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TWENTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD Annah Sango (AS), is a Zimbabwean and living with HIV. She spoke during the opening session of the XIX International Aids Conference at in Washington, DC, on July 22. Annah sees women bearing the brunt of HIV and Aids, amidst societal and cultural abuse which puts them at increased risk. Cathrine Mwauyakufa (CM) engaged her on this and other issues.CM: Who is Annah Sango?
AS: Annah is a 24-year-old mother of a four-year-old-boy, she loves life and she is adventurous.
CM: What keeps you going?
The cradle South African politics
Dr F. M. Lucky MathebulaIt is oftentimes unusual to have a name of a locality being analysed for its political significance and meaning rather than what it means for the residents of the area. Mangaung, South Sotho for a place
Taking the sting out of bees
Garikai Samaita (36) from Goto village in rural Wedza, about 100km southwest of Harare, has discovered how to take the sting out of bees and use them to sweeten his life. In about SeptemberMedicines without prescription
THE journey from Lusaka yonder in Zambia to Chirundu at the border with Zimbabwe is usually boring, especially in public transport. The bus puffs, huffs and hobbles past prime farming land,Where quelea birds are like gold
Rutendo Mapfumo Features CorrespondentWOMEN sing as they rhythmically pound the nyi fruit in the wooden pot, children play around close to their mothers knowing pretty well that their food is almost ready. On their empty stomachs, they
Gunman shoots at city police
Michael Chideme Municipal Reporter
A GUNMAN fired two shots at Harare municipal police officers who were demolishing illegal car sales structures along Robert Mugabe Road in Eastlea, Harare, on Sunday.
Eight officers sustained head injuries and fractured limbs, while some lost varying amounts of cash when the gunman and his team, which included a woman who was only identified as Mrs Midzi, used force to stop the demolition.
Council has since filed a police report, CR number 73/8/12, at Rhodesville Police Station.
Harare provincial police spokesperson Chief Inspector James Sabau yesterday confirmed that two shots were fired during the skirmishes.
“According to the reports made, there were two shots fired, but the firearm was not pointed at anyone. We are still investigating who fired these shots. We cannot implicate anyone in the meantime,” he said.
Sources said missiles were thrown at the municipal security officers.
An official from the Ministry of Lands, Land Reform and Resettlement reportedly used a Government vehicle, registration number GL RR126, to block the movement of council vehicles carrying the municipal police.
Another lorry, registration number ACC 9709, was also reportedly used to block the council vehicles,
Census must be transparent, says President
Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Statistical Agency must carry out the 2012 population census transparently to erase any doubt of the outcome, the President has said.
President Mugabe, who is the Head of State and Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe
Defence Forces, said this at the official launch of the 2012 Population Census in Harare yesterday.
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his deputies Professor Arthur Mutambara and Ms Thokozani Khupe attended the launch.
The census will start from midnight tomorrow up to August 27.
“All persons who will spend the census night in Zimbabwe must be counted,” said President Mugabe.
“Thus, the catchphrase for the census is ‘be sure to be counted’. My family and I will be counted and we must be sincerely counted and we also want sincere figures.
“There are some countries in Africa in which censuses are impossible to do because of ethnic differences or regional differences.
“You will find midway through the process, boxes disappear, disappear like they do on elections because one will say our region or province would be considered smaller or our ethnic group would be considered smaller.
Forex-dealer to give birth in prison
Tendai Rupapa Court ReporterA pregnant foreign currency dealer will give birth in prison after the court jailed her for an effective seven years for robbery. Letwin Maliselo (31), who operates at Road Port teamed up with armed
ZiFM Stereo launched in style
Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Herald ReporterZiFM Stereo was officially launched yesterday in Harare. From business people, church leaders, musicians to ordinary people, they all came to witness history in the making, as the second privately
‘Nurses now allowed to put patients on ART’
Paidamoyo Chipunza Health Reporter
NURSES can now put HIV-positive patients on antiretroviral drugs, a task that was previously