KAROI – A 47-year-old man from Karoi has shared his painful four-year battle with cancer after losing his penis to the disease, saying his wife and children abandoned him as his condition worsened. Remigio Tom said his ordeal began with what he initially believed was runyoka, a traditional belief in parts of Zimbabwe that a man can be afflicted with illness or misfortune after engaging in an illicit sexual relationship.

HURUNGWE — The community of Hurungwe is in mourning following the tragic death of Tinashe Tadzimigwa, 44, who succumbed to severe injuries sustained in a lion attack near the Zambezi escarpment last week. The incident, which has highlighted the growing dangers of human-wildlife conflict in the region, occurred on Wednesday, April 15, as Tadzimigwa was returning from illegal mining operations in the Mkanga area.