Diaspora

LIVERPOOL - A Zimbabwean man who stole another person’s identity to pose as a registered nurse for over four years and earn nearly £200 000 through the fraudulent scheme has been sentenced to prison in the United Kingdom.

GABORONE - Police in Botswana have arrested a 29-year-old Zimbabwean national, Evans Sivechere, on allegations of orchestrating an international job-seeker scam that reportedly defrauded clients of more than P240,000 (US$17 500).

LONDON - Conrad Mwanza, a Zimbabwean media entrepreneur, diaspora strategist, and now author, will officially launch his inspiring new book, The Zimbabwean Dream, in two major UK cities this November.

LONDON - A former NHS credit controller who stole more than £218,000 from patient funds has been convicted following an investigation by the NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA).

SOUTH AFRICA - Social media users in South Africa have refused to support Afrophobic calls to deport musicians, Shasha and Nadia Nakai as well as news anchor Peter Ndoro.