Nine Opposition Parties Sign Document Committing To Fight For Electoral Reforms

 OPPOSITION leaders led by Morgan Tsvangirai of the MDC-T on Wednesday signed a document committing to fight for electoral reforms ahead of the 2018 vote. But the event was boycotted by a number of other political parties, indicating the lack of unity in the opposition ranks despite broad agreement on the need for electoral reforms. The local opposition, led by Tsvangirai, disputes President Robert Mugabe’s triumph at the 2013 election, claiming that – as with…

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Pistorius Guilty Of Reeva Steenkamp’s Murder As Court Overturns Previous Conviction

Pistorius Guilty Of Reeva Steenkamp’s Murder As Court Overturns Previous Conviction

Athlete faces jail term of at least 15 years after supreme court of appeal in South Africa criticises his inconsistent testimony. South Africa’s supreme court of appeal has found Oscar Pistorius guilty of murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, overturning a previous conviction for culpable homicide. The court has ordered the original trial judge in Pretoria to impose a harsher sentence. No date has been set for this hearing. The minimum sentence for murder is 15…

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Two Men Killed And Child (8), Wounded By Hippo In Illegal Limpopo River Crossing At Night

Two Men Killed  And Child (8), Wounded By Hippo In Illegal Limpopo River Crossing At Night

Two men and a boy were killed when a hippopotamus attacked a group of people attempting to enter the country through the Limpopo River, near the Beitbridge border with Zimbabwe, police said on Thursday. , Limpopo police spokesperson Colonel Ronel Otto said the group of undocumented foreigners were trying to cross the river on Wednesday night when they were attacked. “A child who survived, but was injured, alerted passersby this morning [Thursday], and they informed…

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Arrest Of 5 Rangers & Locals, Over Poaching, Triggers Mass Ranger Redeployment From Hwange

Arrest Of 5 Rangers & Locals, Over Poaching, Triggers Mass Ranger Redeployment From Hwange

THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority is carrying out massive transfers and redeployments of rangers at Hwange National Park to improve general services at the largest wildlife sanctuary in the country. The transfers came after Environment, Water and Climate Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri revealed in October that five game rangers were arrested in Hwange National Park for allegedly poisoning 11 elephants with cyanide.National parks regional manager central and acting spokesperson Mr Tawanda Gotosa confirmed the…

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Grace Mugabe Blasts NGOs For Feeding Starving People ,Claiming NGOs Are Anti-Zanu? ?

The First Lady, Grace Mugabe, who is also the Zanu PF Secretary for Women Affairs, has slammed non-governmental organisations (NGOs), for giving people food. She claims that NGOs tell people to stop supporting Zanu-PF. Addressing  Zanu PF supporters (mostly elderly people) in Maphisa, Matabeleland South Province today, Mugabe, warned Zanu-PF supporters to be wary of NGOs that are meddling in politics using food handouts as a bait. “Instead of giving you fishing lines, the NGOs…

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Zim Must Emulate China, And Target High Profile Figures In Fight Against Corruption

Zim Must Emulate China, And Target High Profile Figures In Fight Against Corruption

Zimbabwe is in dire need of the foreign direct investment which could make the economic turnaround of the economy viable but such a move cannot be possible if a country is full of corrupt individuals who always see the coming of any investor in the country as an opportunity for both top public and private sector officials to fatten their wallets. It is incumbent upon the government to institute laws which empower every citizen to…

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Zim , China, SA & Kenya Refused To Sign UN Resolution Recognising Human Rights Defenders

Zim , China, SA & Kenya Refused To Sign UN Resolution Recognising Human Rights Defenders

Zimbabwe is among 14 countries that last week voted against the passing of United Nations General Assembly resolution recognizing human rights defenders. Other countries that tried to block the passing of the resolution were China, Russia, Syria, Burundi, Kenya and South Africa to name a few. Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission chairperson Elasto Mugwadi said he would need to find out what really happened with some saying they were not surprised. -: newsday General Assembly resolution…

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‘ Xi Jinping’s Plane Stuck As Harare Airport Passenger Staircase Fails To Unhitch ‘- Mugabe Embarrassed!

  Chinese President Xi Jinping came face to face with Zimbabwe’s collapsing services after his plane was delayed by about 15 minutes at Harare International Airport due to malfunctioning equipment. A towable aircraft passenger staircase operated by the National Handling Services developed a technical fault and remained stuck to Xi’s Air China Boeing 747-400 plane in an embossing episode for his host President Robert Mugabe. To avoid further embarrassment NHS staff operating the machine called…

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Gwanda Pair, Each Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Raping 12 Year Old Girl At Oakley Block Resettlement

Gwanda Pair, Each Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Raping 12 Year Old Girl At Oakley Block Resettlement

TWO Gwanda men have each been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old girl. Melinkosi Ndlovu, 19, and Bhekimpilo Dube, 20, both of Colleen Bawn area pleaded not guilty to rape. However, regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza convicted them due to overwhelming evidence. They will each serve an effective four years imprisonment after the magistrate suspended three years of the sentence for five years on condition that they will not commit a similar offence…

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After A Heated Debate And Vote, UK MPs Voted To Authorise UK Air Strikes In Syria

After A Heated Debate And Vote, UK MPs  Voted To Authorise UK Air Strikes In Syria

After a heated ten hour debate on whether or not, UK should wade into the bombing of militants of the  ‘Islamic State’ in Syria, MPs have voted overwhelmingly in favour of UK air strikes on Syria with 397 votes for, versus 223 against It is also stated that a total of 67 Labour MPs voted in support of military action by UK. At this point in time, two RAF Tornados have already taken off from…

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