FORMER GOVERNOR OF CARPENUM TRUST DENOUNCES XENOPHOBIA

Ngonidzashe Chiyangwa

The former carpenum trust governor in the midlands province Mr Aaron Shoko who is currently workjing under econet at ecosure,  has condemned xenophobia viewing it as an unhuman practice.
" I am trully against the gruesome muder that has rocked our continent. Human slaughter is by no means acceptable and the pepetrators must face the two edged side of the law.'' he echoed
  later on his face book account posted the following      "Lets keep united Africans.
Africa My Home!!!
Africa My Pride!!!
Africa Africa Africa "

INTERCAPE BUS HIJACKED

Reports say 48 Zimbabweans aboard an Intercape bus bound for Johannesburg in South Africa endured four hours of hijacking when four men armed with guns stopped the bus, robbed passengers of cash, cellphones and gadgets worth tens of thousands of dollars.
This incident occurred near Hammanskrall around 3.30 am yesterday.
It is reported the robbers impersonated police officers and ordered the bus to stop, went inside, brandished their guns and locked the drivers in a compartment and took the passenger list.
One passenger who was interviewed said “I hid my phone and about R10 000 in my panties. I gave the gunman R200 and he demanded my phone,” of which she said she did not have prompting the robber to look at the passenger list and call her next of kin.
“I was sweating fearing he was going to dial my number and the phone would ring. My sister refused to give him the umber, demanding to talk to me instead. She thought we we had ben involved in an accident.”
Another passenger said robbers stole about R40 000 from him.
According to the bus company, the robbery occurred in full view of police officers.
“The coach passed through police presence at the tollgate and stooped on the other side of the tollgate to do a driver change. The coach was approached by four armed men who then forced the coach driver to proceed to an area out of sight of the police and tollgate staff.”

Over 1 500 Zimbabweans were expected to pass the Beitbridge border

Ngonidzashe Chiyangwa


Over 1 500 Zimbabweans were expected to pass the Beitbridge border post yesterday following xenophobic violence in South Africa.
 Zimbabwean nationals indicated to President Jacob Zuma on Saturday that they wished to return home in the wake of attacks on foreigners in and around KwaZulu-Natal and Johannesburg this past week. Immigrants fleeing fury of South Africa xenophobic attacks Two Zimbabweans died in those clashes.

 The Civil Protection Unit said it had made arrangements to facilitate the arrival and ferrying of people from Beitbridge to their respective places. South African Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba told Eyewitness News xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng had ruined South Africa’s relations with the rest of the continent and its reputation as a humanitarian country in the international community. 
The minister yesterday observed living conditions in the Chatsworth displacement camp where the tents were overcrowded with little privacy for women, and bathrooms were flooded, leading to many of the people demanding to go back to their countries.
 A furious Gigaba said the latest wave of attacks on African immigrants in the country had undone much of the hard work by the government to establish relationships across the continent. “It has ruined our relations with the rest of the continent, it’s ruined our relationship with immigrants that are living in South Africa and it’s something that we’re very concerned about,” he said.
 Gigaba said the fact that African immigrants were being targeted had made the situation worse. Sandra Ngwenya, a chicken seller from Zimbabwe who had left her Alexandra home for a Gift of the Givers camp in Johannesburg, said her neighbours said: “We are going to go door to door, taking your stuff and beating you. So we want you to go back to your country.” 
Ngwenya, who has lived in South Africa since 2006 and married a South African, said she left her two young children with cousins and hoped to go home soon. 
“They are saying it’s quiet. The police are all over the place.
 I want to go and check on our stuff,” Ngwenya, whose husband works in a mine outside Johannesburg and planned to return to check on his family, said. Gigaba said more than 300 people had been arrested in connection with the wave of violence against immigrants.
 At least six people have died in xenophobic attacks in Durban, with violence spreading to other areas. Gigaba, warned perpetrators that they would be punished

Over 1 500 Zimbabweans were expected to pass the Beitbridge border post yesterday following xenophobic violence in South Africa. Zimbabwean nationals indicated to President Jacob Zuma on Saturday that they wished to return home in the wake of attacks on foreigners in and around KwaZulu-Natal and Johannesburg this past week. Immigrants fleeing fury of South Africa xenophobic attacks Two Zimbabweans died in those clashes. The Civil Protection Unit said it had made arrangements to facilitate the arrival and ferrying of people from Beitbridge to their respective places. South African Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba told Eyewitness News xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng had ruined South Africa’s relations with the rest of the continent and its reputation as a humanitarian country in the international community. The minister yesterday observed living conditions in the Chatsworth displacement camp where the tents were overcrowded with little privacy for women, and bathrooms were flooded, leading to many of the people demanding to go back to their countries. A furious Gigaba said the latest wave of attacks on African immigrants in the country had undone much of the hard work by the government to establish relationships across the continent. “It has ruined our relations with the rest of the continent, it’s ruined our relationship with immigrants that are living in South Africa and it’s something that we’re very concerned about,” he said. Gigaba said the fact that African immigrants were being targeted had made the situation worse. Sandra Ngwenya, a chicken seller from Zimbabwe who had left her Alexandra home for a Gift of the Givers camp in Johannesburg, said her neighbours said: “We are going to go door to door, taking your stuff and beating you. So we want you to go back to your country.” Ngwenya, who has lived in South Africa since 2006 and married a South African, said she left her two young children with cousins and hoped to go home soon. “They are saying it’s quiet. The police are all over the place. I want to go and check on our stuff,” Ngwenya, whose husband works in a mine outside Johannesburg and planned to return to check on his family, said. Gigaba said more than 300 people had been arrested in connection with the wave of violence against immigrants. At least six people have died in xenophobic attacks in Durban, with violence spreading to other areas. Gigaba, warned perpetrators that they would be punished

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Over 1 500 Zimbabweans were expected to pass the Beitbridge border post yesterday following xenophobic violence in South Africa. Zimbabwean nationals indicated to President Jacob Zuma on Saturday that they wished to return home in the wake of attacks on foreigners in and around KwaZulu-Natal and Johannesburg this past week. Immigrants fleeing fury of South Africa xenophobic attacks Two Zimbabweans died in those clashes. The Civil Protection Unit said it had made arrangements to facilitate the arrival and ferrying of people from Beitbridge to their respective places. South African Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba told Eyewitness News xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng had ruined South Africa’s relations with the rest of the continent and its reputation as a humanitarian country in the international community. The minister yesterday observed living conditions in the Chatsworth displacement camp where the tents were overcrowded with little privacy for women, and bathrooms were flooded, leading to many of the people demanding to go back to their countries. A furious Gigaba said the latest wave of attacks on African immigrants in the country had undone much of the hard work by the government to establish relationships across the continent. “It has ruined our relations with the rest of the continent, it’s ruined our relationship with immigrants that are living in South Africa and it’s something that we’re very concerned about,” he said. Gigaba said the fact that African immigrants were being targeted had made the situation worse. Sandra Ngwenya, a chicken seller from Zimbabwe who had left her Alexandra home for a Gift of the Givers camp in Johannesburg, said her neighbours said: “We are going to go door to door, taking your stuff and beating you. So we want you to go back to your country.” Ngwenya, who has lived in South Africa since 2006 and married a South African, said she left her two young children with cousins and hoped to go home soon. “They are saying it’s quiet. The police are all over the place. I want to go and check on our stuff,” Ngwenya, whose husband works in a mine outside Johannesburg and planned to return to check on his family, said. Gigaba said more than 300 people had been arrested in connection with the wave of violence against immigrants. At least six people have died in xenophobic attacks in Durban, with violence spreading to other areas. Gigaba, warned perpetrators that they would be punished

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Over 1 500 Zimbabweans were expected to pass the Beitbridge border post yesterday following xenophobic violence in South Africa. Zimbabwean nationals indicated to President Jacob Zuma on Saturday that they wished to return home in the wake of attacks on foreigners in and around KwaZulu-Natal and Johannesburg this past week. Immigrants fleeing fury of South Africa xenophobic attacks Two Zimbabweans died in those clashes. The Civil Protection Unit said it had made arrangements to facilitate the arrival and ferrying of people from Beitbridge to their respective places. South African Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba told Eyewitness News xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng had ruined South Africa’s relations with the rest of the continent and its reputation as a humanitarian country in the international community. The minister yesterday observed living conditions in the Chatsworth displacement camp where the tents were overcrowded with little privacy for women, and bathrooms were flooded, leading to many of the people demanding to go back to their countries. A furious Gigaba said the latest wave of attacks on African immigrants in the country had undone much of the hard work by the government to establish relationships across the continent. “It has ruined our relations with the rest of the continent, it’s ruined our relationship with immigrants that are living in South Africa and it’s something that we’re very concerned about,” he said. Gigaba said the fact that African immigrants were being targeted had made the situation worse. Sandra Ngwenya, a chicken seller from Zimbabwe who had left her Alexandra home for a Gift of the Givers camp in Johannesburg, said her neighbours said: “We are going to go door to door, taking your stuff and beating you. So we want you to go back to your country.” Ngwenya, who has lived in South Africa since 2006 and married a South African, said she left her two young children with cousins and hoped to go home soon. “They are saying it’s quiet. The police are all over the place. I want to go and check on our stuff,” Ngwenya, whose husband works in a mine outside Johannesburg and planned to return to check on his family, said. Gigaba said more than 300 people had been arrested in connection with the wave of violence against immigrants. At least six people have died in xenophobic attacks in Durban, with violence spreading to other areas. Gigaba, warned perpetrators that they would be punished

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Over 1 500 Zimbabweans were expected to pass the Beitbridge border post yesterday following xenophobic violence in South Africa. Zimbabwean nationals indicated to President Jacob Zuma on Saturday that they wished to return home in the wake of attacks on foreigners in and around KwaZulu-Natal and Johannesburg this past week. Immigrants fleeing fury of South Africa xenophobic attacks Two Zimbabweans died in those clashes. The Civil Protection Unit said it had made arrangements to facilitate the arrival and ferrying of people from Beitbridge to their respective places. South African Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba told Eyewitness News xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng had ruined South Africa’s relations with the rest of the continent and its reputation as a humanitarian country in the international community. The minister yesterday observed living conditions in the Chatsworth displacement camp where the tents were overcrowded with little privacy for women, and bathrooms were flooded, leading to many of the people demanding to go back to their countries. A furious Gigaba said the latest wave of attacks on African immigrants in the country had undone much of the hard work by the government to establish relationships across the continent. “It has ruined our relations with the rest of the continent, it’s ruined our relationship with immigrants that are living in South Africa and it’s something that we’re very concerned about,” he said. Gigaba said the fact that African immigrants were being targeted had made the situation worse. Sandra Ngwenya, a chicken seller from Zimbabwe who had left her Alexandra home for a Gift of the Givers camp in Johannesburg, said her neighbours said: “We are going to go door to door, taking your stuff and beating you. So we want you to go back to your country.” Ngwenya, who has lived in South Africa since 2006 and married a South African, said she left her two young children with cousins and hoped to go home soon. “They are saying it’s quiet. The police are all over the place. I want to go and check on our stuff,” Ngwenya, whose husband works in a mine outside Johannesburg and planned to return to check on his family, said. Gigaba said more than 300 people had been arrested in connection with the wave of violence against immigrants. At least six people have died in xenophobic attacks in Durban, with violence spreading to other areas. Gigaba, warned perpetrators that they would be punished

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Alcohol and Energy Drinks A Dangerous Combo, Study Says

Ngonidzashe Chiyangwa

Researchers have published a study that shows college students combining caffeinated drinks with booze don’t realize how intoxicated they really are.

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In a study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, researchers at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan have concluded that mixing alcohol and energy drinks poses a serious public health risk, especially among college students. "We found that college students tended to drink more heavily, become more intoxicated, and have more negative drinking consequences on days they used both energy drinks and alcohol, compared to days they only used alcohol," said Megan Patrick, a research assistant professor and co-author of the study.

According to the study, students who either drank alcohol and energy drinks on the same day or who combined the two at the same time wound up spending more time drinking – thus consuming more alcohol – than they would have without the caffeinated drinks. The result of spending more hours drinking raised users' blood alcohol levels to higher peaks. But because of the stimulant effects of the energy drinks, the users reported that they felt less drunk than they actually were. "This can have serious potential health impacts, for example if people don't realize how intoxicated they actually are and decide to drive home," Patrick said.

But a similar study conducted by the Department of Community Health at the Boston University School of Public Health found that it wasn’t necessarily the combination of alcohol and caffeine that posed a risk, but the profile of the drinkers themselves that led to negative consequences. "It appears that the consumption of caffeinated alcoholic beverages has a direct effect on increasing risk by masking intoxication and making it easier for youth to consume more alcohol,” said Dr. Michael Siegel, one of the authors of the Boston University’s study. “It also appears that consumption of alcohol with caffeine may itself be a marker for youth who engage in riskier behavior.”