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Congo (DRC) GENERAL John Numbi has fled to Zimbabwe, according to reports from the mineral-rich country. This comes as tension boils in the DRC following the fallout of the ruling coalition made up of political parties led by Kabila and President Félix Tshisekedi. The 59-year old General John Numbi is implicated in the 2010 assassination of a prominent Congolese human rights activist in Kinshasa. The Zimbabwe government professed ignorance when asked to confirm whether or…

FOUR PEOPLE DIED on Thursday when the vehicles they were travelling in collided head-on in Glendale, about 60 km north of Harare. According to media reports, one of the vehicles exploded. Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said more details will be provided in a statement. – newzimbabwe

‘OFFICER-IN-CHARGE MASH WEST armory, inspector Clive Kadambure arrested over smuggling 6 automatic rifles to Mozambique’ The duo were arrested by police details at Gonarezhou. It is alleged that they were trying 2 smuggle firearms to Mozambique on 15 March 2021. Kadambure, who was arrested last Tuesday, is in custody after being denied bail. He is jointly charged with his wife, Shyness Kadambure, a teacher at Alaska Primary School in Chinhoyi. According to State papers, Shyness…

A woman who was “scammed out of every penny” she had, has taken to Twitter to warn others against a scam that purports to be from Royal Mail and Barclays.Emmeline Hartley, a drama student, says she moved £1,000 out of her account after a man claiming to be from Barclays called her phone.Read more: Should you make kids pay ‘rent’ to help them learn about money? An expert weighs inShe shared her story on Twitter,…

China published its annual US human rights situation report on Wednesday at a time when the US-led ideological battle against China has intensified, mainly over Xinjiang and other domestic issues.By highlighting the COVID-19 turning into a human tragedy, disorder in American democracy vividly reflected in the Capitol riots, and recent growing discrimination against ethnic minorities including Asian-Americans, China slammed the US’ terrible human rights record, which makes its remarks on other countries’ human rights situation…

‘118 current and ex MPs and senators who sang, danced, remained seated or walked out when Mnangagwa came to Parliament to lose diplomatic passports’- Parliament’s Privileges Committee has recommended.The 118 sitting and former MDC Members of Parliament and senators who sang, remained seated or walked out when President Mnangagwa came to Parliament on five formal occasions should be found in contempt of Parliament, be fined $400 000 each and lose their diplomatic passports, Parliament’s Privileges…

MDC-T leader says opposition are not anti-development as they are for the resuscitation of the economy hence 16 of them travelled with Mnangagwa to witness the launch of the second Covid-19 vaccination in the resort city.MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has told President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stop politicising Covid-19 activities, urging the Zimbabwean leader to adopt politics of tolerating opponents.He said this while giving a vote of thanks at the launch of the country’s second phase…

VICE-PRESIDENT Chiwenga warns Zimbabweans, the COVID-19 vaccination certificate likely to be a prerequisite for public services if citizens continue shunning the inoculation exercise.VICE-PRESIDENT and Health minister Constantino Chiwenga warned yesterday that government could soon be forced to make the COVID-19 vaccination certificate a prerequisite for public services if citizens continue shunning the inoculation exercise.Speaking during an interview with broadcaster Ruvheneko Parirenyatwa at his offices in Harare, Chiwenga said the move would be made to encourage…

There is no legal ambiguity whatsoever on the expulsion status of six MDC Alliance legislators, including party vice president Tendai Biti, following their recall last week, constitutional lawyer Professor Lovemore has said.Biti and colleagues Settlement Chikwinya, William Madzimire, Sichelesile Mahlangu, Regai Tsunga, and Kucaca Phulu, were removed from Parliament by an obscure splinter of their former People’s Democratic Party (PDP) saying they had ceased to represent its interests.Their recall raised legal questions after House Speaker…

PRESIDENT MNANGAGWA’S TOP ALLY, Alexander Zingman, an alleged arms dealer whom the Zanu-PF leader appointed Zimbabwe’s honorary consul to Belarus in 2019, was arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last week after a private meeting with former President Joseph Kabila.The businessman, who has close links with Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko, has been actively involved in facilitating multi-million-dollar business deals between Zimbabwe and the Belarus government.Some of the deals included acquisition of agricultural machinery…