admin7 MDC-T youths up for assault
Court ReporterSEVEN MDC-T youths from Chitungwiza allegedly stormed a house belonging to a Zanu-PF member in the town last Sunday and assaulted him for wearing his party’s T-shirt and a beret. They also confiscated the T-shirt and the beret after spraying
Zimrights official trial postponed
Senior Court ReporterTHE trial of Zimbabwe Human Rights Organisation officials accused of publishing or communicating false statements prejudicial to the State has been further postponed to April 19. The trial was postponed after the defence team led by Ms Beatrice Mtetwa
Marikana cop report affirms killing
RUSTENBERG. — A police report confirms that officers shot dead 34 striking mineworkers at Marikana, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry heard yesterday.Dumisa Ntsebenza, for the families of the deceased, said the report showed that the police did not dispute shooting dead the miners, and that the argument was about the
HIV man gets six years for rape
Court ReporterAn HIV positive man who had sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl in a scooter twice and gave her R5 was sentenced to four years in jail.
The man took advantage of the situation after the girl was sent to the shops
58 pedestrians, cyclist killed in accidents
Crime ReporterAt least 58 pedestrians and cyclists were hit and killed by vehicles in separate incidents countrywide between January and February.
Of the 58, 37 were pedestrians, while 21 were cyclists. Acting National Traffic Unit spokesperson
Africa’s tycoon ‘plans Nigeria refinery’
LAGOS. — Africa’s wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, says he aims to invest up to US$8 billion in a major new oil refinery that would almost double Nigeria’s oil output.Nigeria is Africa’s biggest oil producer but lacks refining capacity and has to import most of its fuel.
Venezuela still tense after vote
CARACAS. — The transition to life in Venezuela without Hugo Chavez remained fractious and volatile yesterday, after a disputed weekend presidential election won by his political heir sparked deadly protests.Conciliation and mediation
At The Workplace Wenceslaus Murape
Mediation is a facilitative process in which disputing partners engage the assistance of an impartial third party, the mediator, who helps to try to arrive at an agreed resolution of the dispute. The mediator has no authority to make any decisions that are binding on
The gravest threat to peace
Noam ChomskyReporting on the final U.S. presidential campaign debate, on foreign policy, The Wall Street Journal observed that “the only country mentioned more (than Israel) was Iran, which is seen by most nations in the Middle East as the gravest security threat to the region.” The two