Archive for December, 2009
Wrongfully jailed Nherera speaks out
By Roselyne Sachiti Former Zupco board chairman Professor Charles Nhe-rera, whose conviction on corruption charges was recently quashed by the High Court after he had already served his two-year jail term, says he is not a bitter man and being a “guest of the State” was a learning experience. Speaking at his Greencroft home in [...]
Beware of too Much Teeth, Violence
By Joram Nyathi “IF it was all up to me, Jomic’s power would be increased by 200%,” said MDC-T provincial chairman Morgan Femai. He was taking up a theme raised by a participant at the first interparty provincial leadership conference convened by the Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee (Jomic) in Harare on November 27 2009. [...]
Zimbabwe diamonds auctioned for a song
Chris Muronzi Zimbabwe could have lost millions of dollars in a diamond sale after Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) authorised Sabi Gold Mine to auction gems for a song, businessdigest can reveal. Documents in our possession show that Sabi sold gemstones weighing 31,5 kg (157 968,71 carats) for US$3,50 per carat and realised US$553 [...]
Mnangagwa tries to scuttle talks
By Dumisani Muleya The Zanu PF negotiating team in the current round of talks with two MDC formations has angered its party leaders after making critical concessions on the media without consultation, in a move which could see President Robert Mugabe’s party losing its grip on the public media. The situation has triggered uproar in [...]
Jestina Mukoko to speak in London
Former ZBC television presenter and Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) director Jestina Mukoko will be in London to speak about her experiences at the hands of Mugabe’s brutal regime. The soft spoken activist was abducted by state security operatives from her home in Norton and held incommunicado for several weeks before the regime brought her to [...]
US film star attends Zim HIV Awards
Emmy Award winning actress and Population Services International (PSI) Ambassador, Debra Messing, will visit Zimbabwe next week, and will attend the ninth presentation of the Auxillia Chimusoro HIV and AIDS Awards on December 10. The awards, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and held this year at the National Art Gallery, [...]
Weakened Warriors beat Somalia
Zimbabwe 2======Somalia 0 A second string Zimbabwe national team beat Somalia 2-0 in the 2009 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. The win moves Zimbabwe closer to reaching the quarter-finals of a competition they were invited as guests on the back of their winning this year’s COSAFA cup on home [...]
DJ Squila Taken Off Air
Power FM DJ Squila has been suspended from the airwaves pending investigation on allegations he reported for work drunk. The DJ whose real name is Tafadzwa Sikwila is alleged to have hosted last Friday’s show under the influence of alcohol. According to Power FM listeners, DJ Squila whose reputation is marred in controversy, used abusive [...]




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