Zimbabwe

Plane crash at Harare International Airport

Harare – There is news coming from Harare that a plane has crash landed at the Harare International Airport. The plane was coming from London but at the moment  there has been no reports of any deaths just injuries. Details about the incident are still sketchy and we will update you as we get more information. The only information we have been able to get is that its a Boeing 767 coming from London. We will update you as we get more information. “I can confirm that a 767 plane coming from London has had an accident at Harare airport,”... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Thursday, August 5th 2010 | Read Comments

Bona Mugabe Rape Story Stirs A Hornet’s Nest

Shout-Africa News – The publication of an exclusive story “Bona Mugabe Raped by Tanzanian Students,” written by The African Aristocrat, and replicated by several international news-sites, has stirred up a hornet’s nest, with The Straits Times demanding all news-sites to ‘immediately withdraw any reference’ to them. The African Aristocrat, in the interest of full disclousure, has since published demands for a retraction by the Strait Times. The Singapore based publication has denied any involvement in the Bona case and has demanded that any reference to their paper be pulled from all news websites that carried the story. The Aristocrats source,... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Tuesday, August 3rd 2010 | Read Comments

Chigariro’s Zimbabwe Fashion Week Flops

The highly hyped Zimbabwe Fashion Week (ZFW) failed to live up to expectations week, with reports that it ended up getting cancelled at the last show. Controversial ZFW Founder and Director, Priscilla Chigariro is said to have admitted that she, “needs to go back to the drawing board,” if the showcase is ever to happen again. On the first night of the four day event, it was evident all was not in order. The show was moved from the National Gallery of Zimbabwe to Harry Margolis Hall in Milton Park on short notice. Priscilla was running around trying to make... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Monday, August 2nd 2010 | Read Comments

A New Constitution For Zimbabwe, A Flawed System

By Ron Muvevererwa – The historic outreach constitution consultation process began across the country’s provinces a few weeks ago. It marks the first crucial first step of gathering people’s inputs on the various thematic areas set by the COPAC team towards the shaping of the supreme law in the land. What makes the entire process special is the fact that, it’s the first time that the people of Zimbabwe have been accorded a chance to write a home grown constitution since attaining independence from the British colonial rule in 1980. After attaining the country adopted the oppressive Lancaster house constitution... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Friday, July 30th 2010 | Read Comments

Zimbabwean Junior Minister Brews A Riot

HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Deputy Minister of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment, Tongai Matutu has bewed a riot by blaming and derogating the country’s victims of the deadly HIV virus, saying they worked hard to contract the disease and government should not waste money on them. Matutu, a Masvingo legislator in Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC party, reportedly told delegates at the launch of the National Youth Policy Review on Monday that more cash should be put to support disabled persons than to people living with HIV. He blamed AIDS victims for promiscuous behaviour. “It takes a lot of effort for... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Thursday, July 29th 2010 | Read Comments