1. From the Zimbabwe
Independent
Candid Comment
Kunonga
needs to distinguish God from Caesar
Muckraker
Beware
links to Cde Jinx
Controversy over Hunzvi’s hero status - "Turning
Heroes Acre into Zanu PF graveyard"
AS
PRESIDENT Mugabe and Zanu PF functionaries continue to eulogise the late war
veterans leader Chenjerai Hunzvi, senior ex-combatants are divided over his
hero’s status.
Comment
Hunzvi’s
departure marks political watershed
Zanu PF intensifies Bindura terror campaign
ZANU PF’s
terror campaign in Bindura intensified this week despite police promises that
it is increasing its presence in the constituency to quell the political
violence which has rocked Mashonaland Central province since the death of
Border Gezi.
Mugabe expected to reshuffle cabinet
PRESIDENT
Mugabe will soon announce a cabinet reshuffle that will result in the
relocation of ministers following the loss of three cabinet members, the
Zimbabwe Independent has learnt.
Trudy's Diary
In a
democracy, Mujuru would have resigned
Vets’ farm siege threatens jobs, output
WAR
veterans this week intensified their siege of Dawmill Farm in Bindura,
threatening the production of bananas, soya beans, wheat and maize in a move
that will jeopardise about $90 million in annual turnover and leave over 400
employees jobless.
Manyika launches reign of terror in Bindura
A
REIGN of terror has rocked Bindura as Mashonaland Central governor Elliot
Manyika launches his campaign to succeed the late Border Gezi as member of
parliament for the area.
Muckraker
The
mystery of the disappearing ‘thousands’
Zanu PF fails to lure Masvingo voters
ZANU
PF’s campaign of violence and intimidation appears to have kept voters at home
rather than producing electoral dividends for its sponsors, judging by the
results of last weekend’s mayoral poll in Masvingo.
Senior Byo council official tipped to be MDC’s mayoral
candidate
A
SENIOR Bulawayo City Council official, Ndabeni Ncube, is tipped to be the
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) candidate in the forthcoming mayoral
election, it emerged yesterday.
War vets blame govt for chaos
SENIOR
Zanu PF officials say the government itself is as much to blame as they are for
the current industrial chaos because it sanctioned a kangaroo court to usurp
the functions of the Labour ministry in the settlement of disputes.
Opportunists cost Zanu PF victory — Zvobgo
FORMER
senior cabinet minister and Zanu PF Masvingo maverick Ed-dison Zvobgo says the
ruling party is in a quandary because it has been infiltrated by “strangers”
who are currently ravaging its fabric.
Muckraker
Now
they’re out to get him
News Analysis 1
Moyo’s
exit blow to reform agenda
Lastword
He was
never one of us
Three vie for Gezi’s post
ZANU PF
is scouting for a party cadre to fill the post of secretary for the
commissariat and culture which fell vacant following the death of Border Gezi,
the Zimbabwe Independent has learnt.
Politicians jostle for Zanu PF Mash West chair
FOLLOWING
the dissolution of the Zanu PF Mashonaland West provincial committee, several
top politicians have thrown their hats into the ring for the provincial
chairmanship in what insiders say is likely to be a bruising fight that has
already created divisions within the province.
Letters to the Editor
Lastword
A new
work ethic needed in business
Muckraker
Who
made Mugabe speechless at stadium?
News Analysis
Zim
opts to keep torture chambers open
Editor's Memo & Feedback
Top Zanu PF officials vie for Mash West post
FOUR
top Zanu PF politicians have thrown their hats into the ring for the party’s
provincial chairmanship in Mashona- land West. The election will be held
towards the end of this month, the Zimbabwe Independent has been told.
Company Digest
Nkomo backtracks on Mugabe plans
THE ruling
Zanu PF has backtracked on its instruction to provinces to submit names of
potential presidential candidates for next year’s crucial presidential
election, it was learnt this week.
Zanu PF endorses Midzi
THE
Zanu PF politburo this week paved the way for former diplomat and acting chief
executive of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Amos Midzi to take over the
chairmanship of the party’s Harare province during elections to be held on
Sunday.
Letters to the Editor
Zanu PF to welcome back ‘prodigal sons’
THE
ruling party which is soon to complete a major shake-up of political structures
is to welcome back “prodigal sons” who may have left in frustration with the
leadership, Zanu PF chairman John Nkomo said last week. In particular they are
seeking to lure back independent candidates who had been threatened with
excommunication.
Army intervenes to rein - in errant war veterans
THE
army has moved to exercise greater control over war veterans in the wake of
international concerns about growing lawlessness in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe
Independent has established.
Cutting Edge
Independent
press stuck in advocacy journalism
Comment
Is
this the country we really want?
Face to Face
Zanu
PF remains dear to Zvobgo’s heart
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Gezi needs discipline — Zvobgo
FORMER
Zanu PF secretary for legal affairs Eddison Zvobgo has unleashed an
unprecedented broadside against Youth minister Border Gezi over Gezi’s claim
that Zanu PF had disowned the outspoken Masvingo South MP.
Farmers help flood victims
IN an
ironic turn of events, commercial farmers in Centenary, who have been victims of
state-sponsored terror and farm invasions, are assisting villagers who have
been hit by floods in neig-hbouring Muzarabani.
Letters to the Editor
Muckraker
Hussein’s
walk-out that never was
Muckraker
If you
can’t beat them bomb them
Letters to the Editor
Zanu PF cracks whip on war vets
ZANU
PF leaders are working on a code of conduct to rein in errant war veterans who
have precipitated the country’s descent into lawlessness, the Zimbabwe
Independent heard yesterday.
Muckraker
Bandits
and ballots in Bikita
Comment
Kabila’s
legacy to Zimbabwe lies in Bikita
Letters to the Editor
Nkomo attacks war veterans
ZANU
PF national chairman John Nkomo has taken a swipe at war veterans in
Matabeleland, describing them as indi-sciplined and insolent after the former
fighters closed rural district council and party offices in Plumtree.
Muckraker
Who’s
whacky: the BBC or Jonathan?
Letters to the Editor
Zanu PF officials irked by Moyo’s ‘fast-track’
elevation
PRESIDENT
Mugabe’s promotion of Jonathan Moyo to first the central committee and then the
Zanu PF politburo without regard to laid-down party procedures has raised the
ire of members, especially those in the Matabeleland North region.
Muckraker
Makoni
pays dearly at Zanu PF's Pearly gate
News Analysis
Fireworks
expected at Zanu PF congress
War vets given offices
THE
government has allocated offices to war veterans on the 18th floor of Mukwati
building, to help the former militants co-ordinate their farm invasions within
the Ministry of Local Government offices, the Zimbabwe Independent has learnt.
In the House
Theatrics
in parliament
Muckraker
Herald
scribes happy to be used by ministers
Candid Comment
Mugabe
through a war veteran’s eyes
News Analysis
Makoni
has unenviable task ahead of budget
Comment
Chinamasa
must not excuse the inexcusable
Letters to the Editor
Muckraker
Mnangagwa
fails to rise above party rivalry
News Analysis
Urgent
measures needed to revive mining sector
Muckraker
Zim’s
Harlem Globe Trotter returns in triumph!
Letters to the Editor
Muckraker
Zanu
PF starts dishing out its bitter pills
Candid Comment
Has
Border Gezi given up the kongonya dance?
Muckraker
Nairobi
casts its shadow over the Sunshine City
Cutting Edge
MDC
responsible for all the country’s problems
Muckraker Column
Keystone
Cops star in new production
Candid Comment
MDC
must fight to restore rule of law
Cutting Edge
Presidential
patronage poor basis for govt
Face to Face
Sikala
determined to fulfil people’s mandate
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Muckraker
Bob’s
alchemy: mixing new blood with deadwood
News Analysis 3
Mugabe
holds key to effectiveness of new cabinet — analysts
Comment
Reformers
held hostage to old power structure
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Candid Comment
Mugabe
has problems dealing with ethnic ‘madness’
Mudede’s office unprepared for voter turnout in poll
THE registrar-general’s
office was unprepared for the recent parliamentary election which was marred by
enormous logistical problems and poor co-ordination within state agencies, NGOs
have charged.
Letters to the Editor
Muckraker
Of
baboons, moments of weakness and hooligans
Letters to the Editor
Face to Face
Zanu
PF’s election mascot says he is not for hire
Editor’s Memo and Feedback
Revolution
inevitable
Know your candidates
AS the
election date draws closer, political parties contesting the forthcoming
parliamentary poll are set to complete their lists of candidates ahead of the
June 3 nomination date.
Cutting Edge
Mugabe
enlists militias to protect his position
Company Digest
Muckraker
Daily
News bombing and conspiracy theories
Viewpoint
Elections:
Political hypocrisy and lies
Letters to the Editor
Report Card
Our
rulers ‘don’t have it up there’
Muckraker
We all
know who the real April Fool is!
Gezi accused of imposing candidates in Mash Central
MASHONALAND
Central Zanu PF leadership is under fire for imposing candidates on the electorate,
a move which could create divisions in the province, the Zimbabwe Independent
has gathered.
Taskforce divided over Mugabe’s exit
THE
15-member Zanu PF taskforce appointed to probe reasons for the resounding “No”
vote in the recent referendum and devise strategies for electoral success in
April is divided over whether to formally ask the party’s first secretary
Robert Mugabe to clarify his retirement plans, the Zimbabwe Independent has
gathered.
Govt directs farm invasions
THE
hidden hand of government’s covert forces has played a leading role in the farm
invasions by war veterans that has plunged the country into a new crisis this
week, the Zimbabwe Independent has established.
Company Digest
Cabinet Performance review
Voters
must keep leaders on their toes
Ndhlovu accused of backing Zvobgo for president
ZANU
PF investigations into the flouting of party regulations in the volatile
Mashonaland West province have taken a new turn with sources within Zanu PF
claiming there is a conspiracy to remove the faction led by provincial chairman
Charles Ndhlovu which is accused of clandestinely stoking Eddison Zvobgo’s
presidential ambitions, the Zimbabwe Independent has learnt.
Cutting Edge 2
Ministers
are rewarded for under-performance
Hungwe provokes storm in Masvingo
CONFRONTATION
is looming between Minister of State in Vice-President Simon Muzenda’s office,
Tsungirirai Hungwe, and the Masvingo provincial leadership over alleged acts of
insubordination by the non-constituency MP during the recent district elections
in the politically volatile town, the Zimbabwe Independent established
yesterday.
As DDF scandal widens, High level graft impoverishes
rural folk
POLITICAL
analysts see little hope that exposure of systematic corruption within the
District Development Fund will lead to any significant change in the way the
parastatal is run.
DRC war casualities
THE
parents of an airforce officer killed in the Congo are outraged that the only
remains of their son returned to them was part of a leg. Family members spoke to
the Zimbabwe Independent this week after claims by another family that it had
been forced to bury the wrong body.
BHP ponders abandoning Hartley platinum project
AUSTRALIAN
international mining giant BHP (Broken Hill Proprietary), burdened by negative
cash flows from operating losses and failure to meet its targeted output, is
considering pulling out of the Hartley platinum project amid growing
speculation within the mining sector that Anglo American will take over its 67%
stake, the Zimbabwe Independent has established. The management at the
corporation’s headquarters in Australia is believed to have been frustrated by
the slow and costly progress at their Hartley investment which has not gone
down well with shareholders.
Muckraker
21st Movement dismissed as personality cult
The
21st February Movement — an annual event organised by the ruling Zanu PF to
celebrate President Robert Mugabe’s birthday and purportedly assist in grooming
youths for leadership positions — has been described by opposition parties and
civil society as promoting a personality cult.
Senior officials grab land meant for communal farmers
SENIOR
government officials and business people have secured vast hectar-ages of state
land in the rich Mashonaland West province depriving thousands of congested
communal farmers of arable land.
Magazine: What's On Air...—He “had to”go...
IT’S
a great shame when your internal upheavals, orchestrated by a few misguided
geriatrics and their younger sidekicks, are the cause of boisterous and
animated debate in a neighbouring country’s parlia- ment.
What's On Air...What is a ‘former war vet’?
A
GENTLEMAN called me last week and accused me of making comedians out of our
politicians and, to a lesser extent, ZBC reporters. When I say ‘accused’, I do
not mean the man was threatening or that he promised to show me my insides. Far
from it, he was pleasant enough. He just pointed out that the way I depicted
politicians we see daily on ZTV, made them come across as modern day Charlie
Chaplins.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
MAHACHI KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT
MOVEN
Enoch Mahachi, minister of defence, has died. He was 49. Mahachi died in Nyanga
yesterday evening in a car accident on his way from Mutare to Nyanga. He had
attended a Zanu PF Manicaland provincial meeting in the afternoon.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Chido Makunike On Sunday—Fear rules
THE
climate of fear that prevails in Zimbabwe is not necessarily immediately
obvious. One can read news- papers featuring open criticism of the authorities
and think: “There is unfettered freedom of speech, this is a normally
functioning democracy.” The stories one hears about harassment, beatings, and
murder of people in the cause of “advancing” the Zanu PF government’s electoral
prospects are usually anectodal, with most of us only hearing about them second
hand. One could choose to delude himself into believing that they are
exaggerated or fictional.
Chido Makunike On Sunday—Populism vs economic
imperatives
PRESIDENT
Mugabe’s reputation in history will not rest on how many years he spent in jail
during the liberation struggle, nor even on his record of the past two decades,
but on what happens in the next five to 10 years.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
What's On Air...Saturday night yawn
“BUSES
will ferry people from the usual pick-up points,” the announcer usually informs
us. Fine, but can someone please tell me where exactly these pick-up points
are. We always get that statement from announcers on both TV and radio whenever
there is someone to be interred at the Heroes Acre, or people are to be bused
to Zanu PF or ‘national’ events. I am sure some of you have often wondered
where exactly these ‘mysterious places’ are.
Gezi ruffled some feathers
THE
late minister of youth development, gender and employment creation, Border Gezi’s
death came as sudden as his meteoric rise. Gezi’s death in a car accident last
Saturday ironically mirrored his meteoric rise to power.
Lawlessness diary
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Sunday Opinion—How it all started—Mugabe’s greed for
power
I
FEEL a deep sense of outrage and dismay at the total destruction of our nation
by one cruel, selfish person who clings to power at all costs. Where did his
greed for power come from? A closer look would show us it began during his time
in prison.
Border Gezi dies in a car crash
MINISTER
of youth development, gender and employment creation and Zanu PF political
commissar, Border Gezi, has died. He was 36.
MDC slams ‘money for votes’
MASVINGO—Alois
Chaimiti, the candidate of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in the
Masvingo mayoral elections says the minister of youth, gender and employment
creation, Border Gezi, is giving money to residents of Masvingo to make them
forget how Zanu PF has ruined the once prosperous town.
Chenjerai Hove Original—Zimbabwe under self-imposed
sanctions
I
AM sitting in a foreign country, quiet, by a small take or pond as some people
call it. For our lake here is only 20 metres wide and 50 metres long. For
aquatic life, the lake boasts of 15 small ducks and one swan. There are
allegations that if you insist on fishing for a whole week, you might catch one
small fish.
Mpofu embroiled in transfer of head
BULAWAYO—Matabeleland
North governor Obert Mpofu has been implicated in the victimisation and forced
transfer of the headmaster of Siphepha Secondary School in Tsholotsho.
What's On Air—Murderous morons!
“PERHAPS
he was overexcited. You know there are some people fond of playing games with
danger. After things had returned to normal and he had not experienced enough
excite- ment he decided to venture into the campus to see what it was like.”
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Pupils repulse war vets
SCHOOL
children recently thwarted efforts by war veterans to terrorise the headmaster
of Murambinda Secondary School because of his alleged support for the MDC.
Pupils at the school mobilised and ordered the war veterans to leave the
school. Because of their inferiority in numbers, the war veterans complied.
State splashes $100m on ministers’ Mercs
THE
cash-strapped government, which recently forked out $50 million towards the
purchase of vehicles for MPs, is set to splash a further $100 million for the
acquisition of luxury vehicles for newly appointed ministers and judges.
New executive leading Zanu PF into deep trouble
MASVINGO—The
much heralded ouster of veteran politicians, Eddison Zvobgo and Dzikamai
Mavhaire, from dominant positions in Masvingo province may have been sweet news
to their rivals from the Hungwe faction. But their absence is beginning to have
telling effects barely two months since their departure. Their unquestionable
political organisational skills are sadly missed, if events surrounding the
failure by the Samuel Mumbengegwi executive to even come up with a mayoral
candidate are anything to go by.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Mugabe races against time for urban vote
AFTER
their resounding defeat in the urban areas during last year’s parliamentary
elections, Zanu PF has begun a race against time to reclaim the urban
electorate.
Chido Makunike On Sunday—A plan for Mr Mugabe. . .
AFTER
a couple of weeks in which petrol was particularly hard to find, and diesel
almost dried up completely, we began to get some relief last week. As in the
blissful days of January, when the problem seemed to be behind us and we begun
to get complacent, the current easing of a situation that had become quite
desperate is temporary.
Hungwe attacks top official for not sloganeering
MASVINGO—The
governor of Masvingo province, Josiah Hungwe, last week launched a scathing
attack on Dr Thompson Tsodzo, the permanent secretary in the ministry of
gender, youth development and employment creation, for failing to chant the
Zanu PF slogan at a meeting in town.
What's On Air...The mad quack!
I
MUST say, I had reservations about starting and then sustaining this weekly column.
With local programming as it is, I just wondered how soon it would be before I
ran out of things to write about. Well, there was no need to fret as local TV,
particularly ZBC, does leave one chuckling and marvelling at some of the
bizarre characters and their strange mutterings.
Stakes high in Masvingo mayoral polls
MASVINGO—A
battle with far reaching implications for the country’s political landscape
looms in Masvingo as Zimbabwe’s two leading parties—Zanu PF and the opposition
Movement for Democratic Change—square up for a bruising contest over the vacant
mayoral post.
What's On Air...Foot in mouth ministers
THE
vitriol that spews from the President’s Office whenever they respond to stories
in the private press is downright childish.
Lighter World—Don’t make a nurse angry!
Hungwe says Border Gezi is Jesus
MASVINGO—The
governor of Masvingo, Josaya Hungwe, who a few years ago hit the headlines when
he likened President Mugabe to Jesus Christ, has done it again.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Zanu PF chief whip attacks Border Gezi
ZANU
PF chief whip, Joram Gumbo, has denounced colleagues within his party for
trying to settle personal differences through the press, instead of through the
normal party channels.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
SA sangoma predicts Mugabe’s bloody exit
JOHANNESBURG—A
top South African sangoma who predicted last year’s devastating flood in
southern Africa and that President Thabo Mbeki would have a tough first year in
office, has made chilling predictions on the future of embattled President
Robert Mugabe.
‘I feel sorry for Gezi,’ says Zvobgo
MASVINGO
South MP and former cabinet minister, Dr Eddison Zvobgo, says his reaction to
outbursts in Parliament last week by Zanu PF political commissar, Border Gezi,
is not one of anger but of pity.
Chenjerai Hove Original—Censorship Board: The ultimate
writers’ block
WHAT
does the author do when his works are banned? Symbolically, the author is also banished,
exiled from the minds and hearts which he wanted to commune with.
What's On Air...A loss making “company”
DID
Jonathan Moyo, when he came up with that lark on the three quarters local
content requirement on TV, ever sit through a typical ZTV day, work out the
math and see if Pockets Hill comes anywhere near that?
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Villagers beaten into voting Zanu PF
BIKITA
WEST—Nineteen-year-old John Makura was coming out of church at Nerumedzo school
when he noticed a cloud of dust swirling over the roof of a form one classroom
block near the institution’s eastern entrance. It did not take long for him to
satisfy his curiosity.
The Standard’s newsmakers of 2000
AS
we brace ourselves for different challenges in 2001, The Standard takes a look
at some of the characters that made the year 2000 an unforgettable one. These
were some of the personalities that featured prominently in the news for
various reasons—some good, some bad.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Bikita violence mars poll
BIKITA—As
the electorate in Bikita West continues to vote in a crucial by-election, it is
evident that the outcome may not reflect the people’s wishes.
In Tha Mix—Tuku concert—the day nose brigades became
Africanised!
BY
seven o’clock, queues were stretching from corner to corner. The Conference
Centre car park was jam full, forcing me and my friend to squeeze our car
masterly into a tiny space still available.
Chinotimba thoroughly beaten in Bikita
JOSEPH
Chinotimba, the self-styled commander of farm invasions, got a taste of his own
medicine when he was attacked by a group of youths in Bikita West constituency
last Monday leaving him with several leg injuries.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Comment & Letters to the Editor
MDC WARNS ZANU PF
With
the mounting presence of police and intelligence officers at Harare International
Airport, the leadership of Zimbabwe’s leading opposition party yesterday warned
government that the intended arrest of MDC president, Morgan Tsvangirai, could
be “unwise and dangerous”.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Personality Profile—Hoping to turn around the fortunes
of Mhondoro fol
TRUE
to her star sign, Virgo, 40-year-old Hilda Mafudze, the MDC legislator for
Mhondoro, is a workaholic. Not only does she assist in the running of her own
diversified business but on the days when parliament is sitting, she spends the
whole morning at her constituency before returning to Harare in time for the
parliamentary session at 2pm.
Watching the Rocks Grow—Of taxes, dodgy guv’nors,
noddies, and Motor-M
IT
is always interesting to see how life’s circumstances can so often cause very
similar ideas to come into the public domain at around the same time.
Muchinguri’s appointment criticised
EVELYN
Masaiti, the MDC MP for Mutasa, has criticised President Mugabe for appointing
former minister, Oppah Muchinguri, as governor for Manicaland province.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Comment & Letters to the Editor
Zim music festival kicks off in US next month
TIME-honoured
artistic excellence, combined with a rewarding audience environment, is
expected to restore the pride of local artists abroad as the Zimbabwean Music
Festival kicks off on 18 August, in the United States.
http://www.mweb.co.zw/standard/index.php?id=1692&pubdate=2000-07-23
Todds—living legends in black Zimbabwe
TO
all intents and purposes, the 50 000-acre Hokonui Ranch, 184km from Bulawayo
and owned by Sir Garfield Todd, former prime minister of Southern Rhodesia (now
Zimbabwe) is big enough to be targeted by the rampaging war veterans led by
Hitler Hunzvi who have been on the prowl since January this year, in search of
the six million hectares needed for the resettlement of landless peasants.
NEW CABINET ANNOUNCED • 17 ministers booted out •
Chen, Zvobgo, Kangai
PRESIDENT
Robert Mugabe last night announced the long-awaited cabinet, which saw a number
of his trusted liberation war colleagues dropped in the 19-member team.
Watching the Rocks Grow—What this result means
THERE
appears to be some variation in perspective regarding the election results.
Voyager has run into a number of people who seem to feel that nothing short of
winning 76 seats would define a successful campaign by the MDC. It may be that
some people need to step back a little and consider the larger picture
regarding what has happened.
ZUD Gokwe West candidate flees
THE
Zimbabwe Union of Democrats’ (ZUD) candidate for Gokwe West, Collen Nyoni, was
on Friday forced to flee from his constituency on foot after he was attacked by
about 500 armed Zanu PF supporters.
Chen implicated in violence
A
REPORT by a local non-governmental organisation, the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO
Forum, has implicated the minister of information, posts and
telecommunications, Chen Chimutengwende, in the political violence which took
place in Mazowe East.
Zanu PF supporters, war vets given a dose of their own
medicine
MUTARE-Residents
in this eastern border town recently gave war veterans and Zanu PF supporters a
dose of their own medicine when they repulsed the latter’s intentions to
terrorise them.
Comment & Letters to the Editor
MDC seeks delay in nomination dates
THE
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has filed an application with the High
Court seeking to delay the dates for nomination of candidates until the party
has been supplied with the voters’ and delimitation rolls.
Comment and Letters to the Editor
Farm workers get into active powers
COMMERCIAL
farm workers who have of late shown interest in the political affairs of the
country are likely to have an impact on the outcome of the forthcoming general
election.
Zanu PF supporters, war vets given a dose of their own
medicine
MUTARE—Residents
in this eastern border town recently gave war veterans and Zanu PF supporters a
dose of their own medicine when they repulsed the latter’s intentions to
terrorise them.
Zanu PF supporters, war vets given a dose of their own
medicine
MUTARE—Residents
in this eastern border town recently gave war veterans and Zanu PF supporters a
dose of their own medicine when they repulsed the latter’s intentions to
terrorise them.
Hunzvi’s court appeal foiled
THE
High Court has refused to issue an order in favour of Chenjerai Hunzvi, citing
as its reason for doing so, his defiance of the rule of law.
"I did not order invasions," says Hunzvi
THE
chairman of the Zimbabwe Liberation War Veterans Association (ZLW-VA),
Chenjerai Hitler Hunzvi, and the governor for Mashonaland Central, Border Gezi,
on Friday dissociated themselves from farm invasions by ex-combatants.
Let the drums roll. . .The gravy-train is coming to a
sad end
Controversy as magistrate presides over sister’s
divorce
A
Kadoma-based man has challenged a Harare magistrate for presiding over a case
in which she had a direct interest.
Witch hunt in Mash West
THE
ruling Zanu PF’s secretary for commissariat and culture, Moven Mahachi, has set
up an investigation team to probe allegations that the party’s Mashonaland West
province is not being run according to party regulations, The Standard has
learnt.
Headmaster penalized for examination bungle
THE
ministry of education sport and culture has instructed the headmaster of Ngezi
High School to re-register at his own expense, former Form Four students of the
school, following his failure to submit on time to the Zimbabwe examination
centre, their Commerce examination scripts for the November 1998 examinations,
The Standard has learnt.