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Tripoli — Nato must investigate the killing of dozens of civilians during its air campaign in Libya last year and provide reparations to the people affected, Amnesty International said on Monday.Dozens killed in Iraq attacks
Baghdad — Near-simultaneous attacks in several Iraqi cities killed at least 39 people yesterday on the anniversary of the US-led invasion of the country, just days before Baghdad hosts a landmark Arab summit.SA delegation to convene investment seminars in Zimbabwe
Business ReporterA DELEGATION from 30 companies in South Africa will next week convene investment and economic seminars with businesspeople in Bulawayo and Harare.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Planning and Investment Promotion Dr Desire Sibanda told Business Chronicle that the seminars were a follow-up to the Zimbabwe Investment Conference held in South Africa recently.
Samsung to hold Africa Forum in Cape Town
Business ReporterGlobal technology giant Samsung will this week hold its annual Samsung Africa Forum where it will showcase new products and technologies.
In a statement, the company said the Samsung 2012 Africa forum will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, starting tomorrow and ending on Sunday.
Zimbabwe annual inflation remains unchanged
Business ReporterZIMBABWE’S annual inflation for February stood at 4,3 percent, unchanged from the previous month although prices increased at an average of 0,49 percent from January and February this year.
Gwisai sentencing set for today
Tendai Rupapa Court Reporter
FORMER Highfield legislator and University of Zimbabwe law lecturer Munyaradzi Gwisai and five accomplices convicted of conspiring to commit public violence will be sentenced today.
The prosecution urged the court to slap the six with the maximum sentence of 10 years in jail.
Gwisai was jointly charged with Antoneta Choto (36), Tatenda Mombeyarara (29), Edson Chakuma (38), Hopewell Gumbo (32) and Welcome Zimuto (25).
According to Section 188 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act, as read with Section 36, the offence attracts a fine not exceeding level 12 which is US$2 000 or imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or both.
Mr Nyazamba said the court should consider the maximum stipulated custodial sentence since the
Shamva murder: Eight policemen arrested
Crime Reporter
SHAMVA Police Station officer-in-charge and seven other policemen have been arrested in connection with the fatal assault of a suspect at the weekend.
He said the eight have since been transferred to allow investigations to take place.
“We are treating it just like any murder case. So there is no favouritism. We are going to carry out investigations until we finalise the case,” he said.
Snr Asst Comm Bvudzijena said those who were beaten up were going for medical examinations to ascertain the extent of the injuries they sustained.
“As ZRP we respect the sanctity of human life and these officers have since been transferred from the station to allow investigations to take place,” he said.
Coltart in tender scandal
Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter
PARLIAMENT yesterday took Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart to task for awarding a textbooks supply tender to an international firm leaving out Zimbabwean companies.
Legislators said the decision will subject all primary school pupils to one school of thought for the next five years, the lifespan of the textbooks.
The textbooks were being funded by the Unicef under the Education Transition Fund.
Chitungwiza North MP Mr Fidelis Mhashu (MDC-T) said the tender bordered on “corruption as Longman Zimbabwe was merely used as a front for Longman International” (United Kingdom) ahead
VP Mujuru meets Indian Prime Minister
Walter Muchinguri in New Delhi, India
Vice President Joice Mujuru yesterday met Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh at his offices
President receives computers
PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday received 10 computers from Huawei with the Chinese company