Tue, Nov 16, 2010
On 12 November 2010 The Herald published an article (from The Zimbabwe Mail) by veteran journalist Geoffrey Nyarota on the boardroom squabbles at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe based on the writer’s research and interviews he had with the bank’s deputy chairman Charles Kuwaza. Kuwaza responds to the article:
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Thu, Nov 11, 2010
Lord Renton suggests best way to help economic recovery of Zimbabwe is to give the country's president a 'comfortable and well looked after home in Britain'
( Maybe he meant and 'Old People's home')
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Wed, Nov 10, 2010
AN article that appeared in the South African newspaper, The Sunday Times, of September 19, 2010, and focused on ongoing boardroom squabbles at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) ended on an ominously prophetic note.
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Tue, Nov 09, 2010
THERE is no political event more dangerous than a general election. Even in what are called the ‘mature democracies’, elections bring out hidden weaknesses in a nation’s structure that can be stretched to breaking point, and if wise counsels do not prevail, no one can predict what might happen.
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by Elizabet Mabika
Mon, Nov 08, 2010
Robert, I wish to register my disappointment over your” uncalled for’’ generosity to big brother loser Munyaradzi Chidzonga. I was particularly disgusted when news filtered through that you have un ashamedly handed Munyaradzi a cheque of 300.000 United States dollars.
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by Sunday Times
Mon, Nov 08, 2010
Mahatma Gandhi, one of the most influential figures in modern social and political activism, once said that seven things will destroy humanity. All of them have to do with social and political conditions writes Zoli Mnagena in the Sunday Times.
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Sun, Oct 31, 2010
DESPERATE students are being forced into prostitution as the cost of higher education spirals out of reach for the majority of the country’s university and college students, a report has found.
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Fri, Oct 29, 2010
Someone must call the Sunday Times to order. What they did is wrong. It is all lies. The story about an affair between Zimbabwe’s central bank governor Gideon Gono and the president’s wife, Grace Mugabe, is a figment of the imagination. On behalf of the people of SA, I send my apologies to His Excellence, President Gabriel Robert Mugabe. ( Watch it Bob, someone might be eating the other half of your cake!)
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by The Zimbabwean
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
HARARE - Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn party is closely watching the escalating political violence, and has urged regional leaders to act more forcefully to reject what is happening in the troubled southern African country, party president, Simba Makoni has said
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by BusinessDay
Sun, Nov 21, 2010
Defence minister and Zanu PF politburo member Emmerson Mnangagwa told hundreds of people in Kwekwe on Saturday that Zanu PF will continue to rule Zimbabwe even if Zimbabweans rejected it.
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by Reuters
Sun, Nov 21, 2010
- South African President Jacob Zuma is expected to meet leaders in Zimbabwe's unity government next week for further talks on settling their disputes over power sharing, a Southern African Development Community official said on Saturday.
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by VOA
Thu, Nov 18, 2010
Jameson Timba, minister of state in the office of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, says the SADC troika will focus on unfinished business left over from a summit in August in Windhoek, Namibia
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by NewsDay
Wed, Nov 17, 2010
There was drama ahead of the usual Tuesday Cabinet meetings on Tuesday when security agents, whether from overzealousness or instructions, stopped and attempted to frisk deputy prime ministers Thokozani Khupe and Arthur Mutambara.
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Wed, Nov 17, 2010
A top official from President Robert Mugabe’s party has threatened to bring elections forward to even earlier than June next year after senators from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party disrupted business in the upper house of parliament.
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by Daily News
Sun, Nov 14, 2010
BULAWAYO - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says he no longer sees eye to eye with President Robert Mugabe during their weekly cabinet meetings because the Zanu PF leader, whom he described as a "crook " and a "dishonest person", continues to violate the GPA.
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Sun, Nov 14, 2010
PLANS to hold elections face another hurdle after Members of Parliament petitioned President Robert Mugabe demanding salaries of US$2500 backdated to two years and monetary compensation next year’s poll goes ahead.
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by The Zimbabwe Independent
Fri, Nov 12, 2010
SENATORS from the two MDC formations and Zanu PF said this week that the three political principals should urgently meet and solve the current political crisis which has seen relations between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai deteriorate further after the president’s unilateral appointments, which angered the premier.
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Thu, Nov 11, 2010
HARARE – Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has limited contact with President Robert Mugabe to only unavoidable meetings a month, but insists that a unity government they entered in February 2009 is the only viable option to consolidate progress made on the economic and political front.
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by Staff reporter and agencies
Wed, Nov 10, 2010
Harare - The new representative of the European Union to Zimbabwe said Wednesday he was concerned about fresh incidents of political violence in the country and expressed doubt that Zimbabwe met the EU's conditions for the lifting of targeted sanctions.
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by VOA
Mon, Nov 08, 2010
Observers said the incident was not surprising considering that Defense Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa was recently quoted as saying ZANU-PF would not concede power even if it were to lose in the next round of national elections
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Thu, Nov 04, 2010
The head of Zimbabwe's electoral commission (ZEC) poured cold water on the chance of presidential and parliamentary elections taking place next year, despite President Robert Mugabe saying he wanted the votes to take place by mid-2011.
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by VOA
Thu, Nov 04, 2010
The MDC formation of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai continued to report intimidation and violence against members of the former opposition party by militants of President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF
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Wed, Nov 03, 2010
The United States Embassy in Harare has released a statement clarifying the U.S. policy towards Zimbabwe, in an effort to dispel the much publicized ongoing comments by Robert Mugabe and ZANU PF, that blame so-called sanctions for the deterioration of the country's economy.
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Tue, Nov 02, 2010
The European Union will not interfere with President Mugabe’s redeployment of ambassadors because the matter is internal, the recently appointed EU Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Aldo Dell’Ariccia, has said.
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Mon, Nov 01, 2010
Mutare-Robert Mugabe’s nephew and former ZANU-PF chairman, controversial Harare businessman Phillip Chiyangwa has castigated the Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai led MDC and pledged to sponsor ZANU-PF in the next elections scheduled for next year.
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Sun, Oct 31, 2010
CIVIL society organisations have urged parties to the coalition government to negotiate a pact with the country’s security services which addresses their “fears and interests” to ensure they do not interfere with the next elections.
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by Staff reporter and agencies
Sat, Oct 30, 2010
DEFENCE Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa has dismissed allegations that army units have deployed across the country to campaign for Zanu PF as the country gears for elections, due next year.
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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.
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by Sunday Times
Sun, Nov 21, 2010
Senior cabinet ministers move to halt SA-based Mawere recovering seized assets
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by Sunday Times
Sun, Nov 21, 2010
Finance Minister Tendai Biti is resisting President Robert Mugabe's demand to set aside $200-million in his forthcoming budget for the referendum on the new constitution and the elections next year.
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Sat, Nov 20, 2010
One of the UK's largest AIM-listed company uses a series of tax havens to avoid paying taxes and contributing to the development of the countries in which it operates.
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Fri, Nov 19, 2010
Chinese companies Thursday denied allegations by a Zimbabwe trade union that said Chinese construction firms had violated labor laws there by underpaying and abusing local staff.
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by Radio VOP
Wed, Nov 17, 2010
Harare, - Zimbabwean born and South African based businessman, Mutumwa Mawere has warned investors to Zimbabwe that as long as there is no rule of law they may wake up and have no business to run like what happened to him.
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Sun, Nov 14, 2010
Zimbabwe's overall investment environment offers a market-driven economy with abundant natural resources, well-developed infrastructure, access to world and regional markets, and an educated, easily trainable labour force
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by Sunday Times
Sun, Nov 14, 2010
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) deputy board chairman Charles Kuwaza is under intense pressure to resign from the central bank as his boardroom fight with his boss Gideon Gono reaches a fever pitch. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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by Reuters
Mon, Nov 08, 2010
HARARE - Zimbabwe's economy will grow for the second successive year in 2010 due to positive policies and strong commodity prices, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday, while calling for more reforms to sustain the recovery.
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by AP
Fri, Nov 05, 2010
The global diamond industry's oversight body upheld on Thursday restrictions preventing Zimbabwe from exporting its vast stockpile of diamonds from a large mine after efforts to reach a compromise ended in deadlock.
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by Bloomberg
Wed, Nov 03, 2010
-- The Kimberley Process, the global body that monitors sales of so-called conflict diamonds, may decide today whether Zimbabwe can export gems from its Marange diamond fields, Chairman Boaz Hirsch said.
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by NewsDay
Mon, Nov 01, 2010
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited, Zimbabwe’s largest telecommunications operator, has reported that first-half earnings surged by more than half as its share of the local mobile phone market increased.
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Sun, Oct 31, 2010
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s leading bakery, Lobel’s Bread (Pvt) Ltd, is on the brink of collapse, as it struggles to pay workers, make bread or meet service bills.
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by AFP
Sun, Oct 31, 2010
Luke Nyoni thought dollarising Zimbabwe's economy meant an end to inflation, but the weaker greenback is causing headaches in a country that relies on imports for most of its goods.
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Sun, Nov 14, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe—For years, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and his allies have sought to drive white farmers from their land, and the farmers have fought back through the courts.
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by Daily News
Fri, Oct 29, 2010
MASVINGO - Starving Bikita villagers yesterday asked for immediate food aid from the American government saying people in the district will die if there is no intervention soon.
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Wed, Nov 24, 2010
Key members of the Kimberley Process (KP) will meet today in Brussels to try and resolve the disputes surrounding the status of rough diamond exports from Zimbabwe's Marange fields.
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Sun, Nov 14, 2010
FINANCE minister, Tendai Biti, has described the 60000 hactare Marange diamond field in the country's eastern Manicaland province as "the biggest find of alluvial diamonds in the history of mankind.
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by NewsDay
Thu, Nov 11, 2010
Canadile Miners director Lovemore Kurotwi told President Robert Mugabe that Obert Mpofu, the Mines and Mining Development minister, solicited bribes from him to facilitate smooth operations of the diamond mining company.
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Sun, Nov 07, 2010
Investigators in Zimbabwe have claimed that a South African firm smuggled nearly R1 billion worth of diamonds out of the controversial Chiadzwa diamond fields.
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Thu, Nov 04, 2010
SIX top Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation and Canadile Miners officials have been arrested on allegations of fraudulently getting Government permission to mine diamonds in Chiadzwa, Marange District.
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Thu, Nov 04, 2010
Automatic work permits, permanent residence and tax holidays on offer for tourism investors.
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by Sunday Times
Sun, Oct 31, 2010
Old equipment, warthogs on runways and now a strike face aviation authority
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by VOA
Tue, Nov 23, 2010
Through the billboards, the civic group is calling on government to ratify the UN Convention Against Torture, Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment and the abolition of torture.
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Mon, Nov 22, 2010
THE Mail & Guardian newspaper and the Presidency will be in the Supreme Court of Appeal today over a report on the 2002 Zimbabwe election, which has been kept under wraps for the past eight years.
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by Zimonline
Thu, Nov 18, 2010
HARARE – A Zimbabwe human rights lawyers’ group has written to the government to prosecute perpetrators of political violence or face a legal suit, but the country’s Attorney General Johannes Tomana yesterday dismissed the letter as political and trivial.
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Thu, Nov 04, 2010
Zimbabwe has the worst quality of life in the world, according to the United Nations human development index. The 15 worst-off countries are all African except for Afghanistan, but Jeni Klugman, director of the Human Development Report Office at UNDP in New York and author of the report, tells RFI she's upbeat about Africa.
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Mon, Nov 01, 2010
Malawi government has banned with immediate effect the publication of most popular newspaper, the Weekend Times.
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by Africa News
Tue, Nov 16, 2010
Zimbabwe will by end of the year launch a fibre optic cable that will link the country to the undersea high-speed cable in Mozambique, a cabinet Minister has said. The high-speed cable is expected to boost the countr's internet connectivity speed, in a development that will see the country enjoying high-speed internet connectivity.
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Wed, Nov 10, 2010
APA-Harare (Zimbabwe) Zimbabwe has submitted a bid to host the 2012 All-Africa Ladies Golf Challenge, a biennial tournament bringing together the continent’s 20 best golf playing countries.
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by AFP
Fri, Oct 29, 2010
HARARE — Zimbabwe Cricket has signed a one-million-dollar sponsorship deal with Reebok to supply kit for the national team over the next three years, an official said on Friday.
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by The Sun
Fri, Jan 20, 2012
THE SEARCH is off, lads – the G-spot DOESN'T exist.
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