adminBiti scuttles grain deal — President
Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi BureauPRESIDENT Mugabe has castigated Finance Minister Tendai Biti and MDC-T’s stance against the importation of about 150 000 tonnes of maize from Zambia.
Toddler (18 months) drowns in bucket
Herald ReporterA-one-and-a-half-year-old Chitungwiza toddler last week drowned in a bucket.
Acting Harare provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Tarirai Dube confirmed the incident.
Cops launch hunt for Masendeke brothers
Crime ReporterPOLICE have launched a serious manhunt for the two brothers of the late notorious armed robber and murderer Edgar Edmund Masendeke, who recently fatally assaulted a man after a misunderstanding during a beer drink in Kwekwe.
Zimondi bail bid thrown out
Senior Court ReporterA HIGH Court judge last week threw out a bail application by Pritchard Zimondi, who is accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend in Chitungwiza in April 2011.
In his ruling, Justice Joseph Musakwa said the defence had not proffered any exceptional circumstances enough to sway the court to grant Zimondi bail.
Fugitive MDC-T activist Gorekore in court
Court ReporterFormer MDC-T Mbare Ward 3 councillor Paul Gorekore, who has been at large since the arrest of other MDC-T activists accused of murdering a police officer in 2011, appeared in court on Friday facing murder charges of the same.
MDC-T MP forges qualifications
Herald Reporter
DPRK missile laucnh imminent
SEOUL — A top South Korean security official said yesterday that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) may test-launch a missile this week, as the United States delayed its own missile test due to soaring tensions on the peninsula.Xi Jinping hold talks with Sata
BEIJING – On April 6, Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with his Zambian counterpart Michael Chilufya Sata in the city of Sanya in south China’s Hainan Province.President Sata is on a week-long state visit to China. He is also attending one of Asia’s leading regional economic forums – Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) in Boao, Hainan province
Obama’s ‘playbook’ and the threat of nuclear war in Asia
Peter Symonds
The Obama administration has engaged in reckless provocations against North Korea over the past month, inflaming tensions in North East Asia and heightening the risks of war.All set for Kenyatta’s inauguration
NAIROBI. — Final preparations for tomorrow’s swearing in of President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya’s fourth president are in top gear.Presidential Press Service director Isaya Kabira last Friday said the unit would provide live feed for media houses that do not have outside broadcasting vans.