2,4 million children under 17, have no birth certificates, 25 percent of homeless boys are sexually abused , 13 percent of girls are sexually harassed by teachers, while Rural children are more likely to be orphans

2,4 million children under 17, have no birth certificates, 25 percent of homeless boys are  sexually abused , 13 percent of girls are sexually harassed by teachers, while Rural children are more likely to be orphans

  ABOUT 2,4 million children under the age of 17 years, translating to 39 percent of minors in the country, do not have birth certificates.   The statistics are contained in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development’s Zimbabwe (2016-2018) Interim Poverty Reduction strategy paper (I-PRSP). The Ministry said available data shows that rural areas have the highest number of unrecorded births. “Children aged between 0-17 years totalling 2,4 million had no birth certificates, constituting…

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POLICE have arrested five of a six armed criminals who targeted motorists in Kwekwe and Gokwe and robbed about 34 people in three weeks.

POLICE have arrested five of a six  armed criminals  who targeted motorists in Kwekwe and Gokwe and robbed about 34 people in three weeks.

POLICE have arrested five men who were allegedly part of a six-member gang of highway robbers that targeted motorists in Kwekwe and Gokwe, robbing about 34 people in three weeks.   In one incident, the suspects robbed five people in a vehicle of $458 and two cellphones at gunpoint.   In another, they allegedly stopped a commuter omnibus and relieved 11 passengers of $1 300 while armed with a gun and machetes.   During one…

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Another Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Support guarding Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council exam papers was attacked and robbed of his gun in Zvishavane

  A member of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Support Unit was attacked and robbed of his gun in Zvishavane on Monday. According to police papers, it is alleged a cop only identified as constable Mhlanga was attacked around 04:00 hours in the head by three men who were armed with machetes and robbed him of his gun at a school he and his colleague, constable Munetsi, were guarding. The members of the Police Support…

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Thousands of Zanu-PF youths to vacate residential stands at Kingsdale Farm in Norton after Government conceded in the High Court, the land belongs to Maparahwe Properties Pvt Ltd

Thousands of Zanu-PF youths to vacate residential stands at Kingsdale Farm in Norton after Government conceded in the High Court, the land belongs to Maparahwe Properties Pvt Ltd

    Thousands of Zanu-PF youths who have been allocated residential stands at Kingsdale Farm in Norton will now have to vacate the farm after Government conceded in the High Court last week that the land was a private property belonging to Maparahwe Properties Pvt Ltd.Justice Hlekani Mwaeyera granted an interim order stopping the acquisition of the farm with the consent of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Saviour Kasukuwere. Maparahwe Properties had…

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‘TWO Gwanda men lured a taxi driver to Matsheumhlope in Bulawayo where they shot him in the leg, tied his legs and hands, robbed him before dumping him along Old Esigodini Road ‘

    TWO Gwanda men allegedly lured a taxi driver to Matsheumhlope in Bulawayo where they shot him in the leg, tied his legs and hands, stole more than R8 000 from him before dumping him along Old Esigodini Road and driving off in his vehicle. A court heard that the pair left the vehicle, belonging to Chilly’s Taxis, at Ingutsheni Central Hospital where police recovered it. Bulawayo Magistrate Mr Tinashe Tashaya remanded Telmore Dube…

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Jonathan Moyo’s full Statement on state capture under the guise of fighting corruption : Moyo to sue Mnangagwa, Mushohwe &Charamba

Jonathan Moyo’s full Statement on state capture under the guise of fighting corruption : Moyo to sue Mnangagwa, Mushohwe &Charamba

1. The Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (“ZACC”) is established as an independent commission in terms of Section 254 and 256. The independence of ZACC means that in the exercise of its Constitutional and statutory function, it is independent and not subject to the direction and control of anyone. Members of ZACC must not act in a partisan manner, and or further any interest of any political cause or factions. Further, members of ZACC must be…

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TSHOLOTSHO: Two Ncube brothers fatally attacked their neighbour with knobkerries, axes and spears sentenced to 15 years in jail each

    Tsholotsho brothers who teamed up with another villager and fatally attacked their neighbour with knobkerries, axes and spears have each been sentenced to 15 years in jail. Similo Ncube (29), Bulisani Ncube (22) and Felix Maphosa (21), all from Mathe Line, were convicted of murder with constructive intent by Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Nicholas Mathonsi. The trio ganged up and killed Tinos Ncube (21) in a revenge attack after he and his…

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‘Jonathan Moyo hints that Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa could be part of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Zanu PF Lacoste faction’

‘Jonathan Moyo hints that Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa could be part of  Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Zanu PF Lacoste faction’

Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo on Monday evening hinted that Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa could be part of Zanu PF Lacoste faction. Moyo’s suggestion stems from a recent Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Public Accounts report that revealed that Chinamasa owe government $19 000 in loan arrears. Moyo said if Chinamasa was aligned to G40 camp which he himself belongs, the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission would have already acted. He posted on his twitter account: “@NewsDayZimbabwe…

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ZANU PF provincial vice chairman for Mashonaland Central province Richard Chanda died yesterday after a long illness.

ZANU PF provincial vice chairman for Mashonaland Central province Richard Chanda died yesterday after a long illness.

ZANU PF provincial vice chairman for Mashonaland Central province Richard Chanda died yesterday at Chitungwiza general hospital after a long illness. He was 49 years old, he leaves behind three wives, seven children and two grandchildren. Mourners are gathered at house number 20 Chatham Avenue Mvurwi town. Chanda was once the provincial commissar before he became the vice chairman and he played a pivotal role in areas around Mvurwi during the chaotic land redistribution programme…

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SUSPENDED ZIMRA Com General Pasi is accused of fraudulently acquiring over US$1 million from Zimra

SUSPENDED ZIMRA Com General Pasi is accused of fraudulently acquiring over US$1 million from Zimra

  SUSPENDED ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY (ZiMRA) Commissioner General Gershem Pasi is accused of fraudulent acquiring over US$1 million from the authority while he was not entitled to that money as it did not form part of his contract. He managed to do all this without seeking Zimra board authority and also prejudiced the state of much more by authorising the secondment of Zimra Human Resources Director Christine Msemburi to the World Customs Organisation at the…

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