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Herd boy impregnates employer's daughter
An 18-year-old herd boy from Breasts Village in Chief Mazvihwa's area is in court after he slept with his boss' 12-year-old daughter resulting in a pregnancy which was noticed two weeks ago.It...Published: 6 hrs ago | 2308 | by Staff reporter
MDC implosion sets back the struggle for change
Zimbabwe is stuck in mud. People of my generation were in their late 20s or early 30s when Zimbabwe attained independence in 1980. Those fortunate to be still alive are now elderly and on the cusp to ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 08:00hrs | 1240 | by Tendai Dumbutshena
'South Africa is going to get a third wave of coronavirus, even a fourth'
South Africa is struggling to contain a second wave of Covid-19 infections, fuelled by a virulent new local variant of the virus, "Covid fatigue" and a seriesof "super-spreader" events.On ...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:43hrs | 1809 | by Staff reporter
How to kill a country
Nearly forty years ago Ian Smith, the Prime Minister of Rhodesia, became the first and only white colonial ruler to break away from the British Crown. He had tired of London's nagging about the subjug...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 16:49hrs | 2446 | by Samantha Power
Mystery of the Mberengwa 'ambula-cart'
AS Zimbabweans wallowed over the weekend in the boredom induced by the second coronavirus lockdown, an unusual but interesting picture went viral on social media.The image featured an ordinary...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 07:57hrs | 1768 | by Geoffrey Nyarota
'Zimbabwe police shoot, injure pregnant woman'
A pregnant woman was allegedly shot and injured by police during a high-speed chase in Lupane, Matabeleland North along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway after boarding a suspected stolen kombi with...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 23:04hrs | 3633 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa leads people astray new covid rules are not political
In the past 24 hours United Kingdom has lost 53.000 fifty three thousand people to COVID 19. The number is growing. In twenty four hours six Zimbabwean nurses in the UK have lost their lives to COVID ...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 16:43hrs | 1673 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Lions Den police on the rampage
LIONs Den resident Mavis Dangura (not her real name) will not forget December 29, 2020, the day she was badly beaten by a group of police officers from Murereka station for a crime she did not commit....Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | 1359 | by Staff reporter
Pregnant woman, boy (14) die in croc attacks
A pregnant woman and a 14-year-old boy were attacked and killed by crocodiles in separate incidents in Mhangura over the weekend. Although efforts to get a comment from acting Mashonalan...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 06:52hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
More free festive season condoms
AUTHORITIES say they are going to increase the availability of free condoms to the public this festive season, as part of the government's continuing fight against sexually-transmitted infections (STI...Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 18:09hrs | 711 | by Staff reporter
Soldier demands US$15,000 from wife's lover
A MEMBER of the Zimbabwe National Army is demanding US$15 000 in damages from a man he is accusing of destroying his marriage to his wife of 21 years. Charles Mawere also wants the High Court ...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 18:45hrs | 1755 | by Staff reporter
Are Matabele and Shona people sworn enemies?
Are Matabele and Shona people sworn enemies? Well, Matabeles had no idea until Shona leaders announced it and even went on to declare an unprovoked war against them."Let's all Shonas, Zezurus,...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 07:44hrs | 2132 | by Israel Dube
Money for pregnant schoolgirls out soon
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has said it will soon start providing money to enable pregnant girls to continue with their education after Treasury allocated $123 million for the prog...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 23:23hrs | 980 | by Staff Reporter
Juvenile (13) gets pregnant after watching videos with a male colleague
A 13-year-old girl from Mwenezana estate, a sugarcane compound in Ngundu allegedly got pregnant after sex with a 24-year-old man who she would watch videos with from a laptop at night.The fami...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 06:07hrs | 5547 | by Staff reporter
Form 3 girl beds two, in pregnancy dilemma
A FORM Three pupil at a high school in Bulawayo who slept with two men aged 23 and 26 is in a quandary after she fell pregnant and allegedly doesn't know the father of her unborn child.The 15-...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 17:46hrs | 2404 | by Staff reporter
Mother to child HIV transmission worrisome, says Dr Chiwenga
CHILDREN between the ages of zero and 14 constitute 84 295 out of the 1 356 000 people living with HIV, with more than 90% of them infected through mother to child transmission.In a speech rea...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:16hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge records increase in teenage pregnancies
BEITBRIDGE recorded an increase in teenage pregnancies and early child marriages, particularly in areas closer to illegal exit and entry points to neighbouring South Africa where there is a thriving i...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 07:09hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean scientist in Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough
A US-BASED Zimbabwe-born scientist Dr Tatenda Shopera has made history by being part of a team that developed the world's first Covid-19 vaccine. Dr Shopera is a senior scientist (bioprocess r...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 06:53hrs | 982 | by Staff reporter
Woman sues Chiwenga for loss of pregnancy
A HARARE woman is claiming $700 000 in damages from the government after losing her unborn child at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital in June.6Valerie Chibaya is suing Vice President Constantino C...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 09:17hrs | 1750 | by Staff reporter
MPs slate Mthuli Ncube's national budget
PARLIAMENT has poked holes into Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's 2021 budget allocation for the Primary and Secondary Education ministry after he allocated $55 billion towards education, 73% of which w...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 07:14hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga sued by bereaved mom
A HARARE woman is claiming $700 000 in damages from the government after losing her unborn child at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital in June.6Valerie Chibaya is suing Vice President Constantino C...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 14:18hrs | 3118 | by Staff reporter
2020: A year of political drama
IN a few weeks' time, we will all be saying good bye to the year 2020, a year that was pregnant with lots of political drama that left citizens in awe.It is the year that the over confident Ne...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 14:16hrs | 675 | by Khumbulani Vodloza
378 Zimbabwean women die during child birth
A TOTAL of 378 women died while giving birth in Zimbabwe since January this year which translates to a maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of about 127 per 100 000 births. Of these women, 66 died at home w...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 06:54hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Woman sells baby for US$179 to buy drugs
Kenyan woman Faiza Wanjiru has told the Nation newspaper that she sold her son for Sh20,000 (US$179,68) to buy drugs. Wanjiru who left her home because her mother had arranged a forced m...Published: 07 Dec 2020 at 09:13hrs | 2927 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Red flag raised over rising teen pregnancies
MANGWE District social welfare officer Sicelo Nyathi has expressed concern over the rise in the number of young girls from Mangwe district in Matabeleland South province that are engaging in wild part...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 23:20hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa speaks on future
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa says sustained attacks by Zanu-PF and the MDC-T led by Thokozani Khupe will not break his spirit as he responded to criticism that he is not showing any appetite to ...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:41hrs | 5149 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe health care network - What you need to know
Health care premiums are increasing across the globe. As every country is dealing with the aftermath of the coronavirus, health care insurers are playing catch-up. The countries - the United States, C...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:41hrs | 636 | by Staff writer
Tips on how to build your house
Factors affecting cost of construction in Zimbabwe Part 1HOW much does it cost to build a house? It's a question that is never far from the mind of a construction client, a question that has p...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:03hrs | 326 | by Qalisani Ndlovu
Cattle rustler weeps in court
A Chiweshe man wept at Concession magistrates courts on Friday after he was sentenced to 9 years in jail.Fanuel Mazinde (29) was senten...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 21:01hrs | 1553 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Pregnant school girl commits suicide by drinking insecticide
A Form 4 pupil at a Bulawayo school committed suicide after discovering that she was pregnant, police said.The 17-year-old Magwegwe Secondary School pupil named only as Nokuzola is believed to...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 16:52hrs | 2488 | by Staff reporter
Heroine Nyaradzai Gumbodzvanda: Her speech at Amnesty International on Gender-based violence was heroic!
"Our language use perpetuate violence: we must refrain from language use that does not provide power to communities" said Madam Gumbodzvanda.Amai Gumbodzvanda made one of the most powerful spe...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 22:12hrs | 758 | by Nomazulu Thata
Soldier jailed 12 months for assaulting pregnant girlfriend
A HARARE-BASED soldier has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for bashing his pregnant girlfriend.Reuters Makwanise (32) appeared before Mutare magistrate Nyasha Kuture yesterday who suspen...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:52hrs | 696 | by Staff reporter
Worry over high pupil pregnancy during lockdown
THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education yesterday said Bulawayo has a relatively high number of pupils who fell pregnant during the Covid-19 lockdown and if nothing is...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:15hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe witchdoctor's daughter declined refugee status in New Zealand
The daughter of a Zimbabwean witchdoctor has been declined refugee status in New Zealand, despite her fears she'll be forced to take his place in the tribe if she returns home.The woman said i...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 08:39hrs | 19356 | by Staff reporter
$123m for pregnant school girls
TREASURY has set aside $123 million for the provision of psycho-social support for pupils who fall pregnant, in a move that reaffirms Government's position on the observance of their non-exclusion fro...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 06:47hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
15 minute storm leaves 200 homeless
MORE than 30 homesteads in Lusulu under Chief Sinamagonde in Binga District were destroyed after a heavy downpour preceded by a violent thunderstorm and strong winds hit the area on Sunday. In...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:02hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
Man (70) rapes, impreginants mentally ill minor
A 70-YEAR-OLD Mukumbura man was sentenced to 12 years in prison yesterday by Bindura regional magistrate Amos Mbobo for raping a relative who is suffering from a mental illness.The magis...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 09:25hrs | 3533 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabweans mend shabby dollar notes amid economic crisis
Albert Marombe takes a grimy, tattered US$1 note and delicately, expertly glues it back into one piece, holding it up for inspection."I don't care how torn it is. All I want to see is the seri...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 06:20hrs | 6891 | by AP
We are not enemies of the State, says Majongwe
DIVISIONS rocked teachers unions recently over salary negotiations with government following a workers' strike which lasted for about two months. Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) ...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 04:36hrs | 1030 | by Staff reporter
Community builds own school
IN Marula Village, Mangwe District, many children can only go as far as attaining primary education because there are no nearby high schools in the area.The scenario has forced most children t...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:02hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Ubuntu/Hunhu is misplaced in African societies: Give me signs of...?
I should be excused once more for critiquing African values or should I say the African philosophy of humanism – Ubuntu/Hunhu. There are no traces of this noble philosophy in our culture: instead, w...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 13:32hrs | 966 | by Nomazulu Thata
National teenage pregnancy rate worrisome
ZIMBABWE records 70 000 illegal or unsafe abortions per year and one in every five girls drops out of school due to unwanted pregnancies. Statistics also indicate that the national teenage pregnancy r...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:21hrs | 595 | by Staff reporter
Man commits suicide after impregnating sister
A NYANGA man committed suicide after he was accused of raping and impregnating his minor sister.Manicaland police spokesperson Inspector Tavhiringwa Kakohwa confirmed the incident to NewsDay y...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 05:51hrs | 2937 | by Staff reporter
Woman kills 4 daughters, attempts suicide
A police vehicle carries the remains of four children who were burnt by their mother who had earlier cut their throats before setting the family house on fire yesterdayA 29-YEAR-OLD Chivhu...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 05:49hrs | 2094 | by Staff reporter
When God uncovers mortal men
The true length of a frog is known on the day it dies. Such has been wisdom since time immemorial. Juxtaposing that with the recent deaths of Genius 'Ginimbi' Kadunungure and Lazarus '...Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 12:51hrs | 4273 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Man seeks cancellation of 'son's' birth certificate
A Harare man has approached the Harare Civil Court seeking the cancellation of the birth certificate of his child after DNA tests showed that he was not the father. Edmund Mutambara has made a...Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 18:19hrs | 1046 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala says, 'Zimbabwe has reached tipping point'
ZENGEZA West Member of Parliament Job Sikhala celebrated his 48th birthday on Friday. The politician was recently arrested and charged with inciting violence ahead of the abortive July 31 protests. He...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 05:46hrs | 1120 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala talks tough
MDC Alliance vice-chairperson Job Sikhala says Zimbabwe has reached a tipping point, warning President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government not to take boiling discontent against its leadership lightly....Published: 01 Nov 2020 at 08:35hrs | 5591 | by Staff reporter
Widow's home burnt down after son impregnates neighbour's wife
A village widow from Zengeya under Chief Nyajena was left homeless after her neighbour and relative burnt down her four thatched houses because her son had snatched his wife.Elias Mazonde is s...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 21:29hrs | 938 | by Staff reporter
Impala car rental goes to Nyanga
IT is past midday in Kagosa Village under Chief Ruwanga in Nyanga. At a rustic homestead punctuated by two grass-thatched mud and pole huts and wild trees, Ronica Kembo (52) drags herself across the y...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 18:43hrs | 3834 | by Staff Reporter
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