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MAN FOOLS KOMBI OWNERS, USES VEHICLE TO STEAL GOATS

A MAN fooled owners of a kombi that he wanted to hire their vehicle for a three-day road trip to Mutare when his real intentions were to steal goats in rural areas in Mashonaland Central. Robert Jaisi of Epworth hired the kombi from Pauline Sandra...

GWEKWERERE CONFIRMS BEATING HIS WIFE NATASHA AFTER ROW OVER A LOVER

EVANS Gwekwerere has confirmed that he had a nasty fallout with his wife Natasha Kaira Green, leading to an altercation, and their marriage is OVER. The former Dynamos star exclusively told H-Metro that he beat up Natasha after he discovered text...

DREAM ON DEMBARE!

It's the biggest cash incentive, at least US$200, 000 which could go into getting them a state-of-theart team coach, which Dynamos have played for in 90 minutes on the local scene in their 63-year-old history. We have come up with two buses which we...

WHAT KIND OF A MAN CAN USE A KITCHEN KNIFE TO KILL WIFE AND HIS PREGNANT DAUGHTER?

THE City of Kadoma is reeling from shock after a man allegedly used a kitchen knife to repeatedly stab and kill his daughter, who was nine months pregnant, before turning the weapon on his wife, who was stabbed on the neck. The tragedy has left a...

ARE THEY GHOSTS?

“I mean, the point is that someone, somewhere, knows these guys whose photos have been released and we thought these people would come forward and help the police. They have friends from school, these guys know their names, these guys know where they...

HILLARY MAKAYA: ZIM’S MOST BEAUTIFUL SOCIAL MEDIA STAR

WHO is Zimbabwe’s MOST BEAUTIFUL social media star? It’s a very tough contest, and it’s always going to be very controversial. But, this does not mean that we can’t come up with the woman we believe is the MOST BEAUTIFUL. We know some missiles will...

GUARDS OR CITY SLAVES?

SECURITY guards, who lost a colleague who was killed during an armed robbery in Westgate, are living in deplorable conditions at a property owned by the businessman who runs the firm. The security guards work for Strike Security Company. Their...

FATAL ATTRACTION AS SOME WOMEN GO CRAZY ONLINE OVER ‘CUTE’ ARMED ROBBER

That was the verdict of some of our readers, who appear to be women, after we published the image of a man who police suspect is one of a gang of armed robbers. The armed robbers have been terrorising residents of Mabelreign, Malborough and Westgate...

HILLBROW: THE GATES OF HELL

He says the area where Thabetha was killed is known as one of the hottest violent crime spots in Hillbrow

FAMILY LOSES ITS MAIN BREADWINNER

ALL EYES ON LANDMARK CASE AS ROW OVER MAINTENANCE SPILLS INTO CONCOURT

MADAM BOSS, MAI TT, DJ TOWERS, RITZ UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT IN TAX BLITZ

THE country’s social media influencers, and other online content creators, who are earning thousands of dollars from platforms such as YouTube and Facebook, have been put on notice to regularise their tax affairs. Yesterday, the Zimbabwe Revenue...

IT’S STENCH OR SALARY PERKS?

THE COMPANY SAYS . . . We employ over 1,000 employees at our firm right now We’ve been operating in the area for more than 25 years The Civil Court has no jurisdiction to cancel our licence

ZIM WOMAN, WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN JOBURG CBD MURDER CAUGHT ON CAMERA, IDENTIFIED

THE Zimbabwean woman, who was shot twice from close range and died instantly in the crime-infested Johannesburg Central Business District, has been identified as Tabeth Chidziva. Tabeth’s murder was caught on camera. It’s a chilling cold blood murder...

MEN ARE BEING WARNED!

MEN are being warned: don’t be fooled by a baby’s eyes, ears or complexion — it might NOT be your child! In the game of "Who's the Father," facial features are a trap — only science can tell the truth! The streets of Bulawayo are buzzing with a scary...

MAN KILLS BROTHER WITH AXE IN BEER-FUELLED DISPUTE

A BUHERA family has been left shattered after a 46-year-old man allegedly murdered his younger brother with an axe following a dispute that reportedly started during a beer-drinking spree. Acting Manicaland police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector...

TICH MATAZ IN COURT

Veteran broadcaster Tichafa Augustine Matambanadzo appeared in court yesterday accused of culpable homicide dating back to 2024 when he allegedly ran over a pedestrian killing him instantly. Matambanadzo (56), was not asked to plead when he appeared...

BORDER CRACKDOWN GROUNDS BUSES AT BEITBRIDGE

SCORES of buses were stuck at the Beitbridge Border Post yesterday as authorities intensified inspections on undeclared goods, disrupting travel and business operations. Officials from Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) are conducting thorough...

SPIRIT MEDIUM WHO BELIEVES IN SWAGGER

POPULAR spirit medium and Star FM cultural commentator, Memory Madambure says she will continue practising and teaching the younger generations the traditional African way of life. Better known as Gogo Chihoro, she still believes African culture is...

JAILED FAKE DOCTOR SPEAKS

LAWYER’S DECEIT

▪ 12 months behind bars for trust betrayal ▪ US$10k deadline: repay or face jail extension

BARNA’S FAMILY ENDS BURIAL DRAMA

Kadoma has won the emotional tug-of-war over the final resting place of Orchestra Mberikwazvo’s energetic drummer and backing vocalist, Barnabas “Barna” Mandipota. After tense family deliberations and shifting plans, Barna will now be buried today at...

BIZARRE PRISON SWAP OFFER LEAVES MIKE CHIMOMBE IN SHOCK

JAILED businessman Mike Chimombe says he was stunned by the bizarre offer from a man who offered to serve the remainder of his 12-year jail term while he gets his freedom. Now, he wants to meet him. Lawrence Dhairo, 48, made the strange offer and...

GOODBYE RON’S FAMILY, WE ALL FEEL THE PAIN

TRANSPORT and Infrastructural Development Minister, Felix Mhona, has hit out at people who take photographs at accident scenes, for circulation on social media, instead of helping the victims. He was speaking in the Zabe area in Ward 3 of Chikomba...

ANDY MURIDZO’S EX-MANAGER OFFERS 66 CENTS A DAY FOR THE UPKEEP OF TWO CHILDREN

ANDY Muridzo’s former manager, Onisimo Saini, has offered to pay US$10, a month, which translates to about 33 cents a day, for the upkeep of each of his two children. Saini is 33 years old. It could not be establish yesterday whether he took his age...

TEACHERS FROM HELL

TWO rogue teachers, who took turns to viciously assault a student on a bus during a school trip, could face criminal charges. The Government has recommended that the parents of the schoolboy, who was attacked, should report the case to the...

MAVIS IS A FRAUDSTER AND SHE HAS A PASSION FOR IT

MAVIS Java Madzivanza, the sister of Prophet Passion Java, was yesterday jailed for FIVE years for selling nine non-existent stands. She faces more legal woes as she has a pending case in which she is facing theft of trust property charges. Java, was...

AS TEENAGE TAKES THE FALL, WHO ELSE WAS DRINKING WHISKY IN THAT HOTEL ROOM?

AS Teenage Hadebe serves his onematch suspension for sneaking a bottle of whisky into camp, a big question still needs to be asked: WAS HE THE ONLY ONE WHO BROKE THE RULES? The FC Cincinnati centreback will miss the Mukuru 4Nations final against...

MONSTERS?

These three people, who are being accused of viciously attacking a nine-year-old Zimbabwean girl into a state of unconsciousness before putting her into a plastic bucket, as they waited for her to die in Windhoek, Namibia, returned to court on Friday....

FAMILY TRAGEDY AS MAN STABS BROTHER TO DEATH

A MAN is being accused of stabbing and killing his brother after a dispute, which is said to have started at a farm in Banket, last week. Brendon and Gideon Chirawu, two brothers from Greystone Park in Harare, were involved in the dispute, which...

PREGNANT WOMAN DIES AT SHRINE, HER GRANDMA ACCUSES HER FAMILY OF TRYING TO CONCEAL HER DEATH

A FAMILY is being accused of attempting to hide the death of its daughter who allegedly died from pregnancy-related complications at a shrine in Goromonzi. Roseline Tamary Takawira, 24, died last month. Her family are members of an Apostolic sect. Her...

SHUT THE DIRTY MOUTHS OF MALLOTI AND HUBBY, SAYS MP

CONTROVERSIAL artists Hulungende and Malloti have come under fire from a legislator who accuses them of, among other things, using drugs in the presence of their toddler. The concerns related to the two artists’ controversial conduct, particularly the...

RITUALS AT TOWN HOUSE AS DEAD BIRD, CAT FAECES DUMPED AT HARARE CITY’S NEW CHAMBER SECRETARY’S OFFICE

THERE was drama at Town House yesterday after suspected juju rituals were allegedly conducted outside the office and parking bay of newly-appointed Harare City Council chamber secretary, Warren Chiwawa. Mr Chiwawa was appointed the city chamber...

A ROW WITH A BROTHER WHO SQUANDERED A PART OF HIS LOOT LEADS TO THE ARREST OF A GANG MEMBER IN US$2,7M BANK HEIST

A SUSPECT, who has been on the run since 2021 after the US$2,7 million ZB Bank robbery, has been nabbed after he was betrayed by his brother who squandered part of his loot from the heist. Alfred Shumba had been hiding in South Africa since his gang...

LYSHANDA IS MARRIED, HER HUSBAND LIVES IN THE UK, SHE CHOSE TO STAY HOME!

REIGNING Miss Universe Zimbabwe Lyshanda Moyas’ stunning beauty has, naturally, attracted thousands of admirers. They include men who dream of having her as their girlfriend, or even their wife. The 27-year-old beauty queen, model and nurse from...

WITCHCRAFT!

Mario snubs in-form Marshall Munetsi ONCE AGAIN from the Warriors’ squad After an ‘injury’ was used to sideline him from AFCON, what’s the reason now? A man, said to be Munetsi’s brother, has urged the midfielder to quit the Warriors Some ‘Justice...

SATANIC DAD RAPES FIVEYEAR-OLD DAUGHTER TWICE, THEN KILLS HER

A MABVUKU man allegedly raped his five-year-old daughter TWICE before suffocating her with a blanket. Kudakwashe Monga, 36, allegedly raped her twice without protection before killing her. He appeared in court yesterday charged with murder. He was...

MOTHER KILLS SON,5, FAILS IN HER BID TO KILL HERSELF

A WOMAN killed her five-year-old son, after giving him rat poison, which she also took, saying she wanted both of them to die so they could “end their suffering.” Hazel Makuyana, a 26-year-old from Epworth, is alleged to have killed her son Mukudzeyi,...

IT’S AN OLD CRIME, IT’S NOT MUTUAL, RAPIST BOSS GETS 15 YEARS

MUSA Nyasha David Manyika was a high-flying executive on the path to the top of the corporate ladder at financial services giant Old Mutual. But two moments of lust-induced weakness have ruined all that and he will spend the next 15 years in...

SUNGURA’S NAMA SNUB RILES CHESO’ CAMP

SUPERSTAR Alick Macheso’s camp has broken its silence amid growing outrage over the controversial decision to drop sungura from the 24th edition of the National Arts Merit Awards (NAMAs). The shock exclusion of the genre, long regarded as one of...

COLTART TORCHES CHEVRONS RACISM STORM AFTER SHOCKING SOCIAL BEN CURRAN CLAIMS ON X

FORMER Sports Minister David Coltart has torched yet another explosive racism storm in Zimbabwe cricket – just days after the Chevrons enjoyed their best run at the T20 World Cup. The Chevrons transformed themselves into the toast of the country with...

IS RITZ MORE POPULAR THAN JAH PRAYZAH OR IT’S JUST A ‘FAKE’ RESULT?

IS Ritz Mcleish the SECOND most popular artist in Zimbabwe right now? Is she more popular than Jah Prayzah? These are not questions being asked by a madman. These are questions which have been provoked by the stunning results in the race for the NAMA...

BROTHERS JAILED FOR FOUR YEARS FOR A CRIME THEY DIDN’T COMMIT

TWO brothers – Chrispen and Taurai Sanyatwe – served FOUR years in jail for a crime they didn’t commit. Convicted of stock theft in 2021, the brothers from Rusape were branded criminals and sent to prison. One of them is a police officer. Their...

COP 'KILLER' GANG STOLE US$15

COMIC ELDER WALKS AWAY FROM NAMA EMPTY-HANDED

COMIC Elder walked away empty-handed at the National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) ceremony in Harare on Saturday night. He was nominated in Outstanding Social Media Skits category alongside Sean Khoza also known as Code Red Studios – Tokoloshi and Ronald...

DRUGS HALL OF SHAME

WHAT the hell is happening to our sports and music stars who appear to be trapped in the dangerous world of drugs? Abbas Amidu, who played for the Warriors, and Reuben Mhlanga, who starred for Dynamos in the CAF Champions League, are now in jail...

MAN AXES MUM, UNDRESSES HER BODY, DRAGS IT INTO A DISUSED TOILET IN CHIHOTA

A MAN allegedly struck his mother with an axe on the head, undressed the body, dragged and then dumped it in a disused toilet in a maize field. Nelson Zinyoro, 19, of Chihota Village, under Chief Mudzimurema, has since been arrested in connection with...

EIGHTY PEOPLE, INCLUDING 77 PUPILS, PACKED IN JUST TWO KOMBIS MEANT TO FERRY, AT MOST, 36 PEOPLE

EIGHTY passengers, including 77 pupils and three teachers, have been packed into two 18-seater kombis, in the past 11 days, leading to the arrest of two drivers. This means that the two kombis were overloaded by a staggering 44 people, including 41...

DID GIFT AMULI VIOLATE HIS BAIL CONDITIONS WHEN HE STRUCK A PEACE DEAL WITH FIRST FARAI?

DID sungura musician Gift Amuli VIOLATE the bail conditions, which ended the nightmare, which saw him spend two nights in police custody last week? Amuli was arrested over cyberbullying allegations and spent two nights in police custody before being...

WOMAN MASQUERADES AS A MAN, WOOS TEENAGE LOVER TO LIVE WITH HER AS A WIFE

AN Epworth woman deceived a teenage girl by pretending that she was a MAN and even hoodwinked her to flee her home and live with her as ‘HUSBAND AND WIFE.’ Shamiso Melinda Sigara, 18, of Overspill, Epworth, has been arrested and appeared in court over...

GIFT AMULI ARRESTED FOR CALLING FIRST FARAI A THIEF

SUNGURA musician Gift “Case” Amuli has been arrested for calling fellow musician First Farai a THIEF on various social media sites. Amuli used social media to attack First Farai, the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association vice-chairperson, and this has now...

THANK YOU!

On behalf of 17 million Zimbabweans, from the home of the Warriors, the land of vast goldfields, the only African country to produce stars who were crowned world champions in swimming, world champions in diving, the world’s fastest policeman, a number...

WHY MALLOTI’S 2017 ARMED ROBBERY CASE IN SOUTH AFRICA HAS BEEN REVIVED

SOCIAL media star Malloti’s armed robbery case is one of the criminal cases which have been revived following the appointment of a new boss of the National Prosecuting Authority in South Africa. Malloti was issued with a warrant of arrest by the...

CITY AUTHORITIES TO PROBE RESTAURANT AMID CLAIMS IT SOLD PET FOOD TO CLIENTS

THE Harare City Council says it will send a team to investigate a restaurant in the CBD amid revelations that food, which one of the workers claimed was meant for pets, ended up being served to customers. H-Metro arrived at the restaurant last week,...

THE DRUG, WHICH MALLOTI BOASTS OF CONSUMING, IS BANNED AND DANGEROUS

FOUL-MOUTHED Malloti has openly been boasting about taking a drug which is BANNED and is considered an illegal substance in this country. Malloti, who specialises in abusing people with a shower of X-rated insults on social media, has been swimming in...

SHE WAS A SCHOOLGIRL WHEN SHE WAS JAILED ON DRUGS-RELATED CHARGES, NOW, SHE WANTS TO GET HER DEGREE

A WOMAN, whose world dramatically changed two years ago when she was arrested on drugs-related charges while on her way to school, is now trying to complete the educational journey which was stalled when she went to jail. Docus Tomboda is just...

MALLOTI IS ABOVE THE LAW, SAY SOME OF OUR READERS AS DEBATE OVER HER RANTS ABOUT DRUGS DIVIDE OPINION

MALLOTI has gone ROGUE but IS SHE ABOVE THE LAW? Yes, say some of our readers. No, say the others. So, what will it take for her to be reminded that bragging about taking drugs and exploding into X-rated vulgar rants on social media is not allowed...

MORGAN ZINTEC COLLEGE LECTURER ON THE RUN AFTER RAPING ONE OF HIS STUDENTS

A MORGAN Zintec College lecturer is on the run after he allegedly raped one of his students. Happiness Karengo allegedly met his female student, aged 30, at the administration block and told her to follow him to his office to take the in-class exam,...

FACES OF THE ECOCA$H GANG

Police say this is the criminal syndicate which manipulated victims into disclosing their One-Time Passwords (OTPs), after they clicked on fraudulent links. This security breach then allowed the suspected fraudsters to unlawfully access victims’...

TENS OF MILLIONS OF TV VIEWERS… WORLD CUP FINAL

It’s something that has never happened before in our history as Zimbabweans – a World Cup FINAL of a major sports code being played on our soil. It’s an historic day for us today when the cream of the future of world cricket battle in the ICC Cricket...

NADIA, THE QUEEN OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH

US actress Sharon Stone also gained global fame after a similar act, in a movie scene, but her marriage collapsed and she lost custody of her son Critics argue that her X-rated videos undermine Ubuntu, erode family values and expose our children to...

BOGUS COP NABBED FOR KIDNAPPING

A MAN who was masquerading as a police officer appeared in court yesterday accused of impersonation, kidnapping and illegal possession of a firearm. Justice Nyevhe was not asked for plead when he appeared before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo. The first...

EX-POLICE COMMISSIONER TAKES ON HOTPLATE GRILLHOUSE AS BATTLE TO RECOVER US$27K SPILLS INTO COURT

FORMER police Commissioner Oliver Chibage is embroiled in a fierce legal battle to recover a US$27,000 debt owed to him by Hotplate Grillhouse. At the heart of this dispute is a shipment of chickens, and other farm produce, which were supplied by...

37-YEAR MARRIAGE COLLAPSES AS SENIOR TEACHER DUMPS WIFE TO STAY WITH HIS EX-STUDENT

A 37-YEAR marriage has collapsed after a senior teacher abandoned his matrimonial home and moved in to stay with a mistress, who is his former student. The affair between Calisto Marezva, 62, and his former student Lillian Komboni, has sparked...

FIRST FARAI FEELS FANS’ FURY

Artist blasted for his bulging tummy, bombarded with insults online for ‘stealing’ chema and allegedly feeding off musicians’ royalties in ugly ZIMURA fallout

SENSATIONAL FAMILY SPLIT LEAVES ZIM MAN STRANDED AND HOMELESS IN POLAND

A ZIMBABWEAN man is stranded in Poland, where he is homeless, after a spectacular fallout with his parents over differences related to their religious beliefs. Tanaka Makwindi is the man at the centre of the explosive family feud, which has now left...

LIAR IN CHIEF

LIED . . . that he was a medical doctor when he was just a serial scammer and fraudster who defrauded his girlfriend’s brother of US$11 000 under the guise of a fake Covid-19 vaccination campaign LIED . . . that he studied medicine at the University...

MATTHEW TOLD A WOMAN HE WAS GOING TO LOVE HER ‘UNTIL JESUS RETURNS’

MATTHEW Five is a specialist in fooling his victims and, usually, there is a promise that he will marry them. One was even told he would be given US$8,000 to blow away at a weekend retreat in Zanzibar. The other was told he would be loved until...

MAN CONSPIRES WITH WIFE TO KILL HIS EX-WIFE, LURES VICTIM WITH FAKE PROMISE OF GIVING HER US$150 FOR THEIR THREE CHILDREN’S SCHOOL FEES

A MAN allegedly conspired with his wife to kill his ex-wife at their home in Crowhill, Harare, before dumping her body near the Water Works complex, close to the Hunyani Bridge, in Chitungwiza. Brian Chanachimwe, 34, allegedly lured his ex-wife...

HANDS OFF OUR SEX ENHANCING DRUGS, USERS, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, TELL H-METRO IN BOLD DISPLAY OF DEFIANCE

THE message from scores of our readers was very loud and clear – HANDS OFF OUR SEX ENHANDING DRUGS. Interestingly, even a good number of women joined the debate in support of these sex enhancing drugs. Some even said the reason their marriages were...

SEX ENHANCEMENT DRUGS UNDERWORLD BUSINESS BOOMING IN H-TOWN BUT AT WHAT COST TO THE HEALTH OF CITY’S MEN?

SEX ENHANCING drugs have been sold on the streets of Harare for some time now but it appears the trade has exploded to another level in recent months. This booming trade, which includes the buying and selling of unregistered drugs which are imported...

SIR WICKY IS NOT ALONE IN STATUES HALL OF SHAME

BUSINESSMAN Wicknell Chivayo is probably not a Liverpool fan but, when it comes to ‘Statues From Hell’, the philanthropist is not WALKING ALONE. Chivayo is, indeed, a football fan and has showed his love for the game with cash injections into the...