WOMEN and young girls in Bulawayo are being sexually-abused at water points, as water woes continue mounting in the city, Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) coordinator Khumbulani Maphosa has said. Maphosa said according to a survey carried out by his organisation in Mzilikazi, Sizinda, Tshabalala, Pumula South, Cowdray Park, Old Luveve and Lobengula suburbs, a…
VILLAGERS from Nyamakate in Hurungwe North breathed a sigh of relief after rangers from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) were able to capture a leopard that had been causing havoc in the area. The leopard escaped from a nearby game park and was now preying on the villagers’ livestock devouring poultry and…
SUMMIT Care Trust (SCT) has lined up several events aimed at bringing awareness about the effects and impact of mental health on the public. The community-based organisation has joined the rest of the world in commemorating mental health week which runs between today and May 16. SCT mental health advocate officer Tanatswa Chikaura said mental…
A DOMBOSHAVA man was robbed of money and mobile phone at his home by three people who posed as cops and armed with a pistol. The incident has led to the arrest of Edward Mapfumo, who was identified by the complainants during the attack. Mapfumo was not asked to plead to allegations of robbery when…
LEGISLATORS have called for investment in the development and promotion of traditional medicines which they believe can play a complementary role in combating the Covid-19 pandemic. Presenting a health report on the development and promotion of traditional and complementary medicines in the National Assembly last week, Zanu PF MP for Mhangura, Precious Chinhamano Masango said…
FOUR Local Government ministry employees appeared in court last Friday on allegations of recommending allocation of residential stands to their friends who were not on the housing waiting list resulting in the ministry losing US$200 000. Andrew Shawatu, who was the principal administration officer of State lands section and Priscilla Mudzinge, who was the director…
THREE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) employees accused of defrauding the authority of nearly $50 million in a tax refunds scandal were on Friday freed on $70 000 bail each. Valentine Chireke, Tawonga Nhengu and Leonard Mazanhi, who are facing allegations of fraud and money laundering, were granted bail by regional magistrate Stanford Mambanje coupled with…
A ZIMBABWE Ezekiel Guti University (Zegu) student has approached the High Court with an application against the institution and one of its lecturers challenging his placement on suspension. Takudzwa Mukove is claiming that his suspension and disciplinary hearing were unfair as the legal proctor involved in the proceedings is his former lecturer, who he is…
SUSPENDED African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule was booted out of the party’s virtual national executive committee NEC meeting on Saturday. Magashule, who is appealing against his suspension, attended the special meeting which was expected to consider his suspension, appeal and set up an appeals panel among other things. From the outset, some members…
THE ruling Zanu PF at the weekend embarked on a nation-wide restructuring exercise meant to reinvigorate its organs ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections. The party has an ambitious target of having five million members before the polls as it aims to secure a landslide victory. Over the years we have witnessed that each time…
