HARARE – A 28-year-old man involved in the robbery of an armoured vehicle that was transporting more than six kgs of gold worth $340 000 will spend the next 30 years in prison. Jimmy Ngonyana, who was implicated in the Kwekwe gold heist, was initially sentenced to 37 years imprisonment by regional magistrate Rodgers Kachambwa…
CAIRO – Egypt’s justice minister has resigned, following demands from Islamist supporters of President Mohammed Morsi for the “cleansing” of the judiciary. Ahmed Mekky was seen as a supporter of judicial independence during former President Hosni Mubarak’s rule. He threatened to quit last year after the president adopted broader powers. Thousands of pro-Morsi supporters demonstrated…
HARARE – For the second year running, the country’s most popular daily paper the Daily News, celebrates its anniversary in style. Yesterday, the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) stable — publishers of the Daily News and its sister publication the Daily News on Sunday hosted dynamic discussion titled Media, Democracy and Elections. The discussion sought…
HARARE – A war of words has emerged in Mashonaland Central Province with political parties accusing each other of intimidation and disruptions of meetings. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC aspiring candidate for Mt Darwin South Gift Sambama claimed that Zanu PF youths disrupted his party’s rally which was scheduled for last weekend. “We had planned…
MUTARE – Provincial magistrate Lucy Anne Mungwari has postponed the trial of two senior Zanu PF Manicaland members, former chairperson Mike Madiro and current acting chair Dorothy Mabika, who both face nine years in jail for allegedly stealing beasts meant for President Robert Mugabe’s birthday party. Mungwari postponed the case to May 20 following an…
BULAWAYO – Chicken Inn head coach Mandla “Lulu” Mpofu will not make any wholesale changes to his team for the trip to the Colliery where they will play Hwange in a Castle Premiership encounter this Sunday. After a flying start to the 2013 season the Gamecocks have lost their last two league matches but Mpofu…
HARARE – Pole dancer Zoey Sifelani has chosen her mentor Rockford “Roki” Josphats as the guest of honour during her birthday celebrations set for Holly’s Hotel this Sunday. Zoey, the leader and founder of the dance group Red Angels who turns 26 today, was introduced into showbiz by former Big Brother Africa Zimbabwe representative Roki….
HARARE – It is regrettable that 33 years into Zimbabwe’s independence, the country is still grappling with medieval diseases such as typhoid that continue to wreak havoc, especially in Harare where water is a perennial problem. Five years after the deadly cholera outbreak killed more than 4 000 people, the menace is back with reports…
MASVINGO – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC has expelled four Gutu councillors over corruption, with the party claiming this is in line with their policy to weed out corrupt officials. The provincial executive served the four councillors with their expulsion letters after a “thorough” investigation by an internal party probe team convicted them of corrupt…
HARARE – With music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi not performing at this year’s Harare International Festival of Arts (Hifa), his daughter Selmor is ready to hoist the Mtukudzi flag with pride and dignity. Selmor, one of Zimbabwe’s rising musical talents will share the stage with Nkulee Dube, the daughter of late South African reggae legend Lucky…
