Articles Posted March 2012

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    Hooker killed for refusing extra time

    A PROSTITUTE was knifed to death after refusing to extend time with a client, a court heard. Sibusani Mloyi, 45, of Nkayi, Matabeleland North, was beginning a 25-year jail term on Monday after being convicted of murder at the Bulawayo High Court. Justice Martin Makonese heard that on September 10 last year, Mloyi and a [...]

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    Musicians take ZBC to court over royalties

    HARARE – Zimbabwe Music Rights Association, Zimura has taken the national broadcaster, Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) to court for non-payment of musician’s royalties amounting to $600 000 which backdates to 2009. At the association’s annual general meeting held in Harare on Tuesday, Albert Nyathi, Zimura chairperson said: “The ZBC has only paid $65 000 which [...]

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    Cape Town man necklaced

    Another man was found dead with a tyre and concrete drain cover on his chest. Both men’s feet were bound with rope A man died when he was “necklaced” in Khayelitsha, Western Cape police said on Monday. Warrant Officer November Filander said the burnt corpse was found in Harare section at 7am on Sunday. The [...]

  • Margaret buried, at last

    Margaret buried, at last

    MARGARET NZIRADZEMHUKA, the Epworth woman whose body was being eaten away and decomposing beyond refrigeration has been buried. The 78-year-old woman was buried after well wishers came together and gave her a decent burial following our story yesterday. Kristo Funeral Services, which is under the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe, embalmed the body and put [...]

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    Woman accused of breaking into house – and raping a man

    She denies it, but a court has ordered her to stand trial for forcing oral sex on man A woman was today ordered to stand trial in Australia, accused of breaking into a man’s home and raping him. Rebecca Helen Elder, 39, pleaded not guilty to one count of aggravated serious criminal trespass at the [...]

  • Woman breast feeds 26 cats, stays with corpse for 4 days

    Woman breast feeds 26 cats, stays with corpse for 4 days

    A 48-YEAR-OLD woman from Kuwadzana is at loggerheads with her neighbour after she allegedly told people that she breast feeds 26 cats and conducts witchcraft lessons. The accusations did not go down well with Lizzie Kamombe, 48, who filed a police report leading to Margaret Masango’s arrest. Margaret denied the allegations when she appeared before [...]

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    Man jailed for killing father over bag of groundnuts

    A man from Lupane district who fatally assaulted his father following a misunderstanding over a bag of groundnuts has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Bonginkosi Sibanda (28), from Ngwalongwalo Village pleaded not guilty to the murder of his father aged 80, but was on Wednesday convicted of culpable homicide by Bulawayo High Court [...]

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    Sperm-hunting women prowl Zimbabwe highways

    Susan Dhliwayo was stunned when she pulled her car over recently to pick up a group of male hitchhikers and they refused to get in. The reason? They feared being raped. These cases occurred mostly when the victims were hitchhiking and boarded private vehicles. We encourage people to use public transport” Sensational reports of gangs [...]

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    Zimbabwean woman dies praying for Muamba

    LONDON- A Zimbabwean woman collapsed and died in front of fellow church members on Sunday after standing up to lead a prayer for Bolton Wanderer’s midfielder Fabrice Muamba who had the previous day suffered a cardiac arrest during an FA Cup quarter-final match against Tottenham. Kristina Goredema collapsed and died while praying for Fabrice Muamba [...]

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    Woman gives birth while writing exam

    A student sitting for her final exams Tuesday gave birth to a baby – and then resumed writing her paper Rekha Garti from Nepal was taking the School Leaving Certificate exams in the western district of Rukum when she gave birth to a boy, Avenues television reported. The examiners granted her a time extension, and [...]