Features » Fungai Kwaramba, Staff Writer
Tuesday, 07 May 2013 10:43
HARARE - While for some inmates in the country’s overflowing prisons the clock ticks towards release day, for those condemned to life sentence there is no end in sight but death. Such anguish has prompted one such person, Khisimusi Ndlovu, who...Read More
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Friday, 26 April 2013 10:19
HARARE - A 37-year-old woman who negligently left a septic tank uncovered resulting in the drowning of her 18-month-old toddler has narrowly escaped prison. Leana Mafoko was found guilty of culpable homicide and sentenced to perform 420 hours of unpaid work...Read More
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Friday, 26 April 2013 10:16
HARARE - Two men who allegedly tortured their victims, killing one in the process have appeared before a Harare magistrate. Clemence Maminimini, 33, and Kindness Mubariri, 21, who are being charged with robbery, attempted murder and murder, were remanded in custody...Read More
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Tuesday, 09 April 2013 11:54
PRETORIA - University of the Free State vice-chancellor Professor Jonathan Jansen this morning dismissed a report quoting him as saying he wished former South African President Nelson Mandela would die. “I truly wish Madiba would live forever. I also wish some...Read More
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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 11:58
HARARE - The staggering number of deaths in just over four days of the Easter holidays due to road accidents raises serious questions about implementation of traffic laws. Officially, over 45 people have died in accidents involving mainly public service vehicles,...Read More
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Wednesday, 06 March 2013 11:57
HARARE - Presidential Affairs minister Didymus Mutasa says he was not responsible for Headlands boy Christpower Maisiri’s death, his lawyers said on Monday. While the Daily News, among other local and international media organisations, has reported on the tragedy, the paper...Read More
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Tuesday, 05 March 2013 10:35
HARARE - A Mt Darwin gold panner was stabbed to death after a dispute over a girlfriend turned nasty, a High Court judge has heard. Phillip Chitema lost his life after being stabbed with a seven centimetre long knife following a...Read More
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Features » Ndakaziva Majaka, Staff Writer
Sunday, 03 March 2013 13:46
HARARE - Harare's cemeteries illustrate two immutable facts, death is universal and fast dwindling grave space is coming at a premium. Many of Harare’s cemeteries have run out of space, and others are searching for ways to be as efficient as...Read More
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Sport » Enock Muchinjo, Sports Editor
Thursday, 21 February 2013 11:33
HARARE - A lawyer representing Zimbabwean football legend Peter Ndlovu has announced his client “categorically denies” culpable homicide charges being levelled against him, but says he “saw it coming.” The troubled ex-Warriors captain briefly appeared before the Victoria Falls Magistrate Court...Read More
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Sunday, 17 February 2013 13:52
HARARE - Being a hangman can be a grisly job, particularly in Zimbabwe where 74 people await their turn at the gallows. A Malawian hired to carry out the executions after Zimbabweans refused to take the job, might have to wait...Read More
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Wednesday, 13 February 2013 13:24
HARARE - A Chegutu couple forced a man to drink a poisonous herbicide before striking him to death using a claw bar, a High Court judge has heard. The suspects, Lovemore Katayamaoko and Elsie Chibanda are now facing murder charges. The...Read More
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Monday, 11 February 2013 13:20
HARARE - A new Zimbabwe Constitution could keep two condemned women from a date with the hangman but could leave their victims’ families still waiting for final justice. Zimbabwe’s new draft constitution, which will be put to referendum in the next...Read More
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Friday, 08 February 2013 16:00
HARARE - A lawyer representing a murder suspect says he is receiving death threats from relatives of the victim. Norman Mugiya is representing Pritchard Zimondi, who is accused of murdering his 19-year-old girlfriend Monalisa Chinomona. Mugiya has since written to the...Read More
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Wednesday, 06 February 2013 12:40
HARARE - A Harare court has sentenced a Chipangano thug to six years in prison for violently disrupting the funeral wake of Vimbai Mbisva, a community leader and MDC founding member. Modcay Svosvera had insulted Mbisva, a staunch MDC supporter and...Read More
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News » Fungai Kwaramba, Staff Writer
Tuesday, 29 January 2013 11:19
HARARE - The horrific Chitungwiza blast has claimed yet another life. Tembo Magaya, a 65-year-old has died — apparently from the effects of the explosion suspected to have been caused by a bomb and his family is in agony. Although Magaya...Read More
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