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A MVURWI ZIMBABWE MAN (40) fatally assaulted his ex-wife’s grandmother (71) with a log after accusing her of bewitching his son and later committed suicide by drowning himself.A few days after the grandmother, Faveri Faides of Bradjule Farm, died of her injuries, Previous Mereki of Dahwe Farm in Mvurwi tied a 20kg rock around his waist and threw himself into Rhimbic Dam.Mashonaland police spokesperson Inspector Fidelis Mundembe said that at around 9am on 30 November,…

378 ZIMBABWEAN WOMEN HAVE DIED WHILE GIVING BIRTH in Zimbabwe since January 2020 which translates to a maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of about 127 per 100 000 births. Of these women, 66 died at home while 312 lost their lives at health institutions.In the Trends in Maternal Mortality Study, the United Nations considers a MMR of less than 100 as low, between 100 and 299 as moderately low, and high when it is 300 to…

ITS NOT THE ZIMBABWE GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO SPOONFEED thousands of graduates churned out annually by universities and colleges around the country according to the Militarised Mnangagwa Zanu PF Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement minister, Anxious Masuka .He scoffed at an unemployed agriculture graduate Dickson Kubvakacha’s solo demonstration against the country’s high unemployment rate which has reduced graduates into paupers.Kubvakacha is the founder and chairperson of the Coalition of Agricultural Graduates of Zimbabwe (COAGZ).Masuka felt…

A HARARE ZIMBABWEAN MAN (28) allegedly robbed and raped seven women.The alleged serial rapist, Coaster Kabvuratsiye was not asked to plead when he appeared before Chivasa on 14 counts of rape and robbery.Prosecutor Panganai Chiutsi told the court that sometime between April 2019 and February 2020, Kabvuratsiye disguised himself as a middleman for jobseekers and would rape the unsuspecting victims.On all the incidences, he would lie to the victims that he had found a job…

A POLYGAMOUS ZIMBABWEAN MAN from Dekezi area in Filabusi under Chief Sibasa beheaded one of his three wives and committed suicide after he found her having sex with a local herdman.Zama Mafu, allegedly beheaded his wife with an axe on Wednesday after finding her engaging in sex with one of the local herdman from the area.According to a close family member who narrated the tragic event on condition of anonymity, Mafu was greatly distressed after…

LITTLE KNOWN KHUPE MDC-T councillor, Garikayi Dendera elected as the Chinhoyi mayor .Dendera of Ward 5 beat recently-reinstated Zanu-PF councillor Voster Mashevedzanwa after polling five against four votes, respectively.Unwell councillor Mercy Mada (Ward 6), who attended the election in a wheelchair, won the deputy mayor’s post after garnering six votes, while her contender, Zanu-PF’s Innocent Mangwanya polled a paltry three votes.Alderman Blackmore Nyangairo had initially been tipped to win the mayoral race, but failed to…

ZIMBABWE BROADCASTING CORPORATION (ZBC) correspondent Reuben Barwe has been elected unopposed as secretary for information and publicity in the Zanu-PF District Coordinating Committee (DCC) elections for Makoni district.The veteran broadcaster is one of the many practicing professionals who took part in the ruling party elections that were marred by reports of rigging and ballot stuffing.Barwe, 67, joined ZBC in 1987 as a junior reporter and rose through the ranks to become the main man at…

ZIMBABWE ALWAYS LED BY FOREIGNERS-South African Lobengula, British Ian Smith, Malawian Robert Mugabe, Zambian Mnangagwa, what a docile people!

MDC-T PRESIDENT THOKOZANI KHUPE HAS RECALLED THE MAYORS of Chinhoyi, Chegutu and Bindura and several councillors for refusing to cross over to her party after they continued to align themselves to the MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa.The recalls were announced through a letter which was written by MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora to Local Government minister July Moyo.Bindura mayor Carlos Tokyo was recalled yesterday and immediately an election was held which replaced him with Brian…