Doctor, nurse in oxygen scam
A PRIVATE medical doctor working in cahoots with a nurse at Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital are alleged to have smuggled an oxygen concentrator into the hospital and used it to rip-off desperate Covid-19 patients in need of oxygen.
Cops nabbed for US$248K robbery
TWO Harare-based police officers who late last year were part of a five-member armed gang that allegedly robbed a second-hand clothes dealer US$248 000 using service firearms have been arrested.
Man fined $30 000 for assault
A CHIPINGE man was last week fined $30 000 for assaulting a tenant, accusing him of not cleaning the yard.
Editorial Comment: A timely short in the arm
WITH Manicaland recording a spike in the number of Covid-19 infections and deaths, the initiative by Mutare City Council in conjunction with the Ministry of Health and Child Care to roll out free Covid-19 screening and testing comes as a huge relief and highly commendable development.
Covid-19 survivors’ songs of hope
AMID all the doom and gloom, the pain and soreness spurred by deaths related to the pandemic, there are lots of soothing and calming tales of phenomenal recovery which bear testimony to the reality that testing positive for the virus is not synonymous with signing a death warrant.
Lockdown, rains take toll on business
BUSINESS has called for the adherence of lockdown measures put in place by Government to ensure control of the Covid-19 pandemic as loss in production is having a telling effect on their operations.
Heavy rains induce leaching, dense weeds in Chipinge
THE current heavy rains have been both a blessing and a curse to Chipinge farmers, as most crops are being affected by leaching as well as being choked by weeds.
Cursed thief electrocuted
THE death of a suspected Odzi thief shortly after receiving a curse and death threats from his victim has left locals weak-kneed and speechless.
Manager in $500 000 theft
A FARM and City manager and two cashiers stationed at the company’s Chipinge branch were last week dragged to court for allegedly conniving to steal from their employer by changing the value of products.
Cecil Kop, Mutare’s unheralded evergreen wonderland
SITUATED just a stone’s throw away from Mutare’s central business district is Cecil Kop, an inner city conservation nature reserve that has been in existence for 43 years.











