President Mugabe will today join other leaders here for the burial of former Botswana President Sir Ketumile Masire at his birthplace in Khanye, southwest of Gaborone.   Sir Masire, who was Botswana’s second post-independence president from 1980 to 1989, died in hospital in Gaborone last week. He was 91. President Mugabe landed at the Sir Seretse Khama Airport in Gaborone last night, where he was received by Botswana’s Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Vincent…

  Alice Masiyarwa told the Murombedzi magistrate circuit court that she is a witch who ate the human flesh of 12 people, including that of her own children.   The self-confessed witch went further to hint that she found human intestines and tongues quite palatable, as the organs were soft and suitable for her gap-teethed mouth.   Masiyarwa revealed her orgy lifestyle while answering to charges of labelling fellow octogenarian Mrs Pelagia Matemaringa a witch…

WHAT THE MDC-T MUST DO TO WIN THE 2018 ELECTİONS By Prince Noble My non-partisan gospel continues. Last night I was congratulating Advocate Mahere and tonight I am sharing my opinion on what the MDC-T should do to minimise vote-splitting. Firstly, there is going to be several “independent” candidates who have been politically active and are equipped to make a change. The MDC-T should actually absorb those into their system, “offering” them an opportunity to…

Today 29th June the last two accused in a case that dragged through the courts for a year, Patson Dzamara and Makomborero Haruzivishe were sentenced to one year custodial sentence wholy suspended on condition that they each perfom 315 hours of community service. They were accused of obstruction of justice, the main points of the State being that they stole a policeman‘s hat and baton stick during an Occupy Africa Unity Square Protest. The bizarre…

Following the blasting of Professor Jonathan Moyo by army commander general Constantine Chiwenga, tongues were set wagging. One such person not afraid to pour acid on the professor was war veterans chairman Cde. Christopher Mutsvangwa.   After being axed himself in the past it’s no surprise Mutsvangwa is gunning for the removal of Moyo from the graces of the ruling party. Mr. Mutsvangwa has never been the one to shy away from vocalizing his ill-feelings…

Armed robbers pounced on two families in Bulawayo and Harare last Monday night and got away with $35 000 and RMB1 500, police have confirmed.   Police said they were worried with such cases as the robbers targeted individuals who kept large sums of cash in their houses.   Chief police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said in the first incident two complainants were at their home in Bulawayo when four armed robbers pounced…

A 28 YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo’s Old Magwegwe suburb allegedly killed his sister (26), folded up the body, covered it with a blanket and buried it in a pit at their backyard.   Silindi Ncube, also known as Nda, is suspected to have killed his sister, Patience Ncube, about two weeks ago.   Ncube is on the run and police are yet to establish the motive behind the callous murder.   Police exhumed the body…

FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa, yesterday slammed Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo over his attacks on Government’s Command Agriculture Programme equating him to a barking dog that would not stop the programme.   Minister Chinamasa said this during the National Assembly’s question and answer session, while responding to a question from Zvimba West legislator Cde Ziyambi Ziyambi (Zanu-PF) on why the Government was not pulling in…

HIGHER Education minister Jonathan Moyo yesterday hit back at the Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander, General Constantino Chiwenga, for threatening him over his stance on the command agriculture programme Chiwenga on Monday threatened unspecified action against Moyo, labelling the minister “an enemy of the State” for his criticism of command agriculture, which is being spearheaded by Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Chiwenga accused Moyo of trying to destroy Zanu PF from within, but the minister took to Twitter…

Police in Harare have arrested three student leaders from the University of Zimbabwe, as rights lawyers went to court to challenge the eviction of hundreds of medical students in the wake of this week’s fees protest.   Those arrested are Steven Tsikirai, president of the UZ’s Students Representative Council (SRC); Treasurer Ignatius Mukuchi and Sports Secretary Kudakwashe Guta, lawyers said.   Disorderly conduct   “ZRP (Zimbabwe Republic Police) officers allege that the student leaders acted…