KWEKWE town in Zimbabwe has been named an HIV hotspot indicating both high HIV prevalence and incidence based on estimates by the National Aids Council (NAC).  Addressing Midlands provincial heads of government in Kwekwe yesterday, NAC monitoring and evaluation officer, Margret Mika, said the town needed behaviour change hence their decision to host World AIDS Day Commemorations in t

A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy had to approach the police after suffering severe torture and assault at the hands of his father who accused him of bedwetting.Plumtree magistrate Gideon Ruvetsa yesterday heard how between May and June this year, Tatjenama Dube, 33, would tie his son’s hands and legs to a bicycle and leave him in that position for hours as punishment.Dube of Nxele area and who works as a gene

A WOMAN from Kensington on the outskirts of Bulawayo who kidnapped a six-year-old girl before demanding a $2,000 ransom from her family was yesterday sentenced to an effective four years in prison.Nontokozo Moyo, 24, was convicted on her own plea of guilty to kidnapping when she appeared before Esigodini resident magistrate Lungile Ncube.Charges against Moyo are that on Thursday last week, she kid

Government has moved the date for payment of benefits of former members of the Public Service from June 9 to June 14 this year.In a statement, Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa said this was to allow for the mobilisation of requisite resources.“To allow for mobilisation of the requisite resources, Treasury advises that the May 2016 payment date for pension benefits for

SIX children died following an early morning baptism session in a stream by a self-styled prophetess in Sadza, Mashonaland East Province, on Monday.The tragedy occurred at Mutorahuku Stream in Muriwo Village under Chief Neshangwe at around 5am.The victims — two boys and four girls — have been identified as Blessed Muvadi (12 months), Tinotenda Dzuke (3), Shamiso Pfumbidza (4), Tafadzwa Dzvuke

Police chief national spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba parades Wadzanai Mabika, the fugitive kombi driver who struck and killed a Girls High School pupil last month before fleeing to South Africa. — (Picture by Beauty Muchakazi)A Harare magistrate has blasted kombi drivers for causing untold suffering in the country, saying their behaviour of driving recklessly was co

Unrepentant criminals that benefited from the Presidential amnesty are believed to be behind a spate of criminal activities countrywide.One such beneficiary was among four suspected armed robbers who were recently arrested in Bulawayo on allegations of attempting to raid a butchery, which was manned by a security guard.In a statement, chief police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Ch

A GOLD coated spear and artefacts belonging to the last Ndebele King, Lobengula, have been stolen from Old Bulawayo with the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ) coming under fire for poor security.The spear, measuring 1,2m, was stolen from the historic site on the outskirts of Bulawayo where other artefacts of the Ndebele Kingdom are kept. The incident was discovered on Sunday by a c

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THE main opposition MDC-T yesterday said the circus happening at Harare’s Town House –which saw mayor Bernard Manyenyeni suspended by government hardly 24 hours after lifting an earlier debarment over reportedly frivolous accusations – was part of a wider Zanu PF plot to take over control of the capital city and parcel out land to ruling party members ahead of the 2018 elections.The MDC-T wa

EMBATTLED Zanu PF national commissar Saviour Kasukuwere has reached out to war veterans, saying he was willing to engage them following the nasty fallout where the freedom fighters were now pushing for his ouster from the ruling party.The latest developments followed claims by war veterans that efforts to mend the rifts were being frustrated by Kasukuwere.Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veteransâ

The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has disowned Simbarashe Sithole, who was slapped with a four-year jail term for assaulting and robbing a disc jockey while masquerading as a serving member of the force.ZNA public relations director Lieutenant Colonel Alphios Makotore said Sithole ceased any association with the ZNA eight years ago after failing to complete training to become a fully-fledged member

Former Midlands Governor Cephas Msipa’s son, Cephas Mandlenkosi Msipa Jnr, has been taken to the High Court by a local businesswoman, who is demanding the return of an excavator which the respondent surrendered as surety after failing to settle a $25 000 loan.Parween Malikyar has since filed an urgent chamber application saying she now feared Msipa would not return her excavator after he alleged

ZANU-PF Bulawayo province’s Youth League has suspended two of its executive members for allegedly misusing funds that were meant for the One Million Man March held in solidarity with President Robert Mugabe on May 25.Secretary for Transport Cde Maqhawe Sibanda and the acting Secretary for Administration Leo Nyoni were suspended on Saturday during a One Million Man March post mortem meeting held

NORMALCY has returned to the Roman Catholic-run Mukaro High School in Gutu after it was reopened on Monday following its closure two weeks ago.Roman Catholic Masvingo diocese Vicar General Father Walter Nyatsanza ordered the school to close citing the refusal by two teachers to transfer over allegations that they incited pupils to go on strike in 2012.The Vicar General had claimed that the situati