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Toe selling joke to amputee leads to violence
SOMETIMES jokes that people think are cool turn out to be cruel, and even occasionally backfire with deadly consequences.That was at play when a man from Bulawayo reportedly fainted and soiled...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe won't sacrifice our economic gains
THE Second Republic is paying tribute to heroes of the liberation struggle by growing the economy and progress made on economic development should not be sacrificed on account of narrow interests, Pre...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Amputee seeks help
A 46-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man is appealing for assistance to buy a prosthetic implant and pay for his medical bills after he was hit by a car last year.Mr Mthetheleli Ndlovu from New Lobengula is...Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
6-yr-old amputee seeks help
The future of a six-year-old girl from Chibuwe in Chipinge, whose leg was amputated when she was only six months old, looks bleak without public support as she walks four kilometres to and from school...Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 21:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zim double amputee: dead man walking
Gift Ncube will forever rue the day in 2013 when he crossed the path of his Mahalapye boss.Fast-foward to April 8, 2017. Ncube cuts a sorry figure in front of Pick ‘n Pay Supermarket at the ...Published: 13 Apr 2017 at 07:10hrs | 4 | by Stephen Jakes
State appeals Zimbabwean amputee case in Botswana
Botswana - The state has filed papers opposing the High Court Judge Zibani Makhwade's decision to discharge and acquit Keitumetse Khunou of attempted murder charge.Khunou was accused of shooti...Published: 15 Sep 2016 at 07:04hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Oscar Pistorius on suicide watch
Jailed murderer Oscar Pistorius has been put on suicide watch following mysterious wrist injuries that landed him in hospital earlier this month, media reported yesterday.Prison officials ...Published: 15 Aug 2016 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Oscar Pistorius sentenced to 6 years
South African Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.The verdict comes after his initial five-year c...Published: 06 Jul 2016 at 10:30hrs | | by BBC
Double amputee Ncube dismayed over acquittal of his assailant
Double amputee, Gift Ncube, a Zimbabwean has this week expressed dismay at the acquittal of his shooter, Keitumetse Khunou, by a Francistown High court.The Voice reported that Ncube whose orde...Published: 27 May 2016 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mpilo hospital wrong injection amputee dies
A MATOBO man who had his arm amputated after he was given a wrong injection at Mpilo Central Hospital, has died.Austin Ndlovu, 63, of Bhazhe area died on December 23 at his rural home, a week ...Published: 29 Dec 2015 at 08:46hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
Oscar Pistorius challenges Judge's appeal ruling
Lawyers for jailed South African Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius have launched a legal bid to prevent prosecutors from appealing against his acquittal on murder charges.Judge Thokozile Masipa ...Published: 24 Feb 2015 at 22:10hrs | | by BBC
Mother of Pistorius's girlfriend insists she did not want 'revenge'
Petoria - The mother of Oscar Pistorius's girlfriend insisted she did not want "revenge" on Wednesday, the day after the disgraced athlete was handed a five-year jail term for shooting her daughter d...Published: 22 Oct 2014 at 13:11hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Oscar Pistorius sentenced to 5 years in prison
Double amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to an effective 5 years in prison for the murder of his girl friend in February 2013.After a gruelling long trial Justice Thokozil...Published: 21 Oct 2014 at 09:22hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
A day out with Dr Grace Mugabe
"Come on, come on . . . oh how could he miss that one?" said the engrossed First Lady, Dr Grace Mugabe, as she cheered wheelchair basketball players from the courtside.At times she got off her...Published: 05 Oct 2014 at 08:25hrs | | by Langton Nyakwenda
'DJ Cleo abandons amputee dad' - report
Award-winning producer, DJ Cleo, also known as Tlou Cleopas Monyepao, has apparently abandoned his father.DJ Cleo's father, Samuel Monyepao (64) apparently spoke to Dailysun and said h...Published: 23 Jun 2014 at 09:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Pistorius going to prison no matter what,' says legal expert
Prosecutors in Oscar Pistorius' case have apparently done enough to put the South African sprinter behind bars whether he knew he was shooting his girlfriend or not, an expert has said.Even if...Published: 24 Mar 2014 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
District administrator fined for assaulting a disabled farmer
A 60-year-old district administrator has been fined $80 or 30 days in prison for assaulting a disabled farmer in a longstanding farm wrangle that has been taken to the Constitutional Court (Concourt)...Published: 28 Jan 2014 at 04:31hrs | | by Southern Eye
Oscar Pistorius back in court
The police's explosives teams carried out a precautionary sweep to check for explosives inside the Pretoria Magistrate's Court room where paralympian Oscar Pistorius would appear on Monday.It ...Published: 19 Aug 2013 at 07:28hrs | | by Sapa
Murder accused Pistorius likely to know his trial date
Johannesburg - Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius will likely know his trial date when he appears in court next Monday on murder charges for shooting dead his girlfriend, a family spokesperson said....Published: 14 Aug 2013 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo community unites to help injured girl
A Bulawayo family is appealing for help after their 8-year-old girl was run over by a car on her way to school last week.Precious Ngwenya was on her way to Khumalo Primary school on June 13 ...Published: 20 Jun 2013 at 19:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Brazilian amputee shutters Pistorius' world record
BERLIN - Brazilian Alan Oliveira has become the world's fastest amputee after breaking Oscar Pistorius' 100m T43 record.The 20-year-old ran the record time of 10,77 seconds at the IPC Athleti...Published: 17 Jun 2013 at 04:49hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Pistorius appears in court
PRETORIA - Murder-accused South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius appeared briefly in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Tuesday in connection with the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp....Published: 04 Jun 2013 at 10:06hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Oscar Pistorius shot dead girlfriend through a closed bathroom door, court told
Oscar Pistorius shot dead his model girlfriend through a closed bathroom door, a court heard today.The gold-medal winner, known as the Blade Runner for his prosthetic legs, appeared in a S...Published: 19 Feb 2013 at 08:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
SA relay team gets final spot
Cape Town - Double amputee Oscar Pistorius's historic Olympic campaign gained a reprieve on Thursday as South Africa were given a place in Friday's 4x400m relay final on appeal....Published: 10 Aug 2012 at 04:46hrs | | by Sports24
Thief steals legless man's hand-pedaled tricycle
San Francisco - A legless cancer survivor from Poland who planned to hand-pedal himself across the US, was forced to delay the start of his venture on Friday after his custom-made tricycle was stole...Published: 09 Jun 2012 at 10:05hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
TV icon bungee jumps off Victoria Falls Bridge
AS the Victoria Falls bungee jumping bounces back, a world adventure icon, best known for his television series Man vs Wild, known as Born Survivor, Edward Michael "Bear" Grylls took a leap of faith a...Published: 24 Feb 2012 at 04:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
List of Zimbabwe's Annual National Sport Awards nominees
The forthcoming Annual National Sports Awards (Ansa) have received an overwhelming seal of approval and endorsement from the corporate sector after more companies joined platinum sponsors Delta ...Published: 20 Nov 2011 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: 'in a spiritual and moral crisis'
A Catholic writes: Zimbabwe looks to the superficial observer in reasonable shape and quite peaceful. In fact, it is bleeding from many wounds. The amputees and crippled people,traumatized b...Published: 22 Feb 2011 at 06:21hrs | | by Byo24News
Athlete Robot set to take on Usain Bolt
Japanese researcher Ryuma Niiyama wants to build a biped robot that runs. But not like Asi...Published: 15 Dec 2010 at 15:33hrs | | by Byo24
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