Unlike ZANU(PF), the ANC renew its leadership after every 5 years. This is why COSATU still believe that there is still hope in the ANC.

Unlike ZANU(PF), the ANC renew its leadership after every 5 years. This is why COSATU still believe that there is still hope in the ANC.

The recent political developments in South Africa reminds me of our own political developments in Zimbabwe in the late 1990s. The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) had pulled out of ZANU(PF) , led the social formations to establish the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) in a bid to come up with a democratic constitution that was to advance, deepen and defend the rights of the working people and ordinary Zimbabweans. The response by the regime…

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TWO MDC T ACTIVISTS in court, charged with murdering a riot cop in Harare during a demonstration against police brutality.

TWO MDC T ACTIVISTS in court, charged with murdering a riot cop  in Harare  during a demonstration against police brutality.

Two MDC-T activists appeared in court yesterday in connection with the death of a riot police officer, who was killed in the Harare central business district during a demonstration against police brutality   Darlington Madzonga (41) and Edmore Musvibi were remanded in custody to July 28 by Harare magistrate, Josephine Sande, who advised them to apply for bail at the High Court.   Madzonga, of Glen View, was once a suspect in the murder of…

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TECH BILLIONAIRE ELON MUSK issues stark warning about Artificial Intelligence (AI)

TECH BILLIONAIRE ELON MUSK issues stark warning about Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Elon Musk warns there could be ‘no stopping’ a super intelligent AI even if humans build in a kill switch Musk reveals he was an early investor in DeepMind to stay on top of AI growth   He also says there would be ‘no stopping’ a centralized artificial intelligence But, even if there was a ‘kill switch,’ he says AI would likely kill the holder first   Despite his own role in the advancement of…

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‘Politicians who fight factional battles using the media,are abusing their Constitutional right to freedom of expression’.- Media Minister, Mushohwe,

‘Politicians who fight factional battles using the media,are abusing their Constitutional right to freedom of expression’.- Media  Minister, Mushohwe,

THE Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, Dr Chris Mushohwe, has castigated politicians who fight factional battles using the media, saying they were abusing their Constitutional right to freedom of expression.   Dr Mushohwe said the electronic, print and social media should not be used as arsenal or battle ground for political or factional battles.   In his speech in Gweru to officially launch 98.4 Midlands FM which is owned AB Communications Group yesterday,…

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‘UK is not interested in the future of Zimbabwe but the welfare of their kith and kin. That’s what drove the British policy in Zimbabwe’ -FORMER South Africa President Thabo Mbeki

‘UK is not  interested in the future of Zimbabwe but the welfare of their kith and kin. That’s what drove the British policy in Zimbabwe’ -FORMER South Africa President Thabo Mbeki

FORMER South Africa President Thabo Mbeki has said the British policy of seeking illegal regime change in Zimbabwe is not for the benefit of the local majority but to serve the interests of the former colonial master’s kith and kin.   Mr Mbeki, who brokered the Global Political Agreement (GPA) in 2009 which ushered in the Inclusive Government that ran up to 2013, said the British joined the chorus of criticising South Africa for “quiet”…

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EX SA president Thabo Mbeki resurrects the ghosts of ANC’s elective conference in Polokwane, claiming lies were used to oust him

EX SA president Thabo Mbeki resurrects the ghosts of ANC’s elective conference in Polokwane, claiming lies were used to oust him

  Mbeki was speaking during a more than two-hour interview with Gauteng-based radio station Power FM on Thursday night. He said the “habit of telling lies” had crept into the party at the 2007 conference.   “A lot of what happened at that conference was based on lies. Lies were told to Juju [Julius Malema] by people. He had no reason to disbelieve it and, quite correctly, he acted on the lies. And then he…

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National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) lost wagons worth US$1,6m in two fires on Thursday night.: Workers, supervisors arrested

National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) lost wagons worth US$1,6m in two fires  on Thursday night.: Workers, supervisors arrested

THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) lost wagons worth about $1,6 million in two fire incidents yesterday and on Thursday night.   The Bulawayo Fire Brigade Chief Fire Officer, Mr Richard Petersen, confirmed both incidents.   “There were two fires. Yesterday (Thursday) we were called at 13.46hrs and we found 10 coaches, estimated at $750 000, on fire,” said Mr Petersen.   “We were also called this morning around 05.30hrs and we found 11 coaches…

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‘Bulilima man (30) arrested for fatally stabbing another villager who wanted to attack in a misunderstanding while they were in Botswana’.

‘Bulilima  man (30)  arrested for fatally stabbing another villager who wanted to attack in a misunderstanding while they were in Botswana’.

A 30-YEAR-OLD man from Bulilima has been arrested for allegedly fatally stabbing another villager who wanted to attack him following a misunderstanding while they were in Botswana.   Casper Moyo of Bambadzi Ward was not asked to plead when he appeared before Plumtree magistrate, Mr Taurai Manwere facing murder charges.   He was remanded in custody to July 24.   Prosecuting, Mr Elisha Mazorodze said Moyo stabbed Tewedzere Chimiti (31) on July 10 while they…

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A 42-YEAR-OLD Silobela man is on the run after he allegedly beat his 15-year-old daughter to death after accusing her of having a boyfriend.

A 42-YEAR-OLD Silobela man is on the run after he allegedly beat his 15-year-old daughter to death after accusing her of having a boyfriend. Acting Midlands province police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Ethel Mukwende confirmed the murder of Pamela Believer Mpanduki under Chief Malisa by her father Benjamin Mpanduki on Tuesday. She said villagers found Pamela dead in her bedroom hut on the morning of July 12 after her father assaulted her with a stick the…

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BULAWAYO businessman also Affirmative Action Group (AAG) vice president Dickson Netsha Sibanda (77), a.k.a DN Sibanda in business circles, has died.

Family spokesperson Mr Sam Ncube, who is also Affirmative Action Group (AAG) vice president, said Sibanda succumbed to cancer at Mpilo Central Hospital where he was admitted in the private ward on Wednesday.   Ncube described Sibanda’s death as a blow to the family and the business sector.   “He was a unifier. All family members in and out of the country would communicate through him. He was a humble man who did not discriminate…

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