A man walked free from court after killing his mother during a fight about witchcraft. Amad Nyathi faced charges for the death of his 69-year-old mother Sikhangele. The 47-year-old from Bulawayo had been accused of culpable homicide. Magistrate Matthew Mutiro ruled that Nyathi acted to protect himself. The judge said the man never meant to kill his mother.
The deadly fight started when Nyathi brought prophets to his home. These religious leaders told him his mother caused several family deaths through witchcraft. They said her altar clothes needed burning to clean the house. His mother became furious and attacked her son with violence. She hit him with a walking stick and threw a brick at his head.
The elderly woman grabbed her son's...
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has gone after Zimbabwean activist Rutendo Matinyarare with harsh words. The politician says he will kick Matinyarare out of South Africa if his party wins power. Mashaba promises the activist will be among the first people sent back to Zimbabwe. He also wants to ban Matinyarare from ever coming back to the country. The ActionSA leader calls the Zimbabwean man toxic for South Africa.
The fight started when Matinyarare attacked General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi on social media. The activist said the police general failed to deal with corrupt officers during his 20 years of service. Many people criticized Matinyarare for these comments about the police chief. This made Mashaba angry enough to respond with threats...
Gavin Hunt has made his mark as one of South Africa's top football coaches. He became famous at SuperSport United where he won three league titles back to back. Hunt builds tough teams that know how to win games. His smart tactics and fierce passion made him stand out from other coaches. He turned SuperSport from nobodies into champions.
Hunt later took charge at Kaizer Chiefs during tough times for the club. His time there was short but he brought order to the team. He remains a fighter who never gives up. Hunt brings years of experience and a burning desire to win wherever he goes. He has a special talent for making weak teams into strong competitors.
The veteran coach has just signed with newly promoted Durban City FC. Hunt shared...
Prophet T Mapisarema shocked mourners after claiming he brought a dead woman back to life during a funeral service. The religious leader says the woman had been dead for three days before he arrived at the ceremony. Tichaona Garavada told reporters he prayed over the body and watched her stand up and walk around. Family members rushed to embrace the woman as other people at the funeral started celebrating wildly. The prophet insists God worked through him to perform the miracle.
Several people at the funeral backed up his story about what happened that day. One family member said they had given up hope before the prayer session started. The witness claimed everyone saw life return to the woman after the prophet finished praying. Other...
Delta Corporation has blasted local sugar companies for delivering terrible quality products that fail international standards. The beverage giant told lawmakers that major suppliers like Starafricacorporation, Hippo Valley and Triangle Limited cannot produce sugar good enough for making drinks. Finance boss Alex Makamure explained to Parliament that their sugar fails to meet global quality tests used worldwide. The company needs special grades of sugar that local producers just cannot deliver consistently. Delta operates under Coca Cola rules that demand extremely high purity levels for their beverages.
Local sugar mills have repeatedly failed to supply enough quality product for Delta's needs. The government had to allow the company...
A Highfield man walked away from court with a protection order against his wife after she tried forcing him to raise another man's baby. Hardlife Mutasa told the magistrate that Juliet Mupindu had been beating him up and making his life miserable. The woman wanted her husband to accept a pregnancy she got from their neighbor during a secret affair. Mutasa said he couldn't take the abuse anymore from someone he once loved deeply. He felt certain the baby wasn't his after doing the math on when he was away working.
The husband discovered his wife was two months pregnant after spending weeks away on a contract job. When he confronted Mupindu about the timing, she denied everything and became violent instead of apologetic. She started...
Zimbabwe just scored a massive economic win that has government officials celebrating. The country's money experts bumped up their GDP numbers from a previous estimate of US$35.2 billion all the way to US$44.4 billion. Officials credit the jump to finding more businesses that were operating under the radar since 2019. ZIMSTAT conducted a major economic census that uncovered thousands of companies nobody knew existed. The discovery shows Zimbabwe's economy is much bigger and stronger than anyone realized.
Information Minister Jenfan Muswere announced the good news after a Cabinet meeting yesterday. He explained that the new figures also pushed up the Gross Net Income numbers from US$2,259 to US$2,859 for 2023. The government expects per...
A mining company has sparked outrage after starting coal operations without getting proper permits from local authorities. Muzururi Mining Development began drilling work in Zamuchiya village, Ward 23, located in the Mutema-Musikavanhu area of Chipinge district. The company is collecting coal samples from Mariya despite lacking required government clearances. Sources report the mining activities are happening right under the noses of officials who should be monitoring such operations. Local council leaders are demanding the company produce all necessary documentation before continuing any work.
Chipinge Rural District Council boss Godfrey Makuyana confirmed the company lacks proper paperwork for the coal project. He revealed that...
Zimbabwe police chiefs have shut down a massive corruption scandal involving their officers running illegal taxi businesses. The top brass discovered that cops were secretly operating minibus taxis and commuter buses without getting proper permission first. These police-owned vehicles were sailing through roadblocks without being stopped or checked like regular transport operators. The scandal broke after angry citizens complained about unfair competition and abuse of power. An official investigation proved that officers were breaking the rules on a large scale.
The police force launched a formal inquiry under old regulations from 1965 after public outrage reached boiling point. Investigators found that many officers were running...
