The Bombay High Court has ruled that a wife's refusal to have sex with her husband without a condom does not constitute grounds for divorce.Pradeep Bapat told the court his wife Prerna refused to have children because they were not financially stable.The judges said Mr Bapat's other grounds for divorce, a lack of cooking and cleaning skills on his wife's part, were also not grounds for divorce.The
An African man was found sobbing in the street of Munich, Germany by police after his one-night stand demanded too much sex.The man broke down in tears outside the woman's apartment after the 36-hour ordeal.Police confirmed that the exhausted man told them: "I met her on a bus. She invited me back here. Oh God, it was hell. I can't walk. Please help me."The man is believed to be the latest victim
Zimbabwe's security forces have been commended for maintaining peace in the country at a time when most African countries are conflict torn.Delivering his fourth and last presentation to students attending the Joint Command and Staff Course Number 25 that focuses on the Chinese foreign and defence policies, outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Xin Shunkang underscored the importance of havi
Zanu-PF thugs on Monday burnt down a hut belonging to Ethel Tichawana, the MDC-T Makoni South, Ward 26 Women's Assembly chairperson, destroying all her 2011 crop harvest and groceries.On the fateful day, Mai Tichawana had gone to Rusape Town on family business.The incident happened a week after the MDC ward executive had held a successful and well attended meeting at Chimbundi which angered and s
Hundreds of Zimbabweans converged at the Stodart Hall, Mbare in Harare for a befitting send-off ceremony for the late servant of the people, Edson Zulu Ncube.Hundreds of people lined up all roads and filled surrounding grounds at the traditional stop-over to the National Shrine to bid farewell to the late exceptional pioneer politician, Ncube.As early as 9am the area surrounding Stoddart Hal
A Zimbabwean man, Trevor Chanetsa is due to be deported from the United Kingdom. Chanetsa, aged 31, came to the UK in September 2002 and claimed asylum on political basis 2 years ago. Chanetsa who has been living in Nottingham was detained when he went to report at the Loughborough reporting centre.British authorities were due to deport him on May 1 but the flight he was booked on was cancell
THE Bikita woman, Salom Shumba (25) who stole two babies in Beitbridge in a bid to impress her husband was yesterday sentenced to an effective one year in jail. Shumba of Chief Mukanganwi area in Bikita, who was employed as a maid at Bishopstone Estate in Beitbridge was convicted by Beitbridge magistrate Ms Gwineth Drawo on her own plea of guilty to one count of kidnapping as defined in sect
A 56-YEAR-OLD Hwange man will live to rue the day he decided to steal four cattle from his area as he has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Alex Mpofu, of H69 Cinderella in Hwange, connived with Shadreck Mugeri (29), of F5 Cinderella who was found not guilty and acquitted, and one Charles Mudenda, who is still at large, to steal four beasts.Mpofu and Mugeri were arrested on 26 February after
STOCK worth thousands of United States dollars went up in smoke yesterday after a raging fire gutted OK warehouse in Graniteside. Kitchenware, groceries, clothes among other goods were reduced to ash in the inferno. No one was injured. OK Zimbabwe, Marketing Manager, Ms Chipo Mashingaidze, said the cause of the fire was still to be established."I actually do not have a clue as to what starte
FOUR Ugandans face deportation after a Karoi magistrate last week convicted them of entering the country illegally. Esther Barbra Nadunga (34), Paul Walugembe (25), Davies James Womavingo (39) and Shaban Amis (35) last Thursday appeared before Mr Obidience Matare facing charges of contravening Section 12(1) (a) of the Immigration Act Chapter 4:02, entry by evasion.The four were convicted on
A recent survey has revealed that cases of domestic violence throughout Zimbabwe remain high despite
several interventions to stop perpetrators from committing the offence.
The most common perpetrator of this violence against women has been identified as current or former husband or partner.
According to the 2010-11 Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey released by
the Zimbabwe National Statist
A Zaka man (27) has been sentenced to 22 years in jail after being found guilty of five counts of raping a 17-year- old school girl.Four counts were treated as one for the purposes of sentence and earned him 15 years and the fifth count, which was for the period 25 to 29 June 2011 and earned him another 15 years.However, eight years were suspended for five years on conditions that he does not co
THE family of Given Flint Matapure (3) are yet to collect his remains from Harare Central Hospital mortuary. DNA tests conducted in South Africa on skeletal remains found at the Exhibition Park in Harare last November have matched those of Given.The boy's father, Mr Onward Matapure, yesterday said they will collect the remains after consulting family elders."We are hoping that by tomorrow (today)
A 16-year-old boy from Bulawayo has sentenced to receive six cuts for sexually abusing a 5-year-old on several occasions.On Thursday the boy pleaded guilty to several counts of rape before Bulawayo regional magistrate Mr Owen Tagu.He was sentenced to receive six cuts after the court considered his age and what the law says about juveniles.Mr Tinashe Dzipe, for the State, told the court that the c
MDC-T spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora said the Nigerian
televangelist Temitope Balogun (TB) Joshua was coming
at the behest of Zimbabwe Pastors Forum (Zimpaf), the co-ordinators of
the peace prayer meetings, contrary to speculative reports claiming the
Premier was personally involved in the matter, NewsDay reported.
Mwonzora on Monday said: "Prophet TB Joshua was invited by Zimbabwean
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