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Longtime Mugabe foe dies in exile in South Africa

Longtime Mugabe foe dies in exile in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG — A veterans’ group says the last white commander of forces that opposed the guerrilla armies that swept Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to power has died.

Mugabe in desperate attempt to woo Apostolic sect

Mugabe in desperate attempt to woo Apostolic sect

These are desperate times for Zanu PF’s 86 year-old dictator Robert Mugabe who last week dressed up in white apostolic sect robes and joined the Johane Masowe Passover ceremony. With elections slated for next year in 2011 Mugabe and his lieutenants are only too aware their popularity is at an all time low and have no chance of winning a free and fair election.

Russian spy network ran UK-Zim money transfer

Russian spy network ran UK-Zim money transfer

Millions of cash in pounds sent home by exiled Zimbabweans based in the UK has up ended up in the hands of Russian spy network linked to Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF, a report from a British newspaper revealed.

MPs threaten demonstrations over poor pay

MPs threaten demonstrations over poor pay

Zimbabwe’s Members of Parliament have threatened to hold demonstrations after the minister of Finance refused to review their allowances upwards. The MPs claim their allowances are lower than those of their counterparts in lawless Somalia.

PM Tsvangirai fires Maridadi over office affair

PM Tsvangirai fires Maridadi over office affair

Although the weekly Financial Gazette reported that Maridadi had been removed as the PM’s spokesman as part of a restructuring exercise Nehanda Radio can exclusively reveal that the former Radio 3 DJ is in fact in hot soup after having an affair with Tsvangirai’s secretary at Munhumutapa Building in Harare.

Zimbabwean journalist injured in SA xenophobic attack

Zimbabwean journalist injured in SA xenophobic attack

JOHANNESBURG – The Daily Sun said that it was standing by a report it published on Thursday which described a xenophobic assault on one of its journalists. “The reporter is sticking to the story and it is backed up by a local councillor,” said Daily Sun editor-in-chief Themba Khumalo. Khumalo promised that more revelations on [...]

Zanu PF launches propaganda jingles on ZBC

Zanu PF launches propaganda jingles on ZBC

Harare – Information and Publicity Minister and Zanu (PF) political commissar Webster Shamu has ordered all Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation four Radio stations’ Disc Jockeys and the two television channels to play some Zanu (PF) propaganda jingles he produced for at least twice an hour per each DJ’s shift. The launch of the propaganda jingles is [...]

Mliswa implicates Chihuri in looting scandal

Mliswa implicates Chihuri in looting scandal

Controversial ZANU PF businessman, Temba Mliswa, on Tuesday implicated Police Commissioner Augustine Chihuri as one of the individuals who bought property from him that he allegedly looted from white owned farms. The court was left stunned when Mliswa revealed that his company sold generators to Chihuri, former ZANU PF chairman for Mashonaland East Paddy Zhanda and a company owned by Defence Force Commander General Chiwenga.