admin20 years jail for raping 6-year-old neighbour
Patience Mutsiwi Midlands Reporter A 38-YEAR-OLD man has been slapped with a 20 year jail sentence for raping a six year old schoolgirl, a daughter to his neighbour. Mgcineni Ncube of…
More women still stranded in Kuwait
Patient Sibanda Chronicle Reporter FIFTEEN local women who were stranded in Kuwait have returned home, with a senior government official yesterday saying more people than previously thought are marooned in the…
High Court tells cops to refund ‘prostitutes’
Mashudu Netsianda Senior Court Reporter A Bulawayo High Court judge has ruled that the arrest and fining of three local women, for allegedly loitering for the purposes of prostitution, was illegal…
SUICIDE MYSTERY AT MPILO . . . Gagged granny found hanging in hospital bathroom
Mashudu Netsianda Senior Reporter AN elderly female patient admitted to Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself on a burglar bar using a doek under unclear circumstances.
Suspended Zanu-PF chairman arrested
Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent SUSPENDED Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial chairman Ezra Chadzamira has been arrested for allegedly obstructing a Messenger of Court from executing a court order to evict some illegal tenants…
Pregnant teen stabs man over debt
Patience Mutsiwi Midlands Reporter A 16-YEAR-OLD pregnant girl has appeared in court for allegedly stabbing a 22-year-old neighbour with a knife over a $10 debt. The girl, who cannot be named…
Burial society treasurer makes false report after blowing $2,400
Melody Baya Court Reporter A BURIAL society treasurer in Bulawayo allegedly embezzled $2,400 and made a false theft report to the police in a bid to cover up the offence. Jausironi…
MSU staffer hangs after fight with wife
Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspondent YET ANOTHER Midlands State University (MSU) employee has committed suicide by hanging following an alleged heated argument with his wife. Themba Manjoro who was a security officer…
Editorial Comment: Council must reduce wage bill
Mimosa Mining Company is the country’s second largest platinum miner. With revenues of up to $270 million per annum, the company is rich in cash. But a fall in revenue…
Ngoma Buntibe: The orchestra of the BaTonga
Pathisa Nyathi This musical performance is, by all accounts, a fabulous musical presentation. Listening to it is like listening to the pervasive sounds of creation of the universe. Viewing the…