Bizarre

EcoSure, a funeral service provider underwritten by Econet Life, a subsidiary of Econet Zimbabwe, has resolved a dispute with a grieving family who had left a coffin at one of its branches due to a denied funeral claim. The claim was initially denied due to a missed premium payment of US$4 in the month prior to the deceased's passing.

HARARE - The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has officially confirmed that ZANU PF Central Committee member Dexter Nduna did not graduate with a law degree, contradicting his earlier claims of achieving the academic milestone.

A family in Mangwe, Matabeleland North, is living in fear of spiritual repercussions after a mix-up by a funeral services provider saw them bury a Lesotho national instead of their son who died in South Africa.

A Ugandan man allegedly found with 24 human skulls may have been using them for human sacrifice and could face life in prison, the police have told the BBC.

HARARE - Timothy Chiminya, who claims to be King Munhumutapa, has asserted that a High Court ruling in September 2022 has unified all chiefs in Zimbabwe under his authority, and is now demanding cooperation from traditional leaders and payment of outstanding wages from the government.

There was drama in Johannesburg, South Africa, over the weekend, as Zimbabwean musician Tocky Vibes reportedly hid in a cold room as he played a game of cat and mouse with police details who had been sent to arrest him over a dispute with a music promoter.

A religious leader in Kuwadzana Harare, Madzibaba Ekedi Mawodzwa, was reportedly unmasked by a nephew he had previously killed for ritualistic purposes after he possessed a member of his family and started revealing how he had been murdered by him.

“We do have lots of hyenas in Zimbabwe, but we keep them in the national parks,” Mnangagwa replied. “We have no problems with them, but they breed a lot, and if there is anybody who wants them, we are ready to donate,” he added, to laughter from the audience. “Well we’ve got hyenas of our own in Europe,” Putin responded.

CHIREDZI – In a traumatizing case of rape, a Bikita man allegedly forced himself on three sisters, one after another and broke the virginity of the youngest who is aged 16.

GOKWE – A Gokwe traditional healer told a Midlands magistrate that he would soon be reunited with his two deadly cobra snakes impounded by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) in Kwekwe. Self-styled n’anga, Polite Ncube of Gono Village, Chief Mkoka in Gokwe was caught carrying the snakes in a satchel in Kwekwe CBD at around 3 am last Monday. He said the snakes are his source of powers as they give him leads on herbs in his dreams.