HARARE – A close friend to Speakmore Mandere, the traditional healer killed in the Chitungwiza blast, has revealed that Stix Chabaya Chitanha, also killed in the fatal accident, possibly delivered red mercury to the n’anga’s house. Red mercury is a substance used in the creation of bombs, as well as a variety of unrelated weapon…
HARARE – Kadoma magistrate Takudzwa Gwazemba has postponed the trial of “gun-toting” Mhondoro Ngezi Zanu PF legislator Mike Gava, which was supposed to kick off yesterday. Gwazemba said Gava’s docket was at the Prosecutor Generals’ office in Harare. The matter was stood down to June 24. The legislator, who is out on bail, is facing…
HARARE – The Indigenisation and Empowerment parliamentary portfolio committee yesterday queried beneficiaries of the Youth Fund, and how Stanbic Bank disbursed more than $5 million to Zanu PF officials under suspicious circumstances. At the centre of the storm were two recipients — Makhosini Hlongwane and Dumisai Kodzai — whose ages and suitability for the loans…
HARARE – Former guerrilla war commander Wilfred Mhanda has died of colon cancer. He was 64. Known by his nom de guerre Dzinashe Machingura, the independent Zimbabwe Liberators Platform leader died on Wednesday night. He was undergoing treatment at the State-run Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, according to a family spokesman. “We are heartbroken beyond words…
HARARE – Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai paid his $4 358 hospital bill an hour after consulting doctors at the Trauma Centre, his spokesman said yesterday. Luke Tamborinyoka, Tsvangirai’s spokesperson, told reporters at a press briefing held at the party’s Harvest House headquarters, that the veteran opposition leader left the hospital through the VIP entrance, accompanied…
LAGOS – Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to wage a “total war” against militant Islamist group Boko Haram. Speaking on the the 15th anniversary of the end of military rule, he said “international terrorism” threatened Nigeria’s democratic gains. Boko Haram has waged an increasingly bloody insurgency since 2009 to create an Islamic state in…
PARIS – There has been a significant rise in the numbers of migrants reaching Europe in recent months, the BBC has learned. The number of people attempting the dangerous sea crossing from North Africa to Italy has risen sharply, says Frontex, the EU border agency. From January to April, 42,000 migrants were detected on these…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s technical staff insists the Warriors can still progress to the next stage of 2015 African Nations Cup qualifier and are banking on home support against Tanzania on Sunday.Ian Gorowa’s charges face an uphill task to overturn the tables against the Taifa Stars in the second leg on Sunday at National Sports Stadium….
HARARE – If I had not been a journalist covering sports in Zimbabwe – or loved my country less – I swear I would have given up on Zimbabwean football two years ago in utter disgust frustration. Following the completion of refurbishment work at the National Sports Stadium and subsequent reopening, someone on the Zifa…
HARARE – Zimbabwe rugby captain Daniel Hondo says World Cup qualification will be a career-highlight for him and the majority of the Sables squad. The experienced Harare Sports Club centre, whose career accolades include winning the British Universities Colleges Cup with Hartpury College in the UK, says guiding his country to its first Rugby World…
