adminConfusion over circumcision
Webster MavhuThere seems to be some confusion in Zimbabwe at the moment on whether voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is significantly protective against HIV and also whether extensive promotion of the intervention is worth both the effort and
Howie, Jack cleared
Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports ReporterDALE HOWIE and Roger Jack, who graduated into the professional ranks last year, have been given slots among the 16 exempted Zambezi Tour players to take part in the Golden Pilsner Zimbabwe Open. The players had good performances on
Paralympics start
From Roy Matiki in HwangeBULAWAYO and Harare Provinces are eager to wrestle the title from Midlands at the fifth edition of the Zimbabwe National Paralympic Games currently underway here. Defending champions Midlands are not in the mood to let the crown they won in
Cheating bride commits suicide
A bride-to-be who cheated on her partner at a wedding killed herself because she was unable to live with her guilt.Cassandra Raymond committed suicide after her relationship with her partner of eight years Daniel Parr went ‘suddenly and unexpectedly wrong’. An inquest in Truro, Cornwall, was told that the 25-year-old mother had a troubled childhood but then
Cardinal Pell under fire for Jewish comments
Australia’s most senior-ranked Catholic official has risked an international backlash by claiming that Jews are ‘intellectually and morally inferior’. Cardinal George Pell said ‘the little Jewish people’ were shepherds who lacked intellectual development during a debate with atheist Richard Dawkins. He went on to claim that Germans had suffered more than the Jews during the horrorsVehicles for handicapped
Customs Duty is wholly suspended on certain specified motor vehicles imported by physically handicapped persons for their own use. In terms of the suspension regulations, a physically handicapped person can import one passenger or one light commercial motor vehicle without payment of the applicable Customs duties. The passenger motor vehicles qualifying under
Sadc responds to cyber crime
GABORONE — Southern Africa is taking steps to respond to rising cyber crime, which is now among the world’s fastest growing crimes. Cyber crime involves use of the computer networks to harm the reputation of individuals or organisations and includes copyright infringement, fraud, hacking, account thefts, identify thefts, computer viruses and unsolicited mail,Sudan, South Sudan accuse each other of attacks
KHARTOUM — The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan accused each other yesterday of wanting war, with each denying the other’s charge, as Sudanese war planes bombed a bridge in the South after days of fighting in a contested border region.The heavy clashes, the worst since South Sudan won independence in July after one of Africa’s longest civil wars, have
Zimmerman charged with murder
SANFORD — George Zimmerman, the neighbourhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Florida teenager Trayvon Martin 48 days ago, was charged with second-degree murder on Wednesday, marking a turning point in a high profile case that has provoked nationwide debate over racial profiling. Martin was fatally shot on February 26. Florida special prosecutor Angela B Corey, whoFate of Kwekwe-based Australian mine owner to be known today
Tendai Rupapa Court ReporterThe bail ruling for a Kwekwe-based Australian, who allegedly took over a mining company and started illegally mining gold, will be delivered today. Magistrate Ms Anita Tshuma deferred ruling after hearing submissions from both counsel.