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DAR ES SALAAM — Tanzanian police yesterday were questioning 74 migrants who survived suffocation in a truck where 42 fellow travellers perished, Deputy Interior Minister Pereira Silima said. “Police and immigration officials are questioning the survivors to establish their identity including names andCop murder case: Defence cross examines State witnesses
Court Reporter
THE trial of 29 MDC-T activists accused of murdering police Inspector Petros Mutedza continued yesterday with the defence cross-examining the three State witnesses on the inspection in loco.
Offer letter extinguishes farmer’s exhumation bid
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court ReporterGOVERNMENT has granted the widow of liberation war hero Captain Eleck Matotoba an offer letter for Ndiri Farm in Mazowe. This has put to rest the exhumation application that had been filed at the High
Marriage officer gets bail pending appeal
Court ReporterSENIOR provincial marriage officer in the Registrar General’’s Office, Gordon Tsuro, who was jailed for an effective 18 months for brutally attacking his wife accusing her of infidelity, has been granted bail
‘Court can’t run my marital affairs’
Court ReporterA HARARE woman has approached the civil court seeking a protection order against her jealousy husband she accused of stopping her from going to work. Lynette Makavanga obtained the relief she
Libya denies beating up ex-premier
TRIPOLI — Libyan medics and officials on Tuesday denied claims by the lawyer of Baghdadi al-Mahmudi, Muammar Gaddafi’s last premier, that he was beaten and hospitalised after his extradition from neighbouring Tunisia.Wife catches hubby raping own children
Court ReporterA CHINAMHORA man was allegedly caught redhanded by his wife, raping his two daughters aged six and seven. The 46-year-old man is now being charged with six counts of rape. He denied the charges when
Trio leaves homeseekers US$7 000 poorer
Court ReporterTHREE men reportedly posed as directors of a housing trust and swindled desperate home seekers of over US$7 000. Kudakwashe Chirambasukwa, Tawanda Kaurai and Enock Chikaka allegedly told the
Equip farmers with technical skills, Agritex told
Obert Chifamba recently in GURUVEGOVERNMENT has challenged Agritex officers to equip farmers with technical skills that guarantee continuity of donor funded projects when the donors eventually leave. In an interview during a tour of
New flea market for Mbare
Municipal ReporterA privately-owned 5 200-stall fleamarket is taking shape in Mbare along Harare Road near Matapi Flats.
Some traders have already taken up space at the new fleamarket which analysts say will help decongest