“ ….CRUSHED and DRAGGED to death ”   Harare and Queen Elizabeth Girls High Schools, stung by the death of a pupil and a man who were run over and dragged to their death by a commuter omnibus, have called for the removal of an illegal pick-up point at the corner of Park Lane and Leopold Takawira Street.   This follows the accident in which a Form Four pupil Jocelyn Gomba (17)

Nine suspected murderers were yesterday indicted for trial at the High Court with some of the crimes having been committed as far back as 2006 and 2007.Davison Chikomo, Pension Murema, Patrick Mapita, Tendai Jongwe, Antony Khumbula, Stephen Zimowa, Tichaona Soda, Asani Chikwanda and Chrispen Sibanda appeared before the courts on separate records facing murder charges.Murema will stand trial on Jul

Children Forced To Return Home Over 700 school children at Mukaro Girls’ High School in Gutu were yesterday ordered to go back home after the Roman Catholic-run boarding school was shut down by the church in protest over the continued presence of two teachers who successfully applied for a court interdict to stop their transfer from the school.The church sought to transfer the two m

As Zimbabwe Crumbles Down The Zimbabwean government yesterday called for an immediate end to the illegal occupation of Palestinian land by Israel. Minister of Policy Co-ordination and Promotion of Socio-Economic Ventures in the President’s Office, Simon Khaya Moyo, said this in a solidarity message to Palestine on their 68th anniversary of the Alnakba Day celebrated on May 15 annually.H

Cover Up Audit Initialized As investigations intensify into the search for missing diamond funds, Government has written to six countries where millions realised from diamond mining activities in Zimbabwe were allegedly externalised by Jinan Mining (Pvt) Limited, seeking mutual legal assistance in the investigation of the matter.The multi-million dollar externalisation saga saw cash being

ZANU PF hooligans have reportedly started kidnapping innocent civilians in Harare streets to reach the targeted million people for tomorrow's demonstration.Unconfirmed reports from our Harare sources indicate that those who have been "kidnapped" and forced into the Zanu PF camp waiting for the march are likely to be released tomorrow after the demonstration.Meanwhile another warning message has be

“Mugabe’s White Farmers Reap 3.3 Million Tonnes of Maize In Zambia While Zim Starves”, says a report that has been shared widely over recent weeks.The article was run by a website, Southerndaily, drawing commentary from many influential figures who suggested this showed the folly of Zimbabwe’s violent eviction of white farmers. While the website gave the article a May 16, 2016, dateline,

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe last Wednesday reportedly left Zanu PF political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere with egg on his face at a meeting with party provincial chairpersons, after he accused him of fuelling the chaos rocking the ruling party, a Harare based newspaper has revealed. The paper revealed that  Mugabe called for the meeting, initially at the ruling party headquarters, before switchi

WAR veterans yesterday claimed that Zanu PF women’s league boss, First Lady Grace Mugabe, has surrounded herself with a group of “pathetic liars with dubious backgrounds”, who pretended to love her, while destroying the ruling party from within.Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans’ Association secretary-general, Victor Matemadanda, yesterday claimed that Grace’s deputy, Eunice Sandi

ZIMBABWE Liberation War Association Secretary-general Victor Matemadanda yesterday accused Bulawayo Provincial Minister of State Affairs Eunice-Sandi Moyo as a lier and a member of the former Vice president Joice Mujuru party.  “She (Moyo) has been one of the leaders of Gamatox. We know how she moved from there to the current set-up, but then she goes on to lie to the First Lady (Grace Muga

A MAN from Pelandaba suburb in Bulawayo allegedly committed suicide after striking his wife with the back of an axe on the forehead, hours after the couple had visited a police station for counselling on their marital problems.Emmanuel Mapetero, 40, and his wife Tsitsi Kwindingwi allegedly sought counselling services at West Commonage Police Station before going home where they fought again on Sat

THE High Court has quashed a directive by Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Saviour Kasukuwere ordering Gwanda Municipality to re-advertise for the filled chamber secretary’s post.Hlupho Mhlanga, who was successful in the interviews conducted last year, took Kasukuwere and the local authority to court challenging the Minister’s decision to cancel his appointment.Mhla

THE Minister of State for Bulawayo Provincial Affairs Nomthandazo Eunice Moyo yesterday refuted reports that she ate poisoned food at the weekend.Online media on Sunday reported that Moyo fell ill after attending the Culture Week National Launch at Godlwayo Cultural Centre in Insiza’s Avoca, Matabeleland South.Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko was guest of honour at the event on Saturday.Moyo, w

I ALWAYS feel sad when I think of how I have no idea what having a grandfather is like.Both my maternal and paternal grandpas died before I was born, and anasekuru taingovaonerawo kumanext door; like this other old man, AZuruvi, who used to offer us mangoes and mahabros from his vast orchards, and always warned us to watch out for wasp nests and to avoid eating too much mangoes.He was quite a lone

Paid $8 000 to meet Tsvangirai’s needs Gweru provincial magistrate Phathekile Msipa has set Thursday as the trial date for Gweru mayor Councillor Hamutendi Kombayi and town clerk Daniel Matawu after dismissing an application by prosecutors to delay the proceedings.The two stand accused of criminal abuse of office, theft and fraud involving $8 733 after using ratepayers funds to finance MDC-T lea