Reports that a drone hit an athlete competing in a triathlon in Western Australia’s Mid West are being investigated by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Raija Ogden reportedly sustained minor head injuries after the drone’s operator lost control of the device. The videographer operating the drone claimed the craft had crashed because someone in the […]
Mugabe’s dying reflections “Ninety years old today and now nothing left to do, There is simply no soul on earth left for me to screw. I have succeeded in making Zimbabwe a place of living hell, Most opposition I have killed; those who shout and yell. I have ignored the people’s pleas for over […]
A 38 year old doctor panicked when a spider dropped on her lap as she was driving her car causing an accident that led to the death of an elderly motorist. Dr Amy Elizabeth Walpole, was driving her red Mazda MX5 and went into panic when the spider fell from the sun visor. The GP […]
Zimbabwe Minister Defends export of baby elephants The acting Environment Minister, Walter Mzembi has stated that Zimbabwe will not be deterred from exporting 62 baby elephants to China, France and the United Arab Emirates. The Minister said that Zimbabwe has in excess of 80 000 elephants but only has the capacity for 42 000. The […]
‘Girl bomber’ kills 19 people in Maiduguri market Nineteen people have been killed and several more injured by a bomb strapped to a girl who was apparently only 10 years old in north-eastern Nigeria. The bomb exploded in a market in the city of Maiduguri. “The explosive devices were wrapped around her body,” a […]
The Future of Zimbabwe And so another year starts, 2015 and another year that Robert Mugabe is in Power since 18th of April 1980. Interestingly, he is on the top 15th longest standing dictator. Fidel Castro leading the list at 52 years in power. Let me first say I am no expert but I am […]
Flight QZ8501, an Airbus A320-200 lost contact with air traffic control at 06:24 local time (23:24 GMT Saturday) over the Java Sea. After flying for more than an hour, the Airbus disappeared midway into it’s two hour flight from Surabaya without a distress call. The pilot had requested a flight path change after bad weather was […]
Karanja, the oldest black rhino in Maasai Mara dies at 43 One of the oldest and most photographed black rhino in the world has died at Maasai Mara Game Reserve. The 43-year-old rhino named Karanja had one of the longest horns in the world measuring 34 inches and weighing about nine kilogrammes. Karanja died on […]
Special coins issued by Zimbabwe’s central bank have gone into circulation in the run-up to Christmas. Zimbabwe abandoned its currency in 2009 due to hyperinflation and mainly uses the US dollar and South African rand. But with very few coins for the US Dollar and SA rand in actual circulation, shoppers are given change in […]
Baby elephants are being abducted from Zimbabwe’s National Park, smuggled to Chinese zoos Most of the young elephants will probably die on the boat ride over to China The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force says that the baby elephants “quite likely won’t survive the trip.” And even if they do, Chinese zoos aren’t exactly known for […]