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Education is a right of every Zimbabwean child and as such parents have an obligation to ensure their children enjoy this right. Government on its part has to ensure that education remains affordable to the majority of children hence it has put in place a system whereby all school fees and levies are approved by the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture.
Selmor Mtukudzi, Tendai part ways
Daisy Jeremani
Byo ready for inter-provincial basketball tournament
Lillian Sibanda
BULAWAYO provincial basketball senior ladies coach Sikhumbuzo Ndlovu said he was confident that his team will do well in the inter-provincial tournament set for this weekend.Farmers face challenges in accessing fertiliser
Midlands Reporter
MOST farmers in rural areas are struggling to access fertiliser for their crops owing to financial constraints and challenges in the distribution of the resource.Over 50 killed in Zambia road accident
LUSAKA — At least 51 people died yesterday when a bus and a truck collided about 100km north of Zambian capital Lusaka, police said.Bosso still to appoint junior teams’ coaches
Sikhumbuzo Moyo
BULAWAYO giants Highlanders Football Club are yet to identify and appoint their junior teams’ coaches amid concerns that some of their youngsters are already training with other teams.NUST Lecturer in court on corruption charges
Court Reporter
THE National University of Science and Technology lecturer who was arrested on Monday for allegedly soliciting for a bribe from a Masters Degree student who wanted his dissertation marked has appeared in court.
Rich pickings in Bob Super Cup
Ricky Zililo
Pensioners cry foul over ‘paltry’ policy payouts
Pamela Shumba
BULAWAYO pensioners have lambasted insurance companies for giving them paltry benefits despite the fact that they contributed large amounts of money during their working days.
Speaking during a workshop, organised by the Zimbabwe Pension and Insurance Rights Trust (ZimPIRT) in Bulawayo yesterday, pensioners said insurance companies were ripping them off their hard earned money.
Most of the pensioners complained that they were earning between $8 and $40 despite the fact that they had contributed for many years towards their pensions.
One of the pensioners, Mr Joshua Weller said insurance companies were using pensioners’ money to invest in properties but the owners of the money were not benefiting from the investments.
“There was a time when it was an honour to have an insurance policy because it meant a better life on retirement but it is a different story now. People are shocked when they try to claim their benefits from the companies.
Couple gets 20 years for abuse of minor
Leonard Ncube
A Bulawayo woman and her boyfriend have been sentenced to a combined sentence of 20 years imprisonment for forcing the woman’s seven-year-old daughter to watch them while being intimate and thereafter suck their privates.
The woman aged 28, started an extra-marital affair with the boyfriend aged 32 when her husband was jailed for three years in 2010.
She later moved in with the boyfriend.
The two were jointly charged with indecent assault and aggravated indecent assault when they appeared before senior Western Division regional magistrate Mr Owen Tagu.
Although the woman and her boyfriend pleaded not guilty to the charges, they were convicted on one count each due to overwhelming evidence.