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Woman wants lobola abolishedA HARARE woman has approached the Constitutional Court challenging the constitutionality of the practice of paying lobola, saying it reduces women to mere “assets” that are open for abuse. Ms Priccila...HeraldCulture & Society2 November 2017
Murderers must hang: PresidentPresident Mugabe has called for the restoration of the full effects of the death penalty, with all the conditions that existed prior to the adoption of the new Constitution in 2013. This followed a st...HeraldCulture & Society2 November 2017
Zvorwadza gives Mugabe two-week ultimatumNATIONAL Vendors’ Union of Zimbabwe (Navuz) leader Sten Zvorwadza yesterday gave President Robert Mugabe a two-week ultimatum to clear his name over the harassment of vendors in the central business d...NewsDayCulture & Society1 November 2017
Funeral mayhem & terror. . . Step-grandson cuts corpse, fondles granny, demands cashMOURNERS fled in terror when an injiva ran amok at his step grandfather’s funeral wake in Bulawayo, cutting up the corpse’s face, fondling his grandmother and demanding to see the colour of her urine....ChronicleCulture & Society1 November 2017
Members of Parliament get free housing standsGOVERNMENT has set aside $5 million from which Members of Parliament (MPs) will access the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Legislators will also get residential stands in areas of their choice, S...ChronicleCulture & Society1 November 2017
Married woman beds co-tenant 'by mistake'A Harare man who allegedly took advantage of his neighbour’s absence to sneak into his bedroom and became intimate with his unsuspecting wife who responded thinking it was her husband, appeared in cou...HeraldCulture & Society31 October 2017
Illegal settlers invade Mushandike irrigationMushandike Irrigation Scheme is under threat from illegal settlers who ever increasingly building on land reserved for pastures. The irrigation scheme is a source of livelihood for many people in Masv...OnlineCulture & Society31 October 2017
Form 6 pupil drives into vending stalls: 11-yr-old killedAN 11-YEAR-OLD boy died while two other people were injured after an Upper Six pupil lost control of a vehicle he was driving and rammed into a shop and some vending stalls in Bulawayo’s Cowdray Park....ChronicleCulture & Society30 October 2017
Why Zim has a 'minister of WhatsApp'A spoof government notice hit social media as soon as President Robert Mugabe announced he had set up a new ministry responsible for Cyber Security, Threat Detection and Mitigation. Zimbabweans reacte...NewsDayCulture & Society30 October 2017
LSU honours President Mugabe with doctorateLupane State University (LSU) has conferred an honourary doctor of agricultural sciences degree to President Robert Mugabe for his exceptional works in promoting agriculture in the country, which has....OnlineCulture & Society28 October 2017
'Rapist' neighbour falls asleep in victim's blanketsA 65-YEAR-OLD woman from Nkayi told a court that after raping her twice, her alleged rapist aged 20, told her she now belonged to him. He then fell asleep in her blankets. The woman said the man, who....ChronicleCulture & Society28 October 2017
Kirsty gets PhD from Bindura UniversitySWIMMING icon Kirsty Coventry was yesterday conferred an honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree in Sports Science Education at the Bindura University of Science Education’s (Buse) 16th graduation ceremo...NewsDayCulture & Society27 October 2017
Woman kills husband in fight for sexA 25-YEAR-OLD Zvishavane woman allegedly killed her husband in cold blood by stabbing him once in the neck following a dispute over sex on Wednesday night. Acting Midlands province police spokesperson...ChronicleCulture & Society27 October 2017
Gwanda charging $1 for proof of residence printoutGWANDA residents have appealed to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to censure the Gwanda municipality for allegedly charging $1 for a printout of proof of residence for locals seeking to regist...NewsDayCulture & Society27 October 2017
Mysterious disease hits schoolGovernment has sent environmental technicians and doctors to Biriiri High School in Chimanimani where 20 students have been sent home after being affected by a mysterious disease causing their legs to...HeraldCulture & Society26 October 2017
Killer grandpa spared jailAN ailing 69-year-old Bulawayo man who fatally struck his son-in-law with a log while trying to rescue his seven-year-old grandson who was under attack from the deceased, has been spared the agony of....ChronicleCulture & Society26 October 2017
Form 2 student hangs self over boyfriendA FORM 2 student at Nyamashato Secondary School in Murewa committed suicide last week using a necktie after her boyfriend allegedly dumped her after authorities had threatened to punish the two over t...NewsDayCulture & Society26 October 2017
Woman's train suicide puzzles familyTHE family of a woman from Bulawayo’s Magwegwe North suburb who allegedly committed suicide by sitting on the railway line together with her two- year old son as the train approached resulting in them...ChronicleCulture & Society25 October 2017
Cash not available for individual account holders, says Bankers AssociationThe Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) says banks are currently prioritising exporters for cash withdrawals and foreign currency allocation over individual account holders due to the prevailing cas...ChronicleCulture & Society25 October 2017
Blow for Trust schools as court upholds rulingCONCESSIONARY school fees charges offered to elite private schools’ workers is income and liable to taxation in terms of the law, the Supreme Court has ruled. Justice Tendai Uchena made the ruling in....ChronicleCulture & Society24 October 2017
Vendors vacate Gweru CBDTHERE was free flow of human and vehicle traffic in Gweru yesterday after vendors moved from pavements and road sides to designated selling points in line with an ultimatum issued by the local municip...ChronicleCulture & Society24 October 2017
Sulu wants maintenance fees reducedOrchestra Dendera Kings leader Sulumani Chimbetu has applied for the reduction of his contribution towards the upkeep of two minor children he sired with ex-wife Marygold Mutemasango from $800 to $200...HeraldCulture & Society24 October 2017
Retailers warned over rejecting plastic moneyConfederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) president Denford Mutashu has warned some retailers in parts of the Midlands province, who reject mobile money in their shops preferring cash transactions. Mu...NewsDayCulture & Society23 October 2017
Child brides fight backLOOKING resplendent in a chiffon white blouse and a demure black skirt, 22-year-old Loveness Mudzuru captivates the attention of her audience as she shares on her current life, which includes high tea...NewsDayCulture & Society21 October 2017