EIGHT Zimbabweans, including a Bulawayo woman who is charged for fraud and corruption, are currently on the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) most wanted list for allegedly committing serious crimes. The eight are part of 7 443 criminals from a number of countries worldwide who are on the Red List of Interpol, an international organisation that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control. A Red Notice is a request to law enforcement agencies worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action. Those on the notice are accused of committing offences ranging from murder, terrorism, corruption, human trafficking and escaping lawful custody. Of the eight Zimbabweans on the red notice, two are f
Chamisa’s CCC Should Be Barred From Using The Yellow Colour – Zanu PF The ruling Zanu PF party has claimed that Nelson Chamisa’s newly formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) plagiarised their yellow theme colour adding that it should be barred from using it since it may confuse the electorate. After the new party name and theme were announced last week, many people were hooked on an initiative to promote the brand.reports that while addressing a gathering to mark Zanu PF by-election campaign in Chitungwiza on Sunday, Zanu PF’s acting youth league deputy secretary Tendai Chirau, provincial chairperson Godwills Masimirembwa and deputy national political commissar Omega Hungwe said Chamisa’s party must be ignored. Masimirembwa said: “They wa
MBANJE, marijuana, cannabis or hemp, is one plant that has accounted for many people in Zimbabwe’s prisons. Possession, let alone, cultivation or smoking it, has had serious consequences such as being fined or ultimately been jailed or both. For years, Zimbabwe has classified it as a dangerous drug and yet, it has many medicinal properties. It is no secret that African countries have woken up quickly to the reality of the rapidly growing cannabis industry with a focus on medicinal products. In a matter of just a few years, countries that have for nearly a century held laws completely prohibiting the cannabis plant in all ways, practically overnight opened up their countries to legally cultivate cannabis commercially. In 2018 the New Dispensation in Zimbabwe changed its
THOKOZANI Khupe has revealed that the MDC-T received assistance from the state through judicial and parliamentary processes in their fight to destroy the Chamisa-led MDC Alliance. This would seem to confirm the long-held belief that the state is sponsoring turbulences in the opposition party. Khupe and her former ally, Douglas Mwonzora have crossed paths, with the former deputy prime minister and Makokoba legislator on Friday announcing she had taken over leadership of the party in an acting capacity. She charged Mwonzora had expelled himself from the opposition party by writing to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) on January 3, declaring that he was the leader of the MDC Alliance. Khupe made the statements during a press conference held in Bulawayo on Friday. Mwonzora ha
EFF leader Julius Malema forced the owners of Kream restaurant at the Mall of Africa in Midrand, Johannesburg, to meet him and two other party MPs after initially refusing on Wednesday. Malema and EFF spokesperson Vuyani Pambo met Kream manager Romon De Comarmond outside the establishment. Comarmond initially refused to meet the EFF delegation led by Malema, stating: “No, we are not going to meet with a delegation, Julius, I can’t. I’m going to speak to the management and I’ll let you know.” Malema insisted that he had an appointment with Comarmond and Kream. ”There is no appointment with me, you have not come with me with an appointment,” Comarmond fired back. However, Malema responded: “The problem is that people come to you
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said they have taken note of a photo circulating on social media in which controversial preacher, Passion Java, “borrowed” a cap from a female police officer and donned it. This comes after Team Pachedu, a group of Zimbabweans who are active on Twitter, raised the issue yesterday. They said: Dear @PoliceZimbabwe. In 2014, you arrested Robert Boyiboyi for criminal nuisance after sharing a photo wearing a police uniform. Now, Passion Java has committed the same crime. Are you going to arrest him, or we are all now allowed to wear police uniforms freely?@JSCZim. In response, ZRP said they are currently investigating the matter and a detailed statement will be issued after the completion of investigations. Police posted on their Tw
‘The big boys’ or ‘Mbinga dzema shuwa’ whatever you decide to call them, the Nigerian men in green put the whole country at a standstill over the weekend. Social media was flooded with images of fashion designer Danielle Simba Allen’s traditional wedding with Nigerian socialite Ego, but little is known about the couple. The Nigerian men stole the show as they sprayed dollar notes on the new couple. Apart from Davido another notable face was his manager Asa Asika who also represented the Green and White flagged country very well. Davido also treated the newly weds with a nice performance at the after party which was held at Pabloz night club. According to Nigerian media, the Nigerian ‘roora squad’ which was being led
Norton MP Temba Mliswa (Independent) has accused Zanu PF bigwigs, including the party’s spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa of plotting against President Emmerson Mnangagwa. In several leaked audio clips where the former Zanu Pf chairman for Mashonaland West was claiming to be closer to Mnangagwa he attacked CIO minister Owen Ncube , Mutsvangwa and Muchechetere for faking their support for Mnangagwa. He accused Mutsvangwa of decampaigning Mnangagwa in Norton during the 2018 harmonised elections. Mliswa claimed that he was responsible for mobilising voters for Mnangagwa in Norton. He also accused Ncube of raising frivolous charges against him to settle personal scores over Susan Mutami, a woman who allegedly has links to both of them. “I was arrested on baseless COVID-1
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has set March 26 as the date for parliamentary by-elections to fill seats that were left vacant through deaths and the recalling of legislators by mainly the opposition Movement for Democratic Change led by Douglas Mwonzora. Mnangagwa made the proclamation in a statutory instrument published today. Zimbabwe had postponed the holding of the by-elections citing the COVID-19 pandemic. The vacant parliamentary seats are Pumula, Nkulumane, Epworth, Gokwe Central, Glen Norah, Harare Central, Highfield East, Highfield West, Kuwadzana East, Mufakose, St Marys, Kambuzuma, Harare East, Dangamvura Chikanga, Mutasa South, Marondera Central, Chivi South, Binga North, Mkoba, Mbizo, Kuwadzana, Glen View North, Marondera East, Murewa South, Mwenezi East, Tsholotsho So
The new variant — B.1.640.2 — which has been detected in 12 patients near Marseille, contains 46 mutations, making it more resistant to vaccines and infectious. Even as the world battles the uptick in COVID-19 cases owing to the Omicron variant, scientists in France have found another variant. The discovery of the variant, dubbed B.1.640.2, was announced in a paper posted on medRxiv. Called IHU, as of now, the strain was discovered by academics based at the IHU Mediterranee Infection on 10 December. Here’s what we know so far of this new COVID-19 variant: • Researchers say that it contains 46 mutations — even more than Omicron — which makes it more resistant to vaccines and infectious. • Some 12 cases have been spotted so far near Mar
