Nurses: Violent Protests

The Salvation Army Howard Hospital Dept: Officials said the nurses and 12 other villagers accused of staging the protests at the Salvation Army Howard Hospital, 80 kilometres northeast of Harare, are to reappear in a provincial court on Sept. 24 on charges carrying a penalty of imprisonment or a fine, according to The Star. The nurses had been barred at an earlier bail hearing from returning to the mission and hARARE, ZIMBABWE Eight nurses arrested on allegations of inciting violent protests against the firing of a popular Canadian doctor from a church mission hospital have been allowed to return to their posts, Zimbabwe court officials said Thursday. Police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters at the hospital on Aug. 17 demanding the reinstatement of Dr. Paul Thistle, fired by the Salvation Army for criticizing local church leaders. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.