Family had tried, and failed, to get help in SA Laston Kwinika will again have to learn to eat Talent Gore A TEAM of surgeons at Parirenyatwa Hospital have performed a major operation on a Beitbridge man who had lived with a tumour in his mouth for 17 years. Laston Kwinika, the patient, will now […]
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RASHFORD LOOKALIKE FACES TEN COUNTS OF CAR THEFT
Zvikomborero Parafini SERIAL fraudster Ishmael Duwa Austin, who is a stunning lookalike of Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, is facing ten counts of car theft. In his latest brush with the law, Austin allegedly connived with Since Asima, a police officer stationed at CID Headquarters, […]
CID DIRECTOR DIES IN ACCIDENT
Arron Nyamayaro A DIRECTOR in the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) died in a road traffic accident on Saturday. Assistant Commissioner, Jeremiah Murenje, was killed in a fatal road crash along the Harare-Denda Road. He was 60. In a statement, national police spokesperson, Assistant […]
WHY MARRIOT’S FRAUD CASE COMPLICATES NEW APPOINTMENT. . . New Dynamos vice-chairman works for the NPA
Mathew Masinge DOES the appointment of a former chief public prosecutor as the new Dynamos vice-chairman, at a time when club boss Bernard Marriot has a pending fraud case, pose a possible conflict of interest for Clement Chimbari? While Chimbari’s professionalism cannot be questioned, given his […]
MAYOR ESCAPES DEATH BY A WHISKER IN ROAD CRASH
Pau Pindani in CHINHOYI CHINHOYI Mayor, Owen Charuza, says he is lucky to be alive. He emerged from a horrific road accident near Mapinga along the Harare Chinhoyi highway yesterday morning. He was on his way to Harare on council business. His driver, Bramwell Kanda and former mayor, Willie Nyambe, […]
A PASS IN MATHS AT O’ LEVEL NO LONGER A REQUIREMENT FOR TRAINEE NURSES
Nokutenda Rusero ONE doesn’t need a pass in Mathematics at O’ Level to enroll for a place to begin general nurse training in this country anymore. In the past, a pass in Mathematics at O’ Level was a major requirement for entrance into nurse training programmes. The other key subjects were English […]
TEENAGER OPENS CHARITY ORGANISATION
Mangaliso Kabulika A 19-year-old woman has opened a charity organisation which targets rape victims, teenage mothers and persons with disabilities. Inspired by her late mother, who preached the values of giving back to the community, Tariro Ruddo said she has been receiving support from donors. She […]
CITY CRACKDOWN ON RUNDOWN BUILDINGS
Talent Gore THE City of Harare is taking action against rundown buildings in the Harare Central Business District (CBD) and across the city. Property owners and occupants are being ordered to renew or regenerate their structures through repairs, refurbishments or repainting. This move is in line […]
EVERYONE IN JAPAN COULD HAVE THE SAME SURNAME
TOKYO. – Everyone in Japan could one day have the same surname unless its restrictive marriage laws change, according to a new study. But the country’s dwindling marriage rate could buck that trend and a rapidly declining population might render it moot entirely. Unlike most of the world’s major […]
SCHOOLBOY DIES AFTER BEING DRAGGED BY HORSE
l He was attending a birthday party for a classmate l Tinaye suffered severe head injuries during ordeal H-Metro Reporter THERE has been an outpouring of grief after an eight-year-old schoolboy, Tinaye Chibaya, died from head injuries after being dragged by a horse he had been riding in Ruwa on […]
ONE CHILD DIES, THREE OTHERS SURVIVE IN FOOD POISONING SCARE
Arron Nyamayaro A DOMBOSHAWA family lost their son, while two others survived, in a suspected food poisoning scare. Robson Kaitano, 46, the father of the three children, also survived. They had all eaten a piece of sugar cane picked from a neighbour’s garden. Malcolm, 4, Michael, 6, and Sandra, 10, […]
MAN CLAIMS HE HAS BEEN THROWN OUT OF HIS HOUSE FOR EXPOSING HIS CHEATING WIFE
Arron Nyamayaro A MAN claims he is now being abused by his brothers-in-law, who are being sent by his wife, after he exposed her romantic flings with her workmate. McDonald Mukosera claims he has since been thrown out of his house. He says his life has now been turned into hell since he exposed his […]
CALLS FOR ARREST OF PRIEST, 63, WHO MARRIED A 12-YR-OLD GIRL . . . Legal minimum age to get married is 18
ACCRA. — THERE are calls for the arrest of an influential traditional priest, 63, who has sparked an outrage in Ghana after marrying a 12-year-old girl. The priest, Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII, married her in a customary ceremony held on Saturday. However, there is also strong support from […]
TWO FRIENDS AXED ON SAME DAY
Nokutenda Rusero TWO friends were axed and killed on the same day at a farm in Chinhoyi last year. The suspect, Peter Thomas (20) has finally appeared in court, facing two counts of murder. The court heard that in September last year, at River Range Village, Chinhoyi, Joshua Kadungure visited Peter […]
FUEL ATTENDANTS FLEE FOR THEIR LIVES AS ARMED ROBBERS STRIKE
Arron Nyamayaro THREE fuel attendants fled for their lives after armed robbers pounced on a service station and stole US$3 786. Tatenda Masunda (34), Guylord Kwaramba (31), and Tanaka Makurumidze (22) of Apex Service Station, Chinhamo, along Seke Road, ran for cover. Harare provincial police […]
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Rufaro chaos simply unacceptable
JUST as we were celebrating the return of the PSL to the capital, we were confronted by the brutal reality that there is still a lot of work that needs to be done at our stadiums. After five years, the spiritual home of football in the country, Rufaro, opened its gates to the public for a PSL game […]
BURNT HUMAN REMAINS FOUND IN WESTLEA
Arron Nyamayaro BURNT human remains were found in Westlea on Good Friday. A skull, spinal cord and some bones, believed to be of an adult person, were found by a Westlea Nursery Gardens caretaker who had gone to relieve himself. Harare provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Luckmore Chakanza, […]
AGELESS LOT THE HERO AS CAPS WIN
Sports Reporter CAPS United……………………………………….(1) 3 Arenel Movers……………………………………….1 LOT Chiunga said it is a miracle he is still playing football in the domestic Premiership after the injury challenges which forced him into retirement in the past. The 37-year-old forward was the hero as the Green […]
BABY DROWNS AT CHURCH GATHERING
Arron Nyamayaro AN infant fell into an uncovered well and drowned during a church service in Mabvuku on Saturday. Riyadh Munyaradzi Mavunga’s body was found in the well at Christ Liberation Ministries. He was just one-year-six-months. The baby’s mother, Natasha Tebulo, was attending a church service […]
DUO JAILED FOR DESTROYING TELECOMMUNICATION LINES
Nokutenda Rusero TWO Harare men have been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment each for removing and destroying telecommunication lines. On March 24, Elvin Tatenda Munhumumwe (28) of Egypt in Highfield, was caught after stealing 20 metres x 10 mm two core cables he had cut and removed from a Telecel […]