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From Thupeyo Muleya in BEITBRIDGE SOMEWHERE in the rural area of Buhera, lies the Man Mountain — known to the world simply as Kilimanjaro — who boxed his way from Mbare to rule the African continent. Proud Chinembiri, the late heavyweight boxing champion, took his sport to another level in this country in the category […]
Two bus drivers including a Zimbabwean, Buka Tabengwa working illegally in Britain, were arrested by immigration officials after carrying out raids on their depots, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) said. One man, from South Africa, was held as he arrived at Arriva’s Northfleet depot in Kent after it was claimed he obtained work with a […]
JESTINA Mukoko’s abduction, detention and torture in December 2008, and the subsequent dropping of all charges by a full bench of Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court on September 28 is serving as a timeline in a country emerging from the depths of despair into the first glimmer of hope. Mukoko, a single mother, journalist and human rights […]
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s former information minister, reputed to be the mastermind behind Zimbabwe’s harsh media laws, has rejoined President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF, the party said Friday. Jonathan Moyo, currently Zimbabwe’s sole independent lawmaker, had been welcomed back into the fold, said Ephraim Masawi, ZANU-PF spokesman. “The politburo considered the application by professor Jonathan Moyo […]
By CHENGETAI ZVAUYA HARARE, Zimbabwe — A prominent Zimbabwean human rights activist and eight others are suing the government for $500 million after terror charges against them were dropped because they had been beaten and tortured, their lawyer said Thursday. Harrison Nkomo, a lawyer for activist Jestina Mukoko, said the national police commissioner, intelligence minister […]
JOHANNESBURG — Nestle says it will stop buying milk from Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s wife’s farm after facing worldwide boycott threats. The international food company said in a statement Thursday that it had been buying from Grace Mugabe’s farm because the cash-strapped national Dairy Board could not. Nestle said they didn’t want the milk to […]
The announcement of the unilateral appointment of new board members for the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) and other statutory bodies by the Ministry of Media, Information and Publicity represents yet another threat to the spirit and letter of the inclusive government. Information minister Webster Shamu has simply usurped the powers of Parliament which had […]
The Zimbabwe Conundrum (The Last Part) By George B.N. Ayittey, Ph.D. One poignant lesson that can be drawn from Africa’s disastrous postcolonial record is the fact that sycophancy and collaboration seldom pay. The sycophants often delude themselves into thinking that, should their country blow, they will always be able escape to enjoy their booty outside […]