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Multichoice to start BB fan club

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HARARE – The overwhelming response to last month’s Big Brother (BB) auditions has convinced Multichoice Zimbabwe to set up a fan club for the reality show. Popular public personalities like socialite Pokello Nare, Tanya Chikuni, musicians Lady Squanda, Taurai Mandebvu and former Big Brother UK contestant Makhosi Musambasi attended the auditions. Elizabeth Dziva, Multichoice Zimbabwe…

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Nigeria: ‘Many dead in Boko Haram raid’

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LAGOS – Fifty-five people have been killed in the north-east of Nigeria in co-ordinated attacks by the Boko Haram militant group, the Nigerian army says. It said 105 prisoners were freed in the pre-dawn raid in Bama, Borno state. Bama’s police station, military barracks and government buildings were burned to the ground, said the military…

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Zim plans new controls on mineral sales

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HARARE – Zimbabwe is considering forcing mines to sell all their output to the state, a new draft policy document says, promising miners they will receive “fair and transparent market prices”. The policy document proposes to do this through the state-owned Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe. The draft report says this was part of creating…

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UK announces tougher rules for migrants

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LONDON – A fresh attempt to curb immigration is the centre piece the government’s planned new laws, set out by the Queen at the state opening of Parliament. Access to the NHS will be tightened, landlords forced to check immigration status and illegal migrants prevented from obtaining driving licences. But alcohol pricing and monitoring web…

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Mketekete leads Zim charge

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HARARE – Local golfers Ignatius Mketekete, Greg Bentley and Micky Hough are in the hunt going into today’s final round at the Sunshine Big Easy Tour’s Centurion tournament. Mketekete, who shot a 67 at the Centurion Country Club in South Africa yesterday, is just three shots behind overnight leader Derik Ferreira, who carded an opening…

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Preserve the right to education

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HARARE – The hive of activity in Leopold Takawira Street in Harare this week could be mistaken for the festive season. Parents and guardians were making last minute shopping to make sure their children are smartly-dressed when schools re-opened. Children need to feel good and adequate when they are at school so they can concentrate…

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Harare no longer funds Ucaz: Masunda

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HARARE – The Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe (Ucaz) will no longer receive any funds from Harare City Council (HCC) until the executive sends a suspended official home, mayor Muchadeyi Masunda has said. Francis Duri, who is secretary-general for the body which represents 32 urban councils in Zimbabwe, was suspended last week over allegations of…

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Journalists arrested over army story

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HARARE – Police yesterday pounced on the editor of the Zimbabwe Independent Dumisani Muleya and reporter Owen Gagare for allegedly publishing “falsehoods”. They were charged and released after signing a warned and cautioned statement. Muleya and Gagare were charged under the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act Section 31 which deals with “publishing or communicating…

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Swedish company sues Hwange Colliery

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HARARE – A Swedish firm has filed a High Court lawsuit against Hwange Colliery Company Limited for failing to pay a 2006 debt. The company Atlas Copco Rock Drills AB, claims in court papers that it entered into an agreement with Hwange Colliery for the supply of Roc L8 Hydraulic Drill Rigs worth $2 102…

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Harare streets flooded with addictive deadly pain killer

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HARARE – Health experts have expressed concern over Harare’s streets being flooded with pethidine, a deadly pain killer which is addictive. Speaking at a Zimbabwe Medical Association function, health expert Walter Mangezi said pethidine is assigned for the treatment of moderate to severe pain. But it is being bought on the streets by patients. Compared…

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