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UK Record 360kg heroin haul
Fri, Sep 18, 2009
London - British and South African authorities have made a record heroin seizure following on operation at London's Heathrow Airport and raids in both countries, officials said on Thursday.
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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.
Independent Zimbabwean radio station SWRA: 'We want to broadcast a little hope'
Wed, Sep 16, 2009
We just need old media. We just need radio. We just need people to be allowed to listen to radio," explains Gerry Jackson, the founder of Zimbabwean radio station SW Radio Africa (SWRA).
Safari operators enraged as Zanu-PF rewards the faithful with stolen share of lucrative trade
Mon, Sep 14, 2009
Senior officials in Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party are forcing safari operators to give up the profits from lucrative ranches in a ruthless takeover of Zimbabwe's foreign-owned properties reminiscent of the regime's previous seizure of white farmers' land reports Gift Phiri for the Daily Telegraph.
Columns : Guest Writer
Sholto Byrnes: Should Robert Mugabe be now forgiven his crimes?
Mon, Sep 14, 2009
Robert Mugabe has not had such a good week since he managed to shake hands with Prince Charles at the last pope's funeral in 2005. Days after regional leaders at the South African Development Community summit called for the removal of "all forms of sanctions against Zimbabwe", the one-time pariah president received another present: the arrival of an EU delegation, the first such visit to his country for seven years.
Zimbabwe shows few signs of improving its human rights record
Sun, Sep 13, 2009
Four months after a unity government in Zimbabwe was inaugurated, the human rights situation in the country has barely improved, says Amnesty International in its latest assessment.
The EU's Zimbabwe dilemma
Sun, Sep 13, 2009
At a summit last week, southern African leaders called on western states to "remove all forms of sanctions against Zimbabwe". They contend that Zimbabwe's power-sharing deal cannot be effectively implemented until sanctions are lifted. The EU and US say sanctions will not be lifted until the power-sharing agreement is appropriately observed writes Blessing-Miles Tendi in the Guardian.
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
Strains in Zimbabwe Government Increase With Seizure of Meikles Group
Fri, Sep 18, 2009
The seizure of the Zimbabwe exchange-listed Kingdom Meikles Limited Group, which owns and operates the well-known Meikles Hotel in Harare, has increased friction in the fragile unity government and, some warn, sent the wrong signal to potential foreign investors.
Metmar buys stake in Zimbabwe Alloys, Chromecorp
Tue, Sep 15, 2009
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - JSE-listed commodities trading company Metmar has completed an agreement to acquire a 40% stake in Zimbabwe Alloys and its subsidiary Chrome Corporation (Chromecorp), in consortium with several partners
KenolKobil buys BP and Shell Zimbabwe
Mon, Sep 14, 2009
KenolKobil has completed another acquisition on the continent, weeks after it entered the Burundi market. It has jointly, with South Africa’s Engen, acquired Shell and BP Zimbabwe JV.
Zimbabwe economy is set to grow by 3.7%
Sun, Sep 13, 2009
Zimbabwe's economy is set to grow by 3.7% this year, ending a decade of dramatic decline, the World Bank said on Friday.
Columns : Takeoff Africa: Aviation and Travel Indaba
Columns : Health Indaba
Kenya bans leaky condom brand, orders recall
Sun, Sep 13, 2009
Nairobi, Kenya - Kenya's quality assurance body, the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), on Friday ordered the recall of a new brand of condom, Hot, from the local market after tests revealed that the product was leaky, PANA reported from here.
News : Weird world
G-West man suffers wrath of commercial sex worker?
Wed, Sep 16, 2009
A Gaborone West man is languishing at Princess Marina Hospital in serious condition after his manhood was nearly cut off by a commercial sex worker.
Drunk? Not me, claims Guinness girl accused of airline romp with male passenger
Tue, Sep 15, 2009
A society beauty who had a drunken romp with a male passenger while his girlfriend slept caused mayhem on an international flight, a court heard yesterday.
Australia to ease some Zimbabwe bans
Tue, Sep 15, 2009
Australia will resume some ministerial contact with Zimbabwe, which is marking the first anniversary of a unity government between Morgan Tsvangirai and Robert Mugabe.
News : Sports
Tricky Cosafa draw for Zimbabwe
Fri, Sep 18, 2009
Hosts Zimbabwe have been drawn with Tanzania in a preliminary group of the Cosafa Senior Challenge, which takes place from 17 October to 1 November.
UEFA backtracks on Eduardo 'dive'
Mon, Sep 14, 2009
Arsenal forward Eduardo Da Silva has issued a statement on the club's official website following UEFA's decision to overturn his two-match Champions League suspension following his alleged dive against Celtic last month.
Zimbabwe’s blind cricket commentator Dean du Plessis bowls audiences for six
Sun, Sep 13, 2009
It’s a rare mix that makes a good cricket commentator: erudite descriptions of action, comprehensive knowledge of great players, faultless recall of statistics, and needle-sharp sense of timing and judgment.
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.
‘Virginity Soap’ a hit among Zimbabwean women
Sun, Sep 13, 2009
ZIMBABWE – BULAWAYO – From time immemorial women have strived to stop their husbands’ roving eyes and each generation has come up with different ways to achieve the important goal
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Zimbabwean PM office denies allegations of running parallel gov't
Fri, Sep 18, 2009
HARARE, -- Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's spokesman James Maridadi has denied that Tsvangirai could run a parallel government when in actual fact he was in charge of policy formulation in the government.
Rio Tinto: Zimbabwe diamond production could increase
Fri, Sep 18, 2009
Rio Tinto says their Zimbabwe operation could increase 6 fold, meanwhile government seeks to stabalise investment environment.
Zimbabwe Aims to Attract $16 Billion to Mine Industry
Fri, Sep 18, 2009
Zimbabwe plans to implement “rational” mining royalties and taxes and to deregulate mineral marketing to attract as much as $16 billion in investment by 2018, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said.
Racism is behind anger - Carter
Thu, Sep 17, 2009
Washington - Racism is driving the recent anger-charged criticism of President Barack Obama, ex-president Jimmy Carter said on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe, Algeria sign co-operation deal
Wed, Sep 16, 2009
The third Algeria-Zimbabwe Joint Commission of Cooperation wrapped up in Harare, Zimbabwe, with the finalization of several cooperation agreements in various fields, which covered areas such as energy, science and technology.
Zim inflation in motion
Wed, Sep 16, 2009
Consumer prices in Zimbabwe rose 0.4 percent from July to August, the national statistics agency said on Wednesday, easing from a rate of 1.0 percent the month before.
Zimbabwe Labor Officials Attend Convention of American Confederation
Wed, Sep 16, 2009
Representatives of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions were in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Tuesday attending the 26th constitutional convention of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations, better known as the AFL-CIO.
Mugabe vows unity, brushes off critics
Tue, Sep 15, 2009
HARARE — President Robert Mugabe vowed to work with one-time rival Morgan Tsvangarai as Zimbabwe on Tuesday marked the signing of a unity deal one year ago, but brushed off criticism of failing the fragile pact.
Obama to host African leaders
Tue, Sep 15, 2009
New York - US President Barack Obama will host a special meeting for African heads of state when they attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week, a US official said on Monday.
SA family chased off Zim farm
Tue, Sep 15, 2009
Pretoria - A South African man and his family, who've been farming in Zimbabwe for over ten years, were removed from the farm for the umpteenth time on Friday evening by a large group of war veterans.
Allegations of abuse at Central Methodist Church
Mon, Sep 14, 2009
Scores of children have fled the controversial Central Methodist Church in downtown Johannesburg amid allegations of sexual abuse.
Karel De Gucht visits humanitarian projects in Zimbabwe
Mon, Sep 14, 2009
Brussels, - Karel De Gucht, the European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, is making his first visit to EU-funded operations today, in Zimbabwe. On his agenda are two humanitarian projects implemented by partners of the Commission's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO).
Zimbabwe’s children receive vital education support
Mon, Sep 14, 2009
HARARE, – The Government of Zimbabwe, UNICEF and the international donor community today unveiled a $70 million partnership through the Educational Transition Fund (ETF) and the revitalisation of the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) to ensure access and quality education for the country’s children.
EU pledges €90m aid to Zim
Sun, Sep 13, 2009
Harare - The European Union said on Sunday ties with Zimbabwe would only normalise once a unity accord is properly implemented, but pledged a further €90m this year to assist the troubled nation.
EU meets Mugabe to ease tension with Zimbabwe
Sat, Sep 12, 2009
HARARE — Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe welcomed a high-level EU delegation "with open arms" on Saturday as Brussels and Harare began their first talks in seven years.
Zimbabwean trouser thief nabbed and shamed
Fri, Sep 11, 2009
A thief made over £150,000 by stealing expensive pairs of trousers from department stores, a court heard yesterday.
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".
Mugabe appeals to investors
Thu, Sep 17, 2009
Harare - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday appealed to foreign investors to seize opportunities in the country's mining sector, assuring them that the unity government was on track.
Army maintains deadly grip on Chiadzwa … “to curb illegal mining”
Wed, Sep 16, 2009
MUTARE - Zimbabwe's military is sustaining its grip on the lucrative diamond fields in Chiadzwa, amid reports soldiers captured and murdered Moreblessing Tirivangani of Harare on Sunday last week.
Chitungwiza mayor comeback bid foiled
Tue, Sep 15, 2009
Harare — Chitungwiza town clerk Mr Godfrey Tanyanyiwa last week thwarted attempts by embattled mayor Israel Marange to resume duties through the back door.
Zim fighting asymmetric war with West
Mon, Sep 14, 2009
Commander of the Zimbabwe National Army, Lieutenant-General Phillip Valerio Sibanda says it is imperative for army officers to be on guard and equip themselves with knowledge of different types of warfare that can be waged against a country by its enemies.
Zim police ban union march
Mon, Sep 14, 2009
HARARE – Heavily armed police backed by water cannons cordoned off a Harare shopping centre to block a public march by workers at the weekend, in yet another example of how little the country’s security forces have changed despite formation of a power-sharing government six months ago.
'Change will come to Zimbabwe'
Sun, Sep 13, 2009
Bulawayo - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was set to rally thousands of supporters on Sunday to celebrate his party's 10th anniversary, and to reassure them on his role in the new unity government.
Botswana is satisfied with Zim situation - Skelemani
Fri, Sep 11, 2009
Foreign Affairs Minister Phandu Skelemani has said that Botswana is impressed with political developments in Zimbabwe.
Mugabe is just an 'old bag' - SA
Fri, Sep 11, 2009
ZIMBABWEAN President Robert Mugabe is old and there is little point in dealing with him as an individual, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe told the National Assembly yesterday.
News : Africa
UGANDA: Ten killed as pro-monarchy rioters shut down capital
Sun, Sep 13, 2009
NAIROBI, 11 September 2009 (IRIN) - Ugandan police have used excessive force during clashes with rioting supporters of a local monarch in which at least 10 people died, according to a human rights watchdog.
'Nigerians who have money like to splash it'
Sun, Sep 13, 2009
Lagos, Nigeria - The waiter at Caliente bar sticks a sparkler into yet another bottle of champagne and hits a siren mounted behind the bar to draw everyone's attention to the sleek Nigerian businessmen who ordered it. By Katharine Houreld
'Old man' slams 'bloody whites' ahead of EU visit
Fri, Sep 11, 2009
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe on Friday lashed out at Western sanctions against him, condemning "bloody whites" for meddling in Zimbabwe's affairs, on the eve of a landmark European Union visit.
News : Africa : Eastern and Central Africa
News : World news
Dundee Woman in African visa battle in tears as two-year-old arrives home
Wed, Sep 16, 2009
A Dundee mother at the centre of an immigration battle has been reunited with her daughter after almost two years.
News : Crime and Courts
Meikles Specified
Tue, Sep 15, 2009
Harare — Government has frozen assets of four companies linked to the Meikles family and commenced investigations into allegations of externalising huge sums of foreign currency levelled against the entities.
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
Man City’s Emmanuel Adebayor Stamps on Arsenal’s Van Persie (Video)
Mon, Sep 14, 2009
Robin van Persie claims that Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor deliberately injured him during Arsenal’s 4-2 defeat at Eastlands.In a statement, Van Persie said he was “sad and disappointed” by Adebayor’s “mindless and malicious stamp on me”. The Dutchman added: “He set out to hurt me today. I do feel lucky that I have not received a greater injury.”
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.
Zimbabwean tale steams into London
Tue, Sep 15, 2009
THINK Zimbabwe and you’d be forgiven for thinking Robert Mugabe. Well, forget that thought. New musical Zambezi Express has its roots in the African country, but steers well clear of the more typical Zimbabwean tales of corruption and poverty.