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SOUTH AFRICA’S JUDICIAL COMMISSIOM OF ENQUIRY into state capture has warned former president Jacob Zuma that he must appear before it next week, regardless of whether the Constitutional Court has ruled on its urgent bid to compel him to answer questions about his nine years in office.“The commission wishes to make it clear to you that, even if the court has not handed down its judgment by 18 January 2021, you are obliged to comply…

National Housing minister Daniel Garwe says the government is working on modalities to rein in at least 15 land barons believed to be in possession of 80% of the country’s residential space.Garwe said his ministry was putting final touches to an audit report on urban land occupation and ownership to be tabled before Cabinet.Garwe said it was a Cabinet decision to audit and act on land barons owing to the chaos that has arisen in…

CHAMISA OVERESTIMATED himself and suffered a lack of wisdom and repeatedly spurned the hand of friendship extended to them by President Mnangagwa. Zanu-PF national political commissar Victor Matemadanda says Nelson Chamisa and the MDC Alliance ‘made their bed and must now lie in it’ after they allegedly repeatedly spurned the hand of friendship extended to them by President Mnangagwa. Matemadanda also accused Chamisa of over-estimating himself and suffering a lack of wisdom.This, according to him…

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON WAS SPOTTED seven miles from Downing Street cycling around the Olympic Park on Sunday afternoon.The Prime Minister was wearing his TfL hat and a face mask when he was seen cycling with his security detail in Stratford, east London, at around 2pm.Official Government guidance on exercise says it should be limited to once a day and “you should not travel outside your local area”.The park has been noticeably busy with…

One more leader of the oppressive, brutal Zanu PF , joins theose who lie at the National Thieves a.k.a Heroes Acre . Pictured here is the currently ongoing burial of decorated military commander, Brigadier-General Collin Moyo (Retired), who died in Harare last Friday at the Haematology Centre in Harare aged 66 is being buried today at the National Heroes Acre in the capital city. Since 18/04/80 , no one would have ever dreamt that the…

ZIMBABWEAN LISANI NLEYA (45) ARRESTED for butchering and axing his parents from Empandeni in Mangwe District, Matabeleland South LISANI NLEYA (45) is a son of a late prominent elderly couple from Empandeni in Mang we District, Matabeleland South, for allegedly killing his parents.Lisani Nleya (45) was allegedly arrested at a prophet’s house in Bulawayo after sneaking into the country from South Africa. He allegedly confessed to killing his parents during police interrogation.Nleya did not attend…

A HIGH NUMBER OF MOTORISTS IN HARARE ZIMBABWE are reported to be sexually abusing boys living on the streets, a statement issued by the government Monday revealed. Provincial development coordinator Tafadzwa Muguti registered concern and displeasure over the high incidence, and said his office was making plans to offer safer accommodation to boys, young girls and other adults also living on the streets. “We also express displeasure and concern from reports that are coming through…

MDC ALLIANCE vice-chair Sikhala has been remanded in custody facing charges of publishing falsehoods.The politician-cum-lawyer appeared before Harare magistrate Ngoni Nduna and through his lawyer, Jeremiah Bamu challenged his placement on remand arguing his arrest was unlawful.Sikhala argued he was being persecuted for representing journalist Hopewell Chin’ono.The journalist was arrested last Friday also facing charges of peddling falsehoods that an infant had been killed by a police officer last Tuesday. He is in remand prison…

ZIMBABWE RECORDED 820 new Covid cases all from Harare alone and 21 covid deaths on Monday. All 820 cases are local cases with 385 cases from Harare alone. A total of 1 518 PCR tests were conducted. New recoveries were 631.The national recovery rate stands at 59,3 percent and active cases went up to 8 556.“As at 11 January 2021, Zimbabweans has recorded 22 297 confirmed cases, including 13 213 recoveries and 528 deaths,” reads…

73kg gold worth US$4,1m seized at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg , 3 arrested JOHANNESBURG — South African police are investigating a possible international gold smuggling syndicate after three suspects were arrested at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Tuesday with gold bars weighing 73.5kg in their carry-on luggage.The gold bullion, worth an estimated US$4.1 million, looked suspicious when the three put their bags through a security check, according to the police.“Upon questioning…