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Thu, Feb 04, 2010
A woman from Zimbabwe living in Belfast has been left stateless after losing a judicial review against a decision to confiscate her British passport.
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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.
Video:Poor old nice Peter Andre breaks down during TV interview
Wed, Feb 03, 2010
Peter Andre has broken down during a TV interview - telling the reporter that he didn't want to continue with the conversation.
Zim Assoc to the rescue of despairing exiles in UK
Wed, Feb 03, 2010
LONDON - As Zimbabwe has lurched from crisis to crisis, over the past eight years a small London-based charity has worked tirelessly to alleviate the fallout among members of the Diaspora in the UK.
Columns : Guest Writer
Can the Man Who Botched Zimbabwe Save Darfur?
Mon, Feb 01, 2010
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki tries to re-write the history of his diplomatic career. BY KATE PRENGEL
Sanctions on ZANU-PF officials must be tightened not removed
Mon, Feb 01, 2010
Those troublesome yet useless talks between Zimbabwe’s Movement for Democratic Change and the “opposition” ZANU-PF have been suspended once again writes Tanonoka Whande.
Zimbabwe is clamouring for international attention; Botswana should not be blackmailed
Mon, Feb 01, 2010
The case of three Game Scouts who lost their way into Zimbabwe while on patrol along the Lesoma Border will in the next few days stretch and prove a serious test case for Botswana’s diplomatic capabilities.
Opinion: No fights in Zimbabwe's Quill Club
Sun, Jan 31, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabweans have a reputation as a friendly people and that extends to its journalists.
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
Columns : Mining and Industry Indaba
Rio Tinto: Zimbabwe Legislation A Threat To Diamond Mine
Tue, Feb 02, 2010
Rio Tinto PLC's (RTP) diamond operations in Zimbabwe are threatened by legislation that would force the company to hand over majority ownership to local groups, the company's chief executive for diamonds and minerals said Tuesday.
African Consolidated to Begin Magnetic Survey in Zimbabwe to Detect Buried Kimberlite Bodies
Tue, Feb 02, 2010
A combination of African Consolidated Resources Plc’s historical diamond database and recent regional exploration has defined two broad areas containing significant clusters of kimberlite indicator minerals.
ZIMBABWE’S AGRICULTURE MARKETING AUTHORITY RE-ESTABLISHED
Tue, Feb 02, 2010
HARARE, (NNN-NEW ZIANA) — The Zimbabwe government has revived the Agriculture Marketing Authority to ensure fairness in marketing of agricultural products, says Agriculture, Mechanization and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made.
China Reschedules Zimbabwe Steel Maker Debt: Minister
Sun, Jan 31, 2010
China has rescheduled to 2013 the debt of Zimbabwe's biggest iron and steel maker following a request by the Zimbabwean government, according to official sources.
Columns : Takeoff Africa: Aviation and Travel Indaba
Columns : Health Indaba
HIV-associated illness in adolescents in Zimbabwe
Tue, Feb 02, 2010
Nearly half of adolescents admitted to two public hospitals in Zimbabwe are HIV positive according to a new paper in PLoS Medicine. This study examines the causes of unselected acute hospitalization in adolescents, and serves to highlight the growing crisis of HIV acquired at birth in teenagers and young adults in the developing world.
Violent diamond rush in Chipinge
Mon, Feb 01, 2010
Another wave of diamond rush has hit Zimbabwe sparking a fierce battle to control the field site. This time diamonds said to be of high industrial quality have been found at the remote countryside of Chipinge in the eastern part of the country close to Mozambique.
Columns : Science and Technology Indaba
Broadlands Brings 4G to Zimbabwe
Sun, Jan 31, 2010
Broadlands Networks plans to launch a commercial 4G network in Zimbabwe in the near future. They hope to offer voice and data services in three Zimbabwean cities, Harare, Bulawayo and Gweru with its own last-mile infrastructure. The company wants to complete 4G coverage of the entire country by June 2010.
Columns : Religion/Spiritual
Zimbabwe Church Facing 'Communist-Style' Persecution, Says Bishop
Mon, Feb 01, 2010
Members of an Anglican church in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare are facing persecution reminiscent to that of Christian churches under communist rule, said the bishop of the diocese of Harare.
Zimbabwe Anglicans stage protest service
Mon, Feb 01, 2010
HARARE — Thousands of churchgoers held an open air protest service in Harare on Sunday in a row over property belonging to the Anglican Church.
News : Weird world
Chinese legal experts call for ban on eating cats and dogs
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
Widespread and ancient practice of eating dog meat increasingly distasteful for China's growing affluent, pet-loving middle class
News : Sports
CAF clamps two-tournament suspension on Togo
Sun, Jan 31, 2010
African Nations' Cup championships - The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Issa Hayatou, on Saturday announced the suspension of Togo from the next two African Nations' Cup championships, citing the Lome's forceful withdrawal of its team from CAN 2010.
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.
Zuma sex report 'a PR nightmare'
Tue, Feb 02, 2010
President Jacob Zuma has plunged the ruling ANC into a public relations crisis as his reported adulterous, unprotected sex with the daughter of soccer boss Irvin Khoza and the baby who bears his name continue to make headlines at home and abroad.
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Sanctions motion raises commotion in Parly
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
HARARE - Chaotic scenes erupted in Zimbabwe's Parliament yesterday forcing the House to adjourn prematurely after a legislator proposed a motion to urge Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to call on Western nations to lift sanctions against President Robert Mugabe and his top allies
Zanu PF on the warpath : Biti
Wed, Feb 03, 2010
Over the past 12 months the MDC has repeatedly shown its willingness to work with Zanu PF to rebuild Zimbabwe, restore the people’s freedoms and deliver real change as agreed in the Global Political Agreement (GPA) writes Hon Tendai Biti MDC Secretary General.
Bennett: Court allows e-mail proof
Wed, Feb 03, 2010
Harare - Zimbabwe's High Court on Wednesday admitted disputed e-mail evidence implicating opposition politician Roy Bennett in a plot against President Robert Mugabe's government.
Mugabe downgrades Tsvangirai's powers
Tue, Feb 02, 2010
HARARE- A fresh confrontation is looming in Zimbabwe’s shaky power sharing government after Robert Mugabe reportedly ordered all ministers to stop reporting to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai but to the two Zanu PF Vice-Presidents in a bid to demote the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader.
AU Summit Approves Tougher Anti-Coup Measures
Mon, Feb 01, 2010
An African Union summit has given the organization more authority to act against unconstitutional changes of power. Coups and conflicts are dominating the summit agenda.
Secret airstrip built at Zimbabwe diamond field
Mon, Feb 01, 2010
Aerial pictures show construction work is well under way, with a newly built control tower apparently complete and the runway nearly ready for surfacing
Violence hits Tsvangirai's district
Fri, Jan 29, 2010
Political violence has resurfaced in Zimbabwe, where up to 10 families have been left homeless after their huts were burned down.
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".
Zimbabwe constitution-making process hits another snag
Wed, Feb 03, 2010
ZIMBABWE – HARARE – The constitution-making process hit yet another snag yesterday when Parliament’s Select Committee rejected a new project document crafted by the management committee and the UNDP, and referred the deadlock to their party principals.
Botswana and Zimbabwe in row over rangers
Wed, Feb 03, 2010
HARARE,Zimbabwe and Botswana inched closer to a diplomatic standoff after Gaborone today accused its neighbour of playing hide and seek with its game rangers who were arrested a fortnight ago for border jumping and illegal possession of dangerous weapons.
Britain Rejects Pressure From Former Zimbabwe Ruling Party to Lift EU Sanctions
Wed, Feb 03, 2010
House of Commons International Development Committee Chairman Malcolm Bruce said Britain has made clear that the key to lifting sanctions is for 'those blocking progress in Zimbabwe' to honor their commitments
Mutambara Blasts PM Over Sanctions
Wed, Feb 03, 2010
Harare — DEPUTY Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara yesterday criticised Prime Minister Tsvangirai and British Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary David Miliband over their handling of the removal of the illegal economic sanctions on Zimbabwe reports the Herald, a Zimbabwe government mouthpiece.
Zimbabwe Parliament Weighs Amendments to Draconian Public Order and Security Act
Wed, Feb 03, 2010
Sponsor Innocent Gonese, chief whip of the Movement for Democratic Change formation of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, said amendments would limit police power to authorize political gatherings and public meetings
British MPs visit Zimbabwe
Tue, Feb 02, 2010
EIGHT British MPs from the House of Commons International Development Committee arrived in Zimbabwe on 1 February for a four day visit to review the effectiveness of the United Kingdom’s aid programme.
Constitutional Committee to Announce Outreach Launch Date Soon
Tue, Feb 02, 2010
Zimbabwe's Parliamentary Select Committee for Constitutional Revision said on Monday that it expects shortly to announce a date firm for the launch of the public outreach phase of the process, with details on how it will unfold.
Zanu PF’s dirty tactics in Zimbabwe’s constitution making process
Mon, Feb 01, 2010
Recent media reports have argued that the Zanu PF party has “no intention whatsoever of sharing power in the future”. The reports refer to an internal Zanu PF strategic working document drafted by the ‘Zanu PF Constitution Making Process Working Group’ in November last year, which was apparently ‘leaked’ to the media in January this year.
Students drop out because of unaffordable fees
Sun, Jan 31, 2010
Zimbabwe student leaders held a crisis meeting with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai last week after it emerged that 28% of students had dropped out of the country's leading university because of a lack of foreign currency to settle tuition fees.
Davos 2010: Zimbabwe 'needs reward for progress'
Sun, Jan 31, 2010
Davos – Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has urged the easing of targeted sanctions, saying there ought to be a reward for Zimbabwe's progress.
Kadhafi's proposal to disband NEPAD divides Africa
Sun, Jan 31, 2010
African leaders who founded the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) tussled with Libyan leader and the African Union Chairman, Muammar Kadhafi, over his proposal to disband a key NEPAD committee.
Mutambara slams Miliband
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
DEPUTY Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara has said comments by British Foreign Secretary David Miliband regarding sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe are characteristic of the “type of un-strategic” thinking in the West which is undermining the country’s formal opposition.
News : Africa
SA steps in to help displaced Zimbabweans
Tue, Feb 02, 2010
They arrive by the truckload every weekday evening, their faces weary and bodies wilted after twelve hours spent picking fruit in scorching heat. They’re glad to be home.
Zimbabwe elected to Africa's Peace and Security Council
Sun, Jan 31, 2010
Zimbabwe made a surprise diplomatic victory Satur day at the ongoing foreign ministers meeting in Ethiopia when it landed a slot at the powerful Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union, PANA reported from here.
News : Africa : Eastern and Central Africa
News : Crime and Courts
Zim court to decide fate of Botswana officers on Monday
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
A Zimbabwean magistrate has reserved judgement in a case in which three Batswana wildlife officers are charged with illegally entering the country with firearms.
Bennett: Court allows e-mail proof
Wed, Feb 03, 2010
Harare - Zimbabwe's High Court on Wednesday admitted disputed e-mail evidence implicating opposition politician Roy Bennett in a plot against President Robert Mugabe's government.
Chiota's bid thrown out of court
Tue, Feb 02, 2010
HARARE - Zimbabwe's Supreme Court has thrown out a bid by disenfranchised presidential candidate, Advocate Justin Chiota, to overturn the March 2008 presidential poll
Zimbabwe Attorney General admits abuse of section 121
Mon, Feb 01, 2010
ZLHR Press Release: Attorney General (AG) Johannes Tomana on Monday 1 February 2010 conceded that his law officers and prosecutors had at times misjudged when they unnecessarily invoked section 121 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act (CPEA) to effectively reverse the granting of bail to accused persons.
Court's farm ruling slammed
Mon, Feb 01, 2010
Cape Town - A Zimbabwean judge's dismissal of a southern African court ruling that blocked a move to resettle more than 70 white-owned farms had "entrenched the future possibility of human rights abuses" in the country, a SADC watchdog group said on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe Sheriff's Office Attaches Five Central Bank Properties to Cover Debt
Wed, Jan 27, 2010
Lawyer Davison Kanokanga said that in the event movable assets already seized by the Sheriff's Office did not cover the unpaid bills for tractors ordered by the central bank, the attached buildings would go under the hammer
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
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.
Culture Spears for Zim awards
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
Local super group Culture Spears have been invited to star as the main act at Zimbabwe's arts awards on February 20, courtesy of the Botswana embassy in Harare.
