THE Zimbabwe Association of Neurological Surgeons says it is intensifying the training of neurosurgeons in the country to ensure their services are decentralised. This comes at a time when Harare and Bulawayo are the only two cities with neurosurgeons with the second capital having only two specialists, one based at the United Bulawayo Hospitals and…
A MAN from Highfield, Harare, who allegedly stabbed his wife in the back and threatened to set their house on fire because he suspected she was having affairs, appeared before a Harare magistrate yesterday. Achievement Mandishara, 35, appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, where he was charged with attempted murder and was remanded in custody after…
DESPITE the government’s efforts to avail vehicles and other necessities ahead of this year’s general elections, police remain under-equipped to effectively deliver on their mandate. Speaking in the Senate last Thursday, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe said while police have received some vehicles to use during and after the general elections, they remain in dire…
A 27-YEAR-OLD man has been hauled before a Harare magistrate court after he was allegedly caught trying to rape his tenant’s three- year-old daughter. Ignitious Dzemwa, 27, appeared before magistrate Stanford Mambanje last Friday and was charged with attempted rape. He was remanded in custody and ordered to file his application for bail at the…
A HARARE man appeared in court last Friday after he allegedly stole a gun from a security guard and went around threatening to shoot people. Peter Simango, 45, appeared before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo facing three separate charges of theft and contravening a section of the Firearms Act. Simango was remanded in custody and will…
A HARARE man, 23, was sentenced on Thursday to an effective six months in prison after he was found guilty of illegal drug possession. Onward Vulengoma had appeared before magistrate Ruth Moyo and he was found with a sachet of crystal methamphetamine worth $10 000. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) told the court that on…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said the Zimbabwe and Egypt partnership in the health sector will enhance local production of pharmaceuticals. Speaking during the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of the two countries in Harare, Chiwenga said while the country was facing challenges in accessing affordable medicines due to illegal sanctions imposed on the…
KUVIMBA Mining House, in which the government owns a 21 percent stake, plans to use US$300 million worth of iron fines stockpiled at its Buchwa Mine to assist in funding resuscitation of the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company. (Zisco) Speaking after a cabinet meeting last week, minister of Industry and Commerce, Sekai Nzenza said Kuvimba…
Amid silent refrigerators affected by crippling power cuts, township grannies are relying on their smart and traditional preservation; grilling and smoking meat…
A HARARE woman has been arraigned before a magistrate’s court after she allegedly extorted US$3 000 from a Chinese national. Primrose Tarumbiswa, 45, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Friday charged with extortion before she was released on $50 000 bail and remanded to June 28, while the State continues with its investigations. The…
