ZANU-PF given green light- The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front given been given the green light to operate freely in Britain, reports said today. Mark Simmonds announced in a statement that ZANU-PF members were now free to operate in the UK without hindrances.”There would be no bar on your activities here in the UK, provided you do not contravene UK law, as is the case for any political party,” he said.
Tsvangirai may still be president?
Movement for Democratic Change chairman for Bulawayo Gorden Moyo today said party leader Morgan Tsvangirai could still become president of Zimbabwe before 2018. “Everyone concerned about democracy knows that the people of Bulawayo were determined to fight dictatorship,” he said. “There is an island of hope, peace and prophecy for democracy. I am a proud chairperson today because the world knows that in Zimbabwe there is an island that has remained an MDC-T territory. Let us work together with others from other areas who need our guidance and strength. I suspect we won’t have to wait until 2018, because God will meet us midway and we will be going door to door preparing to install our leader as president.”
Tsvangirai “rusty bolt”
Former Movement for Democratic Change Marondera legislator Ian Kay, today likened party leader Morgan Tsvangirai to a “rusty bolt” and a captain of a sinking ship. Joining the chorus of senior MDC officials calling for Tsvangirai to step down, Kay said: “This is like a soccer team. If the coach continues losing, there is need for the technical board to sit down and deal with the issue……There is need to plan ahead before the ship sinks, and if there is need to change the coach, then let it be. Or should I say it is like a rusty bolt? There is need for it to be removed and replaced with a new one rather than leave it like that.”
Poachers on a rampage
Poachers have killed at least 81 elephants and an unknown number of buffaloes and kudus by planting poison in the Hwange National Park and the figure could go up, reports said today. Police said a poaching syndicate, led by a South African businessman, mixed a cocktail of cyanide, salt and water and poured it onto about 35 salt licks at watering holes frequented by elephants. They also would place containers of the deadly mixture into holes they dug near other watering spots.
Poachers jailed
Three poachers were today sentenced to at least 15 years in prison each for poisoning and killing 81 elephants in the Hwange National Park. Diyane Tshuma was sentenced to 16 years in prison for poisoning elephants with cyanide at in Hwange National Park. His co-accused Robert Maphosa and Thabani Zondo were each sentenced to 15 years. Tshuma was ordered to pay $600 000 to the Zimbabwe Wildlife and Parks Authority for killing the animals, while Zondo must pay $200 000 by the end of the year.
EU lifts sanctions
The European Union today lifted sanctions against the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation to enable it to sell its diamonds from Marange. The move followed pressure from Belgium which has the world’s largest diamond centre in Antwerp but is facing stiff competition from India.
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