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Zimbabwean migrant workers' stories to be filmed
Thu, Jul 09, 2009
THE experiences of migrant workers who move thousands of miles to find work in the UK is to be highlighted in a Southend student’s documentary film.
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Resolve the situation in Zimbabwe - SA Home Affairs
Tue, Jul 07, 2009
(Picture:Zimbabweans rest in there make shift homes at the show grounds in Musina -AFP) There is no national political solution on the cards for destitute Zimbabweans sleeping on Joburg's streets, but city officials are trying to house them, while metro police plan to continue arrests.
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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.
Film reveals anti-female violence in Zimbabwe
Mon, Jul 27, 2009
Little more than a year ago, Memory Shiriinorira was a healthy young mother of two. Life was hard, but she had hope, despite the depressing environment of the Epworth slum, just 12km beyond the Harare city centre.
Story that China is Buying up Zimbabwe Platinum Reserves Denied
Wed, Jul 08, 2009
Building on a legacy of questionable involvement in Africa, the Chinese are at it again in Zimbabwe. In their drive to secure raw material supplies, the Chinese have dealt with some pretty unsavory regimes over the years, showing an equal sense of realpolitik to the western powers dealings with various African and South American dictators in the second half of the 20th century.
AIDS number one cause of maternal deaths
Wed, Jul 08, 2009
JOHANNESBURG, - A new maternal mortality study names HIV and AIDS as the cause of one in four maternal deaths in Zimbabwe.
Team Monitoring Diamond Trade Rebukes Zimbabwe
Wed, Jul 08, 2009
JOHANNESBURG — A team assessing Zimbabwe’s compliance with international standards to prevent the diamond trade from fueling conflict found that the nation’s military had been directly involved in illegal mining and that the authorities had carried out “horrific violence against civilians,” according to a memo the team gave to Zimbabwean officials according to a New York Times Report.
Rapes, robberies and attacks rife as Zimbabwe enters a violent new era
Wed, Jul 08, 2009
POLICE in Zimbabwe have arrested two men who raped a 24-year-old woman then fell asleep at the scene of their crime. In a terrifying attack, the men went to the woman's home in Dulibadzimu township in Zimbabwe's border town of Beitbridge.
Scientists claim sperm 'first'
Wed, Jul 08, 2009
Scientists in Newcastle claim to have created human sperm in the laboratory in what they say is a world first.
Tsvangirai blasts State media bias
Tue, Jul 07, 2009
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday took a swipe at the state media for continuing to serve partisan interests to the detriment of the inclusive government, saying it’s failing in its mandate of serving the people as a true public media.
Manchester City Striker Benjani Eyeing Return To Portsmouth
Tue, Jul 07, 2009
Manchester City striker Benjani has confirmed that the prospect of returning to Portsmouth this summer is one which appeals to him, as he looks to have slipped further down the pecking order at Eastlands.
INSIDE ZIMBABWE - Irish Times
Tue, Jul 07, 2009
INSIDE ZIMBABWE: BILL CORCORAN revisits a township outside Harare to see what has happened since the cholera epidemic ravaged the country and the opposition joined an inclusive government in Februaryoutside Harare to see what has happened since the cholera epidemic ravaged the country and the opposition joined an inclusive government in February
Doctors and ARVs in short supply
Tue, Jul 07, 2009
BULAWAYO , - Municipal health officials in Zimbabwe's second city, Bulawayo, are struggling to cope with growing waiting lists of people in need of HIV treatment and too few doctors to prescribe the drugs.
Zimbabwe is in a hole: but Zanu-PF keep on digging
Mon, Jul 06, 2009
Some time back, Morgan Tsvangirai said that the transitional government in Zimbabwe was like a marriage between a donkey and a horse. I joked that such a union would produce sterile offspring. At a rally in Matabeleland the other day I said that this analogy might also apply to a weird couple tied together in a yoke and trying to pull Zimbabwe out of the deep hole it is in.
Zimbabwe: worst crisis since independence
Sun, Jul 05, 2009
A Catholic priest gave assurances to CAFOD that the food crisis in Zimbabwe is still a scourge. Hospitals, for instance, require patients to bring their own food and struggle to provide basic meds such as aspirin and antibiotics.
Where money comes first, health second
Sun, Jul 05, 2009
With half her body immersed in muddy red water, Esther Nyarambi closely inspects the contents of her wooden panning dish, locally known as zamba.
No winds of change at the Grain Marketing Board
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
HARARE, (IRIN) - The Zimbabwean government has announced new measures to boost local cereal purchases through its crisis-ridden Grain Marketing Board (GMB), but farmers are not convinced the plan will work.
Lonrho affiliate LonZim to launch Fly540 airline operations in Zimbabwe
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
Lonrho PLC (AIM: LONR) announced that LonZim PLC (AIM: LZM), in which it holds a 24.53 percent stake, is to launch operations of African low-cost airline Fly540 in Zimbabwe.
The bad news of a relatively good maize harvest
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
JOHANNESBURG , - A more than two fold increase in Zimbabwe's production of its staple, maize, in 2009 will not be enough to rid the country of food insecurity.
Pabst the boxer is the World's Ugliest Dog
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
A prominent under-bite, scrunched face and floppy ears are the hallmarks of a winner.
Lives change when determination joins a desire to help
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
Here's one of those small-world stories, the kind that shrink the world down to a village and give you a little faith in the power of goodwill.
MAURITANIA: Force-feeding on decline, but more dangerous
Sun, Jun 28, 2009
NOUAKCHOTT, - As perceptions of beauty change and obesity-related diseases rise, more women in Mauritania are fighting back against force-feeding, according to the government. But even as some women refuse to fatten up, up to one-third of the country’s women are still risking their lives to put on weight to conform to a longstanding aesthetic standard.
UGANDA: Environmentalists point to worrying pace of deforestation
Sun, Jun 28, 2009
KAMPALA, - Uganda has lost nearly a third of its forests in the last two decades and could lose most of its tree cover in about 40 years unless measures are quickly taken to reverse the situation, environmentalists have said.
Mugabe Must Be Stopped -- Madhuku
Sun, Jun 28, 2009
Harare — NATIONAL Constitutional Assembly (NCA) chairman Lovemore Madhuku is having the last laugh.
News : National News : Parliament and Politics
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
Mobile Tariffs Reduced
Tue, Jul 07, 2009
Harare — PHONE operators have reduced telecommunication tariffs by a minimum 15 percent with effect from July 1.
Zimbabwe earns US$80m from tobacco
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
Agriculture officials in Zimbabwe said Monday the country had so far earned US$87.3 million from tobacco exports this year, higher than the US$76.8 million it netted last year in the same trading period.
How your 20p could be worth £50
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
Can a 20p piece be worth £50? Well, yes, actually – and it's worth having a rummage in your purse or wallet right now to see if you're £49.80 up.
Mining giant re-opens mines in Zimbabwe
Sun, Jun 28, 2009
One of Zimbabwe’s biggest mining companies, Metallon Gold Zimbabwe, has announced this week that it has re-opened its two closed mines.
Columns : Takeoff Africa: Aviation and Travel Indaba
Columns : Health Indaba
Zimbabwe on alert for swine flu
Sat, Jun 27, 2009
Health officials in Zimbabwe said Friday the country was on high alert for swine flu following its outbreak in neighbouring South Africa and other African countries.
News : Sports
Campbell appointed chairman of selectors
Tue, Jul 07, 2009
HARARE: Former Zimbabwe cricket captain Alistair Campbell has been appointed as the new chairman of selectors by the Zimbabwe cricket board.
United tie up Valencia deal
Wed, Jul 01, 2009
Manchester United have wrapped up the signing of Antonio Valencia from Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee.
Scholari spills the beans - blames players power for failure
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
Former Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari blames goalkeeper Petr Cech, midfielder Michael Ballack and forward Didier Drogba for costing him his job, according to newspaper reports today
Eto'o has City offer
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has revealed Manchester City have made a "stratospheric offer" to striker Samuel Eto'o.
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
MP blows up over condom commercial
Mon, Jul 27, 2009
A CONDOM advert has annoyed a Zimbabwe female member of Parliament, who complained it was too explicit and could encourage women to lust for well-endowed men.
Aids prevention trial targets 5 000 women
Thu, Jul 23, 2009
JOHANNESBURG – About 5 000 women in four southern African countries will soon participate in an Aids prevention trial to establish whether some antiretrovirals (ARV) used to treat HIV can also be used to prevent the disease when administered both as microbicide gel or oral tablets.
Zimbabwe mines site of 'horrific violence'
Fri, Jul 10, 2009
HARARE, -- Illegal diamond mining by Zimbabwean troops has led to violence against civilians, says a global watchdog formed to cut the flow of "blood diamonds."
Tobacco Rakes in U.S.$102,7 Million
Fri, Jul 10, 2009
Harare — ZIMBABWE has so far earned US$102,7 million from the sale of 34,9 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco at an average price of US$2,94 since the marketing season started in May.
Camec to start construction of new Zimbabwe mine this year
Fri, Jul 10, 2009
JOHANNESBURG – A bankable feasibility study at the Bokai platinum prospect, in Zimbabwe, would be completed by September, with the construction of a mine still expected to start this year, Africa-focused emerging mining company Central African Mining & Exploration Company (Camec) said on Thursday.
MDC MP jailed
Fri, Jul 10, 2009
A member of parliament for Zimbabwe's former Movement for Democratic Change was sentenced to 18 months in prison - six of them suspended - on Thursday after conviction on charges that he committed violence in the turbulent post-election period of 2008.
Rights Group Calls for Independent Police Monitor After Woza Abuse
Fri, Jul 10, 2009
Amnesty International has called on the unity government to put in place an impartial and independent police 'oversight' body, after four women from pressure group Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) were assaulted by police members last month.
Zimbabwe Farmers Union Sees No Political Motive in Midlands Killing
Thu, Jul 09, 2009
The head of Zimbabwe's Commercial Farmers Union said Wednesday that there was probably no political motive in the axe murder Friday of white commercial farmer Bob Vaughn-Evans, a director of the organization, who was attacked at his home in Gweru with his wife.
Anglican Diocese of Harare Gets a New Bishop
Thu, Jul 09, 2009
The long-troubled Harare, Zimbabwe, diocese of the Anglican Church now has a new bishop with confirmation this week of Chad Nicholas Gandiya by authorities of the church’s Province of Central Africa, which includes Botswana, Zambia and Malawi as well as Zimbabwe.
Cabinet Gives Unity Gov't Principals Ultimatum To Resolve Disputes
Wed, Jul 08, 2009
Zimbabwe's power-sharing cabinet issued an ultimatum Wednesday to the three principals in the national unity government to resolve numerous issues that have been straining relations between the Movement for Democratic Change and ZANU-PF sides of the government reports VOA.
Ruwa Murder - Boy Accuses Father of Witchcraft
Wed, Jul 08, 2009
Harare — The 17-year-old Ruwa boy charged with killing his parents in cold blood last year has, in turn, accused his father of using him as a "goblin" to sustain his "mysterious" business empire.
Zimbabwe's living costs on the rise
Wed, Jul 08, 2009
Johannesburg - The cost of living for a family of six in Zimbabwe’s low-income urban category rose to $502.22 (R4 078) in June, the Herald reported on Wednesday.
Tanzania: 13 bodies wash ashore
Wed, Jul 08, 2009
Arusha - Tanzanian officials say 13 bodies and a plane seat have washed ashore on their beaches and investigators are trying to figure out if those are linked to the Yemenia Airways plane crash hundreds of miles away.
MDC: Don't exclude Zim exiles
Wed, Jul 08, 2009
Johannesburg - Zimbabweans living in South Africa should be part of crafting that country's new Constitution, the Movement for Democratic Change's South African spokesperson said on Monday.
CFU leader axed to death
Wed, Jul 08, 2009
Bob Vaughan-Evans, a director of Zimbabwe's Commercial Farmers' Union, has been axed to death at his home. Mr Vaughan-Evans, who was in his late seventies, was killed on the eve of his wife Jean's 80th birthday reports the UK's Telegraph.
MDC cabinet members ready for a showdown
Wed, Jul 08, 2009
(File Picture: Mugabe seems to be taking everyone for a ride despite loosing the elections) A showdown loomed Wednesday within Zimbabwe's troubled power-sharing government as ministers from the Movement for Democratic Change formation of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai vowed to pressure their ZANU-PF governing partners to meet in full the terms of the September 2008 Global Political Agreement underlying the government reaports VOA.
Couple held for human trafficking
Tue, Jul 07, 2009
A couple has been arrested on charges of abduction, human trafficking and extortion after allegedly kidnapping a Zimbabwean woman, Gauteng police said on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe teachers to strike over wages: union
Tue, Jul 07, 2009
Zimbabwe school teachers will go on strike Friday to pressure the government to increase their salaries, the teachers union said.
Kimberley Process Team Asks Suspension of Zimbabwe Diamond Field Activity
Tue, Jul 07, 2009
A Kimberley Process team visiting Zimbabwe to look into allegations of abuses in the Marange diamond field of Manicaland province has requested the production and export of diamonds from the area be suspended until effective security measures are put in place.
Zimbabwe Can’t Repay Loans; Insisting on "Debt Strategy"
Tue, Jul 07, 2009
HARARE, (IPS) - The Zimbabwean coalition government cannot afford to repay debts incurred when President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF was ruling on its own and will not repay those debts.
Teachers threaten strike action
Tue, Jul 07, 2009
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s teachers have threatened to go on strike if they do not get a pay rise by month-end, accusing the country’s power-sharing government of duping them in the past with false promises to review their salaries
Zimbabwean challenges refusal of citizenship
Tue, Jul 07, 2009
A YOUNG Zimbabwean man has brought a High Court challenge to the refusal to grant him Irish citizenship on grounds he was not of good character arising from his conviction for drink driving.
Zimbabwe consults on ICT bill
Mon, Jul 06, 2009
ZIMBABWE’S Information and Communications technology Minister said the government was consulting stakeholders and members of the public on Information Communication and Technology Bill.
Obama on verge of historic nuclear deal
Mon, Jul 06, 2009
US President Barack Obama and Russia's Dmitry Medvedev have verbally agreed to cut their number of nuclear warheads by 1,000 within seven years after an historic meeting.
Air Botswana increases flights to Zimbabwe
Mon, Jul 06, 2009
Air Botswana said Monday it was increasing its weekly flights to Zimbabwe from two to three, amid growing business traffic between the two neighbouring countries.
Mugabe Calls Obama’s Africa Envoy an Idiot
Mon, Jul 06, 2009
President Robert Mugabe described U.S. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson as an “idiot” after meeting with him briefly on July 2.
ZANU PF official’s farm guard commits suicide
Mon, Jul 06, 2009
CHEGUTU – A guard, who was being accused of killing a man at Senate President Edna Madzongwe’s newly acquired Stockdale Farm, this week shot and killed himself in a toilet at the farm.
Service providers switch off central bank phones
Mon, Jul 06, 2009
HARARE – Mobile airtime services providers NetOne and Zellco have switched off more than 1 000 contract lines that had been leased to Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe employees as a result of failure to settle bills.
SA companies ready to start pumping money in Zimbabwe
Mon, Jul 06, 2009
At least two big, South African, health-related firms are considering new investments or the increase of existing ones in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe shocks the markets with move on mines
Mon, Jul 06, 2009
ZIMBABWEAN Finance Minister Tendai Biti shocked the markets on Friday when he announced that Zimbabwe would re- evaluate all mining contracts and introduce a “use it or lose it” policy for its mining industry under a proposed law.
Botswana differs with AU summit
Sun, Jul 05, 2009
Gaborone - Botswana on Sunday distanced itself from a decision by African leaders to ignore the International Criminal Court order to extradite Sudan's President Omar Al-Bashir, the foreign ministry said.
Jackson's secret girlfriend was his children's former nanny Grace Rwaramba
Sun, Jul 05, 2009
Michael Jackson had a secret girlfriend who his children called “mom”, close friends of the singer have told the Sunday Mirror.
Zimbabwe owes millions for power
Sun, Jul 05, 2009
Maputo - Zimbabwe's electricity utility owes Mozambique's hydro-electric power company Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB) at least $50 million, according to media reports on Sunday.
Commonwealth to convene an aid indaba for Zimbabwe
Fri, Jul 03, 2009
Zimbabwe could bounce back to the Commonwealth family as the grouping would next week in Johannesburg hold a roundtable meeting to drum up humanitarian aid for the country. Mugabe has in the past described the grouping as “the Queen’s tea party”. The three-day meeting begins on Tuesday.
Mugabe Meets Top U.S. Africa Envoy on AU Summit Sidelines
Fri, Jul 03, 2009
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe met Thursday on the sidelines of the African Union summit in Libya with the top U.S. diplomat for Africa, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson, Zimbabwean state media and wire services reported.
I won’t testify against Bennett: Ex-soldier
Fri, Jul 03, 2009
MUTARE – A former soldier who was jailed for possessing an arms cache, was released on Thursday and vowed not to be a state witness in the trial of MDC Deputy Minister of Agriculture designate Roy Bennett in October.
Afreximbank gives Zimbabwe US$60m for tobacco
Fri, Jul 03, 2009
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has given Zimbabwe a US$60 million loan to finance tobacco production this year, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said Thursday.
Nicholas van Hoogstraten cleared of porn and currency charges
Fri, Jul 03, 2009
Nicholas van Hoogstraten, the British property tycoon who became a friend of President Mugabe, has had charges of illegal currency dealing and possession of pornography dismissed by a Zimbabwe court.
Tsvangirai Under Pressure From His Party Over Prosecutions
Fri, Jul 03, 2009
Faced with mounting dissatisfaction within his formation of the Movement for Democratic Change, Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has called for an urgent meeting with his partners in the country's chronically troubled national unity government.
Zimbabwe Seeks US$1 Billion From African Development Bank for Agriculture
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, which has become a major recipient of food aid over the past decade, was to deliver remarks on agriculture to his fellow heads of state at the African Union summit that opened Wednesday in the coastal city of Sirte, Libya.
Group Accused of Terror Wins Appeal To Zimbabwe Supreme Court
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
Zimbabwe's high court Wednesday handed down a crushing blow to the government's case against a group of Movement for Democratic Change supporters and officials.
Makoni pledges to get country working
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
ZIMBABWE’S former finance minister, Simba Makoni, has launched a new opposition party that promises to “clean up” the troubled country’s political landscape.
Zimbabwe treasures China's help in difficult times
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
HARARE, China on Tuesday presented 4,000 tons of soya beans worth 500,000 U. S. dollars to Zimbabwe to help ease food shortages in the country.
Zimbabwe Obtains $950 Million Credit Line From China
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
Zimbabwe will receive $950 million of loans from China, nearly double the amount raised during Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s three-week trip to the U.S. and Europe.
Tsvangirai gives unity assurance
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
Zimbabwe’s troubled coalition government is in no danger of collapsing despite accusations President Robert Mugabe’s party is blocking reform, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said today.
Yemeni plane crashes off Comoros - 153 passengers perish
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
(File Picture : Airbus A310) An airliner belonging to the Yemeni state airline has crashed off the Indian ocean archipelago of Comoros.
Econet Zimbabwe receives equipment from Ericsson
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has received a massive shipment of equipment from Ericsson of Sweden which, when installed, will result in the complete elimination of shortage of lines in the country.
Google starts Africa SMS service
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
Washington - Google on Monday unveiled a new service designed to provide information via SMS text message to mobile phone users in Africa, where cell phones are prevalent but internet penetration is low.
MDC mulls quitting government
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
Zimbabwe’s former opposition party said it would boycott the next Cabinet meeting and is considering disengaging from a troubled, four-month-old unity government with President Robert Mugabe.
Zimbabwe to introduce hefty levies on unused mining claims
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
The Zimbabwe government said that it is in the final stages of imposing a new regime of hefty levies aimed at ridding the gold mining sector of companies and individuals who are holding onto unused mining claims.
Starving Zimbabwe prisoners to be released
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
ZIMBABWE’S cash-strapped government is considering freeing starving prisoners in an effort to reduce the prison mortality rate that has already topped 1000 in the past six months.
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
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".
Zimbabwe to withdraw army from diamond fields
Sun, Jul 05, 2009
HARARE - Zimbabwe's government will withdraw soldiers from poorly secured diamond fields in the eastern part of the country following criticism over rights abuses, an official told the state-owned Sunday Mail.
MDC treasurer Bennett faces terrorism charges
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
MOVEMENT for Democratic Change (MDC) treasurer-general Roy Bennett would stand trial in Zimbabwe in October on terrorism charges, his lawyer said yesterday.
MDC-M charges suspended MPs
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
BULAWAYO – Zimbabwean Deputy Premier Arthur Mutambara’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-M) formation has finally laid out charges against five legislators who are part of seven officials suspended by the party two months ago.
New head of Zimbabwean archdiocese says he'll focus on poverty relief
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS) -- The new archbishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, said he will focus on poverty relief and development rather than trying to fill the gap left by his predecessor, who was arguably Zimbabwe's most outspoken critic of human rights abuses under President Robert Mugabe.
Academics clash over new constitution
Sun, Jun 28, 2009
Zimbabwe's leading intellectuals have clashed over the crafting of a new democratic constitution, as a survey revealed the majority of people want the unity government to treat education as the top priority among numerous pressing problems the nation faces following a decade of international isolation and sanctions.
Zimbabwe PM says Western tour a success
Sat, Jun 27, 2009
Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai Saturday said political and economic reforms were gathering pace in the shattered African state, a key prerequisite for much-needed Western aid.
Zimbabwe President to proclaim peace days
Sat, Jun 27, 2009
HARARE, -- Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is expected to declare through a proclamation a weekend or three days of national dedication for the country to celebrate new-found peace and unity, The Herald said on Saturday.
Mugabe blasts West , grassroots and 'Sir Tsvangirayi'
Fri, Jun 26, 2009
Harare - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attacked Western countries on Thursday for refusing to lift sanctions because he was still in power, but said his country would get aid from friends who would not impose conditions.
New constitution to be guided by Kariba Document-President Mugabe
Wed, Jun 24, 2009
President Robert Mugabe says the inclusive government is expected to come up with a new Constitution in line with the Kariba Draft document within a period of 24 months of its formation.
News : Africa
Mugabe, African role model - Rupiah
Wed, Jul 08, 2009
PRESIDENT Banda has described his Zimbabwean counterpart, Robert Mugabe as a role model to all Africans who fought for and cherish African nationalism.
African leaders head for AU meeting: Ahmadinejad to attend
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
(File Picture: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be leading the prayers of hate and stolen elections) TRIPOLI, Libya - Heads of state from across Africa begun arriving Tuesday in Libya for the 13th summit of the African Union, due to focus on boosting the continent's fledging economy and discussing ways to fight the spread of deserts.
News : Africa : Eastern and Central Africa
News : World news
Jubilation as US troops pullout of Iraq
Wed, Jul 01, 2009
But fear persists that withdrawal opens way for reprisals by insurgency
News : Crime and Courts
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.
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.
