THE British government is deporting around 50 Zimbabweans who have been released from detention after serving jail terms for various offences. This comes as the Second Republic agreed with the United Kingdom in June that Zimbabweans, some of whom have been in the European country on false pretences, can safely return home. Those affected are involuntary returnees who have exhausted the administrative and legal procedures and have lost the legal right to remain in that country. In a statement the UK government said the two countries will be working closely to provide a safe landing for the returning citizens, particularly in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. “We agreed returnees who presented a regular Covid-19 test taken less than 48 hours before arrival in Zimbabwe would be a
Most Zimbabwean music lovers have, at one point or another, felt some level of disappointment with Rockford “Roki” Josphat. Few men or women have in their lifetimes shown the uncanny ability to impress and disappoint in equal measure. This is the man who, at the height of his powers, was the driving force behind urban grooves, a youthful movement music that exploded onto screens and stereos at the turn of the millennium that threatened to alter the Zimbabwean music industry. Or perhaps it did, if the word of those that say that golden era led to the birth of Zimdancehall frenzy under a decade later is anything to go by. The birth of urban grooves was a moment in time, an unforgettable era in Zimbabwe’s continuing musical evolution when young musicians in the country
In a surprising turn of events, two middle-aged men are alleged to have mutually agreed to exchange their wives as a way of settling their differences. Josh Odour and Sakis from Busia County in western Kenya traded wives and their kids after Sakis and Odour’s wife decided to make their secret affair public. According to KDRTV, Odour first heard that his wife was cheating with Sakis but he did not believe it. However, he was later shocked to find his wife at Sakis’ place cleaning the dishes. There, the wife told him she had moved on with the Boda Boda operator. In retaliation, Oduor is alleged to have lured Sakis’ wife who had gone back to her parent’s home and convinced her to get married to him. The lady agreed and the two even went to inform the police a
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged and ailing wife, Marry Mubaiwa’s trial on attempted murder and money-laundering charges has been postponed to September 7 after her lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa indicated her client is not yet fit. Mubaiwa is currently out of bail facing charges including attempted murder of the VP, money laundering, fraud and assault. Her passport is with the clerk of court as part of her bail conditions. She tried several times to get her passport to travel to South Africa and get treatment but failed because the court considered her a flight risk. Her doctors said she has “severe lymphoedema and spontaneous formation of abscesses whose origins have not been determined.” Her lawyer said Mubaiwa was no longer hospitalised but not fit t
A 52-year old woman has appeared before Chief Gutu’s court on allegations of biting off the lips of a woman she suspected of sleeping around with her husband. The matter in which Letwin Chiwara (63) is the complainant was heard on Thursday last week. It was reported that early this year, the accused person Pfacha Nyanyira discovered messages in her husband’s phone where Chiwara was allegedly inviting Thomas Makanda who is Nyanyira’s husband to accompany her to a traditional brew at Tarira Village. It is alleged that Nyanyira’s daughter disguised herself and responded to the message. Nyanyira and her daughter then went to Tarira Village where they spied on Makanda and her suspected lover The Mirror reports. Nyanyira later moved in and dragged her husband bac
Following his sentencing last week, former South Africa President Jacob Zuma claims that he is too old for jail. Addressing the media on Sunday evening, Jacob Zuma said sending him to jail during the height of a pandemic at his age was the same as sentencing him to death. The former president said he wasn’t seeking to destruct the work of the state capture commission, but all he is asking for is fairness and consistency in the application of the law. He however said South Africa was sliding back into apartheid-like rule “The fact that I was sentenced without trial should induce shock to all those who cherish the rule of law. The rule of law doesn’t deal harshly with those you may dislike for whatever reason. South Africa is sliding back to apartheid-like ru
A CHIMANIMANI couple has revealed that in their pursuit to acquire quick riches, they caused their 17-year-old child’s mental illness. Thomas Mashingaidze and Enesi Mutendadzamera made the spine-chilling confessions last week on Saturday when they appeared before Chief Saurombe’s court. They were facing charges of defiling the area by engaging in ritual practices. The two accused each other of being the brains behind the child’s suffering. The court heard that five years ago, the couple’s son (name withheld) was forced to chew off his mother’s finger and swallow it as part of the money-spinning rituals. The couple has business interests and properties in Chimanimani, Beatrice, Harare, Norton, Nyanyadzi and Nhedziwa. In fact, the couple had become
A 30-year-old Zimbabwean woman has been arrested for allegedly smuggling nearly 3kg heroin through Cochin International Airport here, the Narcotics Control Bureau said here on Monday. Acting on a specific intelligence input, officers of NCB Cochin Sub Zonal Unit, seized 2.91 kg Heroin from the baggage of the Zimbabwean woman who arrived at the Airport from Johannesburg on June 19. NCB officers intercepted the woman named Sharon Chigwaza and found the contraband concealed in the specially made false bottom of her trolley bag on her arrival, the agency said in a release. She was scheduled to travel to Delhi soon after her arrival in Kochi, it said. Preliminary investigation revealed that the source of the seized contraband was Johannesburg, where it was handed over to her by a Nige
Harare City Council yesterday continued demolishing illegal structures around Mbare, targeting the Matapi flats section, as it seeks to restore sanity in the capital. Some of the destroyed shacks had become havens for illicit drugs. A council bulldozer could be seen razing down illegal facilities such as tyre mending shops and backyard food outlets that were in-between Matapi flats and surrounding areas. People that delayed or failed to voluntarily remove their structures were left counting losses. Some backyard food outlet operators had their wares confiscated by the council and would now have to pay fines if they wish to recover them. Children had a field day, as they could be seen picking up foodstuffs, including fruits dropped by the traders, as they engaged in last-ditch e
Bona Mugabe’s hubby Simba challenges farm downsizing. This was after Lands Minister Anxious Masuka published the rural Land (Farm sizes) (amendment) regulations, 2020 (No 2) (SI 41 of 2020) on February 14, 2020, to facilitate the reduction of commercial sizes for redistribution to other farmers. Bona Mugabe, the daughter of the late former President Robert Mugabe and her husband Simbarashe Mutsahuni have approached the High Court challenging the downsizing of their 1 800-hectare Mazowe farm. Mutsahuni and Bona said the SI was unconstitutional as the minister failed to consider important issues that were brought about by the new law. In the court papers that cite Masuka and attorney-general Prince Machaya as respondents, the couple said: The applicant has a direct interest in
