BULAWAYO – Funerals are generally sombre occasions as friends and relatives mourn their dearly departed. It is rare for laughter to be heard as preachers and other delegated speakers usually say out their speeches in a solemn manner. This definitely was not the case at the funeral service of the late Warriors midfielder Nqobizitha Maenzanise…
NABEUL – A Libyan military plane crashed in Tunisia’s Nabeul province Friday, killing all 11 people on board, the Libyan government said. The plane was carrying five crew members, a doctor, three patients and two others who were accompanying them on the flight, Libyan officials said. Among those killed was Sheikh Muftah Mabrook al Dwadi,…
KIEV – Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and opposition protesters have agreed to an early presidential poll before the end of the year. The election is part of a deal to end the country’s political crisis. The deal has not been published, but Mr Yanukovych referred to a national unity government and constitutional changes reducing the…
HARARE – In a major and embarrassing U-turn, President Robert Mugabe has exonerated former Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) chairperson Godwills Masimirembwa for allegedly soliciting a $6 million bribe from Ghanaian investors in the Gye Nyame Resources (GNR) diamond concession. This comes as the Zanu PF leader had in September “outed” the Mabvuku-Tafara parliamentary aspirant…
HARARE – Ex-United States of America congressman Mel Jay Reynolds, who is facing charges of contravening Immigration and Censorship Acts, told a Harare magistrate he does not understand the charge. Magistrate Tendai Mahwe had questioned why Reynolds’ lawyer Arthur Gurira had stalled court proceedings and delayed accused’s plea. “I myself do not have any problem…
HARARE – Security chiefs have queried why legislators were slow in detecting widespread corruption that has been exposed in State enterprises by the media. Senior officials from air force, police, army, prisons and central intelligence organisation drawn from the National Defence College yesterday toured Parliament on a familiarisation exercise, and took the opportunity to question…
MUTARE – Former Housing and Social Amenities minister Giles Mutsekwa has been acquitted of inciting political violence in the run-up to last year’s elections. Mutsekwa faced charges of masterminding the assault of an MDC colleague at the height of intra-party conflicts ahead of the July 31 vote. But Magistrate Noah Gwatidzo acquitted him, while finding…
HARARE – A Goromonzi man has walked away with a brand new Fiat 500 that was up for grabs in the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ)’s Read and Win promotion. ANZ is the publisher of Daily News, Daily News on Sunday and the Weekend Post. The competition’s grand draw, held on Wednesday, was observed and…
HARARE – The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (Baz) has said BOStv was operating illegally as a free-to-air TV channel, and must be incorporated into the MYTV bouquet on a subscription basis as authorised by their licence. BOStv was recently yanked off air by Baz. Obert Muganyura, Baz chief executive, said Dr Dish, owners of BOStv,…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s 90th birthday celebrations will be glamorous, at least according to Zanu PF’s national secretary for Youth Affairs Absolom Sikhosana. The celebrations, due to be held in the Mashonaland East town of Marondera, 72km east of Harare, will cost a million dollars, an official said. Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe since the…
