A 44-year-old American woman, Virginia Fike picked up £1.2million ($2million) after a ticket mistake saw her win the lottery twice in the same day.Virginia Fike admitted her double win was a result of entering – and winning – the same game twice, rather than two separate ones.Her jackpot was made all the more fortunate as she had only matched 5 of the 6 numbers, with the Powerball lottery spl
The former president of Liberia, Charles Taylor (64) has been found guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil war, at his trial in The Hague.After four years of hearings at the special court for Sierra Leone, the disgraced one-time guerrilla leader was found to have provided sustained support for rebels during their reign of terror in the neighbouring west African sta
There was chaos in Mabvuku on Sunday when a strange looking creature suspected to be a goblin was thrown out of a moving vehicle at Manresa Shopping centre in Mabvuku. Residents jostled to catch a glimpse of the 'goblin' that had a snake inside.The residents also claimed that the goblin was mysteriously changing positions, although we did not witness that particularly. When we arrived at the scene
Hillbrow Theatre was full to capacity with Mthwakazians from all walks of life who gathered in solidarity with their fellow country men who are facing charges emanating from their displeasure about the manner they are governed. The meeting was attended by virtually all pro Mthwakazi groups ,namely MLF, MDC, PUMA, ZAPU, UMHLAHLO, MCA, CHURCHES and BURIAL SOCIETIES. Speakers took turns to condemn
FEARS have mounted in the MDC-T that Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has entrapped himself by getting engaged to a daughter of a Zanu-PF central committee member who was fingered in violence in which one person died.Their concerns were raised yesterday, a day after the PM engaged Elizabeth Macheka, daughter of senior Zanu PF official and former Mayor of Chitungwiza, Joseph Macheka, the Standard
Johannesburg - Suspended ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema's lawyer Muzi Sikhakhane's home was robbed on Sunday morning, the SABC reported.Sikhakhane's neighbour alerted him when a group of people was seen breaking into his Northcliff, Johannesburg home.He told the public broadcaster he suspected foul play."What they did is to open my drawers for documents."All my drawers in both my bedroom a
PARIS. - Socialist challenger Francois Hollande won the first round of the French presidential vote yesterday, setting himself up for a May 6 run-off with right-wing incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy. Estimates of the result broadcast as polls closed gave Hollande between 28,4 and 29,3 percent, Sarkozy between 25,5 and 27 percent and the far-right's Marine Le Pen between 18,2 and 20 percent, confirming
Bulawayo City Council workers are meeting today to decide the way forward regarding the non-payment of outstanding salaries. In an interview yesterday, Zimbabwe Urban Councils Workers' Union (ZUCWU) Bulawayo branch secretary Mr Nkosiyabo Masuku said the workers are meeting today at the Revenue Hall to decide on what action to take to force their employer to pay outstanding salaries.There are re
A HARARE man allegedly posed as a lawyer and swindled two unsuspecting people over US$50 000 in a property deal. Edmore Govere (32) was arrested last week and appeared in court on Friday facing fraud and theft charges. Govere, who operates an unregistered law firm, Govere and Associates, is also facing another charge of contravening the Legal Practitioners Act.He was not asked to plead when he a
ZAMBIAN President Michael Sata is expected in Zimbabwe this week for a State visit during which he will officially open the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair, which begins in Bulawayo today. Presidential spokesperson Mr George Charamba confirmedPresident Sata's visit."There are two things happening here."He (President Sata) is coming for a State visit and a State banquet will be hosted for him h
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