ZIMBABWE, 2 160 TYPHOID CASES, this year with authorities confirming 77 cases, seven deaths as of 18 December 2016

ZIMBABWE, 2 160 TYPHOID CASES,  this year with authorities confirming 77 cases,  seven deaths as of 18 December 2016

Harare City Council has confirmed four cases of typhoid in Mbare, as it also emerged yesterday that 2 160 suspected cases were reported countrywide this year with authorities confirming 77 cases and seven deaths as of December 18.   There are also fears that the outbreak that started in 2012 due to poor water, sanitation and hygiene could have claimed more lives that could have gone unreported because the disease is not easily diagnosed.  …

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ONLY 13 % Zimbabwean women have had cervical screening exams in a country where the disease is the leading cause of deaths in women

ONLY 13 %  Zimbabwean women have had cervical screening exams in a country where the disease is the leading cause of deaths in women

ONLY 13 percent of Zimbabwean women have had a cervical screening exam in a country where the disease is the leading cause of deaths in women, statistics from the 2015 Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey (ZDHS) show.Nationally, 79 percent of women report that they have heard of cervical screening which can detect the disease early while it is still treatable but only 13 percent have ever had a cervical exam. “Cervical cancer screening via the Papanicolau…

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‘Any opposition grand coalition will collapse if it does not include secessionist’.-Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP)

‘Any  opposition grand coalition  will collapse if it does not include secessionist’.-Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP)

  MATABELELAND-BASED Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has claimed that the proposed grand coalition of opposition parties was bound to collapse if it does not include secessionist parties. “The so-called coalition by the Zimbabwean national parties is bound to fail if Mthwakazi-led political parties are not involved in the process despite the fact that the majority are saying they will not participate,” MRP executive member Percy Khulani Siwela told Southern Eye yesterday. “These national parties forget…

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WARNING: PEOPLE found wearing replicas of army uniforms would be arrested and prosecuted

PEOPLE found wearing replicas of army uniforms would be arrested and prosecuted in terms of the law, the Zimbabwe National Army(ZNA) and the Zimbabwe Republic Police said yesterday in separate statements. The warning came after many people during the Christmas holiday either sold or wore replica military gear at social gathering places in the capital, Harare. ZNA spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Alphios Makotore in a statement said there was an upsurge of criminal activities in the…

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Bulawayo man caught red-handed draining US$$60 oil from a Zesa transformer at Mpilo Hospital, sentenced to 10 years in jail.

Bulawayo  man caught red-handed draining US$$60  oil from a  Zesa transformer at Mpilo Hospital,  sentenced to 10 years in jail.

    A MAN from Bulawayo’s Entumbane suburb who was caught red-handed draining oil from a Zesa transformer at Mpilo Central Hospital, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail. Ricky Jones was convicted on his own plea to stealing oil worth US$60 by Mr Tinashe Tashaya. Jones who said he wanted to use the oil to treat gum poles he intended to sell to raise money to fend for his children, was sentenced to…

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BEITBRIDGE DRAMA: Soldier, loses AK rifle in fight over woman

BEITBRIDGE DRAMA: Soldier, loses AK rifle in fight over woman

BEITBRIDGE DRAMA: SOLDIER LOSES AK rifle IN FIGHT OVER WOMAN, while car thieves attempt illegally crossing using stolen vehicle towed by donkeys across Limpopo river,…welcome to Zimbabwe! Soldiers from 1 Independent Battalion yesterday allegedly went on the rampage, beating up civilians in Beitbridge after their colleague lost a firearm while having sex in the bush. The armed uniformed soldier was seen taking a woman to the bushy south-western side of Dulivhadzimo. While the two lovebirds…

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Joshua Nkomo letter to Robert Mugabe from exile in the UK – Nehanda Radio

Joshua Nkomo letter to Robert Mugabe from exile in the UK – Nehanda Radio

Joshua Nkomo letter to Robert Mugabe from exile in the UK – Nehanda Radio   DR. JOSHUA M. NKOMO 2 Stevenage Road East Ham E6 2WL London E6 2WL United Kingdom 7th June, 1983   INFORMATIVE LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER MUGABE   Dear Robert,   1. I write to you as a citizen of Zimbabwe and one of the leaders of our country, to you not just as one of the leaders of Zimbabwe, but…

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‘Singer George Michael (53) has died’

British Singer George Michael has died at the age of 53. His publicist broke the news in a statement issued and George Michael is said to have  “passed away peacefully at home.” The statement said: “It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period. “The family would ask that their privacy be respected at this difficult and emotional time….

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‘Ten thousand qualified teachers to be recruited in government schools in the next two weeks’- Education Minister Dokora

‘Ten thousand qualified teachers to be recruited in government schools in the next two weeks’- Education Minister Dokora

Ten thousand qualified teachers are set to be recruited in government schools in the next two weeks,Primary and Secondary Education Minister Lazarus Dokora  said. According to Dokora, the recruitment drive has the blessing of Finance Minister, Patrick Chinamasa. “I had a fruitful meeting with Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa, and he is supportive of the education sector. “When schools open (next term), 10 000 teachers will come on board. The CSC has already…

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BULILIMA injiva died on the spot after his car collided head-on with Umusa Wenkosi Busand was dragged for 30metres

  A BULILIMA injiva died on the spot after his car rammed head-on into a bus and was dragged for about 30 metres while he was on his way to Plumtree Town coming from his rural home in Diba area. The car collided head-on with Umusa Wenkosi Bus that plies the route. Witnesses said Power Ngwenya (37) remained trapped in his car underneath the bus for about seven hours before the Plumtree Town Council Fire…

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