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February 5, 2017

Apostle Chipoyera targets witches, wizards

Witches and wizards who cause sickness and other forms of infirmities in Christians will die before the end of this month, Kingdom Prosperity Ministries leader Apostle Rodney Chipoyera told congregants last week. Leading last week’s Wednesday Spiritual Clinic Service in Harare, Apostle Chipoyera said he was praying that those engineering “bad luck” and blocking physical […]

Travel ban: US temporarily suspends order as Trump derides judge

By Martin Pengelly, Edward Helmore in New York, Alan Yuhas in San Francisco | Guardian | The federal government has said it will comply with a federal judge’s temporary halt on Donald Trump’s travel ban, restoring travel for refugees and for people from seven Muslim-majority countries, even as the president berated the judge personally on […]

Gambia’s President Barrow scraps Jammeh’s four-day week

The Gambia’s new president has scrapped the four-day week introduced by his predecessor Yahya Jammeh. In a statement Adama Barrow said that public sector employees would now have to work a half-day on Fridays too. Four years ago, Mr Jammeh had said the country’s mainly Muslim population should use Fridays to pray, socialise and tend […]

Ncube’s MDC slams Khupe

The Welshman Ncube-led MDC has reacted angrily to MDC vice president Thokozani Khupe’s remarks that there is no need for the Morgan Tsvangirai-led party to have coalition partners in Bulawayo.

Activist Maguwu files for divorce

Civic society activist and critic of government’s diamond mining activities in Chiadzwa, Farai Maguwu, has filed a High Court application seeking to divorce his wife of five years — Tafadzwa Munyebvu.

Mugabe insult trial flops

A former MDC councillor in Gwanda — Themba Nyoni — is off the hook after a magistrate removed him from remand roll and suspended his trial over charges of insulting President Robert Mugabe.