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Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent THE Zanu-PF leadership in Masvingo has so far mobilised 50 beasts for the 16th Annual National People’s Conference slated for December. Acting provincial chairman Cde Amasa Nhenjana said preparations for the conference were progressing smoothly with the executive committee regularly meeting to check on progress.
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From Mabasa Sasa in NEW YORK, USA The 71st Session of the General Assembly has opened at the United Nations headquarters in New York. President Mugabe and other world leaders are in attendance and will contribute their views to this year’s General Debate, which comes exactly a year after the launch of Sustainable Development Goals. […]
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Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt, the actress’s lawyer has confirmed. Robert Offer said the actress filed for “dissolution of marriage” on Monday, adding the “decision was made for the health of the family”. “She will not be commenting, and asks that the family be given its privacy at this time,” Offer […]
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Yaya Toure has announced his retirement from international football. Manchester City midfielder Toure has decided to end a 14-year career playing for Ivory Coast as he battles to regain his place at the Etihad Stadium. Toure, 33, made 102 appearances for Les Elephants scoring 19 goals and last captained the country to their first Africa […]
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Vusumuzi Dube Chronicle Reporter THE deputy mayor of Bulawayo, Councillor Gift Banda, and four other councillors were yesterday suspended by the Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, Cde Saviour Kasukuwere, over a raft of allegations involving underhand dealings and rampant corruption.
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Fungai Lupande : Court Reporter Neville Mutsvangwa (36) is a gambler and he slept with the 43-year-old woman he is accused of raping in his father’s office, the court heard yesterday. Neville is the son of Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans’ Association chairman Christopher Mutsvangwa. The complainant also accused the police of misquoting her in her statement.
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MOSCOW/BERLIN. — Russia’s ruling United Russia party cruised to an easy victory in parliamentary polls, but a low turnout suggested a softening of enthusiasm for the ruling elite 18 months before the next presidential election.President Vladimir Putin’s party had 54,2 percent of the vote after 90 percent of ballots were counted yesterday, data from the […]
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Walter Nyamukondiwa : Chinhoyi Bureau A fourteen-year-old HIV positive schoolboy from Makonde District, sexually abused at least seven girls aged between four and seven years while on their way from school, raising fears that the girls could have contracted HIV. The cheeky boy would afterwards order other boys to repeat his actions on the same girls and […]
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THE decision by the Harare City Council legalising hand and animal-drawn carts on the city’s streets at a time the council is failing to restore order and cleanliness in the capital is ill-informed and makes us begin to doubt if we have the right people in office at Town House. Already the city is burdened […]
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. . . owes HCB Mozambique $10 million Felex Share : Senior Reporter Zesa owes Mozambique’s Hydro Cahora Bassa (HCB) $10 million, raising fears among stakeholders that the figure could balloon to unprecedented levels witnessed four years ago if it is not cleared on time.In 2012, the power utility struggled to clear the $76 million it […]
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PRETORIA. — Students at the University of the Free State Main Campus have shut down the institution following Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande Blade Nzimande’s eight percent recommendation on the 2017 university fees. Protests at some universities, including Witwatersrand, University of Cape Town and University of Pretoria, began after he had made his […]
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Tafadzwa Zimoyo : Arts Reporter Miss World Zimbabwe 2015, top eight finalist Hilda Mabu (pictured) is set to represent the country at this year’s edition of Miss Intercontinental 2016 in Sri Lanka. The pageant which is in its 45th edition will see other 88 contestants from across the world vying for the coveted title. The 24-year-old model who […]
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Robson Sharuko : Senior Sports Editor FIVE years ago, FC Platinum’s audacious bid to become the first club in 45 years from outside Harare and Bulawayo to become champions of Zimbabwe football was destroyed by what has come to be known as the “Curse of Game 29.” Needing just a victory or a draw at home to […]
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Naledi Sande : Arts Reporter The Royal Family of Reggae, Morgan Heritage is finally coming to Zimbabwe for a concert that has been moved from October 14 to October 8 at Harare International Conference Centre. Undoubtedly one of contemporary reggae’s most powerful forces on the global stage, the sensational roots reggae quintet comprises of siblings Peetah Morgan […]
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WARRI. — Police rescued 14 kidnapped Nigerian oil workers and their driver after a gun battle that wounded several of their abductors in the oil-rich Niger Delta, a spokesperson said on Sunday. Gunmen abducted the employees of oil industry service company Nestoil on September 2 near the southern oil capital, Port Harcourt.