Harare – A suspected domestic violence incident in the upmarket suburb of Glen Lorne has left one man dead and his wife hospitalised after a shooting that police believe was triggered by a family dispute. The incident, which occurred on Friday, has shocked residents after it emerged that the couple’s four children were present when the violence unfolded.

MAZOWE — A Mazowe man, Abbition July (31) of Sammerdale Farm, has been sentenced to four years in prison after he attacked his mother‑in‑law, Tabeth Bvuwe (60), leaving her with two front teeth knocked out, the court heard. Bindura magistrate Sheila Nazombe handed down the sentence, suspending one year on condition of good behaviour. July had pleaded not guilty but was convicted following evidence presented by the State.

Police in Gweru are searching for a 37-year-old man suspected of murdering his wife in the high-density suburb of Mkoba. The suspect, identified as Nhlalo Darlington Baloyi, is alleged to have fatally assaulted his wife, Partricia Nyathi (32), at their home in Mkoba 4 on Monday last week. Police say Baloyi, an artisanal miner originally from Mkonto Village under Chief Ntabeni in Zhombe, allegedly attacked Nyathi after accusing her of infidelity. According to the Zimbabwe Repu