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Roy Bennett of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has been acquitted of terrorism charges.

Judge Muchineripi Bhunu ruled that the prosecution had failed to prove that the alleged link between Roy Bennett and a convicted arms dealer was genuine.

“The state has failed to prove its case,” judge Muchineripi Bhunu told a packed courtroom as he dismissed the charges. “The accused is accordingly found not guilty.”

Today we celebrate 30 years of independence, for some of us the celebrations started yesterday and today is the climax of what has been massive weekend.

So, what is this day all about?

Zimbabwe News

It is the day we got our freedom and dignity back after years of oppression under the white colonialists. Can you imagine there were white only areas where no blacks were not allowed in our own country?

The white colonialist took all the prime farming land and shared it among themselves whilst native Zimbabweans where pushed into over-crowded poor soil areas, so that they would forever work for the white man.

I could go on and on talking about how cruel these white colonialists where to the native Zimbabweans. Because we are now independent that’s why this day means a lot to us Zimbabweans.

What does this day mean to you as a Zimbabwean?

Julius Malema, the ANC Youth League President reportedly arrived in Zimbabwe to a hero’s welcome from Zanu Pf supporters singing his banned song “shoot the boer” which calls for the killing of white South Africans.

This guy has been accused of inciting hatred and violence, something that the Zanu Pf leadership seems to support

Julius Malema in Harare

 seeing that they quickly invited him to Harare.

They even bused people from rural areas so there will be somebody to listen to his hate filled speech.

But, do we really need people like Julius Malema in Zimbabwe right now when we are trying to rebuild our own broken country?

Does this guy really understand the situation in Zimbabwe? Does he really know what people have gone through and are going through in Zimbabwe right now?

We do not need people like him in Zimbabwe right now. Say NO to hate and violence we do not need this in Zimbabwe.

A Zimbabwean man appeared at the Leicester Crown Court charged with the murder of Julia Mubvumba (44) also from Zimbabwe whose body was found on Friday at an address in Gotham Street, Leicester.

The BBC reports that Archibold Gurure (34) of Humberstone Road, Leicester, was remanded to appear in court on 5 July for the murder of Julia Mubvumba.

Sad, may her soul rest in peace.

What happened to housing for all by the year 2000? The government promised housing for everyone and I think large sums of money where budgeted for this, so why do we have people living in shacks today?

Thirty years of Independence and we have people without land, a place where they can build a house to live.

Man standing in front of his shack in Mbare

This government has failed the people, do they still have anything to offer?

Something they have failed to do in the past 30 years.

A few years ago the government destroyed people’s house during ‘Operation Murambatsvina’.

Did they make any plans and provided accommodation for those affected? This is the kind of people who still want to be in power?

Is this a responsible government, a government which values the welfare of the citizens of Zimbabwe?

If at all they care so why do we have people living in shacks today after 30 years of independence?

It was party time in the City of Kings today when Cde Robert Mugabe’s supporters celebrated his 86th birthday.

It has been reported that US$300 000 was spent on these celebrations.

Mugabe and son Robert

Delma Lupepe, a leading member of Mugabe’s party, said Saturday he helped raise the money from donors.

Cde Mugabe and wife

The Chinese Embassy gave a cake the size of a large TV,

which Mugabe’s wife Grace helped cut Saturday in the southern

city of Bulawayo.

Lupepe says:

“We have to celebrate our leader, who’s now 86. How many people reach that age?”

Who is in the top 10 list of Zimbabwe’s best-ever football players?

Zimbabwe football captain Benjani Mwaruwari has moved from Manchester City to Sunderland on loan until the end of the season. Good luck to Benjani now he has got a chance to play regular football in the premiership.

This article is about Zimbabwe’s bestever top 10 football players, not an easy task to come up with this top 10. Feel free to share your thoughts about your top 10.

My choice of Zimbabwe’s top 10 best-ever footballers.

1. Bruce Grobbelaar
2. David Mandigora
3. Moses Chunga
4. Peter Ndlovu
5. Stanley Ndunduma
6. Fredy Mkwesha
7. Ephraim Chawanda
8. Oliver Kateya
9. Japhet Mparutsa
10. Joel Shambo

Who will feature in your best-ever Zimbabwe’s top 10 footballers? Share your thoughts in the comments section.

Zimbabwe is in the group of countries targeted by the Australian government as it cracks down on visa fraud and scrutinises their ability to finance life in Australia. Other targeted countries include India, Mauritius, Nepal, Brazil and Pakistan.

Students from these targeted countries will be subject to more stringent interviews and will also have limited access to visa applications online. Applicants who are suspected to be at risk of cheating the system will also be called in for face-to-face interviews to determine if they are legitimate students.

Theage reports that,

The one-off dumping of cash in a bank account or enrolment in lesser-known institutions are among triggers understood to invite extra scrutiny by immigration officials. By contrast, a PhD student enrolled at a sandstone university would be less likely to raise red flags.

Senator Evans said the measures would help to combat fraud. ”These measure are consistent with those used by other countries that receive large numbers of student visa applications, such as the United States,” he said.

Online visa applications will be curbed. Migration agents shown to have abused the ”eVisa” system with false documentation in the past may be blocked, as well as agents who have been inactive.