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LIBYAN Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Taher Elmagrahi yesterday defected to the NATO-backed rebels. The rebels are under the National Transitional Council which claims to have taken control of Libya after Muammar Gaddafi reportedly fled.
The Government of Zimbabwe immediately said it did not recognise the NTC and if Mr Elmagrahi had indeed defected, then he had no business here.
Mr Elmagrahi wrote to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announcing his decision yesterday.
He then ordered the pulling down of the Libyan flag at the Libyan embassy in Harare.
The all-green national flag was replaced with the green, black and red-coloured flag associated with the rebels.
Biti, Goche clash over Airzim
Herald Reporter
TRANSPORT, Communications and In-frastructure Development Minister Nicholas Goche is headed for a clash with his Finance counterpart Tendai Biti on Government’s role in bailing out the ailing Air Zimbabwe.
Minister Biti argues that Government will not rescue the national airline citing other pressing demands.
However, Minister Goche dismissed the claims as “personal views”.
Air Zimbabwe is wholly-owned by the Government. Its planes have been grou-nded for the past four weeks after pilots downed tools demanding outstanding salaries and allowances.
Minister Biti on Tuesday said Government did not have money
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INSTEAD of seeking formal employment to augment her husband’s meagre earnings, Sibusisiwe Madyangove of Nhende
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