EDITOR — The recent announcement by former Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) secretary-general, Tendai Biti to protest against the ruling party Zanu PF claiming that the party should resign is of no significance but just a mere drop of water in the ocean. I laughed when I read an article where Biti was begging for…
MASERU – Two soldiers who warned Lesotho’s prime minister about last year’s alleged coup attempt have been shot and wounded and another man killed, officials say. The guards were not with Thomas Thabane at the time they were shot outside the gates of the presidential palace. The shootings come ahead of elections later this month…
LAGOS – A female suicide bomber has blown up herself in northern Nigeria’s Gombe city, minutes after President Goodluck Jonathan left a campaign rally there. At least one person was killed and 18 others were wounded in the blast, police and hospital sources said. Mr Jonathan is standing for re-election on 14 February against former…
ATLANTA – Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of late singer Whitney Houston, is “fighting for her life” after being found unconscious, her family says. Ms Brown, 21, was rushed to hospital on Saturday after being found unconscious in the bath at her home in Atlanta. Her mother, a global star, was found dead in February 2012,…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest platinum producer Zimplats reported a depressed performance in the last quarter ending December 2014, with the miner posting a $20,5 million operating loss due to the collapse of its largest mine, Bimha. The group — 87 percent owned by South Africa’s Impala Platinum Holdings — said disruptions caused by the Bimha…
HARARE – Listed RioZim Limited (RioZim) is set to establish a plant and acquire equipment worth $3 million as the miner moves to restart its mothballed Cam and Motor gold mine. The group said it “has already placed an order for a 1 500 tonnes per day plant which at full capacity is expected to…
HARARE – Listed agro group CFI Holdings Limited (CFI) says its losses widened in the year to September 2014 due to a $1 million retrenchment exercise at its depressed poultry unit. The group’s operating loss from operations before depreciation and financial costs widened to $5,2 million during the period under review from $2,2 million incurred…
HARARE – The fact that the crime rate has increased by over 100 percent makes sad reading indeed but it is an indicator of a much bigger problem within Zimbabwe. A statement recently released by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) urging people to purchase valuables like groceries and TV sets among others from accredited dealers…
HARARE – Hounded former vice president Joice Mujuru maintains that she is not afraid of the ruthless and unrelenting onslaught on her — including murky allegations of plotting to oust and assassinate President Robert Mugabe, as well as a battery of corruption, abuse of office and extortion charges that she faces and that are being…
HARARE – Suburban crime, especially house burglaries, has hit the roof over the past few years as the Zimbabwean economy and the unacceptably high joblessness among the populace continue to worsen. This has now prompted stretched police to call on members of the public to take stronger measures to secure their property and to purchase…
