adminTourists sceptical after bungee jumping mishap
Victoria Falls Reporter
SOME tourists still have reservations over bungee jumping at the Victoria Falls Bridge after an incident in which a bungee cord snapped resulting in an Australian tourist plunging approximately 111 metres into the water below.
Man gets 20 years for raping cousin (12)
Court Reporter
A 20-year-old Bulawayo man has landed himself in trouble with the law after he was sentenced to 20 years for raping his younger cousin on several occasions.
Woman tries to use juju to fix boyfriend
Court Reporter
A 20-year-old woman allegedly stole her boyfriend’s underwear and took it to an inyanga with the intention of using juju to fix him.
Bulawayo MDC-T legislators retrogressive
By Qhubani Moyo
IT seems MDC-T MPs in Bulawayo are bent on turning our beautiful city into Sodom and Gomorrah.
More human remains, ammunition found in Chinhoyi
Chinhoyi Bureau
MORE human remains and ammunition suspected to be from the liberation struggle have been found at Eldorado Gold Mine here.
Mine workers recently stumbled upon a skull, human bones, one complete AK47 rifle, a broken AK47 rifle and one FN round, bringing to six the number of human remains discovered so far at the mine which was re-opened several years ago.
Mashonaland West police spokesperson Inspector Clemence Mabgweazara confirmed the discovery, adding that more remains were expected to surface as mine operations continue.
“We are getting human remains and ammunition from the mine and we are still carrying out investigations into the matter,” he said.
The remains were discovered about 28 metres below the surface in a mine that is believed to be about 700 metres deep.
Operations at the mine, which resumed a few years ago, had been stopped in 1914 after about 18 years of mining.
Assad hits out at Arab League
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has hit out at the Arab League over the organisation’s observer mission and other Arab-led efforts aimed at ending the country’s months-long deadly unrest.
Guinea-Bissau president dies
BISSAU — Guinea-Bissau’s President Malam Bacai Sanha died in a hospital in Paris of diabetes complications on Monday as a new presidential election was planned in three months, according to a statement released by Guinea-Bissau’s presidency.
Nigeria fuel strikes enter second day
Nigerian unions began a second day of nationwide strikes yesterday to protest against the removal of fuel subsidies, as President Goodluck Jonathan and workers remain in deadlock after three people were killed in the first day of demonstrations.
One killed in stampede at Joburg campus
Johannesburg — The mother of a prospective student died and 20 people were injured in a stampede at the University of Johannesburg yesterday, the city’s Emergency Management Services said.
“There were 20 injured patients and the female who died has been confirmed as the mother of one of the students,” spokeswoman Nana Radebe said.
Victoria Falls ready for UNWTO General Assembly
Victoria Falls town is gearing up to co-host the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assembly scheduled for August next year with organising sub-committees having been established, the mayor, Councillor Nkosilathi Jiyane, has said.