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BULAWAYO businessman Oricious Moyo who was alleged to have shot dead Tawanda “MaPecca” Moyo, acquitted of murder chargeBULAWAYO businessman Oricious Moyo who was alleged to have shot dead Tawanda “MaPecca” Moyo, a former member of Siyaya Art, was today acquitted of murder chargesMoyo (41) of Emganwini suburb, who was facing a murder charge in connection with the death of “MaPecca”, was acquitted by Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Martin Makonese. Byo24 WELCOME EVERYONE: 297,077 MEMBERS,…

ABANDONED ‘ghost ship’ drifted in the Atlantic for a year and washed up off the coast of County Cork, Ireland, in Storm Dennis Earlier this week, an abandoned “ghost” cargo ship was discovered washed up off the coast of County Cork, Ireland, following strong winds from Storm Dennis.Previously, the US Coast Guard rescued the crew members in September 2018.The head of Ballycotton’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) told the Irish Examiner newspaper he had “never,…

An ex-rugby league player, his wife and their three children have died after their car was allegedly set alight in the Australian city of Brisbane. Rowan Baxter and the children, all under 10, were found dead in the car by emergency responders, police said. Hannah Baxter, aged 31, died later in hospital from extensive burns. She had reportedly jumped from the car yelling: “He’s poured petrol on me”. A crime scene is in place in…

EXAM fees reverts to 2015 level from $190 for O’Level down to $15 and $351 for A’Level down to $26 after consultations with Parents and guardiansThe recent exam fees structure would have seen parents forking out $190 for Ordinary Level examinations up from $15 and $351 for Advanced Level up from $26.Below is teh full statement by education minister Cain MathemaFollowing the publication of the 2020 public examination fees, it has been found necessary to…

The Home Secretary has said it is “right” that people should speak English before moving to work in the UK. . photo-IB Times WELCOME EVERYONE: 297,077 MEMBERS, A Quarter of a million members, thank you for the fast growth, participation and continuous encouragement to others to join the group, and engage other progressive minded people in respectful and inclusive debate focused on information dissemination in issues that directly affect the ordinary person including human rights,…

UK’s post-Brexit immigration will deny visas to low-skilled workers and end dependence on “cheap labour from Europe” from January 2021.Ministers claim they will also make it easier for higher-skilled workers to get UK visas.The UK’s post-Brexit immigration system will deny visas to low-skilled workers, the government has said.A new points-based system – to be introduced from January 2021 – is intended to end dependence on “cheap labour from Europe”.Ministers claim they will also make it…

TOP BOY STAR DAVE who won Album of the Year at used his Brit Awards performance as a political platform, calling Boris Johnson “racist”.The 21-year-old rapper and Top Boy star – who won Album of the Year at the ceremony – did not hold back as he performed an acoustic version of his track Black.In an extra verse, addressing racism in Britain, Dave rapped: “They say you should be grateful we’re the least racist. I…

LACK OF FUEL and kombis plus fare increase up to $8-to $15 per trip force sores of commuters in Bulawayo to board open trucks and walk home.Scores were yesterday stranded after commuter omnibus operators hiked fares, some doubling them during peak hours, citing fuel shortages that have forced them to source the commodity from the black market. Commuters who spoke to reporters at the City Hall terminus yesterday said the transport challenge started last week,…

Fresh from being acquitted, MDC deputy national chairperson Job Sikhala has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to prepare for major civil unrest, unless he halts Zimbabwe’s worsening national rot.He said he would leave no stone unturned to put pressure on Mnangagwa and the government to act on the growing hardships being felt by Zimbabweans.Sikhala told Mnangagwa that he should not think that he will be in power forever as will soon be out of office.Sikhala said…

SELF-EXILED former minister and Zanu-PF politburo member Jonathan Moyo is seeking to apologise to VP Chiwenga after accusing him of using a ghost writer for his doctoral thesis.On July 11, 2017, four months before Chiwenga led a coup that toppled long time ruler, the late Robert Mugabe, Moyo alleged that the then Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces did not write the thesis for his doctorate from the University of KwaZulu Natal. Chiwenga sued and…