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FLASH BACK... A policeman and forensic experts outside the farm house where General Solomon Mujuru remains were found.

THE LATE Retired General Solomon Mujuru. Revelations by police add more mystery to his death.

VICE President Joice Mujuru walks out of the Harare Magistrates Court after the launch of the inquest into the death of her husband Retired General Solomon Mujuru. She is also expected to testify.

BusinessAstra streamlines operations

HARARE - Listed paint and chemicals manufacturer Astra Industries Limited (Astra) plans to exploit new opportunities and improve its bottom line after closing down its non-core division Astra Steel and Engineering Supplies last year, management said.

BusinessEconet to launch VoIP

HARARE - Econet Wireless, the country’s largest telecoms company, says its massive investment into building a broadband network has given it capacity to speed up the rollout of new value-added products on the market.

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Global NewsGuatemala ex-leader to face trial

GUATEMALA - Ex-Guatemalan military leader Efrain Rios Montt is to be tried for genocide and crimes against humanity.

Global NewsHuge assault in Syrian city

DAMASCUS - A Red Crescent official and a priest were among the two dozen reported killed Wednesday in Syria, where a pro-government militia stormed neighborhoods in a city already notorious for an earlier revolt.

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African NewsEgypt marks anti-Mubarak uprising anniversary

CAIRO - Thousands of Egyptians are holding a rally in Cairo's Tahrir Square marking the first anniversary of the uprising which toppled President Hosni Mubarak.

African NewsJulius Malema appeals

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's suspended youth leader Julius Malema has appealed against the ruling party's decision to sack him.

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Mujuru fire mystery deepens

HARARE - An electrician ruled out the possibility that an electrical fault caused the fire that gutted the late Solomon Mujuru’s farm house in Beatrice last August.

News Biti to stagger civil service, pension payments dates

HARARE - Finance minister Tendai Biti will be staggering the civil service and pension payment dates over a period of at least four business days between payments.

NewsCopac completes draft

HARARE - The Constitution Select Committee (Copac) has completed the initial drafting of 18 chapters of the Constitution.

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SportsMapeza to stay

HARARE - Norman Mapeza is expected to get a vote of confidence during the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) board meeting today despite the Warriors’ failure to qualify for the 2012 Afr ...

SportsTriple B pays $7 000 arbitration fee

HARARE - Zifa Central Region club Tripple B has paid a $7 000 fee to have their case against Hardbody referred to the Commercial Arbitration Centre.

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EntertainmentD-day for Tuku, Sulu, Fungisai

HARARE - The d-day musical extravaganza featuring superstar musician Oliver Mtukudzi, Suluman Chimbetu, Fungisai Mashavave-Zvakavapano and Munya Mataure roars into life tonight at Harare’s City Spor ...

EntertainmentIyasa dates Harare tonight

HARARE - Inkululeko Yabatsha School of Arts (Iyasa), one of Bulawayo’s most successful dance outfits is tonight expected to thrill fans in the capital at a gig that has been slated for the popular j ...

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OpinionZanu PF attempts to stop new Constitution drafting absurd

HARARE - The extremely slow and costly constitutional reform process, having gone through an outreach process, albeit one marred by violence and chaos, has now reached the drafting stage.

OpinionBiti climb-down welcome gesture

HARARE - Finance Minister Tendai Biti’s U-turn on the shock 25 percent hike of surtax on food imports and other basics is most welcome given that the calamitous increases were affecting the majority ...

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Features & Analysis

FeaturedUnpacking Zanu PF constitutional antics

HARARE - Since time immemorial, from the United States of America’s 1787 Constitution, the French Constitution of 1791, Zimbabwe’s 1979 Lancaster Constitution, the Namibian of 1990 to the 1994 Sou ...

FeaturedZanu PF, Rhodesia Front: History repeating itself

HARARE - It is a political party that describes everyone who opposes it as having colonial hangover, being puppets, stooges, British, American or Western agents apart from itself.