Patience Nhamburo Two brothers from Mabvuku, a town east of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, have appeared before a Harare Magistrate Dennis Mangosi for raping an eleven-year-old girl. Prosecutors said Do-it and Webster Musanhu violated the girl on several occasions while her father was away onnight duty. The court heard that sometime in January this year, Webster […]
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Lloyd Ndemo A dark cloud of ritual killings, mostly involving children, continues to hang over Zimbabwe.To that end, police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi says parents and guardians should keep a close eye on children more than ever. “It’s really sad that instead of valuing the lives of minors, people are resorting to killing and […]
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Cecilia Kamputa The Government of Japan has allotted over a million US dollars in additional support to Unicef Zimbabwe’s Covid-19 response through responsive and preventive care interventions to vulnerable children and women across multiple sectors including health, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, GBV and child protection and education. UNICEF Zimbabwe acting Representative Amina Mohammed said the Fund was […]
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Sports Reporter WORLD Boxing Organisation Africa welterweight champion Brendon “Boika” Denes says he is ready for the deep waters. The Zimbabwean boxer, who is still bubbling with confidence after his latest Dubai victory over Ahmad Samir Dawran of Afghanistan in a non-title fight, could face a big test in August. And he is aware the […]
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Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE Chevrons may need to get rid of the hard hitters early in their second T20I against Pakistan if they entertain chances of levelling the series tomorrow (Friday). Man-of-the-match Mohammad Rizwan, who had an unbeaten 82 in the 11-run win over the Chevrons on Wednesday, gained momentum as the match progressed and a […]
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Owen Kaura Zimbabwe’s Advanced Level examination pass rate for November 2020 is 2, 1 percent lower than the previous year’s mainly due to Covid-19 learning disruptions. The pass rate was 83 percent in 2019, with the class of 2020 managing 81 percent. Zimbabwe School Examinations Council Board chairperson Professor Eddie Mwenje announced the release of […]
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Donald Mandizvidza The Zimbabwe Government, through the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development, has been urged to effectively deal with private cars, commonly referred to as mushika shika, that are openly plying Harare’s Central Business District. The government banned kombis when Covid-19 started to protect citizens, but this has seen a rise in private vehicles […]
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ZTN Correspondent The Zimbabwe Government says it will enforce a “no work, no pay” policy following reports that some school teachers are not reporting for duty. Government and teachers are locked in a salary dispute, with the latter demanding a 100 percent increment and the former offering 75 percent staggered over three months. To that […]
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ZTN Correspondent A total of 236 pupils at schools in Zimbabwe have tested positive for Covid-19, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa has said. At a weekly post-Cabinet media briefing in the capital, Harare, Minister Mutsvangwa said the cases were mild. “Cabinet was informed that on 16th April 2021, more outbreaks were reported […]
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Lloyd Ndemo Authorities in Zimbabwe say they will now descend heavily on police officers who throw spikes in the way of moving vehicles. A few years ago, throwing spikes was outlawed, but the practice is now resurfacing. Senior police figures say spikes should only be placed in front of vehicles when police officers suspect the […]
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