A Bulawayo High Court judge has thrown out suspected “serial killer” Rodney Jindu’s application for bail pending trial saying there was a real danger that he could commit more offences.   Justice Nicholas Mathonsi said it would be irresponsible for the court to “unleash” Jindu on a society that is “trembling” considering the allegations against him.   Jindu, (26) made an application for bail stating that he wanted to be freed so that he could…

Late liberation stalwart and veteran musician, Dickson “Cde Chinx” Chingaira, became a victim of Zanu-PF’s internecine succession struggles after the party denied him the coveted national hero status on account of having been sympathetic to expelled former vice president Joice Mujuru, the Daily News On Sunday reported.   Cde Chinx who died in Harare on June 16 after succumbing to cancer, was buried at the Glen Forest cemetery on Friday after his family passed on…

There seems to be trouble in the paradise of Remnant Church cleric Patrick Philip Mugadza and his wife Thelma Masaka amid reports that they have been arguing a lot following his incarceration for predicting that President Robert Mugabe would die in October this year.   The Daily News on Sunday can reveal that there has been a lot of stress in their marriage since his release from Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison.   Mugadza, who is…

Johannesburg — Alleged murderer Sandile Mantsoe has denied allegations made by the investigating officer that he had admitted to killing his ex-lover Karabo Mokoena, saying that he had been coerced into writing a statement by a female officer who threatened him.   In a replying affidavit read out yesterday afternoon by his new legal representative, Victor Simelane, in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court, Mantsoe said that, on his arrest, he was detained at the Sandton police…

Reports yesterday indicated that Masire died on Thursday night after he was hospitalised last weekend in a critical condition. In a statement posted on Facebook, the Botswana government said: “This is to confirm that our beloved Former President Sir Ketumile Quett Joni Masire has passed away. May His Soul Rest in Peace and his family and the nation as a whole be comforted.”   Masire was the president of Botswana from 1980 to 1998.  …

Government does not anticipate major price increases on fortified food as the cost of ingredients used during the process are not significant to influence any changes, a Cabinet Minister has said.   Food fortification is the process of adding nutrients such as vitamins and minerals to food to prevent nutritional deficiencies.   Government has made it mandatory that food processors fortify food; mealie meal, cooking oil, flour and sugar with effect from July 1.  …

IN an unprecedented move that borders on treason, a man who claims to be the rightful heir to the Ndebele Kingdom, Mr Stanley Raphael Khumalo is demanding keys to the State House in Bulawayo, claiming it is his official residence.   The behaviour of Mr Khumalo who all along has been using Tshuma as his surname has drawn outrage from the Mthwakazi KaMzilikazi Cultural Society, an organisation that promotes Ndebele culture and is made up…

A loser is essentially someone who gives up before exhausting all available options. With that in mind, there is a very dangerous but widely accepted fallacy we must address, especially as we stare at the do-or-die 2018 elections.   That Zimbabwe is hobbling on its knees towards a total precipice is incontestable. At the epicenter of the rot and debilitation in Zimbabwe is the unmistakably conspicuous and fading figure of Robert Mugabe.   Ever since…

Click on this link to view a clip from Patson Dzamara with a message for the people Zimbabwe: https://www.facebook.com/DocPeedee/videos/10210210961137142/ Ruling and Judgement on Patson Dzamara’s case  was suspended until next court appearance set at Thursday 29 June. This is due to the fact that Dzamara’s co-accused, Haruzivishe absconded court and so to  the courts are yet to make closing submissions. A defiant Patson Dzamara announced that they remain prayerful and hopeful for a positive outcome and thanked…