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Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF to hail Mugabe as supreme leader at congress

Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF to hail Mugabe as supreme leader at congress

Wed, Dec 09, 2009

(Robert Mugabe by Zapiro)Zimbabwe’s unending negotiations have been stopped to pave way for President Mugabe’s party to hold its lavish congress which starts in Harare today.

Columns : Guest Writer

Mugabe's £3m talk-in as children starve

by Jane Fields - New Scotsman

Fri, Dec 11, 2009

ROBERT Mugabe is to officially open a lavish £3 million congress of his Zanu-PF party today – at a time when a third of Zimbabwe's children are not getting enough to eat.

ZANU congress: ‘Mugabe to showcase defiance’

by Zimonline

Wed, Dec 09, 2009

HARARE – President Robert Mugabe will likely use this week’s congress of his ZANU PF party to harden his stance against MDC demands to resolve a power-sharing dispute so he can appease party hawks opposed to the coalition government and show the party faithful that he is in complete control of the new administration, analysts said.

Stem the flow of blood diamonds from Zimbabwe

Mon, Dec 07, 2009

Consumers can send a powerful message by shunning diamonds from Zimbabwe, where torture, forced labor and other human rights abuses are inflicted in the diamond fields.(By Tiseke Kasambala)

South Africa Signals Tougher Zimbabwe Stance

Mon, Dec 07, 2009

JOHANNESBURG -- President Jacob Zuma's recent appointment of a team of envoys to monitor the unity government in neighboring Zimbabwe could mark a departure from the quiet diplomacy employed by South Africa under former President Thabo Mbeki.

Global Post: Can Zimbabwe re-attract tourists?

Sun, Dec 06, 2009

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe has recently been flooded with glowing reports in the state media of a dramatic recovery in tourism. But those bulletins may be premature.

News : National News : Parliament and Politics

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 clinches Chinese financing, investment deals

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

Zimbabwe and two Chinese companies Tuesday signed four financing and investment agreements covering transport and mining.

Income Tax System Reform to Take Three Years - Biti

by The Herald

Mon, Dec 07, 2009

Harare — THE proposed reform of the country's income tax system in the 2010 National Budget statement will be done within the next three years.

Columns : Mining and Industry Indaba

Nationalise gold, platinum first: ANCYL

Nationalise gold, platinum first: ANCYL

by The Times (SA)

Mon, Dec 07, 2009

(Malema: South Africa's own Chinotimba) Gold and platinum miners should be nationalised first as they were the most profitable, ANCYL president Julius Malema said in Durban.

Columns : Takeoff Africa: Aviation and Travel Indaba

SA Airlink plane overshoots runway

SA Airlink plane overshoots runway

by SAPA

Mon, Dec 07, 2009

A South African Airlink plane overshot the runway at George Airport today and landed near the N2 highway, says the Western Cape Safety and Security department.

Zimabwe's Airports Upgrade A Reality

by Radio VOP

Sun, Dec 06, 2009

Bulawayo, December 06 2009 -The much awaited upgrading and refurbishment of the country's strategic airports is now a reality following allocation of funds to the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) by Minister of Finance Tendai Biti.

Airlines 'avoid' Zimbabwe airspace

by SAPA

Sun, Dec 06, 2009

Harare - Foreign airlines have stopped using Zimbabwe's airspace because the country's meteorological service is incapable of supplying weather information they need, according to officials.

Columns : Health Indaba

No Need For Routine Laboratory Monitoring To Safely Deliver Antiretroviral Therapy In Africa (DART Trial)

Wed, Dec 09, 2009

An article published Online First and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet a medical ournal reports that antiretroviral therapy (ART) can be delivered safely without routine laboratory monitoring for toxic effects. However, the differences in disease progression suggest a role for monitoring of CD4-cell count from the second year of ART to guide the switch to second-line treatment. The article is the work of the DART Trial Team, led by Dr A Sarah Walker, MRC Clinical Trials Unit, London, UK, and colleagues.

Columns : Religion/Spiritual

Derbyshire school builds water tank for mission in Zimbabwe

Tue, Dec 08, 2009

Children in an African village are to get access to clean water every day thanks to an aqua aid scheme set up by staff and pupils at a Derbyshire school.

Kunonga Loyalists Plunge Zimbabwe's Anglican Church Back Into Turmoil

by VOA

Tue, Dec 08, 2009

Backers of Bishop Kunonga say the law is on his side, but Father Paul Gwese of the Central Africa Province said Kunonga is abusing the legal system and causing confusion to further his own interests reports VOA.

Why Christians Refuse to Hate; My Experiences in Mugabe's Zimbabwe

Mon, Dec 07, 2009

Visiting Zimbabwe can be a heart-wrenching experience. It is a beautiful land of warm and soft-spoken people. But hovering over the landscape at all times is the specter of extreme poverty and political oppression.

Rift flares after US Episcopal Church elects gay bishop

by BBC

Sun, Dec 06, 2009

A diocese in Los Angeles has elected only the second openly gay bishop in the global Anglican Church, reigniting an issue that has caused deep division.

News : Weird world

Evidence of mass cannibalism uncovered in Germany

Sun, Dec 06, 2009

Evidence of mass cannibalism in which even children and unborn babies were on the menu has been uncovered in Germany by archaeologists.

Man infects sleeping wife with HIV

by Staff reporter and agencies

Sun, Dec 06, 2009

A man in New Zealand has been arrested after infecting his wife with HIV through pricking her skin with a needle whilst she slept.

News : Sports

'Handiende': Benjani

by Staff Reporter

Mon, Dec 07, 2009

Benjani is refusing to leave Manchester City, despite being way down the pecking order.

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.

'Death for gays' debate in Uganda

by The Times (SA)

Wed, Dec 09, 2009

Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities. Even landlords could be imprisoned for renting to homosexuals.

Lead Stories

Zimbabwe torture goes on display in Gaberone

Zimbabwe torture goes on display in Gaberone

Wed, Dec 09, 2009

An exhibition on human rights violations in Zimbabwe started running in Gaborone on Monday under the aegis of the Botswana Civil Society Solidarity Coalition for Zimbabwe (BOCISCOZ) and Ditshwanelo, the Botswana Centre for Human Rights.

'Great progress' in Zimbabwe: UN official

by AFP

Wed, Dec 09, 2009

HARARE — A top UN official on Wednesday praised "great progress" in easing Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis, but urged donors to continue supporting the country's recovery from a decade of economic freefall.

Fighting election cheats, the Iranian way

Fighting election cheats, the Iranian way

by UPI

Wed, Dec 09, 2009

Iranian students and opposition supporters demonstrate against the Iranian government at Tehran University on December 7, 2009 in Tehran,Iran. The protest was the largest in months. UPI

Zuma confident situation in Zim will be addressed

Zuma confident situation in Zim will be addressed

Wed, Dec 09, 2009

SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma yesterday said he is confident that the situation in Zimbabwe will be addressed.

Zimbabwean beaten in case of mistaken ID

by UPI

Wed, Dec 09, 2009

HARARE, (UPI) -- Zimbabwe National Students Union President Clever Bere says unknown assailants severely beat a former student thinking he was the group's leader.

Lets talk succession - ZANU PF supporters

Lets talk succession - ZANU PF supporters

by VOA

Tue, Dec 08, 2009

Many ZANU-PF delegates say they want to decide who will succeed President Robert Mugabe, who will be 86 in February. President Robert Mugabe received fewer votes in the presidential election last year than MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai.

MDC suspends three

by Staff reporter and agencies

Tue, Dec 08, 2009

HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Three members of Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change have been accused by the party of corruption and inciting violence, officials said.

A Christmas message to Mugabe from the 'Pirates'

A Christmas message to Mugabe from the 'Pirates'

by Staff Reporter

Tue, Dec 08, 2009

“SW Radio Africa wishes to utterly refute the scurrilous allegations that we are a pirate radio station. So, with that clarified, we would like to wish you all a happy Christmas and joyful New Year.”

HIV-positive Liverpool rapist Victor Nkomo jailed for a decade

by Special correspondent

Tue, Dec 08, 2009

AN HIV-POSITIVE man who raped a woman after forcing his way into her home was jailed for 10 years.

Did Tiger have sex with a porn star?

Did Tiger have sex with a porn star?

by SAPA

Mon, Dec 07, 2009

Los Angeles - US tabloids identified more alleged mistresses of golf superstar Tiger Woods on Monday as the scandal prompted by his late night car crash last month continued to gather steam.

Special deal for Zimbabweans beset by delays

by BusinessDay

Mon, Dec 07, 2009

THE proposed special dispensation for Zimbabwean migrants living in SA is still on the cards but is bogged down in technical hitches and further held up by the need for political approval.

Zimbabwe’s social conditions improve after new gov’t formation : UN official

Mon, Dec 07, 2009

APA-Harare (Zimbabwe) A senior UN official on Monday said that Zimbabwe’s humanitarian situation had improved drastically since the beginning of 2009 but said the country still faced challenges in improving food security and resuscitating collapsed social services.

Zimbabwean children fall victim to traffickers

Mon, Dec 07, 2009

CAPE TOWN – Zimbabweans were among nearly 60 children who were rescued from traffickers in southern Africa over the last four years, a leading international migration organisation has said.

Zuma facilitation team off to Zim

Sun, Dec 06, 2009

President Jacob Zuma’s facilitation team is due in Zimbabwe on Monday, it is the second visit to the country by the three facilitators in two weeks.

Biti: Kimberley Process to Monitor Marange Diamonds “If Necessary”

Sun, Dec 06, 2009

RAPAPORT... Zimbabwe’s finance minister Tendai Biti indicated in his 2010 budget presentation that government monitors would maintain control of the Marange diamond operations, despite a recent Kimberley Process (KP) declaration to the contrary.

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

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".

Discord Flares as Zimbabwe President Mugabe's ZANU-PF Opens Congress

by VOA

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

Though unlikely to produce any big surprises in terms of ZANU-PF's leadership, the quinquennial congress could be important for the former ruling party in charting its course in a radically changed political landscape

Red Cross appeals for $32M for Zimbabwe food aid

by Reuters

Wed, Dec 09, 2009

JOHANNESBURG — The Red Cross says they need $32 million to feed 220,000 Zimbabweans who cannot access hard currency in the collapsed economy.

South African Facilitators Back in Harare to Press for Zimbabwe Unity Solution

by VOA

Tue, Dec 08, 2009

After gathering information on the intra-party talks, the facilitators will draft a report that South African President Jacob Zuma will present to the chairman of the SADC troika on politics, defense and security

New Threat to Dump Mugabe At Congress

by The Standard

Sun, Dec 06, 2009

Harare — PF Zapu veterans in Zanu PF have threatened a showdown at the party's congress opening on Wednesday if President Robert Mugabe rejects their choice for the party chairmanship.

Zimbabwe needs humanitarian aid

by Radio VOP

Sun, Dec 06, 2009

United Nations deputy secretary for Humanitarian Affairs Catherine Bragg is expected in the country on Sunday for the official launch of the 2010 Consolidated Appeal to assist over six million people who remain affected by the erosion of basic services and livelihoods over the years.

Sub-Saharan Africa's first One-Stop Border Post opens between Zambia, Zimbabwe

Zuma starts off for Zimbabwe, Zambia

by Staff reporter and agencies

Sun, Dec 06, 2009

South African President Jacob Zuma Will tomorrow arrive in the Zimbabwen Capital Harare for talks with the three principals in Zimbabwe’s inclusive government in a fresh bid to meet a December 6 deadline set by regional leaders to force a quick resolution of the power-sharing dispute threatening to derail the country’s coalition regime.

Zim healing organ to look into army killings

by Zimonline

Fri, Dec 04, 2009

HARARE – A government organ for national reconciliation will look into human violations before and after Zimbabwe’s independence including an 80s army crackdown in the south of the country that killed thousands of innocent civilians from the Ndebele ethnic group.

Cops seize ‘smuggled’ Zimbabwean tobacco

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

Zambian POLICE officers have seized tobacco from Tombwe Tobacco Processing in Lusaka, which is believed to have been smuggled from Zimbabwe.

News : Africa

Central Methodist kids flee from officials who plan to relocate them

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

A hide-and-seek game is being played out between the Central Methodist Church and the government as children who were to be relocated on Monday disappeared.

Polokwane turns on Zimbabweans

Polokwane turns on Zimbabweans

by Staff reporter and agencies

Wed, Dec 09, 2009

SIX Zimbabwean nationals were brutally beaten up during a xenophobic attack in Polokwane on Monday night.

Terreblanche’s "apie" comment at SAHRC

Terreblanche’s "apie" comment at SAHRC

by The Times (SA)

Mon, Dec 07, 2009

A complaint to the South African Human Rights Commission has been lodged against Afrikaner Weerstansdbeweging (AWB) leader Eugene Terreblanche for a comment he made in Pretoria over the weekend.

Incumbent wins big in Namibia

by SAPA

Sun, Dec 06, 2009

Windhoek, Namibia - Namibia's election commission says President Hifikepunye Pohamba has won re-election, with more than six times as many votes as his nearest rival

Guinea leader shot and wounded

Guinea leader shot and wounded

Fri, Dec 04, 2009

Guinea's junta chief was shot and wounded in a murder bid by an aide, officials said amid uncertainty over his condition and high tensions following a recent massacre of opposition supporters.

News : Africa : Eastern and Central Africa

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

News : World news

Russia's Putin eyeing top job - again

by AP

Fri, Dec 04, 2009

In an electric four-hour solo performance on live television, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he would think about whether to reclaim the presidency - one of the strongest signals yet that he might run again for Russia's top office in 2012

News : Crime and Courts

Pictures:South African woman (23) caught trying to smuggle 1.5kg of cocaine in her dreadlocks
Sex with rapist nurse appears in UK court

Sex with rapist nurse appears in UK court

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

Married Zimbabwean nurse Rhoda Elizabeth Makambaire who was arrested over claims she had a 4 month fling with a violent rapist in the United Kingdom appeared in court this week Monday.

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.

Woods scored big

Woods scored big

by Daily Mail

Sun, Dec 06, 2009

Perhaps he didn't notice the SUV parked across the road. If he did, he wasn't troubled by its blacked-out windows or any nagging hint of familiarity about its presence

Petina Gappah's An Elegy for Easterly wins Guardian First Book Award 2009

by The Guardian UK

Thu, Dec 03, 2009

A Geneva-based international trade lawyer whose poignant, humane and funny collection of stories about her home country, Zimbabwe, has impressed critics was tonight named winner of the Guardian First Book Award.