10 Feb 2017 – MWENEZI – A 20-year-old woman is suing her mother in-law for allegedly refusing to give her custody of her 4-year-old daughter whom she left in her care after separating with her husband following an adulterous relationship while her husband was out of the country.
Tafadzwa Chuma, who used to reside with his mother in-law, Tukiler Moyo, in Bhukuvani village, Chief Neshuro, before her marriage hit the rocks, is now residing with her parents at Mushaya Primary teacher’s cottage, Chief Bota, in Zaka.
While filing her court papers, Chuma said she left her daughter in the care of her mother in-law sometime in 2015 after a ‘misunderstanding’ with her husband.
She boldly declared, however, that her other child was fathered by a certain ‘prophet’ with whom she cheated.
“This child belongs to another prophet who came at my mother in-law’s homestead to put some herbal incisions (nyora) on my backside after I had developed some complications. We ended up falling in love but as soon as I fell pregnant, the prophet disappeared. I don’t even know where he is up to now,” said the cheeky Chuma.
The issue of who should keep custody of the child is set to be herd at Mwenezi Magistrates Court next week.local

10 Feb 2017 – GUTU – A 30-year old Gutu man who stands accused of impregnating his friend’s 14-year-old daughter has failed to appear in court after skipping bail and reportedly fleeing to South Africa.
Police have however launched a manhunt for the suspect.
Last week, TellZim News carried a story on Justice Madhawu who allegedly impregnated the girl in July last year.
The matter only came to light when the minor’s sister took her to Gutu Rural Hospital for a pregnancy test which proved to be positive.
The minor’s father said Madhawu was a frequent visitor to his home but he had never suspected that he had other intentions with his daughter.
The minor earlier told this reporter that Madhawu proposed love to her early in July 2016 while her father was sleeping in his bedroom but she did not respond to his proposal.
She said on the same day, Madhawu pulled her onto the sofa where he was sitting and became intimate with her. He came back on several occasions in the same month and was intimate with her on the same sofa until she fell pregnant.local

10 Feb 2017 – Zimbabwe’s fastest growing regional newspaper; TellZim News has this week opened offices in Mutare.
The move was necessitated by the newspaper management’s failure to resist the calls by the people of Mutare to have the newspaper on their streets.
TellZim News editor Passmore Kuzipa said the quality of stories published in the paper has become the major marketing tool which has seen people from faraway places calling for the paper to be sold in their own areas.
“The people of Mutare have all the reasons to smile. The newspaper of the people is now on their door steps – they now have the opportunity to tell Zimbabwe their own stories,” said Kuzipa.
In Manicaland, the paper will be sold in the city of Mutare, Rusape, Penhalonga, Nyanga, Chimanimani, Chipinge, Birchnough Bridge and various growth points in the province.
TellZim News has deployed Lloyd Shunje to run the Mutare office with immediate effect.
Shunje is a holder of Honours in Media and Cultural Studies degree from Great Zimbabwe University (GZU).
Currently, the newspaper is found in all the seven districts of Masvingo, Beitbridge, Zvishavane, Chivhu, Mvuma, Gweru, Murambinda and Harare.
Apart from publishing the hard copy, TellZim News also runs a vibrant website, www.tellzim.com as well as a social media desk which produces short videos, podcast, bulk sms as well as live blogging during important events.
With less than two years on the market, TellZim News has already won several awards due to the quality of work it publishes.news