adminPolice struggle to arrest ‘rapist’ inyanga
By Temba Dube
IN a chilling abuse of “supernatural power”, a Lupane traditional healer allegedly habitually raped his daughter with the knowledge of his wife and villagers after threatening to unleash goblins on whoever intervened.
Even the police allegedly had to call for reinforcements to arrest the inyanga when he threatened to bewitch anyone who dared touch him.
The man, his daughter and wife (names withheld to protect the girl) reportedly do not have birth certificates or any other identity particulars.
Exhumation outside court’s jurisdiction: Experts
Harare Bureau
THE presiding magistrate in General Solomon Mujuru’s inquest has absolute control of the proceedings and there is no room for family members and interested parties to appeal against the court’s decision, legal experts said yesterday.
Only the Attorney-General can use his discretion whether or not to agree with the magistrate’s findings and recommendations when they are finally forwarded to his office.
Civil service audit complete
Harare Bureau
THE Public Service Commission has completed the verification and validation of the payroll and skills audit conducted by
Residents want Chombo to intervene in housing scam
By Leonard Ncube
THE Chronicle newsroom was yesterday inundated by calls from members of the public and officials from different organisations following the publication of a story about allegations of double- allocation of housing stands by officials
Thousands lose stands
Chronicle Reporter
MORE than 2 000 beneficiaries of Hlalani Kuhle Government Housing Project have lost housing stands in Cowdray Park, amid revelations many stands now have multiple owners.
There is growing tension in the suburb as the original beneficiaries accuse the Bulawayo Home Seekers’ Consortium Trust (BHSCT) of allocating their stands to other people.
Those affected claim they have reported the matter to the police but without help and some have threatened to axe each other over the stands.
While officials from BHSCT said the stands were repossessed because the owners were not paying monthly subscriptions, the beneficiaries allege their stands were being sold.
Retired Colonel Thabani Khumalo, the chairman of the project, recently said they were repossessing undeveloped stands and those whose owners have not been paying development and administration fees. He said a slab, box and foundation were not recognised as development.
Erratic rains raise fears of drought
By Leonard Ncube
THE southern parts of the country have received less than 75 percent average rainfall since the start of the 2011-2012 rainy season, raising fears of another drought, the Meteorological Services Department said.
Request to exhume Mujuru dismissed
Harare Bureau
A HARARE magistrate dismissed an application by the family of General Solomon Mujuru to call a South African pathologist to exhume and examine the remains of the late national hero on the final day of the inquest yesterday.
Magistrate Mr Walter Chikwanha, who is presiding over the Mujuru inquest as a coroner, said it was not the responsibility of the court to make such orders.
The magistrate took a swipe at the family’s lawyer, Mr Thakor Kewada, for giving his opinion about the post-mortem conducted by Dr Gabriel Aguero Gonzalez before the court made a ruling on his evidence.
Mr Kewada had asked the court to allow South African pathologist Dr Reggie Perumel to give evidence, but he was told to wait until Dr Aguero Gonzalez gave evidence.
Man gets death sentence for murder
Midlands Bureau Chief
BULAWAYO High Court judge Justice Lawrence Kamocha on Friday sentenced to death a Gokwe South man who in 2010 axed to death his sister-in-law before striking his wife with the same axe and nearly killing her.
City council, Urban Councils Association showdown looms
Chronicle Reporter
THE Bulawayo City Council is headed for a showdown with the Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ)
Mpofu donates generator to Chinotimba Clinic
Victoria Falls Reporter
CHIEFS, workers and communities in Hwange District are set to benefit from the community ownership scheme as the Government moves in to bolster its indigenisation and empowerment programme, Mines and Mining Development Minister Dr Obert Mpofu said yesterday.