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Sell out? We all agreed on the letter to Zuma - Mutambara

Sell out? We all agreed on the letter to Zuma - Mutambara

Thu, Aug 26, 2010

THE decision to appoint provincial governors simultaneously with the lifting of the illegal economic sanctions was reached by all three principals to the Global Political Agreement; Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara said yesterday.

Columns : Guest Writer

Mystery of women ‘rapists’

by The Herald

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

ONE cliché that every journalism student quickly masters is that it is not news when a dog bites a man.

Chenjerai Chitsaru: GO TO HELL ...I’LL GO TO CHINA - MUGABE

Chenjerai Chitsaru: GO TO HELL ...I’LL GO TO CHINA - MUGABE

Sun, Aug 15, 2010

THE sequence of events may not have been fine-tuned. But President Robert Mugabe’s visit to China, coming so soon after he had told the West – admittedly, for the umpteenth time – to “go to Hell” - could have been the work of an accomplished political impresario.

News : National News : Parliament and Politics

Tsvangirai launches new party card

by MDC

Fri, Aug 27, 2010

President Morgan Tsvangirai today launched the new MDC membership card at a colourful event in Avondale, Harare which was attended by hundreds of MDC supporters.

Zimbabwe too broke for elections next year: state media

by Staff reporter and agencies

Fri, Aug 27, 2010

Zimbabwe’s electoral commission will not be able to draw up a clean voter’s roll and organise elections next year because of lack of money, a state daily reported.

Mutambara blasts Mugabe over Sibanda

Wed, Aug 25, 2010

Harare, – The smaller faction of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) which is closer to ZANU PF has blasted President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu (PF) party for failing to accord their late party Vice President Gibson Sibanda a national heroes status despite writing a letter supporting Sibanda's contributions to Zimbabwe.

Underfire Mutambara non committal about SADC letter

Tue, Aug 24, 2010

HARARE - Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara is non committal about writing the controversial letter which has caused disagreements between Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe in the inclusive government.

Mumbengegwi lashes out at envoys

by NewsDay

Tue, Aug 24, 2010

Cracks between Zimbabwe and the international community have widened, as defiant Foreign Affairs minister Simbarashe Mumbengengwi lashed out at Western ambassadors for maintaining sanctions while looking for a pat on the back for offering humanitarian assistance reports NewsDay.

Zimbabwe Central Bank Said to Hold Many Defaulted Loans of ZANU-PF Officials

by VOA

Mon, Aug 23, 2010

Central bank sources said the ZANU-PF officials received loans between 2003 and 2008 that were disbursed through RBZ-controlled companies and other financial institutions according to Voice of America

A seething Ncube tries to lecture Tsvangirai

Sun, Aug 22, 2010

PROFESSOR Welshman Ncube last week launched a scathing broadside at Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC-T, berating the party as “greedy, insincere” and an obstacle to the full implementation of the Global Political Agreement GPA).

Mugabe won't honour GPA outstanding issues any further until 'sanctions' are lifted

by AP

Fri, Aug 20, 2010

HARARE, Zimbabwe — The Zimbabwe president says he won't meet any further demands of the former opposition in a coalition government until Western sanctions called for by his longtime opponents are abolished.

Zuma lauded for 'frank and fearless' speech

Zuma lauded for 'frank and fearless' speech

Fri, Aug 20, 2010

President Jacob Zuma, the facilitator of negotiations to try to end Zimbabwe's political crisis, has told the country's quarrelling leaders he wanted them to hold free and fair elections without the interference of security forces.(Pic: Ageing Mugabe: Is this the beginning of the end for 'Karigamombe'?)

Key Western Diplomats Leaving Zimbabwe

Key Western Diplomats Leaving Zimbabwe

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

Two of the senior Western diplomats in Harare have finished terms of office in Zimbabwe. Before leaving, they spoke out about the difficulties in executing their duties during their tenure. (Picture: Ambassador Sten Rylander )

Full Text: Zuma's report on Zimbabwe to SADC Troika summit

Full Text: Zuma's report on Zimbabwe to SADC Troika summit

by Staff reporter and agencies

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

Today we publish the full text of President Zuma's address tothe SADC Troika meeting in Windhoek Namibia

ZESN’S STATEMENT ON THE ROLE OF THE POLICE IN ELECTIONS

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

Harare – This statement is a response to an article that appeared on the 13th of August 2010 in the Zimbabwe Independent on the opposition to electoral reforms by the Police Commissioner General Augustine Chihuri

New report chronicles challenges faced by Zimbabwean journalists

Wed, Aug 18, 2010

APA-Harare (Zimbabwe) Zimbabwe’s journalists’ union on Wednesday published a report on the state of the media which accused the government of a campaign of systematic harassment of media practitioners during the past 10 years.

Zimbabwe unpunished after defiance

Wed, Aug 18, 2010

Windhoek - Zimbabwe's refusal to obey a regional court which rejected President Robert Mugabe's land reforms in favour of a group of white farmers looks set to go unpunished as a summit wraps up Tuesday.

SADC Sets Zimbabwe Elections Guideline For Next Year

SADC Sets Zimbabwe Elections Guideline For Next Year

by Radio VOP

Mon, Aug 16, 2010

Harare, – Zimbabwe is expected to hold elections next year using guidelines set up by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to ensure that a legitimate government is allowed to run the country reports VOA

Gallery: Talking Point: Is Mugabe still in good shape to be president?

Gallery: Talking Point: Is Mugabe still in good shape to be president?

Fri, Aug 13, 2010

Mugabe is now shadow of the president who used to deliver thought - provoking speeches and would transcend all corners of the country with such enthusiasm and energy even his bodyguards struggled to keep up with his energetic and quick movements.

Columns : Business , Financial and Property Indaba

Zimbabwe inflation slows to 4.1 pct y/y in July

Mon, Aug 23, 2010

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's annual inflation fell to 4.1 percent year-on-year in July from 5.3 percent in June, driven down by a drop in the cost of food and non-alcoholic beverages, official data showed on Monday.

Zimbabwe government stops Barclays from offloading business unit

by Special correspondent

Mon, Aug 23, 2010

The Zimbabwe government has refused Barclays Bank Zimbabwe the permission to transfer its local custody business to Standard Chartered Bank because it is in breach of the indigenization law, local media reported on Monday.

Botswana, home to jet - setting millionaires

by Mmegi Online

Fri, Aug 20, 2010

While government has vehemently refused to shed light on the number of billionaires and millionaires staying in Botswana, and their nationalities, indications show that there are quite a number of people who belong to this group.

Is Zimbabwe the next emerging market dynamo?

Is Zimbabwe the next emerging market dynamo?

Fri, Aug 20, 2010

This week we learnt that China is about to overtake Japan and become the world's second biggest economy. (PIC: Harare the awakening giant?)

Beer sales up- Delta

Beer sales up- Delta

by Bloomberg

Wed, Aug 18, 2010

Delta Corp., Zimbabwe’s biggest brewer, said full-year profit surged more than sevenfold as beer sales jumped.

Zimbabwean Economy's Size May Be Double IMF Estimate, Imara's Legat Says

by Bloomberg

Mon, Aug 16, 2010

Zimbabwe’s economy may be double the size estimated by the International Monetary Fund, making the stock market’s value of $3 billion look “cheap,” Imara Asset Management Zimbabwe Chief Executive Officer John Legat said.

Zimbabwe yet to receive loans promised by neighbours

Mon, Aug 16, 2010

Windhoek, (Nampa) Many countries in the south of Africa made commitment to resurrect the fragile Zimbabwean economy, but the ailing nation is yet receive most of the pledged loans as modalities are yet to be finalised. According to a report, a number of member countries in Southern African Development Community (SADC) pledged millions to help revive the tattered Zimbabwean economy by offering budgetary aid, material support and also lines of credit to Harare since the beginning of last year.

McDonald's to open restaurants in Zimbabwe

McDonald's to open restaurants in Zimbabwe

by Dumisani Ndlela: BizComminity.com

Mon, Aug 16, 2010

US-based fast food giant McDonald's has cast its sight on Zimbabwe, 11 years after its initial plan to start restaurants in the country failed due to an unprecedented economic and political crisis.

Columns : Agriculture Indaba

Foot and mouth breaks out in southern Zimbabwe

by Staff reporter and agencies

Mon, Aug 23, 2010

HARARE, -- An outbreak of foot and mouth disease has been reported in the southern Beitbridge District of Zimbabwe amid suspicion that the disease could have originated from 25 buffaloes that strayed from nearby South Africa's Kruger National Park.

Gushungo Holdings accused of unfair worker practises

Gushungo Holdings accused of unfair worker practises

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

MAZOWE - Workers at the Mugabe family’s Gushungo Dairy Farm have accused their employer of unfair dismissal. Both permanent and seasonal workers said they were sent on forced unpaid and indefinite leave a fortnight ago reports the Zimbabwean online newspaper. (Picture: Gushungo Holdings - another 'stolen' property?)

Zimbabwean Tobacco-Seed Sales Increase 66%, According to State Board

Zimbabwean Tobacco-Seed Sales Increase 66%, According to State Board

by Bloomberg

Wed, Aug 18, 2010

Tobacco-seed sales in Zimbabwe increased 66 percent from a year earlier as of Aug. 1, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board said.

Columns : Mining and Industry Indaba

Seed Co sees profit up 50 pct this year

by Reuters

Tue, Aug 24, 2010

Seed Co Limited, Zimbabwe's largest seed producer, sees profit rising at least 50 percent this fiscal year from $13 million in the year to March 2010, buoyed by growing sales at home and in the region, its chief said.

Indian buyers snap up largest parcel of auctioned Zimbabwean diamonds

Indian buyers snap up largest parcel of auctioned Zimbabwean diamonds

Wed, Aug 18, 2010

APA-Harare (Zimbabwe) Indian buyers snapped up the largest chunk of the 900,000 carats of diamonds from Zimbabwe’s Marange fields that were auctioned last week, mining industry sources said here on Wednesday.

Oil discovered offshore Mozambique

Tue, Aug 17, 2010

American oil company Anadarko has discovered offshore oil deposits in northern Mozambique, but it is unclear if the find will prove commercially viable.

Mpofu slams 'lunatic group' for banning its diamonds

Tue, Aug 17, 2010

One day after the Rapaport Diamond Trading Network announced a ban on some Zimbabwe diamonds, Zimbabwe's Minister of Mines, Obert Mpofu told the Monitor that the country will just sell the diamonds in Asia according to report in the Christian Science Monitor.

Columns : Takeoff Africa: Aviation and Travel Indaba

Columns : Health Indaba

Pharmacies accused of selling expired contraceptives

by The Chronicle

Wed, Aug 18, 2010

Women in Gweru have alleged that pharmacies and other suppliers of family planning tablets were selling them expired drugs.

News : Human rights and abuse

Chinamasa makes threats to Maguwu

Sun, Aug 22, 2010

Harare, - Zimbabwe’s Justice Minister, Patrick Chinamasa, has threatened action against Farai Maguwu and his alleged backers after his appointment as the focal point person for the Kimberley Process by the umbrella body for non-governmental organizations according to a Radio VOP report.

Emotions run high at 'tourture' exhibition

by Radio VOP

Tue, Aug 17, 2010

Windhoek, - An exhibition hosted by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZIMRIGHTS) and a documentary highlighting the problems that are being faced by farm workers in Zimbabwe after the start of the land reform programme of 2000 left many civic society leaders attending meetings on the sidelines of the SADC summit here with tears.

NewsDay: UKBA in Zimbabwe for fact-finding mission

NewsDay: UKBA in Zimbabwe for fact-finding mission

by NewsDay

Tue, Aug 17, 2010

The fate of thousands of Zimbabwean asylum seekers in the United Kingdom could be sealed this week after UK authorities sent a fact-finding team to Zimbabwe to determine whether there were grounds for their continued stay.

Columns : Nature and Environment

Middle East linked to falcon egg trade

Sun, Aug 22, 2010

A man jailed for attempting to smuggle rare falcon eggs out of the UK on a flight bound for Dubai proves a link between wildlife thefts in Britain and buyers in the Middle East, an investigator says.

Conservationist gored to death by a wounded buffalo

Conservationist gored to death by a wounded buffalo

by AP

Tue, Aug 17, 2010

HARARE, Zimbabwe — A wounded buffalo, known as one of the most aggressive animals in the African bush, gored veteran Zimbabwean conservationist Steve Kok to death, ending his years of dedication to saving wild animals from poachers' traps, colleagues said Tuesday. He was 71.

Columns : Science and Technology Indaba

DNA tests reveal 'Hitler was descended from the Jews and Africans he hated'

by Daily Mail

Mon, Aug 23, 2010

DNA tests have revealed Adolf Hitler may have been related to both Jews and black people that he earmarked for extermination.

Columns : Religion/Spiritual

Tearfund summer appeal raises over £500,000 for Zimbabwe

by Special correspondent

Tue, Aug 24, 2010

Through a summer appeal for Zimbabwe, UK Christian development agency Tearfund has managed to raise over half a million pounds to support its relief and longer-term recovery programmes in the country.

Gay vicar, 65, to 'marry' Nigerian male model half his age

Gay vicar, 65, to 'marry' Nigerian male model half his age

by Daily Mail

Fri, Aug 20, 2010

To former vicar Colin Coward, it is nothing short of a marriage made in heaven. But the 65-year-old is expected to raise a few traditional eyebrows when he walks down the aisle with the man in his life – a 25-year-old Nigerian model called Bobby.

Tearfund raises over £500,000 for Zimbabwe

Fri, Aug 20, 2010

Tearfund's summer appeal has raised over half a million pounds to help impoverished Zimbabweans.

News : Weird world

Unchecked migration would see Singapore swell,Zimbabwe halve

by AFP

Fri, Aug 20, 2010

WASHINGTON — Singapore, New Zealand and Saudi Arabia would see their populations triple if everyone who wants to move there were allowed to, a poll released Friday by Gallup shows.

News : Sports

Zimbabwe Cricket’s highest earners

by The Standard

Tue, Aug 24, 2010

CRICKETERS are probably the highest paid sportspersons in Zimbabwe with top franchise players in Grade X earning US$5 000 each month, it has been learnt.

Olonga still welcome back in Zimbabwe

Fri, Aug 20, 2010

Former Zimbabwe fast bowler and famous ‘black armband hero’ Henry Olonga remains “a hero” to many of his former countrymen and would be welcomed back to the country with “open arms” by his former employers according to Zimbabwe Cricket chief executive, Ozias Bvute.

Africa Dispatch: Post-Cup Hangover Is Zimbabwe's Latest Headache

Africa Dispatch: Post-Cup Hangover Is Zimbabwe's Latest Headache

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

HARARE—Shakira's "Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)'' continues to rock this city's nightclubs more than a month after the final match of the World Cup. But the tournament's bouncy pop song is about the only sign of soccer fever still lingering in Zimbabwe.

Fergie amazed by 'kamikaze spending'

Wed, Aug 18, 2010

London - Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said on Tuesday he was amazed at the "kamikaze" spending of some of his rivals.

Rushwaya hearing deferred

Rushwaya hearing deferred

Wed, Aug 18, 2010

HENRIETTA RUSHWAYA’S hearing, in a case where she is accused of mismanagement, betting, match-fixing and misappropriation of funds, was adjourned to September 1 on the consent of both the defence and Zifa yesterday.

Columns : Lifestyle Love & Sex

Good bye to the search for the G-Sport?.. It doesnt exist

by The Sun

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

THE SEARCH is off, lads – the G-spot DOESN'T exist.

Woman sleeps with 20 strangers in bid to get pregnant

by The Sun

Tue, Aug 17, 2010

LONDON: A British woman has revealed that she is so desperate to get pregnant that she has bedded 20 men, who are strangers, in the past year.

Lead Stories

ICC reports Kenya to UN council over Bashir visit

by AFP

Fri, Aug 27, 2010

THE HAGUE - The International Criminal Court said Friday that it was reporting indicted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's visit to Kenya to the UN Security Council, so that appropriate steps might be taken.

Makoni dismiss reports that Mugabe has chosen him as successor

Makoni dismiss reports that Mugabe has chosen him as successor

Fri, Aug 27, 2010

HARARE - The interim President of Zimbabwe opposition party Mavambo.Kusile.Dawn Simba Makoni has dismissed reports circulating in the media saying ailing President Robert Mugabe has chosen him as his successor.

Diasporans mourn Sibanda

Fri, Aug 27, 2010

JOHANNESBURG: Zimbabwean across the political divide converged at the Central Methodist Church of Southern Africa to mourn the late trade unionist Gibson Sibanda.

Factionalism deepens ahead of MDC congress

Fri, Aug 27, 2010

BULAWAYO - The Mutambara led MDC is heading for an explosive congress as factionalism deepens in the party reports the Daily News

Frelimo Reiterates No Third Term for Guebuza

by Staff reporter and agencies

Fri, Aug 27, 2010

Maputo — The secretary-general of the ruling Frelimo Party, Filipe Paunde, on Wednesday said nobody should doubt the assurances given by President Armando Guebuza that he will not run for a third term in 2014.

Nation Ranked 10th for Food Insecurity Worldwide

by SW radio

Fri, Aug 27, 2010

The Food Security Risk Index 2010, compiled by the British risk analysis firm Maplecroft, ranks Zimbabwe 10th in the world, while North America and Western Europe, especially Scandinavia, have the surest food supplies.

Zimbabwe Youth League urges South Africa to grab mines, land from white farmers

Thu, Aug 26, 2010

Youth League leaders from Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party urged their counterparts in South Africa's ruling party to seize land and mines from minority white farmers to 'correct past imbalances.'

Plane crashes in DR.Congo, 19 dead: Deputy Governor

Plane crashes in DR.Congo, 19 dead: Deputy Governor

by SAPA

Thu, Aug 26, 2010

A plane crashed Wednesday after trying to land in western Democratic Republic of Congo Wednesday, killing at least 19 people although two survived, a deputy provincial governor told AFP.

Zimbabwe Military Generals takeover indigenisation program

by SW radio

Thu, Aug 26, 2010

HARARE - A group of military chefs and Mugabe cronies were this week named to the committees that are to manage business takeovers, under the guise of the indigenisation Program.

Veld Fire Near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Consumes Lobengula Reproduction Palace

by VOA

Thu, Aug 26, 2010

Restoration of the capital was mooted in 1993 and Zulu experts from South Africa helped restore the buildings at a cost of millions of dollars

Zimbabwe Insurance Commission Closes 56 More Undercapitalized Firms

Thu, Aug 26, 2010

Reports said the move by regulators affected 25 insurance brokers, 12 short-term insurance companies, eight life assurance firms, six reinsurers and five funeral insurance companies

Mystery ‘rat’ eats up rape accused’s private parts

Wed, Aug 25, 2010

A FIGTREE man who allegedly raped a neighbour’s wife is now allegedly being tormented by a mystery “rat” that comes out of his private parts, gnaws them away, leaving him with severe injuries.

Mother, son jailed 10 years for incest

by The Chronicle

Wed, Aug 25, 2010

The incestuous woman and her teenage son who engaged in sexual intercourse on several occasions were yesterday sentenced to a combined 10 years in prison by Gweru provincial magistrate, Mr Sithembinkosi Msipa.

Zimbabwe Police Torch Squatter Camp in Borrowdale

Wed, Aug 25, 2010

Harare, - Zimbabwean police have torched more than 100 shacks at an informal settlement in Borrowdale in a fresh reminder to Operation Murambatsvina, which left more than 700 000 families homeless reports Radio VOP.

Mugabe's brother-in law dies

Wed, Aug 25, 2010

Harare, - President Robert Mugabe’s brother in law, Reward Marufu has died.

Zimbabwe Invites Bids for Its 70% Stake in Steelmaker Zisco, Ncube

by Staff reporter and agencies

Wed, Aug 25, 2010

Zimbabwe has invited bids for its 70 percent stake in Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Works Ltd., once the second-largest integrated steelmaker in sub-Saharan Africa, Industry Minister Welshman Ncube said.

Media ban on Mliswa lifted

Wed, Aug 25, 2010

A Harare magistrate has lifted a media gag imposed on businessman Temba Mliswa as part of his bail conditions on his pending court cases after ruling that it did not have any bearing on the cases.

Mugabe rejects MDC's request for Sibanda's hero's status

by Special correspondent

Wed, Aug 25, 2010

THE two Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) factions closed ranks on Tuesday night to condemn President Robert Mugabe’s refusal to grant national hero status to the party’s founding leader Gibson Sibanda, who died on Monday night.

Gvt gets US$30 only million from diamond firms

by Zimonline

Wed, Aug 25, 2010

HARARE -- The government has received US$30 million from Canadile and Mbada diamonds, the two firms currently operating in Marange fields.

Human Rights Campaigner Sues Four Ministers

by Radio VOP

Tue, Aug 24, 2010

Harare, - Zimbabwe’s state security agents who were fingered for playing major roles in abducting several political and human rights activists two years ago have denied any involvement in the kidnappings.

Gaddafi’s son eyes setting up ethanol-fuel plant in Zimbabwe

Tue, Aug 24, 2010

APA-Harare (Zimbabwe) The visiting son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is exploring the possibility of setting up a petroleum products plant in Zimbabwe to ease the southern African country’s vulnerability to shortages experienced during the past few years, media sources report here Tuesday.

Many Zimbabweans Believe Country Not Ready for New Elections

by VOA

Wed, Aug 18, 2010

Movement for Democratic Change Secretary-General Tendai Biti said Wednesday that three outstanding issues from the political agreement with ZANU-PF two years ago will be implemented within a month.

Masvingo MP arrested on trumped-up charge

by MDC

Tue, Aug 17, 2010

MASVINGO-MDC Member of Parliament for Masvingo West, Hon. Tachiona Mharadza has been detained by police in Masvingo on trumped up charges of waving a gun and disrupting a Zanu PF meeting at ward 14 Zano in Masvingo North.

MasterCut rallies industry against Marange diamond exports

MasterCut rallies industry against Marange diamond exports

Tue, Aug 17, 2010

Diamond brand MasterCut has issued its competitors with a call to arms against the use of Zimbabwean diamonds in their jewellery.

News : National News : Constitutional Indaba

Cost Concerns With New Delays in Zimbabwe Constitutional Revision Process

by VOA

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

The Zimbabwe Independent newspaper reported that the panel is running through US$100,00 dollars a week on accommodation and travel costs and sitting allowances for the 25 members of the committee

Abducted MDC Officials Dumped At A Police Station

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

Harare, – The seven abducted members of the Movement of Democratic Change were found dumped at Catchway police station in Manicaland province with the officer-in-charge disassociating himself from their arrest.

MDC Members Abducted After Speaking At Constitutional Outreach Meetings

by VOA

Tue, Aug 17, 2010

There have been widespread reports of intimidation and harassment in Manicaland province, allegedly by liberation war veterans loyal to President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party and state security agents reports Voice of America.

News : National News

Zimbabwe militants call for chicken  restaurant ban

Zimbabwe militants call for chicken restaurant ban

by Staff reporter and agencies

Tue, Nov 29, 2011

STATE radio says a militant youth group loyal to the president is calling for a boycott of a restaurant chain whose latest advertising depicts Zimbabwe's leader as "the last dictator standing".

MDC M deputy leader dies

MDC M deputy leader dies

Tue, Aug 24, 2010

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Gibson Sibanda, a veteran labor activist and co-founder of Zimbabwe's former opposition party, has died after a long battle with cancer at the age of 66, his party says.

‘Special voting’ for police proposed

Mon, Aug 23, 2010

HARARE – A group of Zimbabwean election monitors says the country’s electoral authorities should do away with postal votes for members of the police force and instead introduce a new “special voting” system where law enforcement agents cast their ballots two days before polling day.

44 illegal Somali, Ethiopian immigrants nabbed in Zimbabwe

by Staff reporter and agencies

Mon, Aug 23, 2010

Zimbabwean police, with the help of an alert bus team, have nabbed 44 illegal Somali and Ethiopian immigrants who are believed to have been on their way to South Africa, the State media reported on Monday.

Zimbabwe headmaster jailed for bizarre exam fraud

by Special correspondent

Fri, Aug 20, 2010

Harare, Zimbabwe - A magistrate in central Zimbabwe Thursday jailed a school headmaster for four years for a bizarre examination fraud in which he wrote the final exams for students in exchange for cattle.

ZANU PF and MDC accused of spin over the outcome of the SADC meeting

ZANU PF and MDC accused of spin over the outcome of the SADC meeting

Wed, Aug 18, 2010

The Movement for Democratic Change said the SADC summit communiqué did not sufficiently capture its demands to the regional authority, but MDC officials laid heavy emphasis on a report by South African President Jacob Zuma. (picture: Chinamasa, probably Zimbabwe's worst liar ahead of Jonathan Moyo- Listen to the Podcast below)

Mayor Masunda has lost touch with reality

Mon, Aug 16, 2010

The Harare Residents’ Trust (HRT) has been monitoring media reports emanating from Town House with keen interest and has become seriously disturbed by reckless utterances by Harare Mayor Muchadeyi Masunda writes Harare Residents’ Trust (HRT) .

News : Africa : Eastern and Central Africa

Rwanda denies having agents in Zimbabwe

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

Kigali — The Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga yesterday dismissed reports by several Zimbabwean and Kenyan media that Rwandan secret agents had sneaked into Zimbabwe to arrest or kill genocide fugitives.

Gallery Pictures:Ageing president takes a tumble (Will you catch me if I fall?)

News : World news : Australia, NZ and Asia

New Zealand: Zimbabwean cleared on one sex charge but jury unable to reach verdict on another

by Special correspondent

Mon, Aug 16, 2010

An Invercargill District Court jury yesterday failed to reach a verdict on a rape charge but did find a Zimbabwe man not guilty of sexual violation.

News : World news : UK and Europe

Ex Rhodie soldier egg thief caught smuggling rare eggs worth £70,000

Ex Rhodie soldier egg thief caught smuggling rare eggs worth £70,000

by Sky News

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

BIRMINGHAM, UK - A Zimbabwean man who tried to smuggle rare eggs worth £70,000 out of the country has been jailed for 30 months.

Thousands may face UK deportation subject decision by UK Asylum Tribunal

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

Thousands of failed Zimbabwean asylum seekers in the United Kingdom could be deported back home by Christmas following this week’s visit by a United Kingdom Border Agency fact-finding team seeking to prove the truthfulness or not of claims that Zimbabwe was still unsafe for them to return according to report published by NewsDay

Tories to cut legal aid to 'failed' asylum seekers

Tue, Aug 17, 2010

Tens of thousands of immigrants and asylum seekers will no longer receive legal aid under Ministry of Justice plans to save millions of pounds each year reports UK's Daily Mail.

Nick Clegg sticks to his guns on immigration

Nick Clegg sticks to his guns on immigration

by Special correspondent

Tue, Aug 17, 2010

Nick Clegg reopened a Coalition rift yesterday by dismissing flagship plans to bring in a cap on immigration.

NHS employee jailed for four-year employment fraud

NHS employee jailed for four-year employment fraud

Sun, Aug 15, 2010

A Zimbabwean - born kitchen porter at Harrogate District Hospital dishonestly earned £87,000 before detection

News : Crime and Courts

Pictures:South African woman (23) caught trying to smuggle 1.5kg of cocaine in her dreadlocks

Serial fraud couple face UK jail

Tue, Aug 24, 2010

A ZIMBABWEAN couple who gave false names to defraud a UK electrical company have been told they could be sent to jail reports the Thurrock Gazette.

News : Africa : Southern Africa

Unfolding horrors of  SA strike as singing strikers ignore dying patients

Unfolding horrors of SA strike as singing strikers ignore dying patients

Tue, Aug 24, 2010

South Africa’s national strike has been characterised by violence and intimidation, with state hospitals worst hit. Six weeks after the World Cup, the positive mood of the country is suffering

Press kicked out after Malema is booed

Sun, Aug 22, 2010

ANC Youth League president Julius Malema yesterday barred journalists from the opening session of the organisation's Eastern Cape conference soon after he was booed by delegates.

SA Deputy President Blasts Sanctions on Robert Mugabe

SA Deputy President Blasts Sanctions on Robert Mugabe

by SAPA

Fri, Aug 20, 2010

PRETORIA - Smart sanctions against Zimbabwe’s elite are “retarding” progress in the country, South Africa’s deputy president kgalema motlanthe said in the national assembly on Thursday.

SA Harare diplomat charged with misconduct

by SAPA

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

HARARE - A senior South African diplomat who allegedly seriously assaulted a woman staffer at the SA Embassy in Harare, has been charged with misconduct.

LESOTHO-SWAZILAND: A customs union to prevent failed states

by IRIN

Wed, Aug 18, 2010

MBABANE, (IRIN) - Increasing strains on a century-old, five-nation southern African customs union is raising questions as to whether the sovereignty of its poorest members - Lesotho and Swaziland - is sustainable, considering their burden of HIV/AIDS and the global economic slowdown, among other factors

SADC prepares mission to re-evaluates sanction against Zimbabwe

by Staff reporter and agencies

Wed, Aug 18, 2010

Luanda - The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) said it will soon prepare a mission of the organ's president to intercede with western countries to re-analyse and possibly relieve the sanction imposed on Zimbabwe.

Illegal border crossings flourish

Illegal border crossings flourish

by SAPA

Tue, Aug 17, 2010

Musina - Since the beginning of this year, 14 795 illegal immigrants have crossed into South Africa from Zimbabwe over the Limpopo river at Beitbridge, the SA Army said on Tuesday.

Summit mulls Zimbabwe land reform case

by AFP

Tue, Aug 17, 2010

WINDHOEK, - Zimbabwe's refusal to obey rulings by a regional court, which rejected President Robert Mugabe's land reforms in favour of a group of white farmers, looks set to win a pass at a summit on Tuesday

News : NEWS IN BRIEF

Zimbabwe Minister Matinenga Sees Draft Revised Constitution by Late 2010

by VOA

Wed, Aug 25, 2010

Zimbabwe Constitutional Affairs Minister Eric Matinenga said Tuesday that a draft constitution could be ready by the end of this year or early next, depending on when public outreach is concluded.

Gaddafi's Son Detained At Harare International Airport

by Radio VOP

Fri, Aug 20, 2010

Harare, - Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi’s son Lieutenant-Colonel Engineer Saadi Muammar al-Gaddafi, and his delegation were on Thursday detained at Harare International Airport for two hours by immigration officials after jetting into the country without passports.

Propaganda in brief: President warns African leaders

by The Herald

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

PRESIDENT Mugabe has urged the new crop of African leaders to learn from the principled stance of the continent’s founding fathers if they are not to undo the selfless work into decolonising the continent reports By Caesar Zvayi recently in WINDHOEK, Namibia

Armed Criminals Raid Zimbabwe Police Station

by VOA

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

Bulawayo, - A police station in Zimbabwe’s second city, Bulawayo, was on Wednesday morning raided of its fire-arms in a case exposing the laxity of security at the country’s police stations.

Dynamos Broke - Herald

Wed, Aug 18, 2010

The Herald reports that DYNAMOS are in danger of crashing out of the Champions League after officials announced yesterday that the club is broke and cannot afford to fulfil their remaining away fixtures against Entente Setif and TP Mazembe.

Columns : Health Indaba : HIV and Aids

SOUTHERN AFRICA: No single formula for HIV risk

SOUTHERN AFRICA: No single formula for HIV risk

by Plus News

Tue, Aug 17, 2010

JOHANNESBURG, (PlusNews) - In southern Africa, prevention campaigns highlighting the HIV risks of having more than one partner at the same time have largely targeted heterosexuals and ignored the fact that men who have sex with men also have multiple partners.

German singer admits not telling sexual partners she was HIV positive

German singer admits not telling sexual partners she was HIV positive

by The Daily Telegraph UK

Mon, Aug 16, 2010

Girl band singer Nadja Benaissa has apologised to a German court for having sexual intercourse with men without telling them she carried HIV, the virus that leads to Aids.

Columns : Indaba Podcast

Audio tapes:Deputy PM Mutamabara London address to Zim Diaspora

by Oliver Farirayi

Mon, Jul 26, 2010

Below is the full audio recording of the Deputy Prime minister's speech and question and answer in London to Zimbabweans in Diaspora on 24/08/2010

Columns : Indaba Galleries

Gallery: Mugabe:30 years From  a pauper to a Billionaire - Zimbabwe from billions to poverty,disease,fear and hunger
UK Buses and coaches: Golden Oldies

UK Buses and coaches: Golden Oldies

Tue, Jul 27, 2010

Taking you back in time with all the buses that transported millions of Britons across the island

Deputy Prime minister Mutambara address to Zimbabweans in London

Deputy Prime minister Mutambara address to Zimbabweans in London

Tue, Jul 27, 2010

24 th August Address by Deputy Prime minister Mutambara. London UK

Columns : Indaba video files

Virgin boss makes girl's dream reality

Virgin boss makes girl's dream reality

Sun, Dec 25, 2011

A YOUNG South African singer serenaded billionaire Sir Richard Branson's daughter when she exchanged wedding vows at a Caribbean island on Tuesday.

Sexy girl looking for a man

Sat, Jun 11, 2011

In general, supposedly hilarious videos that "take the internet by storm" make us cringe a bit, but this one's a goodie. Apparently this is a real human lady's dating profile video. But it might just be someone having a larf. Or it might be a bit of cunning viral marketing on eHarmony's part (although suggesting that their site is full of crazy cat ladies is a bit of a risky strategy). Either way, it did tickle us so. Have a watch and see what you think.

Columns : Entertainment Movies & Music

Virgin boss makes girl's dream reality

Virgin boss makes girl's dream reality

Sun, Dec 25, 2011

A YOUNG South African singer serenaded billionaire Sir Richard Branson's daughter when she exchanged wedding vows at a Caribbean island on Tuesday.

Zimbabwe seeks closer ties with Edinburgh festivals

Tue, Aug 24, 2010

Zimbabwe's culture minister has called for forging new ties between festivals in Edinburgh and his country's major cities of Harare and Bulawayo.

Proof: Targeted sanctions are working, Gamu shows how to beat adversaries of freedom of expression

Proof: Targeted sanctions are working, Gamu shows how to beat adversaries of freedom of expression

Sun, Aug 22, 2010

Gamu Nhengu: a Zimbabwean-born 18-year-old who auditions in Glasgow and impresses the judges with her version of the Katrina and the Waves song Walking On Sunshine. Miss Nhengu is a student from Lanarkshire with a retro tone to her voice.

X Factor 2010: Simon Cowell loves talented Gamu Nhengu

X Factor 2010: Simon Cowell loves talented Gamu Nhengu

by Staff reporter and agencies

Fri, Aug 20, 2010

Gamu Nhengu is set to blow audiences away when she makes her TV debut on Saturday night’s X Factor.

Zambezi Express | Great Zimbabwe

Zambezi Express | Great Zimbabwe

Wed, Aug 18, 2010

We've seen the likes of Zambezi Express at the Fringe before, but don't let fatigue for impeccably produced displays of glorious gospel harmonising and vibrant traditional dance set in.