The history of Africa, the cradle of humanity, is written in its genes. And now we have our best-ever view of African genetic diversity, with the publication of a huge study of the genomes of people from across the continent.
In late March the Harare city councilors passed a resolution to suspend the Town Clerk after he was implicated in a scandal that saw the City council loosing over 100 beasts. The councillors have so far managed to recover 50 beasts which were hidden in a popular Harare businessman’s farm.
It has emerged that Robert Mugabe has agreed to swear into office MDC Deputy Minister of Agriculture appointee Roy Bennett, but only after the former commercial farmer has been acquitted of the charges hanging over his head. Bennett was arrested in February and spent a month in prison, charged with ‘conspiring to acquire arms with a view to disrupting essential services’. Although he is out on bail his trial has yet to start and could drag on for a long time.
MDC insists he is innocent until proven guilty.
Mugabe argues that Bennett is facing serious ‘terrorism’ charges, and that he is only prepared to swear-in the MDC official after his case has been finalised by the courts. Most analysts agree that these are merely trumped up charges and attempts to hamper the MDC. Bennett is also not the only MDC ministerial candidate facing charges in court.
India have withdrawn from a one-day tri-series scheduled for Zimbabwe in July because no third team has been confirmed.
In a shocking revelation that might threaten the fragile power sharing deal between ZANU PF and the MDC,it has emerged that at least three ZANU PF ministers knew about the accident which injured Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and killed his wife Susan,the details are contained in a report that was submitted to the MDC.
The cashstrapped Premier Soccer League (PSL) has laid off its office workers. Only one worker, whose sole responsibility is to send out club fixtures and other correspondences to the clubs now mans the office.
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International donors should not resume development aid to Zimbabwe until the ZANU-PF element in the power-sharing government ends its ongoing rights abuses and backs serious reforms, Human Rights Watch said today. This week, the new government’s finance minister, Tendai Biti, is in the United Kingdom to ask the British government for direct financial support.
“Humanitarian aid that focuses on the needs of Zimbabwe’s most vulnerable should continue,” said Georgette Gagnon, Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “But donor governments such as the UK should not release development aid until there are irreversible changes on human rights, the rule of law, and accountability.”
The 50th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair roared into life in Bulawayo yesterday with local exhibitors focusing on economic revival, confidence and image building and how to get re-integrated into the international business arena.
Vatungamiri vemapato matatu ezvematongerwo enyika akaumba hurumende yemubatanidzwa, vasangana zvakare muHarare neMuvhuro kuti vaedze kugadzirisa makakatanwa achiri akasarira pachibvumirano chekuumba hurumende yemubatanidzwa, asi zvinonzi hapana chabuda mumusangano uyu. Zvinonzi VaMugabe naVaTsvangirai ndivo vatanga kusangana, vachizoteverwa nemutungamiri wechimwe chikwata cheMDC, VaArthur Mutambara. Nyaya dzinonzi dzichiri kunetsa dzinosanganisira kudomwa kwemagavhuna, vamiriri venyika kune dzimwe nyika, kutoreswa mhiko [...]
