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5 Yr Old Mistaken For ‘Goblin’, Hospitalised After Assault By Intoxicated Nyashadzashe Nyoni (21)

Posted on July 19, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

AN intoxicated Mberengwa man struck and seriously injured a five-year-old boy with the nozzle of a pellet gun alleging that he had mistaken the boy for a grown up goblin.The boy – Francis Nyau – was rushed to Masvingo General Hospital following the attack and the provincial hospital rushed him to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare. According to the medical report compiled and submitted in court, the injuries could cause danger to his life….

Masvingo Cop Battles For Life After Falling Off Fleeeing Commuter Taxi Bonnet

Posted on July 19, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

A Bulawayo-based policeman deployed for highway patrol duties in Masvingo is battling for life in hospital after he fell from a pirate taxi’s bonnet which he was holding onto in a bid to stop the unlicensed driver from evading arrest, police confirmed. Sergeant Proud Nyenge’s condition was said to be critical with reports saying he suffered several injuries on the head as he fell head first into a ditch. Acting Masvingo police spokesperson Assistant Inspector…

A1 Taxis To Provide High Volume Buses To Replace Harare Commuter Kombis: Roll On Zupco!

Posted on July 19, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Harare City Council will in the coming weeks introduce high-volume buses to service various routes in the capital, imminently displacing commuter omnibuses. Latest full council minutes show that the local authority made the resolution on June 8, 2015, setting itself a target to introduce the buses “without any further delay”. A1 Taxi Company will supply the buses following its successful pilot project on the City-Mabvuku/Tafara route. This public transport system overhaul stems from Government’s plan…

Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Scorned Over US$10,000 ‘Crocodile Tears’ Over Itai Dzamara

Posted on July 19, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

THE family of Itai Dzamara, the opposition and activists, say they will not readily welcome what the police have been producing as evidence of their investigations into the whereabouts of the pro-good governance activist. The state, fingered for Dzamara’s March 9 abduction near his Harare home, has for a good four months, soaked the pressure from local groups and western embassies demanding his safe return. But evidently feeling the heat, police have started publishing a…

‘Zim 13 million People, 75 Ministers : S.Africa 52 Million People 28 Ministers’ MP James Maridadi

Posted on July 19, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Tafara Mabvuku MP, James Maridadi, has challenged political opponents not to blame non-existent enemies for the current economic mess, adding the country’s bloated cabinet was a huge burden to the fiscus. Maridadi was debating a motion in Parliament this past week in which Zanu PF legislators ascribed the crisis to the effects of Western imposed sanctions. But Maridadi said Zimbabweans should look no further than themselves as a huge chunk of the country’s wealth was…

Over 300 Injured As Commuter Train Rear Ends Another Train In Johannesburg

Posted on July 19, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

A Commuter train crashed into another passenger train during rush hour Friday in South Africa’s largest city injuring more than 300 people, an emergency services spokeswoman said. Nana Radebe, spokeswoman for Johannesburg Emergency Services, said 326 people were rushed to nearby hospitals with minor to serious injuries. No fatalities were reported. “For now we have removed people with minor to serious injuries, but none critical,” she said, adding that firefighters searched for commuters who may have…

‘Convicted ‘Rapist’ And GVT Funds Looter ‘Lawrence Katsiru ‘ To Represent Marondera Central’

Posted on July 18, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

CONVICTED rapist Lawrence Katsiru has won the Zanu PF primary election and will represent the party in the Marondera Central parliamentary by-election set for 19 September. Katsiru, a sect leader for Johane Masowe weChishanu Apostolic Church (Marondera) made headlines in 2007 when he was sentenced to nine years in prison for raping a teenage church member. However, he was released in January 2008 by the High Court after the state conceded during an appeal that…

Hwange, Jambezi Man, Zondani Ncube, )(32, Repeatedly Rapes Own Grandma,(95)

Posted on July 18, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

HWANGE: A man from Jambezi in Hwange district has been dragged to court for allegedly raping his grandmother, aged 95, on three occasions. The alleged rape of the nonagenarian took place at her homestead between June 1 and July 5 this year. Zondani Ncube, 32, of Ndimakule Village in Mbizha area of Jambezi initially pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape when he appeared before Hwange regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga on Thursday. Ncube shocked…

MDC-T Says Mugabe And Zanu PF Finally Admit , Land Reform Was A Disaster

Posted on July 18, 2015July 18, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe and his ruling Zanu PF party have finally admitted their controversial land reform programme was a disaster, the opposition Movement Democratic Change led by Morgan Tsvangirai said on Friday. The MDC-T was responding to reports that Mugabe’s government might hand back land to some white farmers whose farms were taken away from them during the height of the country’s land redistribution programme. MDC’s spokesperson Obert Gutu told News24 that Zanu-PF was “painfully”…

Global Terrorism: Zimbabwean Muslims Claim To Be Harassed By Police

Posted on July 18, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

THE police have recently been accused of harassing Muslims during the just-ended fasting month of Ramadan. According to Sheikh Anubi Twaibu, education officer for the Direct Aid Africa Muslims Agency, an NGO, Zimbabwean Muslims continue to face occasional harassment during Ramadan – a trend that he says has increased each year. “Ordinary Zimbabweans understand who we [Muslims] are and how we worship. “The problem is with law enforcement agents who believe all Muslims are linked…

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