Zimbabwe Latest News Roundup..
1,Govt officials in no show to welcome VP Mnangagwa in Mutare-Picture
mnangagwa and bodyguards
VICE President Emmerson Mnangagwa found no Government officials to welcome him when he arrived at the Golden Peacock Hotel in Mutare on Thursday for a consultative workshop.
Mnangagwa who arrived in a convoy of two vehicles, disembarked from his vehicle and walked all the way up to the hotel conference room alone with his bodyguards as seen on picture.
2 Man loses $85 000 to Harare cops for supporting Team Lacoste
TWO Harare businessmen allegedly connived with bogus police detectives and robbed their colleague of $85 000 and mobile phones, the court heard last week.
Keagan Paul Blumears (33) reportedly lured Taghlan Hovsep to his house on the pretext that his friend was selling a Hyundai excavator before communicating with his alleged accomplices, Eddie Zviitwa and bogus detectives.
The detectives “arrested” Hovsep for dealing in minerals and supporting Team Lacoste before taking away his money.
3, Diamonds discovered at Mutare Showgrounds
A RICH diamond belt has been discovered at Mutare Show Grounds and lands overlooking the Murahwa Hills in Chikanga.
The discovery is a confirmation of a recent geographical survey which showed that a rich diamond belt stretched from Mutare down to the Save Valley in the Lowveld.
Makorokoza illegal panners who are mining the grounds by night told reporters that the diamond quality is very similar to the gems found in Chiadzwa.
4, 10 people killed in Shangani accident
TEN people died, eight of them believed to be members of the same family, while 14 others were injured when a Toyota Hiace collided head on with a Mitsubishi Colt at the 303km peg along the Harare-Bulawayo highway near Shangani yesterday morning.
5, ZIFA, Chiyangwa, Chivhayo lied about Pasuwa payments
ZIMWARRIORS coach Kallisto Pasuwa is yet to be paid his salary in 2016 despite claims by Zifa and their partner Wicknel Chivhayo that the coach is in good hands.
Things are so bad for Pasuwa that he is now in trouble with his landlord over rent arrears.
In March, Pasuwa failed to raise college fees and air fares for his daughter who had secured a place at a Chinese University to study International Law.
