ConCourt Removes Section 121 (3), Which Allowed State To Jail Bailed Suspects

ConCourt Removes  Section 121 (3), Which Allowed State To Jail Bailed Suspects

The Constitutional Court today struck down the notorious section 121 (3) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act which empowered the State to send to jail suspects who would have been granted bail. Under that section, the State could detain a suspect for seven days while the prosecution considered appealing against a magistrate’s decision. On several occasions, the section had been used by the State against several members of opposition political parties, resulting in them…

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‘Don’t fund Mugabe, Gvt Of Thieves’, Bring back Itai Dzamara’-Zim -UK Protest

‘Don’t fund Mugabe, Gvt Of Thieves’,  Bring back Itai Dzamara’-Zim -UK  Protest

A large group of exiled Zimbabweans protested in Central London on Tuesday morning outside a meeting at which a delegation representing the Mugabe regime tried to persuade people to invest in Zimbabwe. The delegation was led by Industry and Commerce Minister Mike Bimha and included leaders of some bankrupt parastatals. Displaying posters reading: ‘Don’t fund Mugabe’, ‘51% tax on investment’, ‘Britain don’t invest with Mugabe’s govt of thieves’,   ‘Where is Itai Dzamara?’ and ‘Bring back…

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Harare Deputy Mayor ‘Thomas Muzuva’ (43) Succumbs To Cancer

Harare Deputy Mayor ‘Thomas Muzuva’ (43) Succumbs To Cancer

HARARE deputy mayor Thomas Muzuva died Wednesday morning after a long battle with colon cancer. He was born in 1972. MDC-T director of communications Luke Tamborinyoka confirmed the passing on of the Kambuzuma councillor, who breathed his last at Harare’s West End clinic. “The deputy mayor for Harare, councillor Thomas Muzuva, has passed on at West End clinic in Harare where he was receiving treatment for cancer,” Tamborinyoka said in a statement. “President Morgan Tsvangirai…

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‘Mugabe Must declare His Assets First’ African Parliamentarians’ Network Against Corruption

‘Mugabe Must declare His Assets First’ African Parliamentarians’ Network Against Corruption

THE African Parliamentarians’ Network Against Corruption has reportedly demanded that President Robert Mugabe declare his assets first before making it mandatory for all public officials in Zimbabwe to do so. This comes a week after Mugabe, 91, said his government will introduce a law in Zimbabwe’s Parliament that requires senior officials to declare assets as part of measures to tackle corruption. The network works to involve all regional parliamentarians in the fight against corruption. “The…

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Harare Businessman & 2Pretend ‘CIO Accomplices’, Deported Chinese Business partner

Harare Businessman & 2Pretend  ‘CIO Accomplices’, Deported Chinese Business partner

A HARARE businessman connived with two accomplices who pretended to be state security agents to kidnap his Chinese partner in a local mining venture and “deport” him to China, a court heard Monday. Leonard Chiteka, 36, director of Mashonaland Central-based gold processing company, TIMSITE (Pvt) Ltd, appeared in court jointly charged with Prosper Muchenje, 42, and Pardon Matanhire, 39. They were accused of kidnapping co-company director, Cheng Minglei, and forcing him to return to China…

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Assistant, CIO Director ‘Innocent Chibaya’, Buried At Nharira In Chivhu

Assistant, CIO Director ‘Innocent Chibaya’, Buried At Nharira In Chivhu

The late assistant director of the Central Intelligence Organisation, Innocent Chibaya, has been described as a principled man whose death has robbed the nation of a dedicated cadre. The Minister of State Security in The President’s Office, Kembo Mohadi, who spoke during the burial at Nharira in Chivhu, says the late Chibaya left a void that will be difficult to fill. Family spokesperson, Fulton Chibaya, says the late was a philanthropist by nature, paying tuition…

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‘Mugabe Has Created 2,2million Vendors’-MDC-T Deputy President Thokozani Khupe ,

‘Mugabe Has Created 2,2million Vendors’-MDC-T Deputy President Thokozani Khupe ,

MDC-T deputy president Thokozani Khupe today said President Mugabe has failed to spell out how many jobs his government will create saying his Presidential speech failed to speak on issues of hunger and poverty. Speaking in Parliament today, Khupe said Mugabe has managed to create 2,2 million vendors. The Third Session of the Eighth Parliament resumed today following the comic official opening of Parliament last week. “Mugabe failed to say how employment will be created…

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30 Years In Power, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, To Run Again Next Year

30 Years In Power, Uganda’s  President Yoweri Museveni, To Run Again Next Year

UGANDA’s veteran president Yoweri Museveni got the formal go-ahead from his party to stand again in elections next year, setting him up for a possible tough confrontation with ally-turned-adversary, former prime minister Amama Mbabazi. Museveni, 71, has already dominated the east African nation for nearly 30 years, with a rule bolstered by economic growth, an often divided opposition and control of the security services. But analysts say Mbabazi – the ruling party’s former secretary general…

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Zimbabwe Has Lost Six Rhinos To Poachers Over The Last 15 Months

Zimbabwe has lost six rhinos to poachers in the last 15 months leading to calls for better strategies tin protecting endangered species. Zimbabwe will this Tuesday join the rest of the world in commemorating World Rhino Day amid concerns over the increase in poaching activities. The rhino is an endangered species but from June 2014 to date, Zimbabwe lost six rhinos to poachers. Zimbabwe is now left with only 766 black and white rhinos. “The…

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Gvt Merges Some Departments , Redeploys Personnel, Cuts Transport Allowances

Gvt Merges Some Departments , Redeploys Personnel, Cuts Transport  Allowances

Government has begun implementing recommendations of the Civil service audit by merging some departments with duplicate functions, redeploying numerous workers and cutting transport allowances for hundreds of others. Transport allowances for civil servants benefiting from government free daily bus service will be cut and the money channelled to fleet maintenance. This would be effected this month. Office orderlies and teachers (and other Grade D5 workers) get at least $100 and $116 in monthly transport and…

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