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From Farai Dzirutwe in MAPUTO, Mozambique
President Mugabe arrived here yesterday for the 32nd Ordinary Sadc Summit which starts today.
Villagers run amok over doctor
Peter Matambanadzo and Phyllis Kachere
AT least 12 villagers were arrested after they allegedly attacked police and overturned a pick-up truck in protest against the pending transfer of a doctor based at Howard Mission Hospital in Chiweshe yesterday.
Police had to fire tear gas to disperse nearly 1 000 violent demonstrators who started the protest inside the hospital.
The demonstration started at around 12:30pm after chief medical officer, Dr Paul Thistle, was served with a letter of transfer by Salvation Army officers to vacate the mission hospital.
A witness said rowdy youths from villages around the hospital were joined by staff in the demonstration.
“They attacked the Salvation Army officers who brought the transfer letter and overturned a white pick-up truck.”
Riot police were called in to stop the demonstration in which police were reportedly attacked with stones and other weapons.
Mashonaland Central police Chief Superintendent Shepherd Chiwoko said they were investigating the case to bring those responsible for the violence to book.
“We are not going to leave any stone unturned. All those responsible will be arrested,” he said.
Chief Supt Chiwoko said Dr Thistle’s case was an internal Salvation Army matter that the police could not interfere with.
He said it should be resolved amicably.
Experts call PM Tsvangirai’s bluff over draft constitution
Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter
LEGAL and political analysts say political party leaders have authority to effect
President seeks nod to contest ruling
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter
PRESIDENT Mugabe has filed a Supreme Court application seeking permission to appeal against the High Court ruling that allowed Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to sue him. Judge President George Chiweshe in June ruled in favour of PM Tsvangirai, allowing him to sue the President in a case he is being accused of unilaterally
Unknown sect tried to visit Njelele: War vets
Bulawayo BureauWar veterans chairman Cde Jabulani Sibanda has said the 568 people who last week attempted to visit the Njelele shrine in Matopos National Park, Matabeleland South province, are not former freedom fighters but just a religious sect. The war veterans leadership two months ago also disowned the group after it caused a stir
Fuel prices go up six cents
Herald ReporterFUEL prices have gone up by around six cents per litre for both petrol and diesel. The surge has been attributed to the hike in excise duty by Finance Minister Tendai Biti when he presented the Mid-Term Fiscal Policy statement last month. Minister Biti raised the excise duty from 16 and 20 cents per litre for diesel and petrol
New radio stations commended
Herald ReporterSTAKEHOLDERS in the media sector have lauded new radio stations that recently hit the airwaves for not betraying the confidence entrusted in them by the authorities. Star FM and ZiFM were awarded free-to-air broadcasting national radio licenses in November last year. The two stations are yet to cover the whole country
Councillors want CEO dismissed
Herald ReporterCHIKOMBA Rural District councillors want their chief executive officer, Mr Livingstone Mutara, dismissed for losing a case against a former official at the Supreme Court. The cash-strapped local authority is now set to pay more than US$300 000 in severance packages after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of former CEO Mr
Women urged to get tertiary education
Herald ReporterTHE 6th World Women University Conference ended on a high note yesterday with Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe urging women to acquire tertiary education as a source for informed participation in national processes. The conference, hosted by the Women’s University in Africa in Harare, brought together educationists
Most national census logistics in place
Herald ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Statistical Agency is ready to carry out the 2012 National Population Census with most logistics already in place. The counting begins today. Speaking in an interview yesterday Zimstat director Mr Mutasa Dzinotizei said they had already dispatched the enumerators to the various areas they will work.