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Harare Bureau
MBADA Diamonds, the biggest football sponsors in the country this year, yesterday paid a glowing tribute to Zimbabwe football legend, Adam Ndlovu, who died in a car crash near Victoria Falls International Airport on Sunday morning.Teargas member jailed
MUSICIAN Nkosinathi Mdluli, who is the backbone of multi-award-winning hip-hop act Teargas, is languishing in a Mpumalanga jail.
Zuma retains ANC presidency
South African president Jacob Zuma scored a thumping victory in an ANC leadership contest yesterday, opening the way for him to lead Africa’s largest economy until 2019.
Zuma won the backing of 75,1 percent of the ANC’s 3 977 voting delegates at a party conference in Bloemfontein, making him the odds-on favourite to retain the presidency after 2014 general elections.
Businessman Cyril Ramaphosa won the deputy presidency of the party with 76,4 percent of the vote in a three-way race, setting him up to become Zuma’s potential eventual successor and country’s president.
The vote took place despite the conference being threatened by right wing extremists.
Police said four men plotted to kill President Zuma, Motlanthe, government ministers and senior party officials. The men were charged with treason and terrorism.
Police warn injivas
Chronicle Reporters
AT least 80 percent of the police force in Matabeleland has been deployed on ground patrols as police move to curb crime during the festive season.
In separate interviews, police spokespersons from the region warned injiva who often commit crimes during the period that this year the police would be out in full force to deal ruthlessly with criminals.
Police have set up 24-hour roadblocks on major roads in and around the region to identify and arrest criminals on the police wanted list.
Deputy police spokesperson for Bulawayo, Assistant Inspector Bekimpilo Ndlovu said some officers who usually do administrative duties had been re-deployed to ground patrols.
“Many officers have been re-deployed and at least 80 percent of the force would be on the ground to ensure a crime free festive season,” said Asst Insp Ndlovu.
He said police were aware that some criminals, especially injiva, who skipped the border after committing crimes, would be in the country for the festive season.
Adamski’s burial date set
Senior Sports Reporter
THE late Adam “Adamski” Ndlovu will be laid to rest on Saturday in Bulawayo although the family is still consulting on where the icon will be rested following calls that he be declared a hero.Fans set up get well soon page for Peter
Lillian Sibanda
FANS and supporters of the legendary Peter Ndlovu have created a get well soon page for the soccer legend on Facebook, a social networking site.Turmoil in Sables camp
Harare Bureau
A STORM is brewing in the Zimbabwe national rugby side — the Sables — just a few days after taking part in the Emirates Four-Nations tournament where they finished third in Dubai.