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Zimbabwe Crocodile Meat Burgers Selling Like Hot Cakes At Milan Expo In Italy

Posted on July 15, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Burgers made from Zimbabwe crocodile meat are selling like hot cakes at the country’s pavilion at the Milan Expo in Italy with about 1,000 crocodile burger sold a day. According to media reports, a crocodile burger is sold for €15. The fast selling rate of the crocodile burgers has forced authorities to order more meat as supplies runs short.Z Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Italy, Godfrey Magwenzi, said the crocodile meat idea originated when organisers were trying…

Gvt Requests List Of White Farmers Of Strategic Economic Importance From Provincial Leaders

Posted on July 14, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

THE government has for the first time suggested it may give official permission for some white farmers to stay on their land, 15 years after it sanctioned widespread land grabs that plummeted the country into an economic crisis. Douglas Mombeshora, the lands minister, said provincial leaders had been asked to draw up a list of white farmers they wanted to stay on their farms deemed to be “of strategic economic importance”. “We have asked provinces…

153,000 Women & Child Gold Panners, Plus Mercury In Fresh Water Pollution Health Crisis

Posted on July 14, 2015July 14, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

CYNTHIA Dzimbati was exhausted. Her three-month-old baby strapped to her back and panning dish in hand, she had spent the whole day working the Mutare River for not one single ounce of gold. “This is now my life. I lost my job,” said the 31-year old single mother, looking so worn out she could easily have passed for 50. “I have three children to feed.” Dzimbati poured a few drops of mercury into a bowl…

‘Nigeria’s President ‘Muhammadu Buhari’ Sacks Army, Navy, Air Force & Defence Chiefs ‘

Posted on July 14, 2015July 14, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari sacked his army, navy, air force and defence chiefs on Monday, a widely anticipated move as the former general has made crushing Islamist militant group Boko Haram his top priority. Replacements would be announced later on Monday, the presidency spokesperson told Reuters. Since his inauguration in May, Buhari has moved Nigeria’s defence command centre to Maiduguri, the birthplace of the jihadi sect, and is setting up the headquarters for a multi-national…

Police , Name The Seven Zimbabweans killed In South Africa Border Accident

Posted on July 14, 2015July 14, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

South African police have identified the seven people killed when a commuter omnibus they were travelling in collided with a haulage truck last Wednesday. The crash took place two kilometres from the Beitbridge border post along the N1 highway. The victims are Alice Chipato (26), Mavis Chipato (59), Yvonne Rufaro Mhlanga (29), Faith Nyabutsi (32), Nyaradzai Dzvuke (37), Nomathemba Mpofu (38) and Batsirai Pasipanodya (32). The vehicles collided at around 5am near the weighbridge when…

34 000 Metres Of Fabric Bought For New Prison Uniforms In Zimbabwe

Posted on July 14, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Prisoners in the country’s jails are set to get new clothes as the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) has bought 34 000 metres of fabric. Scores of inmates are exposed to harsh weather conditions, especially during winter because the prison service cannot afford blankets or warm clothing. Appearing before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services on Monday, Deputy Commissioner-General Agrey Machingauta said the fabric was bought two weeks ago…

Shurugwi Man Murders His Three Children Aged (8), (12) & (16), Before Committing Suicide

Posted on July 14, 2015July 14, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

A 42-year-old man from Shurugwi murdered his three children in cold blood before committing suicide by drinking a poisonous substance.The now deceased murderer, Joakim Pound is alleged to have committed the heinous act following a domestic dispute over custody of the children after bringing another woman whom he was now staying with. Pound is said to have lured his three unsuspecting children, Nyasha (8), Armotrel (12) and Diana (16) to a nearby mine shaft at…

‘ Harare Municipal Police, Arrest National Vendors’ Union Of Zimbabwe Director Samuel Wadzai’

Posted on July 14, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

National Vendors’ Union of Zimbabwe director Samuel Wadzai is reported to have arrested by Harare Municipal police after vendors demonstrated at Town House this morning over confiscated goods, Bulawayo24.com has learnt. Last week, a least 27 informal traders were arrested while six were seriously injured when Harare municipal police fought running battles with street vendors as the bitter war to clean up the capital’s streets escalated. The vendors were refusing to move from the central…

People Anger Over Itai Dzamara’s Abduction, Is A Bond For Mugabe’s Opponents

Posted on July 14, 2015July 14, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Abducted journalist-turned-human rights activist Itai Dzamara’s continued disappearance is acting as a catalyst for unity among President Robert Mugabe’s political opponents, as they say his government has destroyed all the gains of the country’s liberation struggle against white minority rule. The rising demands for the government to either release or find Dzamara – who went missing after staging sit-ins agitating for the resignation of Mugabe – are broadening into a concerted national fury that is…

‘2Pretoria-Bound Zimbabwean Women , Reportedly Abducted & Burnt To Death’

Posted on July 14, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Zimbabwean women abducted, burnt to death in South Africa TWO Pretoria-bound Zimbabwean women were reportedly abducted and burnt to death after the commuter omnibus they boarded at Musina near Beitbridge Border Post last month was intercepted by unidentified criminals who later demanded an undisclosed amount as ransom from the deceased’s husbands in South Africa. The deceased – named as Esther Mwinde and Olga Gwena, both from Kariba – were last seen on June 10 as…

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