[03:54.94]1st TV insists that it will be independent and aims to represent all parties and views in Zimbabwe.
[04:01.81]But even before it went on the air, President Robert Mugabe’s spokesman dismissed it as a pirate station.
[04:08.16]One of the station’s presenters, Violet Gondar, said she was not surprised at the critical reaction from Mr Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party.
[04:16.28]"We are actually just providing a platform for Zimbabweans to be able to have access to all media, all information so that they can make informed decisions.
[04:25.65]We don’t see anything wrong with what we are doing.
[04:28.47]This is a natural reaction from Zanu-PF.
[04:30.74]I’m not bothered by it, and I’m sure Zimbabweans are not, either.”
[04:34.04]Police in the US state of Texas have launched an investigation after four men were found in a house in the city of Houston who it believed have been held captive there for up to 10 years.
[04:44.32]The police were alerted by a neighbour and found conditions they described as like a dungeon.
[04:49.62]The men were malnourished and told officers that they’d been enticed to the house with promises of beer and cigarettes.
[04:56.84]BBC News
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