adminPM off to Botswana
Political EditorPrime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai left the country for Botswana yesterday on a two-day working visit. Reports say he was expected to meet President Ian Seretse Khama in Gaborone privately and apprise him of the situation in Zimbabwe, among other issues. Party insiders say the trip was part of
Rushwaya’s trial postponed
Senior Court ReporterThe case in which Zifa chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya is accused of corruptly concealing transactions from a principal has been postponed to November 19. This will allow her new lawyer to prepare for the trial. Rushwaya is denying all nine counts of corruptly concealing transactions from a
Judgment deferred
Beitbridge BureauJudgment in the case of a Beitbridge district hospital mortuary attendant accused of demanding payment for the disposal of the bodies of three babies has been postponed to December 4. Lawrence Mhuri (56) was accused of demanding payment from the parents of three dead babies for
Boyfriend killer keeps body in bedroom for 11 days
A woman killed her boyfriend and kept his body in a wheelie bin in her bedroom for 11 days, a court heard today. When police found Shaun Corey (42), his body was so decomposed they could not say how he died. Karen Otmani (42) had been talking about getting rid of her on-off lover and hadConfidence key to our progress
Otumfuo Osei Tutu IINo one disputes that 54 disparate states, the majority of them desperately poor but resourceful, can never muster the voice to be taken seriously in the affairs of the world. The marginalisation of Africa is a painful reality and whether we like it or not, it will continue until our continent is able to
Gaddafi: A dead man walking
The Arena HildegardeMaybe, I should have called it “When a dead man has the last laugh”, but since he is dead, let him be a dead man walking. He has been dead one year, but his death continues to cause sleepless nights in Tripoli, Paris, London and Washington DC.
If those affected by his death came from this part of Africa, they would have realised the wisdom of consulting village elders. More precisely, why is the Libyan leader’s death still haunting not only Libyans but Nato allies that were behind his demise?
Why would some of the Nato allies like the United States lose four citizens, including an ambassador and some Navy Seals (best known for doing in Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden) in Benghazi, the cradle of the Libyan uprising against Muammar Gaddafi?
Dealing with negligence
Wencelaus MurapeThe definition of negligence of duty has remained elusive to the majority of workers and employers to some extent. The ignorance of the definition has surprisingly been demonstrated by a learned arbitrator, resulting in protracted appeal wrangles at the Labour Court. Sestino Major