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HIV biggest cause of adolescent death, hospitalisation in Zimbabwe

HIV biggest cause of adolescent death, hospitalisation in Zimbabwe

Mon, Mar 15, 2010

Among adolescents in Harare, Zimbabwe, HIV is now the single most common cause of acute admission and in-hospital death, Rashida A. Ferrand and colleagues reported in a study published in the February online edition of PLoS Medicine.

Zimbabwe PM calls for tolerance ahead of 'elections'

Zimbabwe PM calls for tolerance ahead of 'elections'

by Staff reporter and agencies

Sun, Mar 14, 2010

APA-Harare Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Sunday called for unity and political tolerance amid reports of resurgence in violence in the countryside.

Columns : Guest Writer

Grasian Mkodzongi : Zimbabwe's Land Reform Is Common Sense

Sun, Mar 14, 2010

Zimbabwe's land issue has generated unprecedented debates both within and outside the country. The debates, which followed the dramatic occupations of white farms by rural peasants in the late 1990s, are generally polarised between those who support radical land reform and those who support market-orientated reforms.

How do you confront a dictator using democratic means?

Sun, Mar 14, 2010

The squabbling principals of Zimbabwe’s unity government are at it again. The relationship between Robert Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party, on one hand, and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his Movement for Democratic Change, on the other, has taken a deadly turn over the last couple of months writes Tanonoka Whande.

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

Sheriff's Office to Auction Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Property to Settle US2.1 Million Debt

by VOA

Thu, Mar 18, 2010

The Zimbabwean Sheriff’s Office has attached Reserve Bank property including 52 vehicles, three tanker trucks, refrigerators, beds, washing machines, televisions and real estate in Harare and two provincial towns

Zimbabwe Business Forecast Report Q2 2010 - New Report Published

Thu, Mar 18, 2010

Wrangling over contentious issues in the Global Political Agreement (GPA) has continued since our last quarterly report, with few indications that any kind of resolution is imminent, despite attempted mediation by representatives of President Jacob Zuma of South Africa.

Zimbabwean telco NetOne aims 1.5m subscribers by mid 2010

Wed, Mar 17, 2010

Expansion of network capacity has been carried out by Zimbabwean state-owned mobile operator NetOne to five million subscribers. The company also hopes to more than triple its active customer base to over 1.5 million by end-May 2010.

Columns : Mining and Industry Indaba

'Our ancestors are angry,' say climate-devastated Zimbabwean farmers

'Our ancestors are angry,' say climate-devastated Zimbabwean farmers

Tue, Mar 16, 2010

NYIMO, Zimbabwe (AlertNet) - Selina Mutoleka thinks God is angry.

Zimbabwe Government Turns To White Farmers For Help

Sun, Mar 14, 2010

Guruve, - In a desperate attempt to restore productivity at repossessed farms, the government has recruited some former white commercial farmers as “consultants” to assist newly resettled farmers in Mashonaland Central Province reports Radio VOP.

Columns : Takeoff Africa: Aviation and Travel Indaba

Columns : Science and Technology Indaba

Home News Business Botswana, Namibia to defend position on ivory sales

Wed, Mar 17, 2010

Botswana and Namibia will this week defend the Kenyan and Malian proposals to extend the sale of Ivory from nine years to 20 years at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) conference, which is ongoing in Doha.

Columns : Motoring

HAMILTON THIRD IN STRETCHED-OUT PROCESSION

Sun, Mar 14, 2010

Double World champion Fernando Alonso marked his debut with Ferrari by leading home team mate Felipe Massa in a resounding 1-2 triumph at Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Formula 1 GP.

Columns : Religion/Spiritual

News : Sports

Zimbabwe cricketers go missing in England

by Radio VOP

Thu, Mar 18, 2010

HARARE-Two Zimbabwe cricketers Graeme Cremer and Brendan Taylor have gone missing in England enroute to Zimbabwe following their tour of the West Indies.

You are here: Home » Sports » Cricket » Top StoriesCancellation of Kiwis' tour criticized by Zimbabwe

Thu, Mar 18, 2010

HARARE: Zimbabwean authorities criticized New Zealand's decision to withdraw from a tour of the southern African country for the second straight year as being "factually incorrect" on Thursday.

Northants sign all-rounder Elton Chigumbura

Northants sign all-rounder Elton Chigumbura

Mon, Mar 15, 2010

Northamptonshire have agreed a deal for all-rounder Elton Chigumbura to join them as an overseas player.

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.

Lead Stories

"Tomana and Gono will remain with us" - Mugabe

by Reuters

Fri, Mar 26, 2010

HARARE, - Robert Mugabe said on Friday he would only implement terms of an agreement he signed in 2008 with rival Morgan Tsvangirai if the West removed sanctions on his allies.

Zimbabwe's New Media Commission Says it Will Soon Issue Newspaper Licenses

by VOA

Fri, Mar 19, 2010

The Media Commission issued a statement saying it has resolved to 'expeditiously fulfill its mandate as outlined in the Global Political Agreement and subsequent constitutional amendments'

UK firm will never mine Zim diamonds: Minister

by Zimonline

Thu, Mar 18, 2010

HARARE – Mines Minister Obert Mpofu has declared that London-based mining firm African Consolidated Resources (ACR), “controlled by one white man”, will never mine diamonds at Marange diamond field in eastern Zimbabwe as long as he is in charge of the ministry.

Zuma 'encouraged' by Zimbabwe talks: spokesman

by AFP

Thu, Mar 18, 2010

South African President Jacob Zuma's first day of talks with Zimbabwe's rival leaders was "encouraging", his spokesman said Thursday ahead of further discussions on the fragile unity government.

Son of Zimbabwe Music Icon Oliver Mtukudzi Laid To Rest in Harare Cemetery

by VOA

Wed, Mar 17, 2010

Youth and Indigenization Minister Saviour Kasukuwere said it was tragic that Sam Mtukudzi died in yet another accident on Zimbabwe’s crumbling highways

Detained Zim asylum seeker starts hunger strike in UK

by SW radio

Wed, Mar 17, 2010

A detained Zimbabwean asylum seeker in the UK has embarked on a hunger strike, to protest alleged racism and mistreatment at the hands of detention centre employees reports SW Radio

UK stands firm against rogue dictators - Milliband

Wed, Mar 17, 2010

LONDON — China's record on civil liberties is a "serious cause for concern", Britain said Wednesday in its annual report on human rights as Foreign Secretary David Miliband returned from Beijing.

Divide Nigeria in two, says Muammar Gaddafi

by BBC

Tue, Mar 16, 2010

Nigeria should be divided into two nations to avoid further bloodshed between Muslims and Christians, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has said.

Zimbabwe Mines Ministry Instructs Diamond Partners Not to Respond to Parliament

by VOA

Mon, Mar 15, 2010

Along with directors for another company, Mbada Holdings, Canadile Mining executives have repeatedly failed to appear before the Mines Committee to answer questions on diamond-mining operations in Marange reports Voice of America.

Sam Mtukudzi killed in a car crash

Sam Mtukudzi killed in a car crash

Mon, Mar 15, 2010

The son of respected Zimbabwean musician Oliver Mtukudzi has been killed in a car accident.

Zuma to visit Zimbabwe this week

Mon, Mar 15, 2010

President Jacob Zuma will visit Zimbabwe this week to meet political parties on the implementation of the Global Political Agreement, says the presidency.

Pay hike ends lecturer strike

Sun, Mar 14, 2010

Lecturers in Zimbabwe have been awarded salary hikes, prompting them to return to work more than a month after engaging in a wider civil servant strike that is still raging. Top-paid academics will now earn US$800 a month - up from $290. Only lecturers have been awarded a pay rise so far, out of a striking civil servant pool that includes health workers and teachers, who continue to take home less than $200 a month.

Winnie denies interview criticising Nelson Mandela

Winnie denies interview criticising Nelson Mandela

by BBC

Fri, Mar 12, 2010

Winnie Mandela, the former wife of ex-President Nelson Mandela, has denied giving an interview accusing him of letting down black South Africans.

Tsvangirai launches Zimbabwe torture report

Tsvangirai launches Zimbabwe torture report

Fri, Mar 12, 2010

APA-Harare (Zimbabwe) Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Thursday launched a report that highlights rampant torture of human rights defenders and opposition activists allegedly committed by state security agents since 2000.

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".

Zuma meets Zimbabwe leaders amid pressure for new polls

Zuma meets Zimbabwe leaders amid pressure for new polls

by AFP

Wed, Mar 17, 2010

HARARE — South African President Jacob Zuma met Zimbabwe's feuding leaders Wednesday amid growing pressure for the fragile unity government to move toward fresh elections.

War vets slam ‘cruel’ minister

by Radio VOP

Tue, Mar 16, 2010

MASVINGO - Stan Mudenge is seeing red after a group of war veterans besieged his Chikore farm demanding that he co-exist with the black families he evicted last month.

KP tightens up on fake diamond permits

by The Zimbabwean

Tue, Mar 16, 2010

HARARE - Fake diamond certificates have been discovered in circulation, raising suspicions that Zimbabwe is trying to market “blood diamonds” illegally.

Sam Mtukudzi's burial set for Wednesday

Tue, Mar 16, 2010

SAM Mtukudzi and his friend cum sound engineer, Owen Chimhare who both died on the spot in a car accident on Monday (15th March 2010), will be buried side by side at Warren Hills cemetery tomorrow.

Zuma arrives in Zimbabwe for talks on unity government

by AFP

Tue, Mar 16, 2010

HARARE — South African President Jacob Zuma arrived in Zimbabwe on Tuesday for fresh talks aimed at easing tensions within the year-old unity government.

Zuma's facilitation team arrives in Zimbabwe for talks

Mon, Mar 15, 2010

SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma's facilitation team has arrived in Zimbabwe and is due to start meeting with representatives from the three parties in the inclusive government this evening ahead of Zuma's trip to Harare tomorrow.

Crucial meeting for Mugabe, Tsvangirai

by The Zimbabwe Times

Mon, Mar 15, 2010

HARARE – A meeting between the principals of Zimbabwe’s inclusive government will seek to find common ground on Monday on the unilateral reallocation of ministerial mandates by President Mugabe two weeks ago according to the Zimbabwe Times.

Mozambique and Zimbabwe at Risk of Heavy Flooding

Mon, Mar 15, 2010

Over a quarter million Mozambican men, women and children have contracted cholera. Heavy flooding in the country and in neighbouring Zimbabwe is expected to agitate the crisis.

Switzerland extends sanctions against Mugabe

Sun, Mar 14, 2010

Switzerland on Saturday extended travel restrictions on senior Zimbabwean officials as part of efforts by Western countries to force President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU PF party to agree to political reforms in the country.

 Zimbabwe truck involved in an accident pile-up

Zimbabwe truck involved in an accident pile-up

by Staff reporter and agencies

Fri, Mar 12, 2010

The truck that allegedly caused the multi-vehicle accident under the Atterbury Bridge on Wednesday in which one person was killed belongs to a Zimbabwean company, says the Tshwane Metro.

News : Africa

Nigeria cabinet dissolved

Nigeria cabinet dissolved

by Aljazeera Aljazeera

Wed, Mar 17, 2010

Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria's acting president, has dissolved the country's cabinet, just a month after assuming executive powers.

Chinese targeted in Africa

Wed, Mar 17, 2010

Beijing - The abduction of seven Chinese workers in an oil-rich coastal region off the west African state of Cameroon is the latest in a rash of attacks on Chinese around the continent.

Banda ready to contest next year's election

Banda ready to contest next year's election

Sun, Mar 14, 2010

Zambia’s President Rupiah Banda said he was ready to contest the 2011 elections and challenged members of his party to contest his candidature at the party’s convention.

News : Africa : Eastern and Central Africa

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

News : Crime and Courts

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

Coup plotters denied bail

Sun, Mar 14, 2010

THE High Court has thrown out yet another bid for bail by seven men who are accused of plotting a coup aimed at toppling President Mugabe and replacing him with Defence Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa in 2006.

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.

TV Channels refuse to air Lady Gaga's new video

TV Channels refuse to air Lady Gaga's new video

by The Sun

Sun, Mar 14, 2010

LADY GaGa is taking the wrap for her shocking new video - after TV channels refused to air the clip.