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Ex Prison Commander Alexandru Visinescu, (89) Jailed 20 Yrs For Crimes Against Humanity

Posted on July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

A former Communist-era prison commander has been sentenced to 20 years in jail after being convicted of crimes against humanity in the first such trial in Romania. Alexandru Visinescu, 89, ran the notorious Ramnicu Sarat prison from 1956 to 1963, where inmates were allegedly tortured and starved. At least 12 people are said to have died as a result of the abuse. Mr Visinescu denied the charges, saying he was just following orders. Prosecutors had…

Two Dead And Nine Injured In Louisiana shooting At The Grand Theatre in Lafayette

Posted on July 24, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

A gunman has opened fire at a cinema in the US state of Louisiana, killing two people and injuring nine others before shooting himself, officials say. Police said the attacker was a 58-year-old white man armed with a handgun but did not release any further details. Witnesses said the man opened fire about 20 minutes into a screening of a film at the Grand Theatre in Lafayette. Hours earlier, US President Barack Obama told the…

Nasa Kepler Space Telescope Discovers ‘Kepler 452 B’ A Planet, Older And Similar To Earth, In The Milky Way

Posted on July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Nasa’s Kepler space telescope has made what could be the greatest discovery since the launch of the telescope in 2009, by identifying a planet very similar to Earth in the Milky Way. It is possible that the planet holds water, a primary ingredient for the existence of life, By Nasa’s view,this is the real equivalent of finding something that the human race have dreamed about for thousands of years,typically,another earth somewhere out there. The new world…

Barrack Obama, Then (25) ,Visits His Fathers Ancestral Village, ‘KOGELLO’ In Kenya

Posted on July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Kenyan Skyline is buzzing with US air patrols ahead of the US president Barrack Obama’s arrival. Obama is onboard the US presidential jet US Airforce 1 enroute to Kenya later today. The US president’s late father hailed from the village of Kogello in Kenya. On his previous visit to Kogello,Obama, then not a President and 25 years old, visited family members and his step grandmother and from the photos, he was at home and thouroughly…

US President Barrack Obama Due Today In Kenya On His First Presidential Visit

Posted on July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

There is heightened security activity in Kenya ahead of the US President Barrack Obama’s arrival today on his first Presidential visit. Barrack Obama previously visited Kenya his late father’s homeland a village named Kogello which he last visited in 2006 when he was a senator. See photos of a previous visit by Obama as a young man to Kenya to see his step grandmother Mama Sarah Obama who raised his father. At present, the ancestral…

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu (83) Back Home After One Week In Hospital

Posted on July 23, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

AFTER spending a week in hospital, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is back home with his loved ones. The 83-year-old was admitted to a Cape Town hospital last Tuesday to treat a persistent infection. Daily Sun reported that Tutu has been living with prostate cancer for 15 years. During a press briefing last Thursday, Tutu’s daughter, Reverend Canon Mpho Tutu, said they were confident that her father would recover well. She said: “His medical team prescribed…

Only 1Passenger, Chess Grandmaster Nigel Short , On Air Zimbabwe , SA to Vic Falls

Posted on July 21, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

AIR Zimbabwe recorded another aviation record as it flew one passenger from Johannesburg to Victoria on a 105-seater plane. The Boeing 737 plane has 12 business and 93 economy class seats. The lone passenger chess grandmaster Nigel Short went on micro blogging site, Twitter, announcing to the world as the troubled airline continued breaking aviation records, but for the wrong reasons. “I am not saying they are losing money, but I was the sole passenger…

President Jacob Zuma , Discharged From Hospital After Successful Gallstones Removal

Posted on July 19, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Johannesburg – South Africa President Jacob Zuma was discharged from hospital on Sunday following a procedure to remove gallstones, the presidency said. “Doctors are pleased with the outcome of the operation,” spokesperson Bongani Majola said in a statement. “The president will spend the next few days resting and recuperating at home. He will also work from home during this period.” The presidency announced late on Saturday evening that Zuma had been admitted to hospital. The…

Over 300 Injured As Commuter Train Rear Ends Another Train In Johannesburg

Posted on July 19, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

A Commuter train crashed into another passenger train during rush hour Friday in South Africa’s largest city injuring more than 300 people, an emergency services spokeswoman said. Nana Radebe, spokeswoman for Johannesburg Emergency Services, said 326 people were rushed to nearby hospitals with minor to serious injuries. No fatalities were reported. “For now we have removed people with minor to serious injuries, but none critical,” she said, adding that firefighters searched for commuters who may have…

Police Offer US$10 000 Reward For Information On Itai Dzamara’s Whereabouts

Posted on July 18, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Police have offered a reward of $10 000 to anyone with information on the whereabouts of journalist-cum-opposition activist Itai Dzamara as investigations into his disappearance intensify. Dzamara went missing on March 9 in Glen View 7, Harare. Police have been submitting fortnightly updates on investigations into the disappearance of Dzamara to the High Court and working closely with human rights lawyers in compliance with a court order issued in March this year. In a statement…

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