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THE government has admitted there is a possibility some war veterans are fleecing the former liberation fighters’ pension fund by registering illegal beneficiaries for the scheme.  The War Veterans Fund caters for the welfare of the ex-liberation fighters and their dependents in pensions, access to basic health care and educational benefits consisting of educational assistance…

Shamaine Chirimujiri FORMER Zimbabwe national football team coach Sunday Marimo Chidzambwa has filed a complaint against a commuter omnibus driver who ran a red light and drove on the oncoming lane. Ngonidzashe Kurwa, 21, is now facing reckless driving charges and appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court yesterday. It is alleged that the incident leading…

TWO State witnesses in senior police officer Erasmus Makodza’s corruption case have disowned contents of their statements as the top cop’s trial opened at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts yesterday. Makodza is accused of leasing a police farm to his girlfriend, Maonei Chapfudza, at the time he was the officer commanding Mashonaland East Province. According to…

A MEMBER of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has appeared in court on allegations of raping his two-year-old daughter whom he shared the bed with several times in the absence of the mother.  The soldier, 41, denied the allegations when he appeared before a Harare magistrate yesterday and will be back in court for his…

Melisa Chatikobo  THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has embarked on an awareness programme to educate communities on the dangers of veld fires during this dry season.  At the same time, the environment watchdog is also fining and prosecuting villagers and farmers that ignite veld fires and fail to erect fire guards.   This comes as…

GOVERNMENT’S failure to complete the construction of the Welshman Mabhena Complex in Lupane has delayed the relocation of government employees, most of whom are operating from Bulawayo. After touring the site last year, former vice president Kembo Mohadi fumed over the slow pace towards the completion of the complex as most civil servants from Matabeleland…