Umzingwane District has the highest HIV , STI ,TB rate and cervical cancer rate’..-Ministry of Health and Child Care

THE Ministry of Health and Child Care has been baffled by recent statistics showing that Umzingwane District in Matabeleland South province has the highest HIV and STI rates in the country, forcing authorities to conduct a study to end the mystery. Health and Child Care Minister Dr David Parirenyatwa said such high rates are expected in border towns, and they have no answer for the latest development. The Minister also expressed concern over the high…

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Without safety testing or licence to operate equipment, Harare Central Hospital exposes 12 patients, including a pregnant woman and four children below the age of 10 years to radiation

Without safety testing or licence to operate equipment, Harare Central Hospital exposes 12 patients, including a pregnant woman and four children below the age of 10 years to radiation

    Harare Central Hospital has come under fire for reportedly exposing 12 patients, including a pregnant woman, to the effects of ionising radiation, The Herald can reveal. Radiation effects can lead to cancer induction, sterility, cataracts as well as manifestation of genetic or hereditary effects that can contribute to children being born with defects. At high levels of exposure, one can experience blood changes, radiation burns, nausea and even death. The hospital’s actions contravene…

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‘Gungwe High School teacher has reportedly fled to Botswana after allegedly sexually abusing 14 schoolboys at the school’.

‘Gungwe High School teacher has reportedly fled to Botswana after allegedly sexually abusing 14 schoolboys at the school’.

  A Gungwe High School teacher has reportedly skipped boarder to neighbouring Botswana after he allegedly sexually abused 14 schoolboys at the school. It is alleged that the unnamed teacher would “sneak into the temporary boarding facilities and sodomise the pupils before threatening them if they reported the matter.” Traditional leader, Chief Mathe confirmed the incident. Chief Mathe told the state controlled Sunday News that the headmaster, Mr Mangazha, on Friday told him that 14…

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Squatters fighting off eviction by Deputy Sheriff’s Office, destroy police vehicle and leave Nyamandlovu Farm owner in (ICU)

Squatters fighting off eviction by Deputy Sheriff’s Office, destroy police vehicle and leave Nyamandlovu Farm owner in (ICU)

  A NYAMANDLOVU farmer is battling for life at Mpilo Central Hospital while two cops and officials from the Deputy Sheriff’s Office have also been hospitalised after nine illegal settlers allegedly set upon them with axes, logs and stones. The squatters, a court heard, were protesting over the execution of an eviction order issued by the High Court for them to leave Mr Luke Siziba’s farm. Prosecutors said the squatters barricaded a road by standing…

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Public memorial service held at Ellis Park today, in honour of the late Mduduzi “Mandoza” Tshabalala

  FANS and supporters of late kwaito superstar Mduduzi “Mandoza” Tshabalala will get a chance to honour him at a public memorial service at Ellis Park today. The 38-year-old died on Sunday after a year-long battle with brain cancer. The kwaito legend discovered his cancer had re-occurred seven weeks ago and he started chemotherapy last week. His manager Kevin Ntaopane says the musician fought till the end. “He was a soldier. He died in the…

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ZIMBABWE’S largest inland lake, Mutirikwi is 12,96 % full, with 79 980 mega litres of a possible 1 378 082 mega litres of water

  Zimbabwe’s sugar industry is heading for a major crisis as water at the country’s largest inland lake, Mutirikwi, recedes to dangerously low levels. The lake could be de-commissioned around mid-November. Statistics availed by the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZIMWA) paint a grim picture. As of Sunday, the lake held only 79 980 mega litres of water out of its total capacity of 1 378 082 mega litres.This represents a frightening 87,4 percent drop in…

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’73 People Have Reportedly Died After A Terrorist Truck Mowed Down People In Nice, France’

BREAKING NEWS: TERRORIST ATTACK-TRUCK rams into crowd celebrating and gunman opens fire on seafront, and at least 73 people have reportedly died and up to a hundred people have been injured in Nice, France. This terrorist attack reportedly comes at the same time that a state of emergency in place for six months since November over the last terrorist attack in Paris was due to be lifted. The whole of Nice is said to be…

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Bulawayo Woman (23) Kills Hubby, Burns Body, Beyond Recognition With Paraffin, Then Two Days Later Goes To Live With Her Inlaws.

Bulawayo  Woman  (23) Kills Hubby, Burns Body, Beyond Recognition With Paraffin, Then Two Days Later Goes To Live With Her Inlaws.

  A BULAWAYO woman allegedly stabbed her husband twice on the chest with a knife, doused the body with paraffin and burnt it beyond recognition to conceal the crime.   Lakela Sweswe (23) allegedly killed Anifa Mlauzi on June 8 at their home in Buena Vista suburb just after Rio hotel following a fight in which he accused her of infidelity. She told investigators that she stayed with the body for two days before setting…

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‘Tomana Charged Over Various Decisions He Made Ever Since His Appointment As Prosecutor General’- Senior Assistant Com Charamba .

  Police national spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said the charges arose from various decisions he made as PG since his appointment. These included the decision to drop charges against senior Zupco officials in 2008, among them then chief executive officer Bright Matonga and former board chair Charles Nherera. “I confirm that he has been arrested for abuse of office as a public officer, or alternatively, defeating the course of justice. This emanates from…

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Tsholotsho Man (21) And Sister In Law (22) Murder And, Burn His Father To Ashes Using Petrol

A MAN from Tsholotsho who allegedly teamed up with his sister-in-law to beat up his 67-year-old father before dousing him with petrol and burning him to ashes, has been sentenced to 15 years in jail. Bethester Ndlovu (21) of Sihazela Line and his sister-in-law, Onesimo Khumalo (22), appeared before Bulawayo High Court judge, Justice Nicholas Mathonsi, on circuit in Hwange facing a murder charge in connection with the death of Kwabokwakhe Khumalo. Ndlovu accused his…

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