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Presidential scholarship scam – Official in Mugabe’s office arrested

By Tendai Rupapa An official from the Office of the President and Cabinet in charge of the Presidential Scholarship scheme has been arrested on allegations of soliciting bribes ranging between $500 and $1,500 from prospective students, who wanted to study under the scheme. Tafadzwa Mafuwu, 35, a senior executive to the director of the Presidential […]

Presidential Scholarship reducing students to street beggars in South Africa

I am a born-free citizen, but I never knew freedom since I was born. Freedom of speech and expression is nothing more than a bookish concept taught in classrooms and ends there. A “sovereign” state where citizens are not allowed to air their views. Where the Ministry of Defence is a priority whilst health, social welfare and education are options.

Mugabe scholarship students stranded in SA

Dozens of Zimbabwean students enrolled at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology on a Robert Mugabe scholarship have been barred from lectures and thrown out of residential halls, because the government has not paid.

Zimbabwe arms deal mystery deepens

Mystery surrounds the source of funds used to buy an assortment of arms from South Africa, strengthening allegations that Zanu PF could be running a parallel authority outside the coalition government. Zimbabwe last week took delivery of an assortment of weaponry.