CHITUNGWIZA - A devastating traffic accident on Seke Road on Tuesday, which claimed the lives of 17 individuals, including a young learner, has exposed the dire situation of Zimbabwe's roads, its emergency response capabilities, and the overall state of public services in the country.
CHITUNGWIZA - A horrific collision between a 30-tonne haulage truck and a commuter omnibus (kombi) on Tuesday morning along Seke Road at Hunyani Bridge, near Water Works in Chitungwiza, just outside Harare, has resulted in the deaths of at least 17 people.
A former Chitungwiza Municipality worker's nine-year wait for a US$5,156.95 payment has ended in devastating loss, shrinking to just ZiG 2.06, equivalent to approximately US$0.0412, highlighting the catastrophic consequences of Zimbabwe's currency manipulation.
HARARE - 26-year old Blessing Tinashe Chingosho of Chitungwiza narrowly escaped death after instinctively jumping out of his Toyota Harrier when a flame suddenly burst out from his dashboard. Had he delayed a second longer he would likely be an ancestor by now.
Even Zimbabwe’s greatest thriller novel writers could not have scripted a narrower escape. Edward Kaugare wrote the novel “Kukurukura hunge wapotswa.” (The narrow escape).
Based in Highfield Harare the fast-paced story explored some suspenseful twists and turns. Aaron Chiundura Moyo often scripted TV dramas that saw him turn into an arch-villain on ZBC TV in the 1980s.
But even these great writers could not have imagined or scripted what happened to Chingosho. We caught up with the eligible bachelor on Saturday about 3 days after his un-forgettable episode.
Seven months after being challenged about the state of healthcare facilities in Zimbabwe during an interview with Nehanda TV in London, flamboyant preacher Prophet Passion Java and his wife Lily Java have donated two ambulances, hospital beds and wheelchairs to his hometown of Chitungwiza.
