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ACTIVIST cleric Pastor Patrick Mugadza has petitioned the US embassy in Harare, challenging the decision to give President Robert Mugabe and his ‘bloated delegation’ visas to attend this year’s United Nations (UN) general assembly, NewZimbabwe.com reported.   The summit is scheduled for September 19 to 23 and Mugabe is reportedly travelling with a claimed 70-strong delegation, including his entire family.   In his petition to the US Harare embassy Wednesday, Pastor Mugadza said the granting…

The UK terror level has been raised from severe to critical after fifth terror incident in Britain this year alone. The terrorist group IS has claimed responsibility for an improvised bomb with wires attached in a freeze bucket which exploded at Parsons Green in London.   The bomb was designed to be activated remotely and not kill the person who planted , which resulted in the make shift bomb not fully detonating. The failure to…

Following the ugly scenes that degenerated into a scuffle at Rufaro stadium on Sunday, COSAFA and ZIFA president Dr Philip Chiyangwa was quick to rescind Christian Epoupa’s red card he was awarded for headbutting Petr Muduwa.   The decision has since sparked outrage among the football fraternity leaving the government at the mercy of weighing in to resolve the despute.   ” . . . the Minister (of Sport and Recreation) urges all sport administrators…

The launch has been condemned by Japan and South Korea North Korea has fired a ballistic missile across Japan, creating new tension in the region after its nuclear bomb test less than two weeks ago. The missile reached an altitude of about 770km (478 miles), travelling 3,700km before landing in the sea off Hokkaido, South Korea’s military says. It flew higher and further than one fired over Japan late last month. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo…

The decision by the South African government to extend the permits of Zimbabweans working, studying and operating businesses in the country has come as a huge relief to thousands of the foreign nationals and millions back in Zimbabwe relying on remittances sent from across the Limpopo. It ends the panic that had gripped the more than 250 000 holders of the Zimbabwe Special Permit (ZSP) ahead of the four-year document’s expiry at the end of…

President Robert Mugabe could not hold his appreciation of the beauty and achievement of his bitter political rival MDC-T Vice President Thokozani Khupe during her graduation with a PhD when he openly planted a kiss on her hand while Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo smiled on the sideline. Khupe graduated today with a PhD. Thesis title: The Informal Sector and Empowerment of Women: A Case Study of Women Retail Traders in Flea Market…

Zimbabwe’s despot leader President Robert Mugabe is taking at least seventy people to the United Nations General Assembly at a cost of US$10 million.   The delegation includes the president’s whole family along with his grand child Simbanashe Chikore, the son to Mugabe’s son inlaw, Air Zimbabwe’s Chief Operating Officer Simba Chikore, who is the husband to Mugabe’s daughter Bona.   Each member of the massive entourage will earn on average US$15 000 in a…

AfriForum has reportedly said that it won’t be deterred in its case against Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe after she maintained in court papers that the young South African model Gabriella Engels who accused her of assault was the actual aggressor.   According to SABC, AfriForum spokesperson Willie Spies said that it was typical of a criminal to blame the victim for their crime.   “I was not surprised to read that she wrote the…

AT least six Zimbabweans are believed to be among eight people who were killed when a Bulawayo-bound Toyota Quantum they were travelling in collided with a private vehicle along the N1 highway. The quantum was travelling from Hillbrow in Johannesburg heading for Bulawayo while the smaller car was travelling to Makhadho town. Limpopo police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe said the accident occurred between Makhado and Musina towns near the Akunamathatha area on Sunday. He…