Tag Archives: Masvingo

Violence looms ahead of Zimbabwe election

The only peaceful, free and fair election in Zimbabwe was probably in 1980 when ZANU PF was confident that it enjoyed popular support which would result in resounding victory. Thereafter, we have had a litany of shameful and farcical formalities … read more »

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Zimbabwe HIV+ domestic laces kid’s porridge with blood

Cape Town – An HIV-positive 17-year-old domestic worker from Masvingo in Zimbabwe was caught lacing the porridge of her employer’s 4-year-old child with her own menstrual blood, cruelty that earned her a 10-year prison term, NewsDay reported. According to the … read more »

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Zimbabwe suspends NGOs as election looms

Harare – Zimbabwe has suspended 29 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in one of its provinces including Care International, state media reported on Wednesday, raising worries of a crackdown similar to one that preceded elections in 2008. President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party … read more »

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7 dead in Zimbabwe diarrhoea outbreak

Harare – At least seven children have died from a suspected diarrhoea outbreak which has affected over 6 000 children in two towns in Zimbabwe over the past week, a state newspaper said on Sunday. “Seven children died in Masvingo … read more »

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124 girls raped in less than 2 weeks in Zimababwe

ZRP Chief spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Wayne Bvudzijena confirmed on Thursday that one hundred and twenty four (124) girls have been raped between September 2 and 13 this year, country wide, The Herald reported on Friday. Snr Asst Comm Bvudzijena … read more »

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U.S. awards grants to communities in Zimbabwe’s four provinces

Harare – U.S. Ambassador Charles Ray officially handed over US$100,000 in grants to eight Zimbabwean community-based groups at a grant signing ceremony in Harare on Monday. The grants are part of the 31-year-old U.S. Ambassador’s Self Help Fund, a U.S. … read more »

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Dozen killed in Zimbabwe bus crash

Twelve people died and several others were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck about 90 kilometres from Beitbridge border gate on Friday, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation reported. The bus travelling from Johannesburg to Harare collided … read more »

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