to vacate their Nketa suburb located home. Auxilia revealed to a local publication that her husband of 52 years, Edward, sold their house for $20,000.Last year, Edward pulled the same stunt, and sol

A man who appeared in court for stabbing a maid 10 times for refusing his proposed love for her is back again in the courts seeking bail on the pending trial.The Gwabalanda based, Vincent Chikowore, 24, has made an application to the Bulawayo High courts appealing for his release from Khami remand Prison. It is alleged that, Chikowore landed in remand when his plea for a sexual encounter with his

Police in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for three women who have been duped as 'sperm harvesters' after they abducted and rapped a Cowdray Park man. It is alleged that on 8 February these women gave offered a hitch hiker a lift along 6th avenue going to Cowdray Park.The assailants veered off to a bushy area along the Victoria Falls road where they forced the man to have sex with them. One woman

Harare City Council has changed its schedule on the shutdown of Morton Jaffray Water Treatment Plant until a later date after experiencing some challenges with valves at Lake Chivero.Michael Chideme, the acting corporate communications manager, said that the postponement was meant to allow council time to hire sub aqua divers to attend to the valves at Chivero.Mr Chideme said council would announc

A Harare man refused to pay for the upkeep of his minor child, refuting that the mother lied to him on the child's paternity.  Victor Makoto, a self-employed electrician, alleged that his ex-wife Edna Nyika gave birth eight months after they last had sex, casting doubt on him being father of the child.He said since the months did not tally, he could not give Nyika money for the upkeep of the

A police officer in Harare died after he was hit by a pirating Toyota Raum driver who was trying to evade arrest by traffic officers. Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba confirmed the death. The accident occurred at the intersection of Robert Mugabe Road and Chiremba Road on February 21 where police traffic officers were deployed.The

Municipality police who wanted to blackmail a kombi driver into dropping charges against their friend landed in hot soup after their plan was foiled and received 18 months imprisonment for abusing their office.Pardon Chifanza (26), Talent Mujere (25), Gerald Marwa (32) and Alpha Muzvidzwa (59) were found guilty of conducting corrupt dealings and abuse of office.It is alleged that a driver with th

A Bulawayo Municipality worker left a local court dazzled when he said a sangoma instructed him to put a live bullet in his body lotion to prevent sudden death in his family.Percy Chigora, 29, of Waterford suburb, who appeared before the courts facing charges of possesing a bullet without a fire arm licence revealed to the court that he sourced the bullet from South Africa following advice by the

A 69 year old man allegedly assaulted a teenager who stays at his homestead accusing him of being jobless and finishing his food.Bhekimpilo Ndlovu, 19, was assaulted under the acqusation that he is a layabout who lived off other people's sweat by Mpilo Mnkandla of Phumuza area in Plumtree.It is alleged that Mkandla instructed his wife not leave Ndlovu food and accused him of finishing his food.Mka

A 20 year old Bulawayo man  got kicked out of the house after strangling his 32 year old girlfriend for refusing to stop using birth control.Talent Dzitiro of Bulawayo's Lower Rangemore suburb appeared before the courts on charges of beating up Sukoluhle Mpofu of Pumula South suburb.In his defence, Dzitiro told the court that he was angry at his girlfriend because she continued to use Jadel

A MAN from Silobela raped a 19 year old woman at knifepoint before declaring her as his new wife to his parents.It is alleged that Edson Dube, 25, of Mbenge Village under Chief Malisa Silobela,  intercepted the teenage who was on her way from the Linda shopping centre with her young sister. Dube produced a knife and threatened to kill the two before rapping the victim once.The armed rapist th

A self proclaimed prophet allegedly fondling a 14 year old girl's private parts and breasts during a healing in the pretense of healing the teen.It is alleged that the apostolic sect prophet, Kaunda Muleya, 30, of Bulawayo's Kingsdale suburb, was invited to pray for the teen's aunt who had suffered a stroke.The aunt extended a requested to the prophet to pray for the girl who has a problem with he

A Harare man is battling for his life at Parirenyatwa Hospital after he was stabbed in the head by his wife for failing to maintain their two month old baby, the court heard yesterday.Sarudzai Shonhiwa appeared in court facing one count of attempted murder and assault.It is alleged that Shoniwa approached Fidelis Munjodzi at Tobela Night Club in Epworth, accusing him of not taking care of their t

A 72 year old Harare man raped his tenant's 10  old daughter after promising to give her pumpkins growing in his garden when they are ripe, the court heard yesterday.Richard Nhamo was facing rape charges when he appeared yesterday before magistrate Mr Elijah Makomo.It is alleged that Nhamo saw the minor playing alone outside and called her to the garden. He took advantage that they were at a

A COWDRAY Park man who was employed as a security guard at a mine in West Nicholson died after about 100 illegal gold panners attacked the new owners of Geelong Mine.The gold panners who used to operate at the disused mine invaded the claim resulting in a confrontation with representatives of the mine's new owners, Mart Server Marketing.Five people have since been arrested in connection with