2010-03-11
Zuma Plans Mediation Trip to Harare Next Week
South African President Jacob Zuma is reportedly planning a trip to Harare next week, for the first time in his capacity as the mediator in the Zimbabwe crisis since he took over from Thabo Mbeki in November last year.2010-03-11
How New Empowerment Laws Will Affect Business
Zimbabwe's new empowerment law that compels foreign-owned companies to give-up a 51% stake in their businesses to black Zimbabweans was greeted with shock by investors when first announced. 2010-03-11
Zuma Lobbies IMF to Resume Lending to Country
South African President Jacob Zuma has told the International Monetary Fund to resume lending to Zimbabwe as he continues the battle to end the illegal economic sanctions against Zimbabwe. 2010-03-11
Typhoid Kills Five People
Typhoid fever has killed five people in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, and 30 others were being treated for the bacterial disease, the city's health director, Stanley Mungofa, told a media briefing on 9 March 2010. 2010-03-11
Cast Anti-Corruption Net Wider
INCREASED carnage on the roads is no doubt a reflection of deteriorating standards of driving compounded by the deplorable actions of some Vehicle Inspection Department officials issuing out drivers' licences to unqualified and undeserving people who are prepared to pay bribes to get the document. 2010-03-11
Deadly TB Hits Epworth Amid Worsening Health Crises
A deadly strain of tuberculosis has reportedly hit Epworth, amid a rapidly worsening health crisis and critical shortages of food across the country. 2010-03-11
U.S. Secretary of State Honours Jestina Mukoko
Jestina Mukoko, the Director of the Zimbabwe Peace Project, has been honoured by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the annual International Women of Courage Award ceremony. 2010-03-11
Violent Clashes Escalate Between Student Factions
Violent clashes between the two factions of the Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) are threatening to spiral out of control, after students loyal to a faction beaten up over the weekend, retaliated on Tuesday. Last year ZINASU split into two groups, one supporting the MDC and the government constitution making process and the other opposed to it and supported by the National Constitutional Assembly and the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions. 2010-03-11
Land Reform is Common Sense
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. 2010-03-11
P Diddy's Reality Show Starmaker Back On Dstv
STARMAKER, a new reality series starring iconic United States' hip-hop star P Diddy is back on Vuzu channel 123 available on DStv every Tuesday at 7.30pm. 2010-03-11
Tribute to First Lady of Sculpture
IT was a great loss to the Zimbabwean art community and its international counterparts to learn of the passing on of Colleen Madamombe in February 2009. 2010-03-11
Tswana Artistes in Town for Shows
Botswana artistes Jeff Matheatau and Franco are expected in Harare today ahead of their three shows starting tomorrow at Pamuzinda Highway Xscape. 2010-03-11
Bennett Has Case to Answer - Tomana
ATTORNEY-GENERAL Mr Johannes Tomana says MDC-T treasurer Roy Bennett charged with possessing weapons for terrorism and inciting acts of insurgency has a case to answer and should be placed on his defence. 2010-03-11
Government to Reintroduce Indigenous Languages Bill
GOVERNMENT will revive the Indigenous Languages Bill of 2009 to enhance cultural diversity in Zimbabwe. 2010-03-11
Forty-Nine On Death Row
FORTY-NINE inmates at Harare Central Prison are on death row out of the 1 221 currently incarcerated at the institution, statistics provided by the Zimbabwe Prison Service show. 2010-03-11
Jane Mutasa Remains in Custody
Businesswoman and Telecel board member Jane Mutasa and her personal assistant, who are accused of defrauding the mobile phone network provider of US$750 000 in an airtime scam, will remain in custody until tomorrow when the High Court is expected to hear their appeal for bail. 2010-03-11
Businessman Loses U.S.$90,000 to Conmen
A Chinese businessman was allegedly swindled of almost US$90 000 after he was made to pay rentals in advance for a building that belonged to businessman and politician Mr Christopher Chigumba, without his knowledge. 2010-03-11
NetOne Mulls Expansion
NETONE intends to triple its subscriber base from the current 500 000 to 1,5 million by May this year. 2010-03-11
Chunga At Wild Boys
MOSES CHUNGA has taken over as head coach of Shooting Stars in yet ano-ther twist of events in the saga that has characterised the Wild Boys' camp in the last two months. 2010-03-11
Britain Commends GPA Progress
The United Kingdom will this year extend 100 million British Pounds to Zimbabwe to fund education, health, water and sanitation programmes. |
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