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President Cyril Ramaphosa will not attend the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, or the annual UK-Africa Investment Summit in London this coming Monday. He will instead focus his attention on “pressing domestic priorities”. The presidency has confirmed that Ramaphosa will prepare for the ANC lekgotla taking place on Sunday
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First lady named as suspect in 2017 murder of second wife Police have asked Thomas Thabane to provide more information Lesotho’s prime minister said he intends to step down, following increased calls for his resignation over the murder of his second wife, which police have linked to the woman he married a
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A ZIMBABWEAN court on Friday acquitted Doubt Asima, afreelance journalist, who had been on trial on charges of committingpublic violence after he was arrested when he tried to rescue anelderly woman, who had been assaulted by some Zimbabwe Republic Police(ZRP) officers during an anti-government protest held in August lastyear. Asima, a
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SELF-EXILED former Cabinet minister and Zanu PF politburo member, Jonathan Moyo, has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government of systematically grabbing his property and others owned by G40 apparatchiks as punishment for refusing to recognise his administration. Moyo made the claim in his court application Thursday, where he is challenging his eviction
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A Security guard manning a mine today in Battlefields, Kadoma has reportedly shot a 27-year-old man who is feared dead. This publication has learnt the incident occurred when a gang of 60 armed illegal miners invaded the mine. 3 guards were manning the premises when they told the miners to leave and
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Two people in Gokwe South in Bomba Village under chief Njelele were struck and killed by lightning last week Wednesday. The lightning also claimed 12 cattle. Chief Njelele confirmed the incident. “Elizabeth Matambeka and Marita Madzivanzira were killed by lightning and they were neighbours. They are from Bomba Village. I have noted
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Businessman Wicknell Chivayo has approached the High Court seeking authority to be represented by a top South African lawyer, Zacharius Francois Joubert. This is the second time he has approached the same court over the same issue. Chivayo, who has several pending cases before the courts, says his matters are complex and
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Acting President Constantino Chiwenga goes through most days high on prescription drugs and suffers acute paranoia, his estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa has told the High Court as both sides trade dirt in an ongoing divorce battle. Marry says in court papers that their nine-year customary marriage collapsed due to Chiwenga’s drug-fuelled
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The current bank exchange rates for the ZWL$ today are as follows: USD = ZWL$17.1295ZWL$ = RAND0.8404 Data according to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Black Market Rates: USD = ZWL$23.9 zimratesUSD = ZWL$23.6 zwl365USD = ZWL$23.5 bluemariUSD = BOND17.4 zimrates – Marketwatch
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The European Union has mobilised an additional 16.8 million EUR (approx. 18.7 million USD) to help address emergency food needs and support vulnerable people in Zimbabwe. The funding comes as large parts of the country and the wider region of Southern Africa are in the grip of the harshest drought
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