President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday handed over five brand new buses to the military and police and pledged three more for each of the State security agencies by year-end. This comes at a time when members of the public face severe transport challenges caused by the government when it banned privately-owned kombis from operating ostensibly to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Mnangagwa handed over two buses to the Zimbabwe National Army, one for the ZNA headquarters while the Presidential Guard, Airforce of Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Republic Police received one each. He pledged to procure more buses for the security sector to address their transport needs. Said Mnangagwa: Some buses are on the high seas, we should be able to have another batch in O
The issue came out when Shylene Zariro (33) appeared before Harare magistrate Barbara Mateko on Saturday charged with domestic violence. She was remanded in custody to today for bail application. A Kuwadzana man lost seven teeth after he was allegedly hit with a brick by his wife last Friday for saying “I miss you” to his female tenant. The complainant, Steward Mativenga (husband), who came to court heavily bandaged on the head and mouth, reported his wife to the police after he was struck with a brick. Allegations are that on August 13 this year at around 19:30hrs, Mativenga arrived home from work and greeted his tenant only identified as Nyasha and told her that he missed her. This did not go down well with Zariro, resulting in a heated verbal exch
UZ pushes students to get vaccinated before returning to campus. In a notice to students on Thursday, UZ Acting Registrar Maxwell Chikerema said only those vaccinated will be allowed to sit for the examinations. The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has directed all its students to get vaccinated before returning to college for end-of-semester examinations. Said Chikerema: The University of Zimbabwe wishes to advise and urge all its students to get vaccinated at centres of vaccination that have been established in their communities in and around the country before returning to campus for examinations. This precaution is meant to protect yourself, other fellow students as well as our members of staff as we prepare to return to campus in the near future for examinations and academic busin
A BIKITA woman laced her husbanda’s tea with a love potion that contained baboon urin_e leaving the hubby with a prolonged erecti0n and a non-stop se_x drive that lasted for three weeks. Now two chiefs from the area are confused as to the course of action to take against a female traditional healer who prescribed the love potion. A polygamous man, Godfrey Ganyau from Munyika village, reportedly suffered a prolonged erecti0n which made him demand se_x up to six times a day for three weeks after his second wife Angelberta Muchena unwittingly laced his tea with a love potion. The love potion was allegedly intended to make Ganyau boost his se_x drive and scream with passion as well as lose interest in his first wife. But things took a turn for the worst or
Dad and son arrested for setting up illegal bush police roadblock. Mangezi Sithole (48) and his offspring, 24-year-old Talent Sithole, who are both members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Neighbourhood Watch Committee stationed at Karoi Rural, appeared before Karoi magistrate Felix Chauromwe on Friday. A Karoi man and his son have been dragged to court for allegedly mounting an unsanctioned roadblock where they demanded bribes. The duo was charged with contravening Section 174, or alternatively Section 134, which relate to criminal abuse of duty and extortion, respectively. The pair was not asked to plead and was remanded in custody to 13 August for routine remand. The complainant in the matter is Peter Kanyungwa (31), a kombi operator.&n
A MAN died after he was stabbed in a dispute over salt. Police confirmed the incident which occurred in Sanyati. “Police in Sanyati are investigating circumstances surrounding a murder case in which a man (46) died at Parirenyatwa Hospital where he was admitted on 15 July after he was stabbed on his back by the suspect on 1 June over an argument relating to salt,” he said. In another incident police in Raffingora are investigating a murder case which occurred at Mvurachena Farm on July 25 in which the victim was struck once on the head after he confronted the two suspects who were stealing maize in a field.
When I was a teenager, I fell in love with a much older man who was very rich. I thought we would be together forever, so when I realized I was 2 months pregnant, I was sure he would see it as something to bring us together. I wasn’t shocked at the suggestion of an ab0rtion, but the way he began to treat me as a transaction hurt. He took me to a different town across the nation and spent the whole drive back explaining why it was my fault we had to break things off. Few years later, I met another man at the agricultural show. He did not tell me that he was a married man. He disappeared after I told him I had missed my period. I knew immediately that choosing to end my pregnancy was the right choice for me. Thankfully, I was able to ab0rt safely. I have felt like I had to j
Strange but true: Couple gives birth to baby with no reproductive organ. The baby was born with no other complications, except using the anus for both urinating and defecation. A couple at Nyakudya village in Bindura rural gave birth to a baby without a reproductive organ a month ago. The family is now appealing for financial assistance for baby Junior to undergo a medical examination at Sally Mugabe Central Hospitalin Harare. The baby’s mother, Lydia Makisi (37), said the family was failing to raise US$130 for tests and X-rays. Makasi said she noticed the condition while changing the napkin a day after giving birth. She said: I went into labour prematurely at seven months and I gave birth in the car on my way to Manhenga Clinic. I noticed the anomaly the following day and
Man made to pay 5 beasts after being caught having Lula Lula with his son’s wife. Munashe Kahonde was caught by his son Peter Mafuta in the latter’s house quenching his sexual appetite on his daughter-in-law. A Rushinga clinic nurse aid has been slappedwith five beasts fine after being caught redhanded bonking his son’s wife. He was brought to Headman Chipara’s Community Court after being caught committing adultery with his daughter-in-law in her matrimonial home. Kahonde, a nurse aid at Chimandau Clinic is reported to have hidden under Mafuta’s bed for the night when Mafuta came back home. It is said Kahonde was trapped after there was a suspicion about his marital affair with his daughter-in-law. “The day Kahonde fell into a snare, he was b
Villagers fearful as cattle dies, suspect COVID-19. Some villagers who spoke to Pindula News said the mortality rate was high in Kutama village. Zvimba villagers are living in fear as their cattle are dying in large numbers with some suggestingthat they could be dying from COVID-19. Asked if Veterinary officers were assisting them, they said the officers were clueless. Said, one villager: They are clueless. They are also surprised. Meanwhile, a study “Experimental Infection of Cattle with SARS-CoV-2” conducted by Lorenz Ulrich, Kerstin Wernike, Donata Hoffmann, Thomas C. Mettenleiter, and Martin Beer of Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Insel Riems, Germany, observed that under experimental conditions, cattle show low vulnerability to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Six (6) cattle were
