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MAPUTO. — Poorly-equipped Mozambique yesterday said joint efforts with neighbouring countries to fight piracy in its waters are paying off. Regional powerhouse South Africa last year deployed an anti-piracy frigate to the Mozambican waters in a bid to ward off the southward-creeping threat from Somali pirates. “At the moment we see a trend downwards. We hope this trendZimbabwe likely to receive uninterrupted power
Felex Share Herald Reporter
ZIMBABWE could start receiving uninterrupted power from Mozambique after Zesa Holdings paid more than half of the US$76 million it owes Hydro Cabora Bassa. Zesa has so far paid US$45 million to Hydro Cabora Bassa, exceeding by US$5 million the
Naval force strikes Somali pirate assets
BRUSSELS. — An international naval force struck Somali pirate assets on land for the first time on Monday, marking a major escalation in the fight against the scourge of piracy plaguing vital shipping lanes. A European naval helicopter fired a volley against pirate skiffs stowed away on a beach in Somalia’s central Galmudug region in a carefully planned operation, aHome Affairs defends police roadblocks
Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter
THE Ministry of Home Affairs has defended police roadblocks, saying they are part of measures to contain accidents.
The ministry’s permanent secretary, Mr Melusi Matshiya, said Government asked traffic police to co-ordinate their activities to
Kunonga slams TB Joshua
Herald Reporter
THE First Constitutional Draft produced by Copac was influenced by a “demonic spirit” that saw drafters deviating from what people want, a church leader has said. Anglican Archbishop for the Province of Zimbabwe Norbet Kunonga also accused Nigerian
Mining laws blamed for giving foreigners excessive rights
Herald Reporter
DEPUTY Prime Minister Professor Arthur Mutambara yesterday admitted that Government failed to negotiate mining contracts that benefit the country. He said foreign companies were getting the country’s vast mineral resources for a song. Mining giants
Mangoma risks contempt of Parly charges
Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter
ENERGY and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma risks facing contempt of Parliament charges
Negotiators demand lifting of sanctions
Herald Reporter
Negotiators to parties in the inclusive Government last week signed an agreement demanding
Witnesses were paid, coerced at ICC: Taylor
FORMER Liberian president Charles Taylor yesterday accused the prosecution in his war crimes hearing at The Hague of bribing and threatening witnesses.
Taylor is the first African leader to stand trial for war crimes at a Special Court for Sierra Leone at The Hague.
He was convicted last month on 11 counts of aiding and abetting murder, rape, conscripting child soldiers and sexual slavery during intertwined wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone, where the prosecution alleged that more than 50 000 people were killed.
The 64-year-old leader was yesterday granted the last chance to speak at the court before sentence is passed later this month.
In a 30-minute address, Taylor disputed the accuracy of evidence presented during his four-year-long trial.
Delivering his statement from a witness box yesterday, Taylor — who insists his innocence on all charges — said money played a “corrupting, influential, significant and dominant role” in the trial. “Witnesses were paid, coerced and in many cases threatened with prosecution if they did not give statements.”
Probe, nullify disputed DCC polls: Politburo
Takunda Maodza Senior Reporter
AN extraordinary session of the Zanu-PF Po-litburo met in Harare yesterday and resolved that national political commissar Cde Webster Shamu investigate disturbances that occurred in some provinces during district co-ordinating committee elections.
Where irregularities are revealed, Cde Shamu will nullify the results and conduct fresh polls.
There have been reports of imposition of candidates during the Zanu-PF DCC elections, especially in Manicaland and Masvingo provinces.
“We had a report from the Zanu-PF national political commissar, Cde Shamu, on what transpired in the restructuring exercise, in particular the DCC. We had an extensive discussion and there were a lot of areas of concern.
“We talked about the imposition of candidates and elections not having been run in a democratic manner.
“People spoke their mind. Where there have been errors, we need to look into that. There are areas where there is need to re- look and ensure that things are done properly,” said Zanu-PF spokesperson Cde Rugare Gu-mbo.