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CHINA has pledged to continue working with Zimbabwe to advance a friendship forged during the historic liberation struggle.This commitment was made yesterday during the handover ceremony of a reply letter from President Xi Jinping to 17 Zimbabwean war veterans who received military training in China during Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle.Speaking at the event, Chinese Ambassador Zhou…

WITNESSES who testified in former Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi’s criminal abuse of office trial yesterday gave evidence that appeared to exonerate him from allegations that he unlawfully donated television sets without the approval of his principal.Mzembi is accused of abusing his authority while serving as Tourism minister by donating television screens worth US$2 million…

THE Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) of Zimbabwe faction led by Cossam Chiangwa has lost its latest legal battle with Amon Madawo’s AFM in Zimbabwe over the use of the church’s fixed assets, after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the latter.The case arose from deep divisions that split the AFM in Zimbabwe in 2018,…

THE future of the country is doomed if all key stakeholders don’t work together and take urgent action to mitigate Zimbabwe’s worsening drug and substance abuse calamity.So say two High Court judges, Munamato Mutevedzi and Ngoni Nduna, who warn further that the rampant drug and substance abuse in Zimbabwe has reached such alarming levels that…

A FIERCE late-night fire gutted multiple fuel tankers and vehicles at a Donnington industrial premises in Bulawayo on Monday.At least 16 vehicles, including fuel tankers, trucks, a bus and smaller cars, were destroyed in the inferno.According to a police memorandum, the incident occurred on January 26, when Famona Fire Brigade received a distress call at…

THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) board has appointed communications strategist and academic George Manyaya as its new chief executive officer, effective February 1.In a statement yesterday, the board said Manyaya brings “strong academic credentials, strategic leadership and extensive multisectoral experience” to the helm of the country’s tourism marketing and regulatory body.“Manyaya brings strong academic credentials,…

AUTHORITIES expect power woes to ease in the coming months, due to increased water inflows at Kariba Power Plant and ongoing measures to improve supplies by Zesa.This comes as the current rains are expected to signifcantly raise water inflows at the Kariba Hydro Power Station, whose generation could rise to 1 000 megawatts (MW), as…

HARARE regional magistrate Francis Mapfumo yesterday threw out Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries founder Walter Magaya’s application for refusal of further remand.He dismissed the application for lack of merit.Magaya had applied for refusal of further remand on five counts of rape on Monday before he was re-arrested on the same day in connection with four…

WAR Veterans are planning to toyi-toyi at the offices of the Ministry of Finance from Monday next week, in a bid to force the government to pay them their promised benefits.In this regard, the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has scheduled an executive council meeting at the ruling Zanu PF’s headquarters in Harare…

PROPHETIC Healing and Deliverance Ministries (PHD) founder Walter Magaya was re-arrested yesterday on four fresh counts of rape, shortly after appearing in court for other charges.The arrest, executed by detectives at the Harare Magistrates Court, marks a significant escalation in the long-standing legal battles surrounding Magaya.Magaya was whisked away in the morning and returned late…