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JONATHAN MOYO SAYS THE UNITY ACCORD MISLED Gukurahundi genocide victims in which Mugabe’s Zanu PF butchered over 20,000 unarmed Ndebeles.’ EXILED former Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo has claimed that the Unity Accord, signed in 1987 between Zanu-PF and PF-Zapu, misled victims of Gukurahundi into believing that a solution for the genocide had been found. “In particular, the problem has been with us for 34 years since 1987 when many Zimbabweans, especially those who were…

BITI MP POST REINSTATED as he and 5 others were recalled by a non People’s Democratic party (PDP) member. Biti recall from Parliament reversed by the court MDC Alliance MP for Harare East Tendai Biti is heading back to parliament after a High Court judge Wednesday dismissed the top legislator’s purported recall and those of five other party legislators who were once members of the People’s Democratic Party. In his ruling, Justice Amy Tsanga found…

THE TRIAL OF A ZIMBABWEAN WOMAN (29) who failed to abort her pregnancy then drowned her newly born baby girl in a 20-litre bucket of boiling water in South Africa has been set for May 14 at the Brits Magistrates Court in Gauteng province. Wendy Tapiwa Chipo of Rietfonten who is facing murder charges was remanded in custody after she abandoned her bail application National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) spokesperson for North Gauteng, Ms Lumka Mahanjana…

HANGING TREEE: Where British settlers hung nine Ndebele warriors more than 100 years ago at the height of the Umvukela (Matabeleland uprisings) in 1896-7, along JMN Nkomo Street between Connaught Avenue and Masotsha Ndlovu Avenue, is a national monument as it symbolises both subjugation and resistance to colonialism by the Zimabwe’s citizens. Brits settlers hung nine Ndebele warriors on Hanging TreePhoto from Olive Schreiner’ book Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland IT is more than 100…

Massive defections have hit the MDC-Alliance in recent times, with veteran leaders and the party’s rank and file expressing dissatisfaction with the party’s leadership and direction. During yesterday’s meeting, defectors from MDC-Alliance were also joined by some members from the Alliance for People’s Agenda (APA). Speaking during the meeting, Zanu-PF Bulawayo Province interim chairperson Cde Obert Msindo said Zanu-PF was a broad tent that welcomes everyone. “Zanu-PF can never be filled-up. Everyone who wants to…

A HARARE man, who seriously injured a seven-year-old girl in a hit-and-run accident has been arrested after a recording of the incident went viral on social media.Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said Herbert Chakanyuka was arrested after the accident was captured on a closed circuit television camera.The incident occurred at the traffic lights-controlled intersection at Borrowdale road and Harare Drive.“The Zimbabwe republic Police confirms that the suspect has been arrested and the victim has…

THE government has been forced to reintroduce its defunct Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) after financial institutions grouped under the Bankers Association and resolved not to accept the state-issued 99-year farm leases.Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka said his government had over the past 10 years held discussions with senior bank executives as they dangled a carrot for the bankers to finance the state issued 99-year farm leases.The government’s proposal is that the farm leases will enable resettled…

Iphuthile Maphosa, the Zapu spokesperson, said the decision was taken at a special meeting of the party’s National People’s Council held in Bulawayo yesterday.Former Zapu members in the current Parliament include education minister Cain Mathema and his Small and medium enterprises counterpart Sithembiso Nyoni.“Our letter of recalls will be delivered to Parliament as soon as it re-opens after the holidays,” Maphosa said.“We are doing so because we have moved out of the Unity accord, which…

Zimbabwe hit by a serious milk shortage, with dairy farmers citing viability challenges emanating from poor producer prices, it has emerged. Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers (ZADF) chairperson Kudzai Chirima told Standardbusiness that prices offered by milk processors to farmers were not viable.Some farmers have quit dairy farming.“We have a milk shortage in the country. Farmers realised that it’s not viable to produce milk at the moment because of the prices that are being paid…