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Brake failure turns fatal By SIMBARASHE SITHOLE A MOUNT Darwin minor died on the spot after a parked Isuzu pick-up truck lost its brakes and crushed her. The minor’s father had parked it the previous day before it crushed her the following day. Acting Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Naison Dhliwayo confirmed the case. “I can confirm a fatal accident in Mount Darwin where a one-year-old child died after she was run over by an Isuzu registration number APR8266 owned by Amon Kajokoto, father to the deceased,” Dhliwayo said. According to police, Kajokoto parked h...

globalpressjournal Mount Darwin: One recent evening, men, women and children crowd a dusty, windy space on the grounds of Karanda Mission Hospital, about 200 kilometers (124 miles) north of Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital. They are patients with their loved ones. Having traveled many miles, they brought camping tents, blankets, pots and pans. Some people cook and talk. Others sit on mats or on dirty cardboard boxes. For the days — or weeks — that they’re here awaiting treatment, this spot is home. Ndaizivei Makaza, a mother of five who lives in Mutoko, 290 kilometers (180 miles) away from ...

The Zimbabwe Independent Journalist Zimbabwe is stuck in mud. People of my generation were in their late 20s or early 30s when Zimbabwe attained independence in 1980. Those fortunate to be still alive are now elderly and on the cusp to bequeath to their children and grandchildren a ramshackle country destroyed beyond recognition by 40 years of Zanu PF rule. Every generation has a sacred duty to pass onto the next one a country in better shape than the one they inherited. History will judge my generation harshly for gross dereliction of duty. The terrible state of the Zimbabwe ...

FARMER’S organisations have expressed concerns over the incessant rains that have pounded the country for the past few days as they have the potential of ruin their crops. Most parts of Mashonaland Central – Mt Darwin and Bindura – Mashonaland West and Midlands have been receiving large amounts of rainfall. A recent update from the Metrological Services Department shows that the country is expected to receive more rains up until this Wednesday with flash flooding anticipated in some areas. Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union president, Shadreck Makombe, said farmers in Mashonaland Central...

MDC Implosion Sets Back the Struggle for Change January 15, 2021 Zimbabwe is stuck in mud. People of my generation were in their late 20s or early 30s when Zimbabwe attained independence in 1980. Those fortunate to be still alive are now elderly and on the cusp to bequeath to their children and grandchildren a ramshackle country destroyed beyond recognition by 40 years of Zanu PF rule. Every generation has a sacred duty to pass onto the next one a country in better shape than the one they inherited. History will judge my generation harshly for gross dereliction of duty. The terrible state of...