Pair jailed for robbing farm workers

Beitbridge Reporter

TWO men from Gwanda District were yesterday sentenced to five years in jail for robbing local farm workers of R6 000 at knifepoint.

Research on banking sector reforms complete

Business Reporter

THE Zimbabwe Banks and Allied Workers Union (Zibawu) has completed its research on the possible impact of banking sector reforms proposed by Finance Minister Tendai Biti in his 2013 budget statement.

Diarrhoea prevention tops health priorities list

Makhosi Sibanda

REDUCING common diarrhoea cases is listed top of the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare’s priorities for 2013, after the disease accounted for up to five deaths per week last year.

Family snatches relative from Mpilo Hospital

 

Chronicle Correspondents

A Makokoba family bulldozed its way into a ward at Mpilo Central Hospital and forcibly took away a relative admitted to the hospital, alleging that the nurses let him eat human faeces.

The incident, which was witnessed by these reporters, occurred at about 6pm on Wednesday.

The patient, Mr Trevor Khumalo (26) had been admitted to Ward B6 suffering from acute psychosis on 2 January.

Due to his mental condition, Mr Khumalo would go to the ward’s toilets and drink water from the chamber.

Afterwards, he would take faeces floating in the chamber to the ward and eat them in full view of the nursing staff.

Drama started when five heavily built women, who said they were related to Mr Khumalo, noticed the man coughing phlegm (isikhwehlela) with pus and called for assistance from the nurses.

They, however, ran out of patience after a doctor, who was supposed to attend to Mr Khumalo failed to turn up.

Velaphi snubs Australia

Sikhumbuzo Moyo

A Zimbabwean goalkeeper based in Australia, Tando Yuji Velaphi, has turned down a call-up to play for the Australian national team choosing instead, to focus on playing for his  country, Zimbabwe.

No increment for civil servants

Chronicle Reporter

GOVERNMENT has not increased the civil servants’ salaries

Three Kurdish women shot dead in Paris

Three Kurdish women have been shot dead overnight inside the Kurdish Information Centre in Paris, including a co-founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

Sungura Masters in HIV/Aids awareness campaign

Givemore Muzariri

BULAWAYO group Sungura Masters has embarked  on a HIV and Aids awarenes campaign for their fans.

Biti tells West to lift sanctions against Zim

 

FINANCE Minister Tendai Biti has told Canada and other Western countries to lift sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe

Three new airlines get operating licences

Oliver Kazunga

THE Government has issued operating licences to three local companies that are expected to fly before the end of the  year.

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