Sex scandal in refugee camp

Four women refugees and eight teenage girls accused two officials of the International Catholic Migration Commission of demanding sexual favours from them in exchange for scholarships in Western countries, money to attend local schools, blankets, and sanitary supplies.

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Waiting for God or SADC!

This is how one of the latest diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks described the plight of white commercial farmers in the Chegutu area including that of farmer-turned activist- Ben Freeth, whose farm was allegedly taken over by Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front politburo member Nathan Shamuyarira.

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Jesse’s claim against The Insider thrown out

The 21-page claim filed by David Jesse with the National Director of Public Prosecutions in South Africa against The Insider, in which he sought the National Prosecuting Authority and the South African Police Service to act against the “continued crimes against” himself and his wife, has been thrown out.

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The stories that Jesse tried to kill-Part 1

David Jesse managed to have The Insider website shut down for 30 hours on 9 August. His claim was that: “Since 2002 the Zimbabwe Minister of Education David Coltart has solicited a Mugabe journalist to publish false and fictitious information in regard the writer and his wife and his two minor children to the internet.”

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Jesse’s short-lived victory

Self-proclaimed former Selous Scout David Israel Ben Jesse managed to have The Insider website shut down for just 30 hours before it was reinstated following strong representations from the publisher that he had no case and that it was unfair for the hosting company to shut down the site without giving The Insider a chance to defend its stories.

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Don’t bastardise Heroes Day- Tsvangirai

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has called on Zimbabweans not to bastardise Heroes Day by making it be a day of cheap rhetoric and sloganeering, name-calling and politicking. Instead, he said, this should be a day of sober reflection and deep introspection on whether Zimbabwe has achieved true independence and freedom.

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