HARARE – The tuberculosis scourge in Zimbabwe shows no sign of respite with the number of multi-drug resistant cases rising across the country, a preliminary research paper says. Experts now fear reversal of successes registered so far against MultiDrug Resistance Tuberculosis (MDR TB). This follows a baseline study done by a number of TB experts…
BULAWAYO – A 71-year-old Hope Fountain man has been arraigned before the courts for raping his 14-year-old niece whom he claimed enticed him by indecently exposing herself. Daniel Sibanda pleaded guilty to the rape charge when he appeared before Bulawayo regional court magistrate Collet Ncube but argued that the complainant lured him to rape her….
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) yesterday failed to take prisoners to court due to an acute fuel crunch, forcing the postponement of trials at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts. ZPCS spokesperson, Elizabeth Banda, confirmed the failure to transport prisoners from remand jails to the courts. “We are currently working on the situation,” she…
HARARE – A landlady who has been dragged to court by her cheeky tenant, has told the court that the lodger locks her out of the house. Kristle Smasher Moyo filed the lawsuit against her landlady Thandiwe Dube, whom she claimed was disturbing her stay at the Belvedere house. Moyo said she had a right…
HARARE – Government is working towards availing grants for private tertiary institutions to alleviate the plight of students, a Cabinet minister has said. Speaking at the 18th graduation ceremony at Solusi University in Bulawayo, Olivia Muchena, Higher and Tertiary Education minister, said despite the economic hitches the country was going through, her ministry was setting…
HARARE – Goromonzi residents have been told by their local authority that they should not bury their deceased relatives in their homesteads, sparking angry denunciations. Enock Tapfumaneyi, a resident in the area, said they were shocked to be notified that they were to stop all burials as the land was reserved. “It has been said,…
MASVINGO – A Triangle Limited security guard who allegedly handcuffed his brother’s 16-year-old daughter before raping her was last week hauled before a Masvingo magistrate. Elijah Makana, 35, appeared before magistrate Lyn Manyika facing charges of raping the minor, whose name has been withheld for ethical reasons. Makana pleaded not guilty. He claimed the girl…
HARARE – A city man is accusing his wife of going to night clubs soliciting for sex leaving their three-year-old child unattended. Moses Mudoni alleges his wife Muchandiona Mugova is having extra marital affairs with men at night clubs, taking advantage that he works during the night. Mudoni yesterday hauled Mugova before the Harare Civil…
HARARE – Eight ex-Fleximail (Private) Ltd employees, who were part of 31 workers demanding compensation from their former employer for illegal dismissal, have died as the labour dispute rages on, nine years later. Seven years ago, the Labour Court ordered the reinstatement or compensation of the sacked workers, but Fleximail offered to pay damages equivalent…
KUALA LUMPUR – Officials in Malaysia say they believe the co-pilot of missing flight MH370 spoke the last words to ground controllers before it vanished. Investigators are looking into the possibility that the aircraft’s crew were involved in its disappearance. The search for the plane has extended into two vast air corridors. Twenty-six countries have…
