TWELVE DIE AFTER TRUCK IS DRIVEN INTO CROWD OF CHRISTMAS REVELLERS AT GEDACHTNISKIRCHE IN BERLIN:

  Europes security levels are now in question after a suspected terrorist attack on members of the public in Berlin. Police confirm a truck was driven into a crowd of Christmas market revellers at Gedächtniskirche revellers at a market in Berlin and there was no evidence of any attempt by the driver to stop. Civilians could not help stop the vehicle as it kept ploughing through the crowd The suspect is believed to be possibly…

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FIVE YEARS JAIL for Self -styled prophetess of the Johane MasoweYechishanu over death of 6 children who drowned during baptism

FIVE YEARS JAIL for Self -styled prophetess of the Johane MasoweYechishanu  over death of 6 children who drowned during baptism

Two of the four Chikomba suspects who were implicated in the death of six children who drowned during baptism in Muriwo Village under Headman Mutengwa in June this year have been slapped with five years sentence each.   Maud Dzvuke (31) a self -styled prophet of the Johane MasoweYechishanu Apostolic Sect was sentenced to five years by Regional Magistrate Fadzai Mtombeni after she pleaded guilty to the charge of culpable homicide.   Five years were…

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33-year Chivi man faces 72 counts of unlawful entry and theft from weekly thefts in Shurugwi and returning to Chivi.

33-year Chivi  man faces 72 counts of unlawful entry and theft from weekly thefts  in Shurugwi and returning to Chivi.

A 33-year-old man from Chivi is up facing 72 counts of unlawful entry and theft. The man who stays in Chivi would go on weekly stealing escapades in the town of Shurugwi and go back home. Brodwell Mudavanhu was brought to court for allegedly stealing property and cash amounting to US$8 000. The court heard that Mudavanhu would visit the small mining town on weekly bases only to steal and returning to his home in…

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‘Small opposition parties, are ‘briefcase parties’ which would not add value to a grand coalition’-MDC-T spokesperson Obert Gutu

‘Small opposition parties, are ‘briefcase parties’ which would not add value to a grand coalition’-MDC-T spokesperson Obert Gutu

  THE Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC-T has effectively shut out small opposition parties, saying they were “briefcase parties” which would not add value to the proposed grand coalition ahead of the 2018 general elections. In a tirade, MDC-T spokesperson Obert Gutu took to social media telling off the parties, saying they are not needed in the coalition talks. “You can hold onto your briefcase political party. Who cares? You will certainly not be missed in a…

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‘Hey bakithi, igukurahundi? You had Mugabe, Sekeramayi and Mujuru, not me I know nothing!’-Mnangagwa

‘Hey bakithi, igukurahundi? You  had Mugabe,  Sekeramayi  and Mujuru, not me  I know nothing!’-Mnangagwa

VICE-PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has denied accusations he played an active role in the Gukurahundi massacres, which reportedly claimed over 20 000 lives in Matabeleland and Midlands regions in the 1980s. Speaking in a recent interview with United Kingdom-based magazine New States Man, Mnangagwa said reports linking him to the atrocities were being peddled by his political foes to soil his image.   Mnangagwa, who at the time was State Security minister, seemed to pass the…

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Bulawayo City Council will suspend its water shedding programme starting Friday this week up to New Year for the festive holidays

Bulawayo City Council will suspend its water shedding programme starting Friday this week up to New Year for the festive holidays

  THE Bulawayo City Council will suspend its water shedding programme starting Friday this week up to New Year to allow residents to enjoy the festive holidays with water, an official said yesterday.   Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube announced that the local authority had already reduced with immediate effect the 72-hour water shedding programme to 48 hours.   “We have with immediate effect reduced the water shedding programme from 72 to 48 hours per…

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Three fake cops posing as detectives from the Minerals and Border Control Unit arrested after mounting an illegal road block

POLICE have arrested two Beitbridge men and a woman for mounting an illegal road block along the Beitbridge Masvingo Road where they posed as detectives from the Minerals and Border Control Unit. Albert Bako (25), Blessing Moyo (25) and Tanaka Mino (19) were busted by alert police officers at the 70km peg near Bubi Village, soon after extorting R3 700 from a suspected smuggler. Acting Matabeleland South police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Nkosinathi Sibanda said the…

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2013 General Elections, Bulawayo is the only province where Zanu PF won zero wards and zero constituencies- MDC official Discent Collins Bajila

2013 General Elections, Bulawayo is the only province where Zanu PF won zero wards and zero constituencies- MDC official Discent Collins Bajila

An MDC official Discent Collins Bajila has said Bulawayo people do not want to participate in demonstrations which its aim has not been communicated to them. This comes in the wake of a human rights activist Linda Masarira having accused Ndebeles of being cowards by not participating in anti government protests. “The Linda incident brings us to a point where we must evaluate the effects of demonstrations and strikes as a mobilising strategy. While I…

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Declining revenue from membership fees and subscriptions leave Zanu PF in massive US$ $16 million debt to treasury

Declining revenue from membership fees and subscriptions leave Zanu PF in massive US$ $16 million  debt to treasury

  Zanu PF’s debt has risen to $16 million amid a skewed funding structure that relies on donations and funding from the government under the Political Parties Finance Act. The report also shows that in 2016, Zanu PF got $4,5 million from Treasury under the government political parties grant. It also states that revenue from the sale of membership cards and subscriptions fell by 73% this year. This year’s conference is being held at a…

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‘Zanu PF must speak with one voice not settle grievances through Twitter and Facebook’-Mugabe

‘Zanu PF must speak with one voice not settle  grievances through Twitter and  Facebook’-Mugabe

PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday strongly denounced what he termed a strange culture of indiscipline creeping into Zanu-PF that has seen party officials taking in-house issues to social media and the private Press, saying the party has organs through which grievances are resolved.Officially opening Zanu-PF’s 16th Annual National People’s Conference here, the ruling party’s First Secretary said it was time such deviant behaviour ended. The conference is being attended by the US-based December 12 Movement led by…

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