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Vice president Nkomo dies
By Our reporter at January 17, 2013 | 12:37 PM | 2 Comments
Vice President John Nkomo has died. Nkomo died this afternoon aged 79 after battling with cancer for years, highly placed government sources said. VP Nkomo (pictured above with President Mugabe) passed away at St Anne’s Hospital. The Vice President was a teacher, a politician, an advocate for Zimbabwe’s independence. VP Nkomo was nominated for the joint more...
PM Tsvangirai introduces wife to the Presidency
By Our reporter at May 21, 2012 | 11:48 PM | 0 Comment
PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai formally introduced his new wife Elizabeth Macheka to President Mugabe and Vice President Joice Mujuru at State House yesterday. The introduction took place shortly before the routine Monday meeting of Principals in the inclusive Government. “The PM introduced his wife to President Mugabe and Vice President Mujuru before the more...
Mujuru was sharp, alert, courageous and took dangerous assignments: Mugabe
By Our reporter at May 6, 2012 | 4:36 AM | 0 Comment
President Mugabe yesterday described the late Rtd General Solomon Mujuru as a courageous man who went on dangerous assignments for his country, while launching the Solomon Tapfumaneyi Ruzambu Mujuru Foundation, during the memorial of the late Retired General. The late Rtd Gen Mujuru’s military prowess, benevolence and charismatic personality was also celebrated more...
Media owes me an apology: VP Mujuru
By Nancy Pasipanodya at May 6, 2012 | 4:13 AM | 0 Comment
Vice-President Mujuru has said some sections of the media owe her an apology for abusing her and her family by publishing “belittling” reports around the death of her husband, Retired General Solomon Mujuru. She made these comments at the memorial of her late husband, who died in an inferno at his farm last year, in response to some media reports which suggested more...
Factionalism tearing up Zanu-PF: Mugabe
By Our reporter at May 5, 2012 | 8:17 AM | 0 Comment
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe said factionalism is tearing up the Zanu-PF party and destroying the liberation ethos on which it was founded. He said this ahead of possible elections latter this year. Delivering a graveside eulogy at the burial of national hero, Edson Ncube in Harare, President Mugabe said he was particularly unhappy with the vote-buying that has blighted more...
Sata officially opens ZITF
By Professor Tshuma at April 29, 2012 | 11:03 PM | 0 Comment
President Robert Mugabe (R) welcomes Zambian President Michael Sata (L) in Harare on April 25, 2012 on a two day state visit. (Photo: JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP/Getty Images) ZAMBIAN President Michael Sata has officially opened the 53rd edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo, which he hailed as an organised exhibition. The Zambian more...
No foul play in Mujuru death: Inquest concludes
By Our reporter at March 29, 2012 | 11:22 AM | 0 Comment
THERE was no foul play in the death of Retired General Solomon Mujuru, an inquest into the tragedy has concluded. Gen Mujuru died in an inferno at his Beatrice farmhouse in August last year. He was the husband to Zimbabwe's vice president, Joice Mujuru (pictured) The Attorney-General Mr Johannes Tomana has since instructed the police to treat the Mujuru death more...
Pathologists differ on Mujuru’s death
By Our reporter at February 5, 2012 | 10:35 AM | 0 Comment
Vice President Joice Mujuru leaving the inquest into Gen Mujuru's death PATHOLOGISTS giving evidence in the inquest into the death of General Solomon Mujuru have given differing views on the nature of death. A local pathologist concluded that the late Gen Mujuru, who was the husband of Zimbabwe's Vice President Joice Mujuru, was alive when fire gutted his farmhouse more...
Mujuru inquest: No traces of explosives found
By Our reporter at January 17, 2012 | 5:30 AM | 0 Comment
THE inquest into the death of General Solomon Mujuru opened at the Harare Magistrates Courts yesterday with six witnesses testifying and the State presenting forensic evidence that no trace of explosives or inflammable liquids had been found. Gen Mujuru died in an inferno at his farm in Beatrice in August last year. Vice President Joice Mujuru, her two daughters, more...
Govt losing millions to gold smuggling: Mujuru
By Our reporter at December 4, 2011 | 12:29 AM | 4 Comments
THE Zimbabwean government is losing millions of dollars to well-oiled gold smuggling syndicates that continue to pose a serious threat to revenue generation, making development of basic infrastructure unattainable, Vice-President Joice Mujuru (pictured) has said. Speaking at the launch of the Mining Mechanisation Programme at Bunny Luck Mine in West Nicholson more...
