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Cowdray Park residents battle ongoing water shortages

Residents in the still growing Cowdray Park suburb of Bulawayo are battling with ongoing water shortages that have plagued the area for more than seven years.Thousands of people, allocated stands in the area, have been forced to add hours of queuing for water into their every day plans. They say the...

Man fatally stabs drinking mate

A 23-year-old Kezi man has been dragged to court for allegations of fatally stabbing a drinking mate with a broken empty beer bottle.Chrispen Sibanda was arraigned before Bulawayo magistrate Witness Mtetwa on charges of murdering 22-year Lungani Nyathi at Venue Cocktail Bar on September 30 last year...

Zimbabwean toddler (2) drowns in a UK lake

A Zimbabwean family has been left devastated after their two-year-old girl who fell into a lake in Northampton, UK in March this year died.The little girl, who has been named as Mandifadza Munhuwa, was found in a lake at Billing Aquadrome after being missing for a short time. The incident happened ...

Man killed at drinking party

A BEER-DRINKING party ended in tragedy after a 24-year-old Nkayi man was fatally assaulted by his drinking mates.Matabeleland North provincial police spokesperson Inspector Siphiwe Makonese confirmed the incident which occurred on Friday at around 10pm at Zenka village under Chief Tshugulu in Nkayi....

Mother-in-law refuses to surrender grandchildren

AN adamant Mutare woman refused to surrender her four grandchildren to their biological father, saying he had not paid her anything as bride price.Having been fad up by her mother-in-law's demands, Godfrey Mabutshwa approached Mutare Civil Court praying for the custody of his children.The two appear...

Sandra Ndebele to juggle carnival and Bulawayo Comes Alive

BULAWAYO dancing queen, Sandra Ndebele, will still form part of the ensemble of artistes set to perform at this year's Bulawayo Comes Alive music concert despite the fact that she is billed to perform at the inaugural Zimbabwe International Carnival.Last week, organiser of Bulawayo Comes Alive which...

Cop guns down drunk driver

Police in South Africa are investigating after a traffic officer shot and killed a suspected drunk driver, the EWN reported.Kyle Weideman was pulled over on the N1 Highway near Brackenfell on Saturday on the suspicion of being drunk.It is alleged he then attacked the traffic officer with a knife bef...

Zimbabwe courts Indian drug firms

Zimbabwe wants Indian firms supplying it generic medicines to produce the drugs locally so that its pharmaceutical sector could grow, the country's helath minister, Henry Madzorera, has said."Going forward, we desire our pharmaceutical industry to grow, and we believe that the Indian manufacturing s...

Mugabe slams vote buying, 'Bhora Musango' syndrome

President Mugabe yesterday read the riot act against members of his party involved in bitter factional fighting that has ripped apart Zanu-PF as they jostle to succeed the 89-year-old veteran politician ahead of crucial elections later this year. Mugabe called for unity in his Zanu-PF and slamm...

Epileptic patient drowns

THE body of a 17-year-old girl from Binga district was found floating at Tyba Dam where she had gone for fishing, police said.The girl identified as Linet Miyozi, an epileptic patient, is suspected to have developed a seizure and fell into the dam.Confirming the incident yesterday, Matabeleland Nort...

Drunk teenagers bring Bulawayo to a standstill

Drunk and rowdy teenagers brought the City of Kings to a hault on Saturday - interfering with traffic as they emptied bins on the pavements while others danced in the middle of the road - the Chronicle reports.Ugly scenes were witnessed in the afternoon and evening as the teenagers descended on th...

Police find drugs on Justin Bieber's bus

Swedish police say they have found drugs on board a tour bus used by Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber.Police spokesperson Lars Bystrom says a small amount of drugs and a stun gun were found when officers raided the empty bus parked under the Globen concert venue in Stockholm, where Bieber was perfo...

Four-rinho's Real Madrid outclassed

Robert Lewandowski produced a striker's masterclass as he scored four goals against Real Madrid in a commanding Champions League semi-final first-leg victory for Borussia Dortmund.The Polish striker volleyed in Mario Gotze's cross at the back post early on before Cristiano Ronaldo tapped in.Lewandow...

Mourinho set for Real Madrid exit - report

Speculation over Jose Mourinho's future intensified Thursday after he reportedly told youth team coaches he would not be manager of Real Madrid next season.Spanish sports daily As raised the prospect of the Portuguese's departure from the nine-time European champions in an interview with Manuel Alva...

Drunk woman demands sex from son

A 46-YEAR-OLD Nketa suburb woman has been found wanting after she allegedly asked her 20-year-old son to be intimate with her.A source said the woman, Nontokozo Ndlovu, is understood to have taken her motherly love a bit far late last month.It is reported that on the day, Ndlovu returned home from ...

Dembare, Shabanie in a stalemate

Shabanie Mine 1 - 1 DynamosCHAMPIONS Dynamos' false start to the defence of their Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title continued yesterday when they stumbled to their third straight draw after being held by Shabanie Mine at Maglas.Just when it seemed that Patrick Khumbula's strike would give Dyn...

South African troops readies for CAR

JOHANNESBURG - The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said on Tuesday it's getting its troops combat ready ahead of their deployment to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).Hundreds of soldiers are being mobilised for the United Nations (UN) sanctioned mission to the Eastern-Congo just d...

Toddler drowns in bath tub

A 10-months-old Beitbridge toddler drowned in a bath tub on Saturday morning when he was left to play with a another six-year-old minor in the house by their family maid.The maid filled the bath tub with water and was busy washing clothes outside the house when tragedy struck.The incident occurred a...

Toddler drowns in a bucket

A-one-and-a-half-year-old Chitungwiza toddler last week drowned in a bucket.Acting Harare provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Tarirai Dube confirmed the incident."We  recieved a report of the death of a-one-and-a-half-year-old toddler from Unit N in Chitungwiza who fell in a buck...

Over 190 000 drop out of school yearly

- 10 to 15 percent children have never attended primary school - Only 47 percent of children proceed to secondary school - Rural pupils more likely to drop out of school - Economic crisis blamed MORE than 190 000 secondary school children and 30 percent of primary school pupils drop out of school ea...

Zimbabwe drugs Queen arrested in Botswana

FRANCISTOWN - A Zimbabwean woman suspected of dealing in dagga has been denied bail after being caught with enough of the illegal weed to supply residents of Francistown and Selebi-Phikwe put together.52-year-old Kesiwe Sibanda of Gwabalanda, Bulawayo was not asked to plead to charges of cross borde...

Sandra Ndebele speaks out

SINGER-DANCER Sandra Ndebele is one of the musicians who rose to stardom at the height of the urban grooves era.Although most artistes during this era mainly focused on the rhythm and blues and hip-hop genre, Sandra chose a different way, she focused on traditional music and dance.It was her unique ...

Boeing completes 787 Dreamliner jet test flight

On Friday Boeing completed a test flight of its 787 Dreamliner jet, part of a regimen of tests aimed at certifying a reworked system to prevent fire or overheating of the plane's lithium-ion batteries.The flight lasted about 1 hour and 50 minutes, landing at 12:28 pm Pacific Time (1928 GMT), accordi...

Zim drivers' licence App launched for PC and smart phones

Test Labs (Pvt) Ltd, has launched an application to help drivers' licence applicants in Zimbabwe prepare for their driving exams.  The app works on either a personal computer or a smart phone. Company founder, Ndafara Tsvamba, said the ProvLabs application has over 650 test and 300 dia...

Drunk man caught dangling off power cables - Video

A drunk man was found dangling off high-tension power cables after climbing up a 30ft electricity pole in China.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAfZEw22xDAThe man clung to the high-tension wires for 15 minutes as he tried to move slowly along the cables while dangling above a nine-metre drop.Firefigh...

Sandra teams up with Ndolwane to wow revellers

MARTIN Sibanda of Ndolwane Super Sounds and songstress, Sandra Ndebele, lived up to their billing on Friday night as they staged thrilling performances at Amakhosi Cultural Centre in Bulawayo.The show which attracted a fair crowd, started at 10pm stretching up to 5am the following day, and left fans...

Canoe capsizes in Lake Kariba, drowning two

Two men drowned in Lake Kariba after the canoe they were using to cross the water body capsized on Saturday afternoon.Confirming the incident, Matabeleland North provincial police spokesperson Inspector Billie Dube said the two men, Siyalunda Denes Ncube (54) of Gobo village under ChiefSiabuwa and...

DRC rebels denounce UN peacekeepers

Kinshasa - The main rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday denounced as an act of war the UN approving to send its first-ever "offensive" peacekeeping brigade to the region.Instead of "encouraging a political solution by supporting the political negotiations... the UN has chos...

Man stupidly tried to enter courthouse with more than a dozen bags of cocaine

A man in the US tried to enter the Erie County Courthouse while carrying more than a dozen bags of crack cocaine.According to Erie police, 29-year-old William Gillespie was passing through the courthouse metal detector Wednesday morning when he emptied the contents of his pockets into a bowl provide...

DRC praises UN approval of peacekeepers

Kinshasa - The Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday hailed the UN move to create the first-ever "offensive" peacekeeping brigade to fight rebel groups in the country's restive east."The DRC welcomes this vote, which marks a decisive turning point for re-establishing peace and security in the Kivu"...

DRC given ultimatum on rape investigations or face losing UN support

The United Nations has given an ultimatum to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to investigate 126 cases of rape allegedly committed by the Congolese army or forsake UN support for the stabilization mission, a UN spokesman said Thursday.Martin Nesirky, spokesman for the UN secretary-general...

Sandra Ndebele set hold her first ever church gig

Dancing sensation Sandra Ndebele will hold her first ever church gig in the City of Kings at the Bulawayo Brother Church on April 7.Sandra, who is currently doing well with the new gospel song Satan, off her new album 'No Matter What', said she was looking forward to the gig."I will be performing m...

WMA launches new tuberculosis course application

The World Medical Association announced today the creation of a new application for tablet computers that will allow physicians to access a training course on the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).The application, created by the WMA and the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuber...

UN 'intervention brigade' proposed for Democratic Republic of Congo

New York - A proposed UN Security Council resolution would authorise a new "intervention brigade" to help bring peace to conflict-wracked eastern DRC by neutralising and disarming rebel groups.The draft resolution, circulated by France and obtained on Thursday by The Associated Press, would give the...

Zim father (45) drowns trying to save son (9) in Botswana

A 45-year-old Zimbabwean drowned at Dikgathong settlement along the Thamalakane River while trying to save his nine-year-old son on Sunday after the boat they were in capsized.The Botswana Daily News on Tuesday quoted the Maun station commander Superintendent Kenny Badumetse confirming the death of...

SA dragging accused policeman released on bail

Johannesburg - A policeman accused of dragging a man next to his vehicle has been released on bail by the Mmabatho Magistrate's Court, Beeld reported on Thursday.Sergeant Mbali Phetha threw his hands in the air when magistrate Seth Mmushi granted him R1 000 bail on Wednesday. He faces a charge of at...

Zanu-PF MP claims she is illiterate, Grade 2 dropout

Zanu-PF Hurungwe East MP Sarah Mahoka on Monday stunned the court when she said she was unable to read as she had only reached Grade 2. Mahoka made the startling disclosure while giving evidence during the trial of Temba Mliswa and 9 others charged with public violence. ...

'Draft constitution not 100% perfect,' says Dr Tsvangirai

MDC-T leader and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said a new constitution put to a national referendum Saturday can be amended to address reservations raised by groups insisting the country could have come up with a better supreme law.Tsvangirai told church leaders, at a meeting ahead of Saturd...

Female soldier nabbed for withdrawing $5 000 'miracle money' from her bank account

In a case of believing on 'miracle money' being deposited into bank accounts by some Christians, a 28-year-old female soldier was arrested after she allegedly withdrew nearly US$5,000 which had been 'mistakenly' deposited into her bank account.The money which allegedly cost her freedom was reportedl...

Police lobby for compulsory night driving lessons

Police want government to introduce night driving lessons for all motorists, saying more road accidents are occurring at night.According to recommendations made after analysing traffic accidents for the past festive season, police said most drivers are not trained to drive long distances at night r...

DRC to sign a peace deal with M23 rebels

Kinshasa - Democratic Republic of Congo's government is due to sign a peace deal on 15 March with the M23 rebels who have been waging an insurgency in the east for the past year, according to a draft agreement seen by Reuters on Monday.The draft says rebel fighters will hand in their weapons ahead o...

Govt confident draft Constitution will receive an overwhelming 'Yes' vote

Government is confident the draft Constitution will receive an overwhelming "Yes" vote as it has the support of all parties in the inclusive Government.Officially opening the 28th Session of the Zimbabwe/Zambia Joint Permanent Commission on Defence and Security in Victoria Falls today, State Securi...

Drogba to star in TV series

Former Chelsea and Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba will be the first to feature in a 5-part documentary titled Football Rebels.Football Rebels is presented and narrated by former Manchester United star Eric Cantona, which focuses on five football heroes whose social consciences led them to use the...

Drunk driver knocks down 19 police recruits, kills biker

A DRUNKEN man reportedly knocked down 19 police recruits who were on a routine morning physical training on Saturday. Paradzayi Mhangwa (29) of 1477 Kuwadzana 3 and is employed at Lafarge Cement in Harare also fatally struck a motorcyclist.The police recruits from Chikurubi Training Depot were part ...

Nigerian man arrested at airport for possessing 630g of cocaine hidden in his shoes

A 26-year-old Nigerian man, Igwe Ogbonna, was on Monday arrested for possessing 630 grammes of cocaine hidden inside two pairs of shoes and his luggage.The discovery was made at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos while Ognonna was attempting to board a Kenyan Airways flight to India.Ac...

Manchester United, Real Madrid in blockbuster match

MANCHESTER - Sir Alex Ferguson has labelled Manchester United's meeting with Real Madrid tonight as "one of the biggest" in football and does not expect anyone to be disappointed. The match kicks-off at 9:45pm.United welcome Real to Old Trafford in the second leg of the Uefa Champions League last 1...

Sandra Ndebele urges govt to ban reckless drivers

TRAFFIC Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) ambassador, singer Sandra Ndebele-Sibindi, has called on the Government to enforce a life ban on reckless drivers.Ndebele-Sibindi's sentiments come after a horrific accident that claimed 12 lives when a bus failed to stop at a road construction controlled s...

Khami prison inmates, officers starring in ZTV drama

Prison officers and inmates from Khami prisons have managed to take their passion for acting to the small screen, as they have landed a slot on ZTV, starring in a drama called Guluva.The cast of the film, which airs every Saturday at 7pm, is made up entirely of correctional officers and inmates, who...

Another Zimbabwean has his dreadlocks shaved and stolen in South Africa

Jack Maseko was recently mugged by three men in South Africa - they wanted nothing but his mobile phone and the dreadlocks he had spent three years patiently cultivating."They had a knife and cut off my hair with scissors. I still feel pain when I think about that night," the 28-year-old Zimbabwean ...

Drama as Nigerian drug peddler bites Indian cop's finger

Three Nigerians have been arrested in Mumbai, India by agents of the country's Anti-Narcotic Cell (ANC), after they recovered 100gms of cocaine on one of the Nigerians. On the streets, the drug is worth about $11,000.During interrogation, the men identified themselves as Okoye Chukwansonso Emmanuel ...