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Zimbabwe reduces HIV transmission
Sat, Jan 14, 2012
Zimbabwe has managed to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission to 18 percent which helps take the country to within the recommended five percent risk levels, Press TV reports.
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Libya in crisis: Gadhafi’s criminal fury
Wed, Feb 23, 2011
For four decades, Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi has been a ruthless despot, a violently erratic terrorist precursor to Al Qaeda, and a pariah. Now the man who bankrolled Palestinian and other terrorist groups and whose agents infamously bombed a Pan Am passenger jet over Lockerbie, Scotland, and a French UTA jet over the Sahara seems determined to add “war criminal” to the list.
Libya fighting continues as officials step down from Gadhafi government
Tue, Feb 22, 2011
Protester death toll reported to be in the hundreds as Libyan officials, diplomats and soldiers disown Gadhafi's regime.
Featured Stories
CAUGHT CHEATING? HOW TO MOVE FORWARD AFTER BEING UNFAITHFUL
Fri, Apr 13, 2012
We all learn to look out for signs that our man is cheating, or subtle hints that he might be seeing someone else on the side, but what if you are the one that cheated? Assuming that you still want to work on your current relationship, we have 7 ways to move on successfully after you’ve been unfaithful. This is not a “loop-hole” and is not praised, but the reality is 14 percent of married women have had affairs at least once during their married lives and 17 percent of divorces in the United States are caused by infidelity. If you fall into this category, and don’t want to be part of the divorce statistic, take a look at these helpful steps.
Sure signs she's cheating on you
Fri, Apr 13, 2012
MARRIAGES often break down on account of husbands not being loyal to their wives.
Who wants to be a monkey?
Tue, Nov 29, 2011
A student has been left feeling a little red-faced after an embarrassing incident with a monkey made her a global star. Charmian Chen, who just happens to be a model, was visiting the Sacred Monkey Forest Ubud in Bali last month when two of the primates decided she was a little overdressed.The 22-year-old student, from Taiwan, was on holiday on the tropical Indonesian island feeding long-tailed macaques when she was singled out.
Where would Gaddafi go?
Fri, Feb 25, 2011
Venezuela, Nicaragua and Zimbabwe have made supportive noises — as has Nelson Mandela — or will Muammar Gaddafi "go like Hitler?" writes Freya Petersen in the Global Post
What does China want from Zimbabwe?
Thu, Feb 10, 2011
Zimbabwe has claimed that China is ready to pour $10 billion (£6.2 billion) into its ailing economy. If the figure is true, what might Beijing want in return? (Pictured:China's Minister of Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi)
Garikayi Chimuka: Who is behind violence and early elections campaign in ZANU PF and why?
Tue, Feb 08, 2011
ZANU PF has thrown the gauntlet on the irreversibility of the staging of elections this year to the extent that the party is even threatening to go for the plebiscite with or without a new constitution.
China's passion cools for Zimbabwe's natural resources
Mon, Feb 07, 2011
Evidence of prickly relationship surfaces in report of negotiations over $10-billion investment writes Jonathan Manthorpe, in the Vancouver Sun
Zimbabwe relatives fleece Diasporans
Mon, Feb 07, 2011
Last night as I was driving home, I came across a group of women who were chatting by the roadside.
Can Zimbabweans Catch The Revolutionary Fires That Have Engulfed The Middle East?
Thu, Feb 03, 2011
Harare - “This can never happen in Zimbabwe. Zimbabweans are cowards,” said Alec Sithole, while watching the uprisings in Egypt on CNN this week.
Mugabe’s Ncube DPM snub a political ploy against MDC-T
Wed, Feb 02, 2011
THE recent statements made by Robert Mugabe in Ethiopia to the effect that he will not accept the “recall”of Aurthur Mutambara and hence the elevation of Welshman Ncube to the DPM post must be treated with a pinch of salt.
Guy Lamb: Birds of a Feather - Is Zimbabwe Supplying Arms to the Gbagbo Regime?
Tue, Feb 01, 2011
On 23 January, the Sunday Times in the UK reported that in the dying days of 2010 the Zimbabwe government clandestinely transferred arms to incument President Laurent Gbagbo's administration in the Ivory Coast.
Has South Africa failed Zimbabwe?
Mon, Jan 31, 2011
There are far more benefits to South Africa of a Zimbabwe free from a dictatorship writes Vince Musewe.
Harare's aviation authority 'a farce'
Sun, Jan 30, 2011
The crisis-ridden Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) is again in the spotlight after being dismissed as a farce amid calls for management to resign.
Robert Mugabe running out of options very fast
Sun, Jan 30, 2011
A closer look at the Zimbabwean situation unravels a frightening slide into the unknown as Robert Mugabe shows he is running of out of viable options to salvage the fragile coalition writes Clifford Chitupa Mashiri.
Zimbabwe goes for elections
Fri, Jan 28, 2011
FRANCISTOWN: President, Robert Mugabe, and Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, of Zimbabwe are going to the presidential run-off this May but many have expressed concern about safety guarantees.
NOCZIM: The chickens have come home to roost
Mon, Jan 24, 2011
IN my view, the fuel problems being experienced in some parts of Zimbabwe are due to what I would call 50 -50, meaning 50 percent NOCZIM’s management fault and 50 percent politicians’ or government’s fault writes Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
No money for public sector wages
Mon, Jan 24, 2011
Zimbabwe's fiscal cupboard remains bare and the unity government will struggle to meet its wage bill for public sector workers in January 2011, finance minister Tendai Biti told the inaugural Global Poverty Summit in Johannesburg on 19 January.
UK Children as young as FOUR to be taught about homosexuality under plans to 'celebrate gay community'c
Sun, Jan 23, 2011
Children as young as four are to be taught about homosexuality in maths, geography, science and English lessons.
Zimbabwe Vigil Diary 15/01/2011
Sun, Jan 16, 2011
‘Tunisian President forced from power after 23 years’ was the news at the Vigil. It was a tail-between-the-legs exit for Mafia boss Ben Ali after an eruption of street anger over oppression and corruption. The sudden collapse of another African dictatorship cannot be good news for the Mugabe Mafia. If Ivory Coast is the writing on the wall then Tunisia is the wall collapsing. Who will be next?
A case for 'Sisi Grace' Mugabe
Mon, Jan 10, 2011
The first lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe, was in the papers again recently. She is suing the Zimbabwean Standard newspaper US $15 million.
News : National News : Parliament and Politics
No rush for elections - PM
Thu, Feb 17, 2011
Mr. Tsvangirai said soldiers and armed vigilantes have been deployed in the rural areas to recreate the terror of June 2008 in the approach to the presidential run-off election from which he eventually withdrew reports VOA.
Chinese Foreign Minister, Visiting Zimbabwe, Sparks Hopes For Investment
Fri, Feb 11, 2011
The MDC formation led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has dismissed the visit saying it will only benefit President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF and not the country
Zimbabwe's unity govt marks 2 yrs in power
Thu, Feb 10, 2011
Harare - Zimbabwe's shaky unity government on Friday marks two years in power but President Robert Mugabe's call for early polls has sparked fears of sweeping violence that marred the 2008 presidential vote.
Victim of political violence haunts killers 2 years on
Sat, Feb 05, 2011
A Gokwe man who was murdered by alleged Zanu PF activists two years ago is “refusing to be buried” amid mysterious circumstances.
Mugabe plots a bloody June election
Mon, Jan 31, 2011
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe intends to abandon talks over a new constitution and call elections in June after deploying troops to intimidate voters into supporting him, three members of his party’s decision- making body said.
African Union to send assessment mission to Zimbabwe
Thu, Jan 27, 2011
Plans are at an advanced stage by the African Union to send an assessment mission to Zimbabwe to examine electoral conditions before another poll can be held, a leading pro-democracy activist said on Thursday.
Zuma's team end tour of duty to Zimbabwe
Sun, Jan 23, 2011
South African President Jacob Zuma's envoy to Zimbabwe, Lindiwe Zulu, this week received critical submissions from political parties which would be used to draw up a roadmap towards free and fair elections.
Mugabe to push for elections despite deadlock
Sun, Jan 23, 2011
HARARE — Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has vowed to forge ahead with elections if parties in the country's shaky power-sharing government fail to agree on a new constitution, ZBC reported Sunday.
War vet vs War vet
Sun, Jan 23, 2011
ZIMBABWE's militant war veterans, for long used by President Robert Mugabe's Zanu- PF to unleash violence on people, are at each others' throats amid revelations that they are fighting over the successor of the ageing leader.
US Ambassador Urges Non-Violent Protests
Wed, Jan 19, 2011
The United States Ambassador Charles Ray on Tuesday urged Zimbabwean to stand up to political and social injustices through non violent resistance.
Malaysia denies Mugabe story
Tue, Jan 18, 2011
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian FM, Wisma Putra has denied a foreign media report speculating that Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is in Malaysia.
S. Africa's Zuma Pushes For New Zimbabwe Constitution and Elections Road Map
Tue, Jan 18, 2011
President Zuma wants the parliamentary select committee in charge of revising Zimbabwe's constitution to get on with the task to clear the way for a new round of presidential and general elections
Ailing Mugabe Undergoes Prostate Surgery
Mon, Jan 17, 2011
Diplomats and Zanu-PF sources say Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, who turns 87 next month, is in a hospital in Malaysia after a prostate operation.
Mbeki implicated in Mugabe vote rigging by leading think-tank
Sat, Jan 15, 2011
HARARE – Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has been implicated in the vote rigging that kept Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe in power after losing first round presidential polls in 2008.
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
Ex-minister's house on the block
Sun, Feb 06, 2011
One of two luxury homes owned by former Zimbabwean finance minister Christopher Kuruneri in an exclusive suburb is to be sold by auction.
Zimbabwe bans SA meat imports
Thu, Feb 03, 2011
Zimbabwe on Thursday announced it was banning meat imports from South Africa with immediate effect.
China poised to pour $10bn into Zimbabwe's ailing economy
Tue, Feb 01, 2011
Zimbabwean government rejects concern that Beijing cash could prop up Mugabe, and says investment can turn economy around
Fuel shortage - Biti blames Zanu
Sat, Jan 29, 2011
HARARE – Finance Minister Tendai Biti says fuel shortages that hit the country last week can be traced back to an inefficient fuel procurement system set up by the previous Zanu (PF) government.
Zimbabwe central bank cuts 75% of staff
Fri, Jan 28, 2011
Zimbabwe's central bank laid off three quarters of its staff Friday as it streamlined operations to focus on its core business, the bank announced.
Zimbabwe finance minister fears vote 'bloodbath'
Wed, Jan 19, 2011
JOHANNESBURG — Zimbabwe's finance minister warned on Wednesday that his country could face a "bloodbath" at elections this year and urged the international community to do more to prevent crises in Africa.
Zimbabwe Finance Ministry Rejects Central Bank's Appeal For Financial Aid to Settle Debts
Wed, Jan 12, 2011
Sources said the RBZ recently wrote to the ministry asking for at more than US$5 million to keep its creditors at bay while waiting for Parliament to draft a law allowing the government to take over its debts reports Voice of America
Columns : Agriculture Indaba
Officials of Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF Party Eye Sugar Plantations for Takeover
Thu, Jan 20, 2011
Triangle Sugar Ltd. is owned by Tongaat Hulett of South Africa, which also holds a controlling stake in the Hippo Valley Estate
Tongaat Cuts Zimbabwe, Mozambique Sugar Forecasts
Wed, Jan 12, 2011
- Tongaat Hulett Ltd., South Africa’s second-largest sugar producer by market value, cut production forecasts for Zimbabwe and Mozambique in the financial year through March 2012.
Columns : Mining and Industry Indaba
Zimbabwe Marange Mines 1 Million Carats Gems a Month
Mon, Feb 07, 2011
Production from Zimbabwe’s Marange diamond fields is about one million carats a month, said Chaim Evan-Zohar, president of Tacy Ltd., citing information he got from a government official.
Biti may boycott trip to China to seal 'rip-off' deal
Sun, Feb 06, 2011
Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Tendai Biti is likely to boycott a forthcoming trip to China to tie up a controversial $3-billion platinum deal which has provoked a political storm.
Liberalizing Electric Power Sector, Zimbabwe Licenses Five Independent Firms
Sat, Feb 05, 2011
Energy and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma said the five are mobilizing resources after being licensed to compete with the state-controlled Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority
China’s US$3 billion offer for platinum raises tension
Thu, Feb 03, 2011
CHINA, slowly but surely invading Zimbabwe’s economic landscape despite viewing it as a disaster zone, has come up with a controversial US$3 billion offer for vast local platinum reserves in a move which has stirred a fresh political storm in government circles.
New Foreign Players in Zimbabwe Platinum Sector Draw Scrutiny, Criticism
Tue, Jan 25, 2011
Deputy Mines Minister Gift Chimanikire said Huwanoi of China and South African company Amari Resources are soon expected to start platinum production in Chegutu and Ngezi
Diamond exports from Zimbabwe to resume
Wed, Jan 19, 2011
Diamond exportss from Zimbabwe are to resume, as the country has agreed to abide by the Kimberley process that certifies diamonds for any trade.
Upsurge in Chiadzwa Diamond Smuggling
Tue, Jan 18, 2011
Harare — There are reports of massive diamond smuggling in Chiadzwa after the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) dumped a company that used to provide security in favour of a less experienced firm, creating a serious security glitch at the multi-billion dollar gem fields.
Columns : Takeoff Africa: Aviation and Travel Indaba
Study shows Air Zim's downward spiral
Sun, Jan 30, 2011
The collapse of the Zimbabwe aviation industry has left state-owned airline, Air Zimbabwe, buried under the rubble
Zimbabwe's Low-Cost Airline Suspends Operations, Irate Passengers Demand Refunds
Thu, Jan 20, 2011
Fly Kumba directors Patrick Chapwanya and Lloyd Muchaka could not be reached for comment and staff in the airline's offices in Harare and Johannesburg were not picking up the phone
Columns : Health Indaba
News : Human rights and abuse
‘Terrorism against our Church’
Thu, Feb 03, 2011
LONDON – Senior members of the Johane Masowe WeChishanu Apostolic Church have been killed, tortured or assaulted by Zanu (PF) militants over the past three years for not supporting the party
Plans afoot to unleash militia
Sun, Jan 16, 2011
President Robert Mugabe and his party Zanu-PF will soon reintroduce the controversial National Youth Service training programme ahead of crucial elections, a move likely to have a chilling effect on a country where polls are characterised by violence and intimidation, spearheaded by aggressive youth militias.
Columns : Nature and Environment
Zimbabwe – Conservation – Ivory Stockpile
Sun, Feb 06, 2011
APA-Harare (Zimbabwe) Zimbabwe’s wildlife body said Sunday it is sitting on an ivory stockpile of more than 42,000 kilogrammes and called for the lifting of a ban on trade in elephant products to allow it to dispose of the tusks.
Columns : Religion/Spiritual
News : Weird world
Fifteen Injured Over Mugabe Birthday Donations Bloody Clashes
Thu, Feb 10, 2011
Masvingo, - Bloody clashes between Movement for Democratic Change and Zanu (PF) youths in Chikomba on Tuesday over President Robert Mugabe birthday donations left 15 youths from both parties severely injured.
News : Sports
Columns : Lifestyle Love & Sex
Good bye to the search for the G-Sport?.. It doesnt exist
Fri, Jan 20, 2012
THE SEARCH is off, lads – the G-spot DOESN'T exist.
Lead Stories
Botswana warns Libya amid suspected Zimbabwe mercenaries
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Botswana, a small Southern African nation has threatened to cut all diplomatic ties with strife-torn Libya while its neighbour, Zimbabwe, is suspected of having mercenaries in the North African country.
Zimbabwe Civic Groups Planning Protests Over Mounting Political Violence
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Groups led by the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition note that hundreds of people have been forced out of their homes in Harare suburbs such as Mbare by the violence while police have arrested many others reports Zimbabwe Civic Groups Planning Protests Over Mounting Political Violence reports Voice Of America
Zimbabwe Government Orders State Power Utility to Reverse Rate Increase
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Energy Minister Elton Mangoma said the decision was made by government after the potential impact on business and consumers became clear
Zimbabwe charges 46 with treason
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
HARARE – A group of Zimbabwean activists accused of plotting north African-style anti-government protests were on Wednesday charged with treason and face a possible death sentence if convicted.
Civic groups mull protest marches
Wed, Feb 23, 2011
HARARE - Human rights and pro-democracy groups have warned that they will soon stage protest marches to force President Robert Mugabe to halt the nation-wide violence perpetrated by his supporters.
Zimbabwe Business, Southern African Bishops Urge Zimbabwe to Postpone Ballot
Wed, Feb 23, 2011
Economist Prosper Chitambara of the Labor and Economic Development Research Institute of Zimbabwe said that talk of elections this year is weighing on sentiment given the risk of political violence
Dossier implicates Tomana in high criminal activities
Sun, Feb 20, 2011
Attorney General Johannes Tomana should be subjected to a criminal investigation for helping his associates to escape criminal liability in the past few years, a civil society anti-corruption report has said.
Zimbabwe Media Commission Licenses New Daily, Bloomberg Agency Office
Thu, Feb 17, 2011
Zimbabwe Media Commission Chairman Godfrey Majonga in a meeting with editors complained that three newly licensed publications – The Daily News, The Daily Gazette and The Daily Mail – have not yet launched
Mugabe is 'day-dreaming'-PM
Sun, Feb 06, 2011
General elections will only be held on the completion of the ongoing constitutional process and not at the behest of President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said.
Facebook has made it easier to get sex
Wed, Jan 26, 2011
Nearly four out of five women, and three out of five men, say they believe texting, Facebook and other social media tools for staying connected cause new couples to jump into bed faster
British intelligence intercepted Zimbabwe arms shipments from China - Report
Sun, Jan 23, 2011
BRITAIN's foreign secret intelligence service (MI6) prevented China from delivering arms and ammunition to Zimbabwe in the aftermath of the hotly disputed 2008 election in which President Robert Mugabe was defeated in the first round of polling.
News : National News : Constitutional Indaba
Cost Concerns With New Delays in Zimbabwe Constitutional Revision Process
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
Ailing Mugabe gets nervous and wants early elections
Sat, Jan 29, 2011
THE growing number of incidents of ZANU PF perpetrated violence in both rural and urban areas have given credence to suspicions that Robert Mugabe wants to call for a snap election this year.
What Mugabe can and cannot do consitutionally
Tue, Jan 25, 2011
President Robert Mugabe’s legitimacy as Zimbabwean leader and his powers to dissolve Parliament solely depend on the Global Political Agreement (GPA), analysts said in Harare on Tuesday.
News : National News
Zimbabwe militants call for chicken restaurant ban
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".
China in Zimbabwe: what does it mean for Robert Mugabe?
Thu, Feb 10, 2011
As China's Foreign Minister arrives in Zimbabwe on Thursday, all eyes will be on how the country's fragile coalition government deals with overtures from the historic ally of President Robert Mugabe.
MDC - N to discipline Mutambara
Tue, Feb 08, 2011
Harare, - The smaller Movement for Democratic Change on Tuesday insisted its former President, currently one of Zimbabwe's two deputy Prime ministers, Arthur Mutambara, must resign from his government position.
'Handiende' I wont go! - Mutambara
Mon, Feb 07, 2011
ZIMBABWE Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara said Monday he would not step down, defying his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party’s recommendation that he be replaced by the newly-elected leader, Welshman Ncube.
Mubarak to ABC News: If I quit now, Egypt will sink into chaos : Please go and take Mugabe with you
Fri, Feb 04, 2011
CAIRO − Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak told U.S broadcaster ABC yesterday that he wants to resign but fears Egypt will sink into chaos if he does.
Zanu (PF) Youths Demonstrate Against British Embassy Official
Thu, Feb 03, 2011
Placard waving Zanu (PF) youths here demonstrated during the official handover of a mortuary building by the British Embassy’s second secretary Dr Sarah Bennet at St Barbra’s Mission Hospital here on Wednesday.
"Mutambara remains our Deputy Prime Minister" - Mugabe
Sun, Jan 30, 2011
Robert Mugabe says Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara can stay on in government as long as he chooses not to resign – even as his MDC party insists it only can decide on cabinet appointments
70 000 government ‘ghost’ workers exposed
Fri, Jan 28, 2011
The civil service audit has revealed that there could be as many as 70 000 “ghost” workers on the government payroll impacting heavily the state’s already dry coffers, union leaders said on Thursday.
Madiba panic
Thu, Jan 27, 2011
Panic set in across South Africa last night as the news spread that former president Nelson Mandela had been admitted to a Johannesburg hospital.
Zimbabwe to down-size army?
Thu, Jan 27, 2011
Solomon Chikowero, an ex-soldier and head of the Movement for Democratic Change Veterans Association, charged that rather than moving to downsize, the army is actually reinforcing its ranks
Zimbabwe Agrees to Boost Civil Servant Allowances only
Thu, Jan 27, 2011
Teachers Union of Zimbabwe Chief Executive Officer Manuel Nyawo said his union has mobilized members to launch a labor action until Harare meets worker demands, and will ask other unions to join forces with it
Tsvangirai's MDC Demands new Voters' Roll
Tue, Jan 25, 2011
HARARE,- Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has demanded a new voters’ roll as a prerequisite for the forthcoming elections
Disgruntled and underpaid Civil Servants on Strike: Where is the money from our diamonds?
Sun, Jan 23, 2011
HARARE – Public sector workers in Zimbabwe begin an open-ended strike on Monday after wage talks collapsed, with Finance minister Tendai Biti insisting there is no cash to meet the workers demands. (Picture: The Game is UP! Over-fed minister of Mines, Where is the money from our diamonds?)
Patient is killed after walking out of hospital and lying in A34
Sun, Jan 23, 2011
NEWCASTLE, UK - A ZIMBABWEAN hospital patient killed himself after walking off a medical ward without telling staff and lying down in front of cars on a dual carriageway.
'ZANU PF dirty diaries' We were used to destroy MDC- Mbudzi
Sun, Jan 23, 2011
MASVINGO- Controversial politician and retired Major Savious Kudzai Mbudzi who was Simba Makoni, s right-hand man during the 2008 general elections has confessed that Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn party was a Zanu (PF) project meant to destroy the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T).
Zimbabwe lakeside leisure resort targeted by militants under Mugabe empowerment drive
Sun, Jan 23, 2011
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Militants of President Robert Mugabe's party have launched raids on boating clubs and tourism lodges on the shores of the Zimbabwe capital's main fishing and leisure area, tourism operators said Sunday.
Plenty of secrets left in WikiLeaks treasure trove
Sun, Jan 23, 2011
LONDON — Nearly two months after WikiLeaks outraged the U.S. government by launching the release of a massive compendium of diplomatic documents, the secret-spilling website has published 2,628 U.S. State Department cables -- just over 1 per cent of its trove of 251,287 documents.
Can the 'healthy' Mugabe please stand up
Wed, Jan 19, 2011
A report that 86-year-old President Robert Mugabe has been hospitalized in Malaysia for a prostate operation has generated heated debate in Zimbabwe, as well as speculation on how the development might affect the country's political prospects.
New strike may paralyse Zim
Fri, Jan 14, 2011
Harare - Civil servants in Zimbabwe threatened late on Thursday to go on strike in seven days unless the government offers them more pay.
News : Africa : Eastern and Central Africa
News : Africa : North Africa
Mubarak Speech Prompts Egypt Protesters to Carry On
Fri, Feb 11, 2011
The tension in Cairo is palpable after a chaotic day that saw the hopes of anti-government protesters raised, then dashed when President Hosni Mubarak told the nation he would delegate some powers, but stay on in office. After newly-empowered Vice President Omar Suleiman then told demonstrators to go home, many planned even bigger protests Friday.
Going...Going...gone....Mubarak remains leader of ruling party and President as entire leadership resigns
Sat, Feb 05, 2011
The top leadership body of Egypt's ruling party, including the president's son Gamal Mubarak, has resigned, state TV reported.
Mubarakites attack peaceful demonstrators
Thu, Feb 03, 2011
Violence has erupted with in Cairo's Tahrir Square overnight, with supporters of president Hosni Mubarak opening fire on anti-goverment demonstrators, killing at least two and wounding 15.
Mubarak pledge to step down dismissed as too slow
Wed, Feb 02, 2011
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Tuesday he would surrender power in September, angering protesters who want an immediate end to his 30-year-rule.
Egypt Imposes Curfew as Protests Spread
Fri, Jan 28, 2011
Egypt ordered a nighttime curfew in Cairo and other cities Friday but the order failed to curb protests by tens of thousands of people demanding the end to Hosni Mubarak's rule.
News : World news : UK and Europe
Drummers and dancers greet Charles
Wed, Feb 09, 2011
The Prince of Wales has been greeted by vibrant African dancing as the guest of honour at a royal gala dinner to raise funds for people in Zimbabwe.
Britain harboring Zanu PF War Criminals
Sun, Feb 06, 2011
LONDON, -- Hundreds of suspected war criminals including 32 Zanu PF terrorists have found harbor in Britain despite attempts to bring them to justice, the government reports.
Lords speak up on Zimbabwe
Sun, Feb 06, 2011
British peers condemn violence and call for EU and Commonwealth election monitors
State multiculturalism has failed, says David Cameron
Sat, Feb 05, 2011
The UK prime minister has criticised "state multiculturalism" in his first speech on radicalisation and the causes of terrorism since being elected
Zimbabwe teenager girl faces jail in UK for robbing taxi driver
Mon, Jan 24, 2011
ENGLAND - Two teenage girls including a Zimbabwean disguised their faces with scarves and pretended they had a gun when they stole £44 from a taxi driver in Watford, near London, the British capital.
Zimbabwe Opposition Party Leader Dabengwa in UK to Seek British Support
Thu, Jan 13, 2011
Dumiso Dabengwa, in the United Kingdom to meet with the British wing of his party and lobby for British support for his party, said ZAPU is on a mission to restore a democratic Zimbabwe
Failed asylum seekers win Yarl's Wood child detention case
Tue, Jan 11, 2011
The detention of two children of failed asylum seekers at Yarl's Wood immigration centre in Bedfordshire has been ruled unlawful by the High Court.
News : Crime and Courts
Vice President Ordered To Pay US$ 5000 To Jonathan Moyo
Thu, Feb 10, 2011
Bulawayo, - High Court Judge Francis Bere has ordered Zimbabwe Vice President, John Nkomo to pay former information Minister and Zanu (PF) politburo member, Jonathan Moyo US$5000 in damages.
Teen cleared of trance murder plot
Sun, Feb 06, 2011
ZIMBABWEAN teenager Lorraine Mbulawa, who stabbed her mother in the head, has been found guilty of unlawful wounding.
Zim urban councils looted
Thu, Feb 03, 2011
HARARE – Corrupt councillors, commissioners and politicians in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare and other cities looted hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds, land and other assets in an unprecedented orgy of self enrichment over the past decade while service delivery collapsed in the various municipalities reports Zimonline.
Councillors report corrupt Chombo to police
Fri, Jan 28, 2011
HARARE,- City councillors on Thursday reported the Minister of Local Government Ignatius Chombo to the police on allegations of defrauding the council of prime land in Harare.
Teenager was 'in a trance' when arrested, Leicester jury is told
Thu, Jan 27, 2011
A policewoman told a jury that a teenager appeared in "some kind of a trance" when arrested for attempting to murder her mother.
Schoolgirl jailed for kicking gay man to death
Wed, Jan 26, 2011
A former public schoolgirl who kicked and stamped on a gay civil servant during a deadly homophobic attack has been jailed for seven years for his manslaughter.
Tomana lines up Mugabe cronies for 'Wiki panel'
Mon, Jan 24, 2011
(Pic: Tomana, Might have to learn the basics of using internet first inorder to understand why everyone thinks he is a fool to think he has any case to warranty his actions.... Remember even Al Gore famously said he invented the internet!)
Landmark SADC torture ruling
Sun, Jan 16, 2011
HARARE - The SADC Tribunal has awarded damages of nearly US$17 million to nine Zimbabwean torture victims, in a landmark ruling that yet again exposes Harare's flagrant disregard of the rule of law.
Chinese in trouble over 'Zhing-Zhong' visas
Wed, Jan 12, 2011
Harare –Three Chinese men have been arrested in Zimbabwe for allegedly using fraudulent visas to enter the country, the state-run Herald daily reported Wednesday.
News : Africa : Southern Africa
South Africa sends a naval ship to Ivory Coast on a secret mission
Wed, Feb 09, 2011
ABUJA, Nigeria - The chairman of West Africa's regional bloc on Tuesday criticized South Africa for sending a warship to the region amid Ivory Coast's political crisis, but the South African government maintained it had sent the vessel as a negotiating venue.
Mugabe roped into spat
Sun, Feb 06, 2011
Friction between two neighbours escalates as accusations fly
Please come home and vote, pleads MDC-M
Sun, Feb 06, 2011
A member of the stakeholders forum set up to assist Zimbabweans living and working in SA illegally to regularise their stay there says it is possible for Zimbabweans to return home and vote during elections.
Nelson Mandela back home to recuperate
Fri, Jan 28, 2011
Johannesburg - Former president Nelson Mandela was discharged from Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg on Friday, his grandson said.
Tunisian Capital Tense as Interim Leader Sworn in
Sat, Jan 15, 2011
There were reports of gunfire in Tunis Saturday as police and army tanks patrolled city streets still littered with debris from overnight riots and looting.
SA gives Zimbabwe migrants more time to seek permits
Tue, Jan 11, 2011
South Africa has given tens of thousands of illegal Zimbabwean illegal immigrants a reprieve after agreeing to extend the deadline for them to regularise their stay to March 31.
News : NEWS IN BRIEF
Columns : Health Indaba : HIV and Aids
Columns : Indaba Podcast
Audio tapes:Deputy PM Mutamabara London address to Zim Diaspora
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
Tue, Aug 17, 2010
So how did Mugabe make all this money?
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
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
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.
News : Africa : West Africa
AU appoints Mugabe mediator in Ivory Coast crisis
Sat, Jan 29, 2011
TYRANT Robert Mugabe is among African leaders chosen to mediate in the Ivory Coast crisis, it has emerged.
Columns : Entertainment Movies & Music
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.
