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Tendai Rupapa Harare Bureau PROSECUTOR-GENERAL Johannes Tomana should remain on remand because there is reasonable suspicion that he committed an offence, Harare provincial magistrate, Vakayi Chikwekwe, said yesterday. Tomana is facing charges…
100 panners storm mine, kill guard
Richard Muponde Gwanda Correspondent A COWDRAY Park man who was employed as a security guard at a mine in West Nicholson died after about 100 illegal gold panners attacked the new…
‘Bribe’ cop conviction, sentence overturned
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter A FORMER policeman who was dismissed from the police force for allegedly accepting a bribe has successfully challenged his conviction and sentence at the Bulawayo High…
Man held for sodomising neighbour’s son at knifepoint
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter A 59-year-old man from Binga has been arrested for sodomising his neighbour’s 14-year-old son at knifepoint. Siadinya Juta Mwembe, of Kamalumbu Village, Mabobolo under Chief Saba pleaded…
Pub loses $5k to thieving employee
Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Correspondent POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for a 747 Sports Bar employee who allegedly broke into the company’s premises and stole $5,000. Spencer Magoge from Kingsdale suburb…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Mbeki letter exposes UK machinations
Elsewhere on these pages, we carry a letter written by former South African President Thabo Mbeki and published yesterday on his foundation’s website, which reveals sensational details of a plot…
South Africa’s policy towards Zim: A synopsis
Thabo Mbeki HISTORICALLY, with regard to the Zimbabwe liberation struggle, the ANC had good relations with Zapu and none with Zanu when it broke away from Zapu. This was a…
Schabir Shaik talks betrayal in Facebook post
Durban – Schabir Shaik took to Facebook last week to speak about friendship and false promises, in a post that many believed was about his friend and current president Jacob…
Uganda opposition leader detained
Uganda’s opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been arrested for the fourth time in eight days following a contested presidential election which saw the long-serving president, Yoweri Museveni, re-elected to office. Yesterday,…
18 dead after cyclone slams into Fiji
Wellington – The death toll from a ferocious cyclone which tore through Fiji over the weekend has risen to 18 as authorities yesterday began to get a grasp on the…