Tongogara’s elder brother dies

By Tichaona Sibanda 6 May 2013 The elder brother of Zimbabwe’s liberation war icon Josiah Tongogara, died in Mt Darwin last week and ZANU PF officials did not attend his burial. According to the weekly Zimbabwe Standard newspaper, the 75 year-old Michael succumbed to hypertension and died on Tuesday last...

Zimbabweans react to Thatcher’s death

By Violet Gonda 08 April 2013 UK’s ‘Iron Lady’ Margaret Thatcher died Monday morning after suffering stroke. She was 87. Baroness Thatcher, who served as prime minister from 1979-1990, was Britain’s first female Prime Minister and was arguably the most significant British leader of the...

Easter road deaths hit 45

By Nomalanga Moyo 2 April 2013 The Easter holiday period which ended Monday saw the deaths of 45 people in different traffic accidents, according to official figures. Last year police recorded 23 deaths but, according to police, a combination of factors including speeding, fatigue and overtaking errors,...