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AN MDC Alliance member, Multi-Racial Christian Democrats (MCD), has written to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II pleading with her country to relax its tough stance on Zimbabwe and consider lifting the sanctions imposed by the European Union. The letter, signed by the party leader Mathius Guchutu and his special adviser Sebastian Guchutu, was delivered to the British Embassy in Harare on Tuesday. The EU imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe in 2002 following reports of massive State-sponsored abuse…

ZANU-PF legislator Joseph Chinotimba has challenged government to explain why it still subjected citizens to Rhodesian style forms of oppression through pegging fuel prices at far higher prices than those obtaining in neighbouring countries.   Speaking during Wednesday’s question and answer session in Parliament, the Zanu PF MP said that fuel used in Zimbabwe was procured from the same source with that of used in Zambia but was ironically charged at more exorbitant prices locally….

Thank you for clicking on my page. http://www.gofundme.com/saveyasminsspine Zoe Dennet, a loving mum, has set up a page to help raise much needed funds for her little angel, daughter Yasmin (12) to have a new spinal surgery method in Germany (VBT) that will help to treat her progressing scoliosis condition.   This new surgery is unavailable in the UK.   Early in 2016 Zoe noticed that her daughter’s back was not straight, and was referred to…

THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has urged the government to take serious steps to curb spending including suspension of bonuses for civil servants until the economy stabilises.   CZI president Sifelani Jabangwe appeared before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Finance on Monday to speak on proposals for the 2018 National Budget together with a delegation from the Bankers’ Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) and the Chamber of Mines.   “We recommend dialogue between civil service…

A five year old girl died while two other people were severely burnt when their house, alleged to have been used as an illegal filling station, caught fire on Monday afternoon. The minor reportedly succumbed to the wounds and died this afternoon.   Sources close to the case said the house caught fire when one of the victims was preparing a meal in the same room used to store petrol.   “One of the victims…

South African Kwaito star Sipho “Brickz” Ndlovu has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court, west of Johannesburg, on Tuesday.   The celebrity was found guilty of raping his 17-year-old niece at his home in Johannesburg in November 2013.   The woman who is now 22, said in a statement that she was not coping well after the rape. She was allegedly suicidal.   His R50 000 bail was revoked after…

Zimbabwean Children abroad are turned against their parents by those who have custody of them. This ranges from a mother or father who has custody or social workers and foster parents. Some do this entirely out of spite and some do it mostly out of financial gain. A lot of Zimbabwean divorced partners are eliminated from their children’s lives because of the ‘implacable hostility’ of those partners with custody,   ‘The normal prejudiced assumption is…

Discredited Remnant Church Pastor, Phillip Mugadza over the weekend withdrew his “prophecy” that President Robert Mugabe would die on 17 October 2017.   The bogus not so clever “Pastor” blasphemously claimed to have received a new message from God.   “About three days ago, I received word from God saying the death of President Mugabe has been postponed to a later date which is not specified,” said Pastor Mugadza.   #Register2Vote added its voice and…

Anti-President Robert Mugabe cleric, Phillip Mugadza, has said he is going to run for the Gutu South parliamentary seat in next year’s elections. Mugadza-famed for prophesying that Mugabe would die on October 17 – this year – said he was tired and becoming a ‘professional complainer’ by making countless petitions, which were ignored. As part of his controversial activism, he has chained himself on numerous occasions during demonstrations and has even petitioned United States of…