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A JUNIOR officer based at Silobela Police Station in Midlands province recently landed himself in trouble after he allegedly defaced portrait pictures of President Robert Mugabe and Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri, accusing them of causing his misery. Constable Comfort Kawere was arrested last Thursday after he allegedly walked into the charge office, took down Mugabe’s portrait and went on to deface it with an “X” before adding obscenities on the picture. He is alleged to…

  TWO Pakistani nationals, who allegedly assaulted and threatened to kill their compatriot’s family, yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Court charged with assault and threats to commit murder Ibrah Ijaz (31) and Sajid Irfan (37), appeared before magistrate Sekai Chiundura and were remanded to February 23 on $50 bail each. The complainant in the matter, Muhamad Zaheer, is also the accused in another court on assault charges emanating from the same incident. Zaheer is…

FIREBRAND South African opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, yesterday blasted President Robert Mugabe, saying his continued stay in power was not good for Zimbabwe, Sadc and “the African revolution project”. Malema, who is often described as an ideologue taking after Mugabe, told journalists in Braamfontein, South Africa, that what was happening in Zimbabwe was bad and chided Zanu PF members for being cowards in failing to tell the Zimbabwean leader to go….

. THE Zanu PF youth league has equated President Robert Mugabe to Jesus Christ, saying his birthday should be celebrated as if it is Christmas Day, because to them, the 93-year-old leader is “The Messiah” In an interview last week, the ruling party’s national youth leader, Kudzai Chipanga, declared that Mugabe’s birthday, which falls on February 21, should not be treated like an ordinary day, but given the same status as Christmas Day, which is…

  POLICE have dismissed speculative reports that a pedestrian knocked down by a police vehicle during a high-speed chase of a commuter omnibus along Rotten Row in Harare last Thursday, died of excessive bleeding after being left unattended. In a statement yesterday, police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba, said contrary to reports circulating on social media platforms, police took the victim to Parirenyatwa By Tatenda Chitagu. source newsday.

POLICE in Kwekwe have arrested a suspected gold panners’ ring leader who is accused of killing a fellow panner last year during a fight of rival groups of panners. Likhwa Ngwenya (23) who was arrested last Friday is suspected to have killed Washington Dick in November last year. At the time of his death, Dick was facing an attempted murder charge after he attacked Ngwenya using a machete following a dispute over a gold claim….

Fabulously-rich Zimbabwe businessman Wicknell Chivayo’s list of requirements for a future wife was certainly controversial.   The wealth-flaunting tenderpreneur, who has made no secret of his friendship with the first family, announced he was looking for a wife on December 31.   Less than three weeks later, he says he’s found her.   “Applicants with the following requirements should apply,” Chivayo wrote in his initial post, adding a list of 16 ‘must-haves’.” One was a…

Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation’s (ZBC) former chief executive officer, Happison Muchechetere’s woes continue to mount after a local financial institution, CBZ Bank filed a $482 916,35 lawsuit against him over an unpaid agricultural loan. Muchechetere, who was relieved of his duties at the helm of the national broadcaster following allegations of swindling his paymasters of over $800 000, is still awaiting criminal trial for procuring an OB Van without going to tender sometime in 2013. According…

  ACTING President Phelekezela Mphoko yesterday said Zanu-PF Bulawayo province should ensure that the party wins all the 12 Parliamentary seats in the 2018 harmonised elections. Addressing the party’s provincial leadership at a provincial co-ordinating committee (PCC) meeting at Davies Hall yesterday, Acting President Mphoko said every party member should work hard to mobilise people to vote for the party come 2018. “We must all work hard towards one goal, which is winning all the…