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BREAKING:CHINESE MINING COMPANY seeks to evict 20 000 people from Domboshava after it was granted granite mining rights as , in Zimbabwe mining rights supersedes the right to occupation according to a law that was passed during the Rhodesia regime A Chinese mining company has come under fire after it sought to evict about 20 000 people in Domboshava after it was granted granite mining rights. In a statement on Friday Deputy Government Spokesperson energy…

They pout, tilt their heads, and turn one hip to the camera for a slimmer silhouette, their brown hair catching the light as they pose for a selfie.But these are no tourists: they are Ndakazi and Ndeze, two orphaned gorillas in Virunga national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. And they forgot to suck their bellies in.The “gorilla selfie” went viral after it was shared by Mathieu Shamavu, the ranger who captured it.Shamavu…

One of the convicts was crucified, according to an interior ministry statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).In Saudi Arabia, crucifixion means the body of someone executed is strung up and put on display as a deterrent to others.“The death penalty was implemented on a number of criminals for adopting extremist terrorist ideologies and forming terrorist cells to corrupt and disrupt security as well as spreading chaos and provoking sectarian strife,” SPA said in…

Lottery bosses are reportedly investigating a £4 million scratchcard won by two convicted crooks.Mark Goodram, 36, and Jon-Ross Watson, 31, appeared to have embarked on a four-day celebration to celebrate the multi-million pound win.But according to The Sun, lottery company Camelot is refusing to pay out the jackpot amid concerns the ticket was bought with a stolen debit card.The newspaper reported that the winning scratchcard was bought with a debit card but when Goodram and…

TWO pirate taxi operators lost their Honda Fit vehicles to unknown carjackers in separate incidents in Bulawayo on Wednesday night. The first incident involved four unknown men who carjacked a Honda Fit driver they had hired from Plumtree Town to Bulawayo. The second one involved an unknown man who hired a Honda Fit driver to take him to Lochview suburb and when they arrived at his destination he tricked the driver into exiting the car…

His presence at the annual show adds to the international flair where 16 countries, including Belarus, Botswana, Ethiopia, Japan, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, United States of America and Zambia, are participating. The United States of America has also returned to the ZITF after a three-year absence, a development which observers say is an indicator of Washington’s commitment to re-engage with Zimbabwe.Under the new political order led by President Mnangagwa,…

A SUSPECTED poacher was shot dead on Monday night in Hwange National Park, while his three accomplices escaped undressed following a gunfire exchange with Zimparks patrol officers.The deceased, who is believed to be a local, was standing guard and armed with a rifle, while his three colleagues took a bath when a patrol team comprising parks rangers and police officers spotted them.Zimparks spokesperson Tinashe Farawo said a gunfire exchange with poachers resulted in the tragic…

A self-confessed racist behind one of the most gruesome hate crimes in US history has been executed in Texas.John William King was executed by lethal injection for the dragging death of James Byrd Jr, who was chained to the back of a truck and dragged for nearly three miles along a secluded road near Jasper, Texas, in 1998.Mr Byrd, 49, who prosecutors say was targeted because he was black, was alive for at least two…

Mali’s Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga and his entire government have resigned, said the country’s secretary general in a statement.The mass resignation was accepted by President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, who offered thanks for “loyalty” and “high sense of duty,” said the statement released Thursday.After stepping down, Maïga took to Twitter to express his gratitude to the president for having permitted him and his government to “serve our country and our citizens” in a “crucial time…

A 35-year-old-man from Silobela shot patrons at Dam Site Bottle Store at Insukamini Business Centre after an argument, leaving one dead and another critically injured. The incident occurred on Independence Day at around 11pm when Mike Mlilo of Magola Village under Chief Masila in Silobela opened fire on patrons who were drinking beer at the bottle store after they accused him of flashing them with his vehicle lights. Mlilo allegedly shot Gift Bhebhe in the…