A tragic incident occurred on November 11 in Zvitokwe Village, Shamva, where a five-year-old boy named Matinyasha Kachavhe lost his life. The young boy drowned while swimming with his two friends, who were also five years old and from the same village, in a disused open-cast mine pit near the Musambanyama River. The pit was only about 50cm deep.
At the time of the incident, Matinyasha's mother, Dadirai Mapiki, and his grandmother, Irene Kwenda, were busy panning for gold nearby. When Matinyasha drowned, his friends ran away without telling the adults what had happened. The women thought the children had gone home because the area had become quiet.
An hour later, a man named Iron Kaunda told Matinyasha's mother that he had heard two...
Mambo Dhuterere, the well-known gospel singer, has a new EP. His real name is Darlington Mutseta. The EP is called "Kudenga kuna Manuwere." It has four songs on it. He worked with Simplex Records and Makumbe to keep his unique sound that fans love. He wants the songs to help people feel closer to Jesus. Dhuterere made sure every song talked about faith. All his fans can hear his usual style in these new songs.
Jacob Mafume, the mayor of Harare, has said that the city is working with the government to carry out demolitions in an orderly manner and protect people who may have been tricked by land barons. This comes after the government called the demolitions inhumane last week when Harare tore down 30 houses in Ridgeview, Belvedere.
Mafume explained yesterday to NewsDay that the city is cooperating with the government, which has now told Town House to stop the demolitions. He said that while demolitions should be orderly, people must follow the country's laws. He pointed out that some people have built houses where children are supposed to play, and if the city allows that, it will make the children unhappy.
The mayor also said that they have...
According to the national police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi, one of the eight suspected armed robbers who were targeting residents, churches, and businesses in Harare has been arrested. The arrest took place while the suspect, Munyaradzi Gadzikwa, aged 36, was allegedly receiving spiritual deliverance from a traditional healer at a house in Glenview 1 suburb.
The police have now arrested all eight suspects wanted in connection with the cases, including a US$30,000 robbery that occurred at a company in the Workington area of Harare. The suspects are facing a total of 12 robbery charges.
Two other suspects, Sydney Chemhere, alias Seedza, aged 42, and Tinotenda Mabhandi, alias Timbobo, aged 38, were also recently arrested...
A 37-year-old police officer from Zvishavane has been accused of playing a major role in cattle rustling activities in the Fort Rixon area. The officer, Kudakwashe Chigwa, is facing charges of stock theft and criminal abuse of office. He has been further remanded in custody until December 3.
The court records show that on October 13 this year, the police received a tip-off about a villager named Ishmael Sibanda slaughtering cattle at his homestead in Mvurachena Village, Lambamai, Fort Rixon, without getting police clearance first. The police went to the villager's homestead and asked for a stock clearance receipt, which he showed them.
It is alleged that on the day in question, Chigwa worked together with Sibanda and another suspect...
In a shocking incident that occurred on Saturday morning, Everton Sithole, a 62-year-old homeless man from Bulawayo, narrowly escaped death after being hit by a moving train while he was sleeping on the railway tracks under the Luveve Flyover. The older man sustained injuries to his head and legs and is currently receiving treatment at Mpilo Hospital. According to Inspector Abednico Ncube, the Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson, the train driver employed by the Beitbridge-Bulawayo Railway initially thought that the object on the tracks was a pile of garbage. However, as the train approached, the driver realized it was a person covering their head with a cloth. Sithole raised his head just before the train hit him, and he was struck...
In a shocking revelation, the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has exposed how the government is using food aid to control vulnerable people. According to the ZPP's October 2024 report, this is a severe human rights violation. The country is facing a terrible drought caused by El Niño, which has left many people in cities and rural areas desperately needing food. President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the drought a national disaster and asked for $2 billion in aid to feed millions of starving citizens. However, the ZPP has found that the ruling party uses its power over food aid to punish people who support the opposition. They documented 13 cases of this abuse, but they believe many more cases are happening on the ground.
The ZPP says...
The students at the University of Zimbabwe are very upset. They want the university to immediately fix a big water problem in their dorms. Narshon T. Kohlo speaks for the students. He says the water shortage is so bad that it's not healthy or clean anymore.
The students talked to the university before, and the university said they would make it better. But things only got worse. The toilets won't flush, and the halls smell bad because there's no water.
The students paid a lot of money to live in the dorms—$715 just for a place to stay. So they think the university should at least give them clean water all the time.
Kohlo also said that girls need water the most for their health. And he's worried that the food they get isn't good...
Innocent Chishumba, a fraudster who allegedly claimed to be the son of business mogul Kuda Tagwirei, recently appeared in court facing theft and fraud allegations. He was not asked to plead when he appeared before Magistrate Dennis Mangosi, who remanded him in custody for bail considerations.
Chishumba met his ex-girlfriend, Anyway Mazoe, a teacher at Kwayedza High School in Kadoma, through her friend Tichafa Chirewo in September. He lied to Mazoe that his name was Nyasha Tagwirei and that he was the son of businessman Kuda Tagwirei. On September 21, Chishumba took Mazoe's phone, claiming he wanted to check if she was cheating on him since he intended to marry her. Mazoe agreed, but Chishumba never returned the phone.
Using Mazoe's...
