China Based , Zim Air Force Captain (24) Spent US$6,000 Caring For Non-Existent Figtree Baby

AN officer with the Air Force of Zimbabwe was allegedly swindled of about $6,000 by his girlfriend after she faked a pregnancy. Jacqueline Dube, 21, of Figtree, allegedly connived with her mother and brother to dupe her now ex-boyfriend Captain Ncube, 24, of Bulawayo’s Pumula suburb. A court heard how Dube and her family received money for preparation, birth and upkeep of the non-existent baby. The family allegedly sent pictures of a baby, whose identity was…

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Mpilo Central Hospital In Crisis With Only 15 Out Of A required 60 Doctors

Mpilo Central Hospital In Crisis With Only 15 Out Of A required  60  Doctors

MPILO Central Hospital is facing an acute shortage of senior doctors that include specialists, a situation that threatens the operations of the southern region’s biggest referral hospital. The health institution is dependent on junior doctors to carry out most surgical operations thereby compromising healthcare standards. Apart from serving Bulawayo, Mpilo is a referral hospital for Midlands, Masvingo, Matabeleland North and South provinces. The hospital’s clinical director Dr Solwayo Ngwenya said Mpilo Central Hospital which has…

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Hugh Beadle Primary School Teacher, ‘Sibongile Nyathi (54)’ Facing A Charge Of Assaulting Pupil, (6),

Hugh Beadle Primary School Teacher, ‘Sibongile Nyathi (54)’  Facing A Charge Of Assaulting Pupil, (6),

A BULAWAYO primary school teacher, who allegedly assaulted a Grade One pupil resulting in the boy accidentally stabbing himself with a sharp pencil in the head, appeared in court yesterday. Sibongile Nyathi, 54, of Nketa, who is a teacher at Hugh Beadle Primary School, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate, Marylin Mutshina, facing a charge of assaulting the boy, 6, two months ago. Nyathi allegedly assaulted the minor for failing to space words in sentences using his…

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