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Top Stories: Harare — THE Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation is expected to engage two more partners as it intensifies efforts to engage investors in the mining of diamonds in the Chiadzwa area as presc... All Africa Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:47:47 -0500Harare — KINGDOM Financial Holdings Limited has confirmed that 183 workers have left the group under a voluntary separation package that is being implemented as part of an ongoing rationalisatio... All Africa Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:47:47 -0500WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Monday gave an award to a leading women's rights activist in Zimbabwe, labelling Robert Mugabe a "dictator" in the process. Obama presented Magodonga Mahlangu ... Channel News Asia Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:53:31 -0500(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)President Barack Obama, right, and Ethyl Kennedy, second from right, watch as Robert F. Kennedy Human Right Award recipients Jenni Williams, left, and Magodonga Mahlangu, second ... The Examiner Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:04:24 -0500WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama praised representatives of a women's organization whose members have been beaten by Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's police force and face court trials for c... Breitbart Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:19:17 -0500Gwanda — Concerns over slow implementation of the power-sharing deal that led to the formation of the unity government is preventing Britain from pouring more aid into the country, the UK Ambass... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:10:41 -0500COSTLY blunders by management at the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) have raised fresh doubts that results for the "O" Level and "A" Level examinations starting on Friday will be release... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:10:41 -0500The transport manager Pascal Gwezere who is accused of stealing weapons from Pomona Army Barracks was granted US$500 bail on Friday but will remain in custody after the state invoked Section 121 of th... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:10:40 -0500Chikomba — Any serious farmer gets worried when rains are delayed, even by a short while. It is only natural that they start worrying about whether or not their seed will germinate when they fi... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:26:29 -0500THE feuding parties in the unity government have still not scheduled meetings to resume negotiations to conclude the outstanding issues in their power-sharing agreement despite pressure from South Afr... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:26:27 -0500Banket — When Father Wolfgang Thamm SJ went to Darwendale on November 15 to fetch a sick parishioner admitted at a clinic, he thought it was business as usual. For a Roman Catholic Church pries... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:26:25 -0500THE Global Fund to fight Tuberculosis, Aids and Malaria (GFTAM) has extended the country's Round 5 grant with additional funding of about US$37.9 million after the country failed to meet its targets. ... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:26:24 -0500COMMUNITY support groups affiliated to the Zimbabwe National Network of People Living with HIV (ZNNP+) have formed an organisation that seeks to use sport to fight stigma. The new organisation -- Pos... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:26:24 -0500Hwange — Coal producer, Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) will this week receive the first consignment of haulage excavating equipment worth US$5 million from a South African company to aug... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:26:23 -0500THE partial immunity from prosecution granted to the Central Bank Governor Gideon Gono through amendments to the Reserve Bank Reform Bill "is a safe exit strategy" for a man under immense pressure to ... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:26:22 -0500THE Registrar-General's Office says it still has a backlog of 78 355 passport applications despite the introduction of steep fees in foreign currency early this year. Long queues are still the order ... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:26:22 -0500CFX Financial Services (CFX FS) "begged" Interfin Holdings Limited to take up a controlling shareholding in the institution as it raced against time to meet the minimum capital requirements for the ba... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:26:21 -0500HR.Government will soon revamp the Central Statistical Office into a semi-autonomous Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency that will see harmonisation of data collation and dissemination.CSO deputy dire... The Herald Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:13:28 -0500Herald ReporterZANU-PF Harare province has finally nominated members that will fill positions reserved for them in the Women’s and Youth leagues after the two wings’ conferences held last month.Th... The Herald Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:13:24 -0500Herald ReporterA Chitungwiza man who was allegedly found in possession of diamonds worth US$1 884,81 without a licence was last week dragged before a Harare magistrate.Max Noti (25) was not formally c... The Herald Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:13:21 -0500Herald ReporterHarare Metropolitan Province has urged beneficiaries of the 9 000 tonnes of maize-meal donated by Zambian President Rupiah Banda recently to work with Government to ensure quick deliver... The Herald Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:13:17 -0500HR.A FILABUSI man was last Saturday strangled to death by a rope, which he had tied between himself and a donkey that had gone missing for some days in the area.Provident Ndimande died while trying to... The Herald Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:13:10 -0500Herald ReporterWar veterans and collaborators have thrown their weight behind the recently nominated Zanu-PF Presidium urging those who were vying for the same posts, but lost to support the new leade... The Herald Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:13:06 -0500By Freeman RazembaA 15-year-old boy was on Saturday night abducted by three men in Warren Park and forced to be intimate with a woman at knifepoint at a secluded spot in the suburb. The incident occu... The Herald Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:13:02 -0500Herald ReportersNegotiators to the Global Political Agreement met in Harare yesterday, ending a spat of finger-pointing over who was to blame for the failure to beat the 15-day deadline set by the Sad... The Herald Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:12:55 -0500By Felex ShareTHE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council was yesterday yet to issue statements of entry to candidates sitting for this year’s Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations just two days bef... The Herald Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:12:50 -0500From Walter Nyamukondiwa in ChinhoyiA Norton businessman fatally shot his friend before turning the gun on himself after he allegedly found him and another colleague being intimate in his house with t... The Herald Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:12:47 -0500Court ReporterAn 88-year-old Guruve man was yesterday jailed for 10 years when a magistrate convicted him of raping his mentally-challenged teenage niece after giving her a mango.The man, from Mugugu ... The Herald Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:12:43 -0500Herald ReporterMEMBERS of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association are pressing ahead with the national conference to elect new executive members this weekend despite pleas from the c... The Herald Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:12:36 -0500From Zvamaida Murwira in Victoria FallsTHE Sadc Parliamentary Forum is pushing to have the assembly transformed into a Parliamentary body with legislative authority to effectively address regional iss... The Herald Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:12:32 -0500Herald ReportersSIX suspected cholera cases have been recorded in Mabvuku, Harare, as the municipality battles to provide sufficient water to residents in the eastern and western parts of the city. S... The Herald Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:12:23 -0500Nairobi — South African President Jacob Zuma has postponed his visit to assess Zimbabwe's troubled power sharing agreement after the feuding parties missed a deadline to kick start negotiations ... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:19:03 -0500He told Hanekom to "f*** off and go to Zimbabwe or I will beat you up". Although a little shaken, Hanekom retaliated and asked the other men who had joined in the threats: "Did this coloured man (with... IOL Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:11:54 -0500South African President Jacob Zuma has postponed his visit to assess Zimbabwe’s troubled power sharing agreement after the feuding parties missed a deadline to kick start negotiations but his adviso... Daily Nation Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:07:53 -0500KAIZER Chiefs' defender Thomas Sweswe says he is settling well at his new club in the South African top-flight league. In an interview with Standardsport, the former Highlanders and Dynamos' centre b... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:25:55 -0500THREE Zimbabwean golfers have failed to make the grade for the lucrative Sunshine Tour circuit next year. Nabeel Umerji, Vernon Goddard and Nkazimulo Ndlovu failed to secure their Sunshine Tour cards... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:25:54 -0500ABOUT 30 local poets have pooled their efforts in a special way through an anthology titled State of the Nation: Contemporary Zimbabwean Poetry. The anthology was published by UK's Conversation Paper... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:25:53 -0500LOCAL DJs are in the run for a regional disc-jockeying competition, Jam Africa 09, slated for Angola in February next year. To battle for the honour of representing the country at the regional showca... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:25:53 -0500The International Images Film Festival for Women (IIFF) that kicked off in the capital on Friday is expected to avail an array of local and international films centred on women's issues. The festival... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:25:52 -0500MASHONALAND Eagles' captain Greg Lamb hopes to grab the attention of national team selectors with good performances for his franchise in domestic cricket competitions. Lamb has been doing well with b... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:25:50 -0500MATABELELAND Tuskers' batsman Mark Vermeulen blew his fuse and was involved in a heated exchange with Mid West Rhinos' players after he was dismissed during a Logan Cup match at Queens Sports Club in ... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:25:50 -0500MONOMOTAPA and Motor Action shared points in a premiership match at Rufaro Stadium yesterday. The draw saw the Mighty Bulls dropping two points because they failed to protect their first half-lead an... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:25:49 -0500ZIMBABWE'S representatives in the cash-rich European Senior Tour are growing after Mike Williams rejoined the circuit. The Senior Tour currently has two players on the circuit -- Nick Price and Denni... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:25:48 -0500Zimbabwe has launched a drive to find out who is getting paid by the state and whether their jobs are legitimate. The bid to reform its civil service comes amid claims thousands of people are being p... Al Jazeera Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:39:44 -0500In this photo taken on Nov. 17, 2009, Jenni Williams, left, and Magodonga Mahlangu, right, pose for a photo at the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Right in Washington. On Monday Nov. 23... Gadsden Times Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:56:08 -0500WASHINGTON ? After the beatings by President Robert Mugabe's policemen, the overcrowded, lice-ridden jail cells, the degradation of nightly strip-searches, Jenni Williams and Magondonga Mahlangu... Sign on San Diego Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:30:29 -0500(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)In this photo taken on Nov. 17, 2009, Jenni Williams, left, and Magodonga Mahlangu, right, pose for a photo at the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Right in Washing... The Examiner Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:13:34 -0500In this photo taken on Nov. 17, 2009, Jenni Williams, left, and Magodonga Mahlangu, right, pose for a photo at the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Right in Washington. On Monday Nov. 23... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:06:02 -0500The pair are co-founders of Women of Zimbabwe Arise, whose acronym WOZA forms an Ndebele word that means "come forward." Behind Williams and Mahlangu around 70,000 Zimbabweans have signed on to do tha... Associated Press Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:57:47 -0500WASHINGTON—After the beatings by President Robert Mugabe's policemen, the overcrowded, lice-ridden jail cells, the degradation of nightly strip-searches, Jenni Williams and Magondonga Mahlangu s... Denver Post Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:32:37 -0500How can these women, together arrested more than 50 times for leading nonviolent protests against the Mugabe government, still think such things? "Look," Williams says, flinging out her arms, "we're t... Breitbart Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:29:34 -0500Harare — CHALLENGING economic conditions have continued to exert pressure on Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed Starafrica Corporation's margins and volumes, leading to a net loss of US$1,1 million,... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:21:44 -0500Harare — Over US$72 000 went missing from the US$1, 5 million a Mozambican businessman allegedly tried to smuggle through the Harare International Airport to Dubai last month, the defence lawyer... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:21:41 -0500The Beitbridge Rural District Council is working on measures to curb rampant poaching of wildlife and natural resources in the district, an official has said. In an interview recently, chairperson of... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:21:39 -0500Harare — Companies and individuals should be wary of break-ins and robberies before, during and after the festive season, police have warned. Addressing business leaders at a luncheon hosted by... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:21:36 -0500Harare — AN Epworth woman and her daughter are on the run after a botched backyard abortion that resulted in the death of a city woman and the subsequent illegal burial of her corpse in a shallo... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:21:35 -0500Harare — Defence Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa has said a well-trained workforce is the most important resource in quality service provision by any organisation. He said this while addressing 20 ... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:21:35 -0500Harare — Negotiators to the Global Political Agree-ment are now set to meet today after failing to beat the 15-day deadline set by the Sadc Troika to resolve outstanding issues. The Sadc Organ ... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:21:34 -0500Harare — A local beverage company fired 48 workers last week for refusing to wear corporate uniforms they believe were taken to a traditional healer for ritual purposes "to increase sales". All... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:21:32 -0500Harare — Parts of Southern Africa are expected to record a drop in crop yields of between 10 and 20 percent by 2020 while a five percent decrease in rainfall is anticipated owing to the effects ... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:21:32 -0500Harare — Heavy rains are falling across Zimbabwe and the Meteorological Services Department has warned people living in low-lying areas of flash floods while the police have warned drivers and p... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:21:31 -0500Harare — Rural district councils should spearhead agricultural production by upgrading road infrastructure and advising farmers of best farming practices, Zimbabwe Local Government Association p... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:21:30 -0500Harare — The trial of two Rural Electrification Agency managers who allegedly swindled more than US$7 500 meant to buy materials and pay for labour for electrification of Imba Children Home in S... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:21:29 -0500Harare — A Harare man who allegedly raped a 24-year-old woman he had promised to secure overnight accommodation, last Friday appeared before a Harare magistrate facing rape charges. Sam Gondo (... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:21:29 -0500Harare — SOUTH Africa-based investment firm, African Global Capital, believes now is the time to invest in the local mining industry to avoid losing opportunities to suitors also eyeing the sect... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:21:27 -0500Most cases of "possession" or other alterations of personality that tradition ascribes to witchcraft are, in fact, psychiatric disorders. This is why the Catholic Church, almost all Reformed Churches ... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:25:35 -0500Harare — ZIFA Referees Committee chairman Gladmore Muzambi has lashed out at the Zimbabwe National Soccer Supporters Association's call for the appointment of foreign officials to handle tomorro... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:58:24 -0500Harare — Harare City Council has set its parking enforcement teams revenue targets for fines from clamping and boasts that it made US$76 582 in the seven days from November 10 to 17 by clamping ... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:58:23 -0500Harare — Police have arrested a man believed to be part of the gang that robbed, assaulted and took turns to rape a woman who was accompanying her boyfriend to a bus stop in New Marimba, Harare ... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:58:22 -0500Harare — Zimbabwe Tourism Authority boss Karikoga Kaseke is embroiled in a maintenance wrangle with a Harare woman who is claiming that he is the father of her daughter. Millicent Muchabaiwa is... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:58:20 -0500Harare — AS preparations for the 2009/10 farming season gather momentum, con artists have offloaded uncertified maize seed onto the market and unsuspecting farmers are buying it at a cheaper pri... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:58:15 -0500Harare — Zanu-PF's Masvingo provincial leadership has thrown its weight behind Cde Joice Mujuru and Cde Simon Khaya-Moyo for the party's Vice President and national chairman respectively, backtr... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:58:12 -0500Harare — Zimbabwe may lose ground in the battle against HIV since more people are coming down with sexually transmitted diseases, an official in Ministry of Health and Child Welfare has said. T... All Africa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:58:10 -0500 |
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