Managwa Primary School in Gokwe has engaged debt collectors to recover money that it is owed by parents in school fees arrears are allegedly demanding livestock as payment.The parents said the school's move contradicted the agreement they entered into regarding the payment of outstanding fees. They said they had agreed that outstanding balances were to be cleared after the parents harvested their

A high court judge Justice Mary Zimba-Dube heard that former Warriors captain Peter Ndlovu had his contract with Twalumba Holdings terminated because he brought photos of naked and semi-naked women to the company’s football team training sessions and used bad language towards the technical team.Twalumba Holdings owner Dr Nkululeko Sibanda said this while being led by his lawyer Mr Pardon Makuva

In South Africa, an 8-year-old girl is in a critical condition after being hit by a taxi and dragged several metres in the Zandspruit informal settlement, near Honeydew, Gauteng on Wednesday."The child has suffered serious injuries that included a broken leg and head trauma," said ER24 spokesperson Vanessa Jackson.The schoolgirl, who was crossing the road when she was knocked down, was helped out

A 23-year-old Zimbabwean woman, Nyumwai Caroline Mkurazhizha died of "manual strangulation" in Toronto, Canada, on Saturday.Toronto Police said they were called to a home (near Don Mills Road and Finch Avenue East) Saturday afternoon and found Mkurazhizha with apparent trauma to the body.Mkurazhizha was pronounced dead in hospital the same day.Police have said that the cause of her death was "manu

Nigeria Immigration Service has uncovered about 1,487 illegal routes to the country.The NIS also identified 84 regular borders to the country.The Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja while responding to questions on the porous nature of the nation’s borders.The service, he added, had taken steps by patrolling the routes in order to check the illegal movement of people

A parrot in New Zealand is alleged to have stolen money from a British tourist.Peter Leach was visiting a New Zealand beauty spot when a kea parrot snatched the equivalent of £600 from his camper van.The bird flew into the vehicle and snatched the cash from the dashboard while Mr Leach was taking photographs at Arthur's Pass.The 52-year-old, from Glasgow, was unaware of the theft until two fello

A six-year-old girl from Pennsylvania, USA stole her mum's BMW car while she slept because she wanted to see her dad.The little girl drove for nearly half a mile on icy roads across Pittsburgh, before crashing into two cars and a pole.Luckily she was not hurt and nobody else was injured in the accident.Police Sergeant. Jerry Parker told local TV news: "The girl decided she wanted to visit her fat

Serious sewer blockages have put the health of residents of Mupurwa and Gaudya Streets in Harare’s Mufakose high density suburbs at risk.The blockage at the intersection of the two roads has resulted in raw sewage flowing into their houses and residents have resorted to scooping sewer water out of their houses with bare hands without any protection.Raw effluent overflows have now become a part

Professional graphic designer Ronald Chikambure appeared in court on Tuesday charged with 'undermining the office of the President'. The charges are linked to a picture he edited, using the Photoshop software, where his own face was edited onto the body of Robert Mugabe.The state prosecutor told the court this week that police were given a tip-off that Chikambure had the picture on the wall of hi

The man said that when he took a first gulp he felt something stinging in his throat. He thought maybe he had failed to mix the liquid."But when I took my second sip I felt this meaty substance and I spit it out. I peered inside the bottle and I saw a floating substance. I then slipped some beer onto the ground to see what was floating. It was a rotten bullfrog! My body shook, I felt nausea, dizz

Ruslan Toumaniantz who became notorious when he tattooed a galaxy of 56 stars over the face of Kimberley Vlaeminck, then just 18, after she nodded off in his studio in Coutrai, Belgium has struck again.He has caused a new controversy by tattooing his name across his young wife's face - less than 24 hours after he met her.Lesya Toumaniantz allowed him to sign 'Ruslan' over her face in giant Gothic

A RUSAPE man, Panganayi Mudzingwa (28) is alleged to have indulged in unprotected sex with a 16 year old girl, thereby deliberately infecting her with HIV.Mudzingwa is alleged to have contravened Section 79 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter 9. 23, which makes the deliberate infection of HIV criminal.Appearing for the State, Mr Gift Chokodza, said: "Accused and complainant

A 43-year-old pastor, Nehemiah Elijah, from Nigeria who allegedly obtained N725, 000 (USD 4 600) under pretence, was on Friday charged before an Ikeja Magistrates' Court in Lagos.Elijah, faces a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing and fraud.The prosecutor, Insp. Okoi Edet, told the court that the accused had on May 5, 2011 at Ojo Area, Lagos, obtained the sum of N725, 000 from on

A chimpanzee named Gina has become addicted to watching human porn.Gina's unlikely habit began after a television set was installed in her enclosure at Seville Zoo, Spain.Primatologist Pablo Herreros told El Mundo: "'To enliven Gina's nights, officials decided to install a Freeview television, protected behind glass, and gave her a remote control so she could change the channels herself."In the e

Rape, murder, emotional, verbal, psychological and economic abuse, intimidation and harassment have largely become synonymous with Zimbabwean elections and women and children in most cases are the victims. There are fears that it could get worse as the country heads for a referendum and elections this year.In a report released in December 2012, the Zimbabwe Republic Police Victim Friendly Unit sa