Biti’s bid to scuttle grain deal sparks outrage
Hebert Zharare Political Editor
PM’s aide blows state funds on fake trip

A close aide of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has been arrested for allegedly defrauding the Government
June 29 poll ruling: judge speaks
Innocent Ruwende Senior Court ReporterJUDGE President Justice George Chiweshe has said
President in Nairobi for Kenyatta inaguration
Takunda Maodza in Nairobi Kenya
PRESIDENT Mugabe arrived here yesterday to join other Heads of State and Government for the inaguration ceremony of Mr Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya’s fourth president today.
The President, who is accompanied by the First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe and senior government officials, was met at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by ambassador to Kenya
Headboy hangs self over pregnancy
Bulawayo BureauA Phakamani High School headboy in Plumtree hanged himself yesterday after suspecting that he had impregnated his girlfriend, an O Level pupil at the same school.
Police spokesperson for Matabeleland South Assistant Inspector Christopher Ngwenya identified the pupil as Form Six student Obriel Ncube (19) of Number 759 Makariba suburb,
Korean robbed of US$25 000, i-pads
Crime ReporterA Korean national lost US$10 000 cash, cellphones and electrical gadgets worth over US$25 000 to four armed robbers who raided his Sentosa home in Mabelreign, Harare, last Friday evening.
Windmill sues Mutsvangwa
Innocent Ruwende Senior Court ReporterFertiliser company Windmill has taken former ambassador to China Christopher Mutsvangwa to court after he allegedly failed to pay more than US$24 000 for agriculutural inputs extended to him in a loan facility.
Hurungwe man rapes grandma
Herald CorrespondentA Hurungwe man was last week arraigned before a Karoi magistrate for allegedly raping his 65-year-old grandmother several times during the just ended Easter holiday.
Magistrate Mrs Nyaradzo Ringisayi advised Fidelis Chihaka from Nyahonde village under Chief Mujinga, Hurungwe to apply for bail at the High Court before she remanded him to
Zaac boss Gumbo to stand trial for fraud
Tendai Rupapa Senior Court ReporterZimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission chief executive Ngonidzashe Gumbo, who is facing charges of defrauding the commission of US$435 000, will stand trial on May 20.
Gumbo allegedly bought offices to be used by the commission in Mt Pleasant, Harare using Government funds, but registered the property in the name of a company he jointly
Trial date for 4 MDC-T officials set
Senior Court ReporterThe trial date for four MDC-T officials accused of compiling illegal “dockets” against Government officials has been set for May 13.
Thabani Mpofu, Felix Matsinde, Mehluli Tshuma, all former public prosecutors, and Warship Dumba, a former Harare councillor are facing charges of impersonating the police,





