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Overnight, 2000 Migrants Storm ’31 Mile Eurotunnel Channel’ Stretch France To UK

Posted on July 30, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

About 2,000 migrants tried to enter the Channel Tunnel through the French terminal near Calais Monday night in an attempt to reach the United Kingdom, operator Eurotunnel said. Some of the migrants were injured, Eurotunnel France spokesperson Cecile Carreras told CNN. French authorities and Eurotunnel personnel were able to enter the tunnel and intervene The tunnel, also known as the Chunnel, runs 50 kilometers (31 miles) from a point near Calais, in northern France to…

Obama Urges African Union “Nobody Should Be President For Life”

Posted on July 28, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Judging by the applause at the African Union headquarters, Barack Obama hit a chord when he took aim at the continent’s ‘Big Men’, telling them they should quit when their time was up – especially since most have the cash to retire comfortably. In joining African reformists who demand term limits be observed, the U.S. president was lining up squarely against entrenched leaders from Congo Republic to Rwanda and Burundi who are intent on extending their…

Police Hunt ‘Spanish’ Hunter Who Killed ‘Cecil -Zimbabwe’s Most Famous Lion’ For £35,000

Posted on July 27, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

An international hunt is underway to find the head of one of Zimbabwe’s most famous lions, Cecil, who had been the star attraction at the Hwange national park the since late 2000s, and is thought to have been killed by a ‘North American’. The police are also looking to arrest the hunter, who is believed to have paid £35,000 for the chance to kill a lion. Cecil was shot with a bow and arrow then…

‘Nothing Can Stop Me From Becoming A Cabinet Minister If I Want’-Grace Mugabe

Posted on July 27, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

President Robert Mugabe’s wife, Grace has inadvertently admitted having sway over the state President’s decision making, telling the State controlled Sunday Mail newspaper there was no force that could stop her from becoming cabinet minister. In a wide-ranging interview with the government controlled weekly to mark her 50th birthday, Grace said she had been inundated with requests from unnamed individuals to take up a ministerial post but turned them down. “There has been speculation out there…

‘Air Force One Has Now Landed At Addis Ababa’s International Airport’

Posted on July 26, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Addis Ababa (AFP) – US President Barack Obama landed in Ethiopia on Sunday, beginning a two-day stay and becoming the first American leader to visit Africa’s second most populous nation. Air Force One touched down at Addis Ababa’s international airport after a short flight north from the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The president was greeted by Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn before the 25-car convoy left for the US embassy. The visit will include talks with…

‘If Immigration Give You 3 , When You Have 90 days, You Know Your Rights. Ignore !’-Malusi Gigaba

Posted on July 26, 2015July 26, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

South Africa’s affairs minister Malusi Gigaba has said immigrants would not be declared undesired persons simply because officials at ports of entry granted them unreasonable days to be in South Africa. “If an immigration official gives you three days, when you have 90 days, you know your rights. Just ignore them. Simply ignore them,” Gigaba told reporters in Pretoria. “It is not the immigration officer that is going to declare you undesirable. It is the…

Collin Nyabadza Children’s Voice Charitable Trust (CNCVCT) Donate School Accessories & Girl Child Underwear

Posted on July 26, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

The world over, it is no secret that Canadians are generally regarded among the most generous people in the world. Yesterday, the 23rd of July, 2015 was a clear testament to this, as the Collin Nyabadza Children’s Voice Charitable Trust (CNCVCT) handed over some school supplies and girls under garments to children at Majiji Primary School in Bubi District, Zimbabwe. The school supplies were kindly donated by an amazing Rotarian, Kim Cooper from British Columbia…

‘Zimbabwe- Trapped In A Time Warp With Negligible Changes Since Independence’-Eddie Cross

Posted on July 25, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Zimbabwe is an enigma to many. The country presents itself as a clean, modern State with friendly people, little crime and small pockets of prosperity and wealth. A small country blessed with a great climate, an abundance of natural resources that put us in the top league of countries In terms of the ratio between our population and our resource base. Underneath the veneer, is a less attractive Zimbabwe; we are a country caught in…

‘Obama Calls For Gay Rights In Africa And Challenges Kenya Over Corruption’

Posted on July 25, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

US President Barack Obama on Saturday called for gay rights in Africa during his landmark visit to Kenya, comparing homophobia to racial discrimination he had encountered in the United States. Obama arrived in Kenya on Friday, his first visit as president to his father’s birthplace and the first to the East African nation by a serving US leader. “I’ve been consistent all across Africa on this. When you start treating people differently, because they’re different, that’s…

Obama Welcomed By Step Sister ‘Auma Obama’ To Kenya,

Posted on July 25, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

US President Barack Obama has arrived in Kenya – his father’s homeland – on a trip that will also include a stop in the Ethiopian capital, and a visit to the home of the African Union. Obama landed in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Friday and was welcomed at the airport by the Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. He later dined with his step grandmother, his sister and other extended family members. At least 10,000 police…

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