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‘In 1980 I Said, Guys, Mugabe Is A Monster And We Will Suffer!-But No One Listened’-Rugare Gumbo

Posted on February 21, 2016February 21, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

War veteran and Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) spokesperson, Rugare Gumbo, says he and his comrades made a grave error during the country’s liberation struggle when they chose President Robert Mugabe to lead the then Zanu. Speaking at a Southern African Political and Economic Series (Sapes) debate forum on Thursday night, Gumbo said he and most of his erstwhile Zanu-PF comrades were now all regretting that mistake as Mugabe was “obsessed with power” and hellbent on…

‘Generations Actor Rapulana Seiphemo Likely To Be Charged With Murder & Attempted Murder’

Posted on February 21, 2016February 21, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Generations Legacy actor Rapulana Seiphemo is likely to be charged with two counts of murder and attempted murder. This was said by Jody van Zyl, a survivor of the accident that killed his brother Donovan van Zyl (24) and his brother-in-law Jerry Coertze (28) last Sunday night. One of the two passengers in Seiphemo’s car also died. The other one was in hospital at the time of going to press. “This man must be charged…

‘Venenzuela, The World’s Cheapest Fuel Price, Rise By Over 6000% To US$0.08 Per Gallon’

Posted on February 20, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

In a televised-address on February 17, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro delivered some crushing news to his country. To address the fiscal crisis facing the country, the government decided to raisefuel prices by more than 6,000 percent. While that may sound dramatic, it will still leave Venezuela with some of the cheapest fuel in the world. Prices for 95 octane gasoline at the pump will jump from 0.097 bolivars to 6 bolivars. It was the first…

Longest-Serving US Prisoner Held In Solitary Confinement ‘Albert Woodfox’ Freed After 43 Years

Posted on February 20, 2016February 20, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

The longest-serving prisoner to be held in solitary confinement in US history, Albert Woodfox, has walked free in Louisiana after 43 years. Woodfox was part of the group known as the “Angola Three”, after the prison where they spent years in confinement. He had been there since April 1972 for the murder of a prison guard. Maintaining his innocence in the death of Brent Miller, Woodfox, 69, was finally freed after accepting the lesser charge…

30 Years In Power, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni Wins Fifth Term In Office

Posted on February 20, 2016February 20, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

The Ugandan electoral commission has announced the results of the recent election, stating that the incumbent, 71 year old President Yoweri Museveni has won 60,75 % votes, thereby winning a fifth term in office, extending his stay to 34 years by the end of his fifth term in office. Yoweri Museveni is, along with the despot Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, also one of the longest serving African leaders, who has now been in power for…

71 Die In Horrendous Head On Collision Between Bus & Cargo Truck In Ghana

Posted on February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Image copyrightAlbert AzongoImage captionEmergency services struggled to rescue people trapped in the wreckage The number of people killed when a bus crashed into a truck in northern Ghana has risen to 71, medical officials say. The Metro Mass Transit coach reportedly collided head-on with a cargo truck carrying tomatoes near the town of Kintampo on Wednesday evening. Regional police chief Maxwell Atingane told Reuters news agency that many passengers died at the scene. He said…

88% Of South African Police Officers Are Reportedly HIV+ve

Posted on February 17, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

About 88% of active staff in the South African Police Services (SAPS) are HIV-positive. According to SABC, Deputy Police Minister Maggie Sotyu says the number includes police officers and non-career personnel. He was speaking in at seminar to curb police deaths and killings which Parliament’s Police Portfolio Committee is hosting. “The 88% is made up of active personnel, clerks, public services act members and sweepers.” Meanwhile, Democratic Alliance (DA) member of the Police committee Zack…

Dead Body Discovered On US Jet At Harare Airport

Posted on February 16, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

A police officer helps hoist into a metal coffin the body of a male stowaway found in a United States cargo jet at Harare International Airport yesterday. The stowaway was discovered on Sunday morning after ground handling personnel noticed blood dripping from the jet.source-newsday.

Starvation Due To Zimbabwe’s Worst Drought In 25 Years, Also South Africa’s Worst In A Century.

Posted on February 10, 2016February 10, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Rains in the drought prone Southern African region are normally expected from November with the harvest expected by March the following year. This has failed to materialise as Zimbabwe is facing its worst disaster on record over the last 25 years. Zimbabwe faces low water for people and livestock and little or no harvest leaving a total of at least 3 million people in need of food aid as they face starvation. Other people also…

South Africa, To Deport 140 Zimbabwean Criminals Who Have Served Their Sentences

Posted on February 6, 2016February 6, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

THE South African government is expected to deport this weekend 140 Zimbabweans who have finished serving various jail terms for breaking that country’s laws. It is understood that the deportees will arrive in the country in two batches of 70 each by road via Beitbridge border post in trucks under police escort.Zimbabwe’s Consul General to South Africa, Batiraishe Mukonoweshuro, said: “We’ve agreed to separate the ex-convicts from those immigrants on self-deportation to avoid unnecessary situations….

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