Investor from South Africa to Inject $100m in Zimbabwe Mineral Mines

Zimbabwe’s government-controlled The Herald reports that Raymond Ventefe, an investor from South Africa, is planning to inject $100 million into gold, coal, diamond and emerald mines in Zimbabwe. Ventefe is involved in fifteen gold mines in Kadoma.

Ventefe stated that his activity in Zimbabwe currently includes 15 small gold mines in Kadoma, and that he intends to invest R 2,250,000 in small mines. He believes that investing in the various mines could rejuvenate the Zimbabwe economy in a short period of time.

At the fifth annual Mining in Africa Conference, Zimbabwe Minister of Mines and Mining Development Obert Mpofu recently stated that Zimbabwe is open to foreign investments in the mining sector.

Zimbabwe's Toll Gates Launch Tuesday

HARARE – Government will, beginning this Tuesday, start collecting toll fees charged on all motorists using the country’s major highways.

 Funds raised from the fees will be used to maintain and upgrade the country’s dilapidated road infrastructure. 

Light motor vehicles would be charged US$1 per point while US$2 would be charged on minibuses. Buses would be required to pay US$3 while heavy vehicles and haulage trucks would pay US$5. 

There are circumstances in which terrorism can be justifiable

Foreign Secretary David Miliband was accused last night of condoning terrorism after declaring that there were circumstances in which it was ‘justifiable’.His remarks – made in support of the ANC’s armed struggle against apartheid in South Africa – were swiftly condemned by the Conservatives, who accused him of giving succour to the Taliban in Afghanistan. The military wing of the ANC carried out a number of terrorist attacks during its campaign, including the Church Street bombing in Pretoria in 1983 in which 19 people were killed and more than 200 wounded. Many of the victims were civilians - Daily Mail

Airlines to ban H1N1 sufferers?

South Africans flying on British Airways and Virgin Airlines could be thrown off flights if they are suspected of suffering from swine flu.

Both airlines have issued strict guidelines internationally, ordering staff to remove passengers from their flights if anyone is not pronounced medically fit to travel by doctors they have on standby at airports around the world.

British Airways said it would not reimburse passengers for the cancellation and that travellers would have to claim from their travel insurance.

Virgin Airlines, however, said it would rebook passengers free once they were fit to travel.

Robyn Chalmers, SAA head of group corporate affairs, said the airline had implemented measures to prevent the transfer of the H1N1 virus on board its aircraft, in accordance with World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines. -IOL

Burma junta releases American

Washington - US Senator Jim Webb flew out of Myanmar Sunday with an American convicted to seven years imprisonment after securing his release from the military regime, Webb's office said in a statement Saturday.

Webb, a Democrat who is close to US President Barack Obama, became the first US official to hold talks with junta leader Than Shwe and also held talks with detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.

Civil Hlophe faces complaint over 'racist' remarks rights group

 AfriForum has complained to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) about "racist" remarks allegedly made by Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe.

AfriForum's legal team has submitted a written complaint against the judge in response to the "racist and hurtful remarks that Judge Hlophe allegedly made regarding judges of the Constitutional Court, according to an article in the Mail & Guardian", AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel said yesterday.

"Hlophe is quoted as having said, among other things, that he refused to shake the hand of Chief Justice Pius Langa, as 'I am not going to shake a white man's hand'." - The Star

Zimbabwe police arrest South African on poaching charges

A white South African has been arrested in southern Zimbabwe facing charges of illegal poaching that is costing the southern African nation millions of foreign currency in wildlife tourism revenue.

Jan Johannes George Roos, the South African, is languishing at Beitbridge prison at a border town separating Zimbabwe and that neighbouring country following his arrest on Wednesday.

The Officer commanding Beitbridge Police, Chief Superintendent Hosiah Mukombero, said the jailed South African faces charges of contravening the Parks and Wildlife Act – illegal poaching.

"The South African was arrested at the Beitbridge Border Post and is believed to be the brains behind the poaching syndicate that is poaching zebras and smuggling the hides to South Africa," Chief Superintendent Mukombero said.

"He is now in our custody assisting us with investigations and will appear in court soon." In the news.co.uk

Cops kill villager over 'stolen' cellphone

In a spine-chilling incident, some rogue members of the police force “bludgeoned to death’’ a man over a cellphone they erroneously accused him of stealing and later vanished, leaving villagers at Khalanyoni in Bulilima enraged.


The ugly incident took place recently at the Mayezani Bottlestore which is less than 500 metres from the Mayobhodo Police Station where the two police officers were stationed.Matabeleland South police spokesperson, Inspector Tafanana Dzirutwe, confirmed that the two, Admire Fusire and Happymore Kamunere, were now on the run and are believed to have skipped the country.
“I can confirm that two officers committed murder. One of the accused took a bar stool and attacked the now deceased striking him all over the body while the second accused forcibly held him down,’’ he said. Villagers in the area told a Sunday News crew that visited to the area last week that they did not understand why the two policemen were not arrested after the cold-bloo ded murder. - Sunday news

Wife evicted over pastor affair

Sunday News reporters

THE wife of an evangelist who is alleged to be having an illicit love affair with a Church of Central African Presbyterian (CCAP) pastor was last week ejected from her family home in Luveve by her husband’s younger brother while the evangelist looked on helplessly.

The woman is alleged to be having an affair with Pastor Kingston Chipata, the head pastor of CCAP in Bulawayo, based in Sizinda.
The evangelist’s young brother, Mr Godfrey Phiri, told the Sunday News that he came all the way from Kadoma where he is a secretary in the same church as soon as he heard what had happened by members of his family.He said he had taken active interest in the case because the “victim’’ was his elder brother and he had been appointed as the family’s spokesperson. “In this case the victim is my brother (the evangelist) whose wife was stolen not the other way round,’’ he said. He said his family had instructed him to throw the woman out of the house in which they were staying as she had brought shame to their name. “Marriage is a holy sacrament that only death or sin can tear apart. She chose to destroy it by sinning with a pastor who preaches against fornication yet he is the mastermind of fornication,’’ said a visiblly angry Mr Phiri.
Mr Phiri said his brother’s wife took everything from his brother’s house and only left what she could not carry.

By Staff reporter and agencies