Harare town clerk arrested

 Engineer Phakamile Mabhena Moyo

Municipal Reporter
Harare City Council acting Town Clerk Engineer Phakamile Mabhena Moyo has been arrested on corruption allegations.
Eng Moyo who is the city’s substantive director of water was reportedly arrested…

Harare town clerk arrested
 Engineer Phakamile Mabhena Moyo

Municipal Reporter

Harare City Council acting Town Clerk Engineer Phakamile Mabhena Moyo has been arrested on corruption allegations.

Eng Moyo who is the city’s substantive director of water was reportedly arrested last night and detained at the Zimbabwe Republic Police’s Rhodesville Station.

He is set to appear in court this morning.

Another pupil killed in bullying incident

 Bullying cases continue to increase in schools across Zimbabwe. Freeman Razemba  Crime Reporter  Investigations have been launched into a case in which a 17-year-old school boy was killed by a colleague on Monday in a suspected case of bullying.  The suspect has been arrested and was at Glen View Police Station yesterday evening.  National police […]

Another pupil killed in bullying incident
 Bullying cases continue to increase in schools across Zimbabwe.

Freeman Razemba 

Crime Reporter 

Investigations have been launched into a case in which a 17-year-old school boy was killed by a colleague on Monday in a suspected case of bullying. 

The suspect has been arrested and was at Glen View Police Station yesterday evening. 

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest. 

“Police in Harare are investigating a murder case which occurred on March 27, 2023 at Churu Farm, Glen View, Harare, in which a pupil aged 17 died after being stabbed on the neck with a piece of glass by another pupil aged 17.

“The suspect was allegedly defending himself from the victim and his friend, who had been bullying him for breaking a stapler at school,” said Asst Comm Nyathi. President Mnangagwa recently said bullying had no place in Zimbabwean schools. 

His intervention followed a rise in cases of bullying which have resulted in the deaths of learners, while others have committed suicide in frustration.

Other learners have elected to drop out of school to save themselves from further bullying. 

Recently, a 15-year-old boy from Bulawayo killed himself after complaining of bullying at his school. 

Meanwhile, police in Murehwa are investigating circumstances surrounding the murder of James Tsiga (41). 

Tsiga was found dead with multiple open wounds and bruises all over the body at Jekwa Business Centre on Monday. 

400 Masvingo rural school girls get sanitary ware from Zimpapers, partners

 Zimpapers Public Relations Manager Mrs Pauline Matanda (second from right)handing over sanitary pads to Uzeze Primary School headmistress Mrs Agnes Nyajena while Herald Managing Editor Ruth Butaumocho(far right) and school children look on at Uzeze in Murinye communal lands. George Maponga in Masvingo Nearly 400 primary and secondary school girls from two schools in Murinye […]

400 Masvingo rural school girls get sanitary ware from Zimpapers, partners
 Zimpapers Public Relations Manager Mrs Pauline Matanda (second from right)handing over sanitary pads to Uzeze Primary School headmistress Mrs Agnes Nyajena while Herald Managing Editor Ruth Butaumocho(far right) and school children look on at Uzeze in Murinye communal lands.

George Maponga in Masvingo

Nearly 400 primary and secondary school girls from two schools in Murinye communal lands in the Masvingo rural heartland have received sanitary ware thanks to a partnership between the country’s largest integrated media house, Zimpapers, and its partners as part of commemorations to mark International Women’s month celebrated in March every year.

Zimpapers managed to source sanitary ware from its partners namely Mutare-based Murambi East Villa and Spa together with Yama Foundation.

Murambi East Villa and Spar donated one-year’s supply of sanitary ware to nearly 100 primary school girls at Uzeze Primary School in Murinye while Yama Foundation donated re-usable sanitary ware for more than 250 secondary school students at Daitai High again in Murinye.

The sanitary ware was handed over to the beneficiaries in Murinye by a Zimpapers team led by the integrated media house’s publications manager Mrs Pauline Matanda and Herald Managing Editor Ms Ruth Butaumocho together with the Yama Foundation team led by its founder Ms Tarie Chirewa.

Speaking during the handover of sanitary ware at Uzeze Primary Mrs Matanda said Zimpapers was engaged partners to provide the sanitary ware as part of its social responsibility programme. The handover of sanitary ware to Uzeze school children also saw the launch of the Zimpapers Junior Media Club at the school which is aimed at promoting a culture of reading in young learners and honing the skills of future journalists.

“We are happy that today we are here at Uzeze Primary school where we are handing over sanitary ware that we sourced from our partners Murambi East Villa and Spa and what is more inspiring is that we are doing it in a remote place like Uzeze which shows Zimpapers commitment to bring on board everyone in the four corners of Zimbabwe in the sphere of development. We have started a new partnership with Uzeze that we hope will grow from strength to strength and we will surely be coming back here again,” she said.

Ms Butaumocho said she was heartened to be part of a drive to empower the girl child, especially at a time when the globe was celebrating International Women’s month.

“Issues to do with empowering the girl child are very close to my heart and I am happy that today we have come here to Uzeze with a programme to handover sanitary ware to the girl child. All I want to say to the girl child is that the sky is the limit take your chances in life you can achieve your dreams no matter the circumstances.”

Teacher in charge of health at Uzeze Mr Shadrach Gava hailed Zimpapers and its partners for donating sanitary ware to primary school girls at his school saying dealing with menstrual issues is a challenge for young girls entering puberty.

“This is a very welcome development and we want to thank Zimpapers and its partners because most young girls here were always pestering me as the teacher in charge of health wanting for help to cope with their menstrual issues because most lack resources to buy sanitary ware and most of them were using pieces of cloth.”

At Daitai Secondary Ms Chirewa and her team from Yama Foundation joined Zimpapers staffers in handing over reusable pads to school authorities led by the headmaster Mr Gibson Rufasha.

Ms Chirewa said her organisation was grounded in the desire to create new avenues and opportunities for the girl child.

“At Yama Foundation was are driven by the need to create opportunities for the girl child to thrive, we also want to give the girl child a voice so that they can be able to come out in the open and talk about the abuse that they will be coming across in their lives,” said Ms Chirewa.

Yama Foundation, added Ms Chirewa, wanted to expand its programme of donating sanitary ware for the girl child in other parts of Zimbabwe saying their next port of call would be paying fees for the disadvantaged girl child as part of the drive by her organisation to drive gender equality.

Mr Rufasha said Daitai High was grateful to Zimpapers and its partners noting that the school requires help to expand the learning of ICTs.

Govt offering free dental check-ups 

Mukudzei Chingwere Herald Reporter  Patients in need of dental medical care still have today and tomorrow (March 31) to take advantage of free dental check-ups which Government has been offering since March 13 as part of celebrations to mark World Oral Health Month. The service is being offered at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals and is in […]

Govt offering free dental check-ups 

Mukudzei Chingwere Herald Reporter 

Patients in need of dental medical care still have today and tomorrow (March 31) to take advantage of free dental check-ups which Government has been offering since March 13 as part of celebrations to mark World Oral Health Month.

The service is being offered at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals and is in sync with Government’s thrust on universal health coverage of sufficient quality.

The World Oral Health Day for 2021 to 2023 has been commemorated under the theme, “Be proud of your mouth” and seeks to implore people to seek early dental care as well as conscientise them on the importance of a healthy dental lifestyle.

As part of this year’s commemorations, Government – this month – also deployed dentists and other oral health practitioners on a national outreach including in schools to ensure that no place is left behind.

Dr Kudzaishe Chimedza, one of the medical practitioners partaking in the free dental care provision urged the populace to take dental care seriously.

She also urged patients in need of service to turn up before the end of the day tomorrow for free attention.

“We want to inspire change by focusing on the importance of oral health at every stage of life,” said Dr Kudzaishe Chimedza one of the medical practitioners conducting the free checkups.

“There is a problem not taking care of oral health needs, no matter what age you are caring for your mouth and looking after your oral health is important.

“So, we are encouraging people to be checked and we have also been in schools on outreaches to ensure wide coverage.

“We are offering equitable access to care hence the free check-ups to ensure anyone who needs to be checked has access to it.

“Also, we encourage people to be checked regularly and quickly whenever they have a dental problem,” said Dr Chimedza.