April 2013

HARARE – Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) is selling votes ahead of the much awaited harmonised elections to the most appealing political manifesto that will address students’ demands. The students board’s General Council (GC), which comprises students representative council (SRC) presidents and secretary generals of tertiary institutions in Zimbabwe, will meet at Belvedere Teachers College…

HARARE – Corruption has been one of the major impediments of access to justice in Zimbabwe, deputy minister of Justice Obert Gutu has said. Officiating at the opening of a new magistrate court in Murewa on Wednesday, Gutu said graft had affected the quality of services throughout the entire justice delivery system. “I would like…

HARARE – Zimbabwe has told Denmark to keep its money rather than to expect the southern African country to compromise on its independence and sovereignty. Zimbabwe Foreign Affairs minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi told visiting Denmark State secretary for Development Policy Ib Petersen that any electoral funding must be unconditional. “Even though we appreciate funding for our…

HARARE – About 14 thatched houses have been mysteriously burnt in 10 days, in a case that has shocked villagers of Chiyangwa village in Murewa. The mysterious fires have shaken the village so much that they have now formulated patrol groups to try and get to the bottom of what or who could be responsible…

HARARE – Rapid urbanisation has forced the sprawling town of Chitungwiza to tuck in communal lands in order to address the sharply rising demand for houses. This week the cash-strapped council resolved that houses which were built illegally would now be amalgamated into the town so as to ensure that the broke council benefits from…

HARARAE – The Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) Church has been ordered to refund a defrocked pastor $10 000 for the refurbishment of a church house. Richman Muguti, a former pastor at Yobel Centre — an AFM branch in Chinhoyi — was claiming money he allegedly lent to the congregation for the construction of a church…

HARARE – A church man has dragged the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) to court after the church allegedly failed to pay back his $10 000. Richman Muguti, a former pastor at Yobel Centre — an AFM branch based in Chinhoyi — says the church borrowed money from him to construct a church house but now…

HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has warned that Zimbabwe could witness a genocide similar to that experienced in Rwanda in 1994 if the State-controlled media continues to spew hate language. In a letter written to the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC), Tsvangirai’s spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka said the commission should crack the whip on the State-controlled…