Fri, Jan 29, 2010
(New York, ) – The European Union should maintain its travel restrictions and asset freezes on President Robert Mugabe and his inner circle until Zimbabwe carries out the concrete human rights reforms set out in the 2008 Global Political Agreement, Human Rights Watch said today. The EU is currently reviewing its sanctions policy toward Zimbabwe.
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
Harare - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's party will not make concessions in talks with its partners in the unity government until sanctions imposed by Western nations are lifted, the party said on Wednesday.
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
The South African History Archive and the Southern African Centre for the Survivors of Torture will ask the Pretoria High Court to force the government to release an explosive report on post-election violence in Zimbabwe.
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
90 people perished on a jet which crashed into the Mediterranean after taking off from Beirut, a Lebanese minister said yesterday.
Fri, Jan 22, 2010
The joint head of the body meant to draft a new democratic constitution for Zimbabwe has been charged with insulting President Mugabe by calling him a goblin, lawyers have confirmed.
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.
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AlertNet) - Olivia Chitingo has been a farmer most of her adult life.
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
JOHANNESBURG and CAPE TOWN,(IPS) - The seizure of large commercial farms - almost all white-owned - has continued despite the formation of a unity government in Zimbabwe. The country's farm workers say they are the biggest losers.
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
IN LIGHT of recent press interest, the British Embassy Harare would like to clarify the British Government's position as regards the EU's restrictive measures.
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
GIVEN all the attention paid in Zimbabwe to the recent comments by British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, Vigil supporters were surprised that commentators only seem to have noticed his rather obvious remarks about sanctions.
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
Kigali — The Zimbabwean government is hiding one of the World’s most wanted war criminals, former head of Rwandan Presidential Guard during the 1994 genocide Protais Mpiranya, a Belgian news agency reported.
Sat, Jan 23, 2010
Good guys like elections. Bad guys fix or nix them. Or so goes the thinking that underpins much of Western foreign policy. But in Zimbabwe, it appears to be the other way around right now: hardline President Robert Mugabe is pushing for a vote while his pro-democracy rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, is dragging his feet. What gives?
Wed, Jan 20, 2010
A single mother of 36 had sex nearly 200 times with a 12-year-old boy she had seduced, putting a star in her diary each time they had sex
Mon, Jan 18, 2010
India is building Ghana’s parliament. China is constructing parliaments in Malawi and Lesotho, and agreed to fund the construction of a third in Zimbabwe
Sun, Jan 24, 2010
The news broken in early December by the visiting Head of delegation of the European Union to Zimbabwe, Xavier Marchal, that his bloc is prepared to work with the inclusive government with Mugabe as its president, and confirmed by the United Kingdom through David Miliband on Tuesday this week, who said that targeted sanctions will only be lifted on the advice of Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change, has the potential of energizing or derailing the political processes in Zimbabwe. This is so if one considers that Tsvangirai is under immense pressure from SADC who want him to drop some of his key demands for progress’ sake as pointed out by President Jacob Zuma of South Africa.
Sun, Jan 24, 2010
Following the NCC’s unanimous adoption of an article that requires a presidential candidate to have the minimum academic qualification of a degree, it goes without saying that all those who work with a Republican president in public office must be his equals academically.
Sun, Jan 24, 2010
It is always tricky for a man to appreciate, let alone understand and, therefore, alleviate a neighbour’s problems. It appears the difficulty stems from the fact that if the neighbour in good standing directly points a finger at their wayward fellow, the former may be instantly accused of having an adulterous affair with the latter’s wife. It is really tricky. One has then to let their neighbour abuse their spouse and kids because the spin-offs are quite tremendous if they dare intervene, it appears writes JJ MUGADZAWETA. .
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
“FREELANCE journalist Stanley Kwenda was found dead on the outskirts of Harare. His remains were found dumped in a ditch along the Harare to Domboshava road . . . ”
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.
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
HARARE, (NNN-NEW ZIANA) — Consultations for Zimbabwe’s Mid-Term Plan to be launched in March are progressing well with the government reviewing feedback from key stakeholders, according to the Economic Planning and Investment Promotion Ministry’s permanent secretary, Dr Desire Sibanda.
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
Finance Minister Tendai Biti, currently in the United States for consultations with the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, projected a comparable 7 percent growth rate this year in his budget for 2010
Sun, Jan 24, 2010
It is always tricky for a man to appreciate, let alone understand and, therefore, alleviate a neighbour’s problems. It appears the difficulty stems from the fact that if the neighbour in good standing directly points a finger at their wayward fellow, the former may be instantly accused of having an adulterous affair with the latter’s wife. It is really tricky. One has then to let their neighbour abuse their spouse and kids because the spin-offs are quite tremendous if they dare intervene, it appears writes JJ MUGADZAWETA. .
Sat, Jan 23, 2010
An attorney for Farmtec Spares and Implements said the sheriff would attach bank property to settle a US$2.1 million debt related to the Farm Mechanization and Agricultural Support Enhancement Facility run by the RBZ.
Sat, Jan 23, 2010
Energy Minister Elias Mudzuri said focusing NOCZIM on retail sales will eliminate a conflict of interest that has hindered efficient distribution, obliging the parastatal to compete with other downstream sellers.
Wed, Jan 20, 2010
Harare - The US embassy in Zimbabwe on Wednesday confirmed a report in the state-run Herald newspaper that the US would not oppose the restoration of Zimbabwe's voting rights in the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Tue, Jan 19, 2010
Harare - Zimbabwe will seek highly indebted poor country status to have its $6 billion international debt cancelled to help spur economic growth, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said on Monday.
Mon, Jan 18, 2010
MOBILE phone company, Econet Wireless is set to commission 200 base stations constructed under its US$300 million network expansion program.
Mon, Jan 18, 2010
Imara, the Pan-African financial services group predicts a wave of private-sector unbundling, subsidiary disposals and corporate restructuring across the dollarised Zimbabwean economy.
Mon, Jan 18, 2010
HARARE — Zimbabwe's enormous foreign debt is hampering efforts to mend the economy, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said, urging the government urgently to resolve the debt crisis.
Fri, Jan 15, 2010
The future of Zimbabwe’s central bank is in doubt because of a lack of funds from the Treasury, an official said.
Fri, Jan 15, 2010
HARARE - Zimbabwe's year-on-year inflation stood at -7.7 percent in December, official figures showed on Friday, as the adoption of multiple foreign currencies by the unity government earlier in the year ended hyperinflation.
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
HARARE, (IRIN) - Garai Hokonya, 53, a smallholder farmer in Chivhu district, about 120km southwest of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, has resigned himself to the unpalatable truth that the 12 hectares of maize he planted by hand are being devastated by an unseasonal and prolonged dry spell.
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
A coalition of industry-based associations and representatives met yesterday with top U.S. State Department officials in Washington D.C. to urge tough action by the Kimberley Process (KP) in implementing the joint work plan (JWP) designed to bring Zimbabwe into full KP compliance.
Sun, Jan 24, 2010
HARARE (Commodity Online): Zimbabwe is on way to recovery with its mining sector, which is the backbone of its economy, showing signs of rapid growth.
Sun, Jan 24, 2010
Water scarcity has led urban farmers to turn to treated waste water to grow food within the city limits. Bulawayo's water woes stem from both periodic droughts in the Matabeleland region and from the collapse of the aged, poorly-maintained municipality infrastructure serving this city of more than one million.
Fri, Jan 22, 2010
Harare, January 22, 2010 – A Zanu PF activist has warned Finance Minister Tendai Biti of “war” if he releases money for the land audit.
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
HARARE – South Africa’s government has sent a written protest to Harare over the invasion of South African-owned farms in Zimbabwe, a development that suggests Pretoria could be hardening its stance towards President Robert Mugabe’s controversial land reforms.
Tue, Jan 19, 2010
Zimbabwe last month rejected the nomination of a European monitor to oversee the exploitation of the controversial Marange field and named a Namibian firm to value diamonds from Marange, prompting the warning
Mon, Jan 18, 2010
Crops are wilting in many parts of Zimbabwe, threatening food security in the troubled country.
Sun, Jan 17, 2010
Zimbabwe has rejected a European monitor to oversee the exports of diamonds from its controversial Marange fields to ensure they are not "blood diamonds". It has unilaterally "appointed" a Namibian instead.
Sun, Jan 17, 2010
Zimbabwe has rejected a European monitor to oversee the exports of diamonds from its controversial Marange fields to ensure they are not "blood diamonds". It has unilaterally "appointed" a Namibian instead.
Fri, Jan 15, 2010
Johannesburg - While the campaign to drive white farmers from their farms intensifies, the Zimbabwean government is giving 100 000ha of land to controversial South African businessman Billy Rautenbach.
Fri, Jan 15, 2010
The Zimbabwean government is unfazed by a high court ruling that granted AfriForum an order for leave to sue it for the return or compensation of seized farms.
Thu, Jan 14, 2010
Namibian power utility NamPower has denied that the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has been ordered to cut power exports to Namibia, saying that it is “business as usual between NamPower and Zesa”.
Fri, Jan 22, 2010
HARARE, (PlusNews) - An ambitious state plan that will almost double the number of people on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment by the end of 2010 has drawn mixed reactions from AIDS activists, but increased donor funding has made the government quietly confident.
Tue, Jan 19, 2010
ZIMBABWE – HARARE – A prominent businessman and church elder in Harare’s high-density suburb of Old Tafara has been keeping his mentally ill son chained to a pole and under squalid conditions since 2007 reports Zimnet Radio.
Tue, Jan 19, 2010
Cape Town - Zimbabwean war veterans are said to be spreading their baleful influence over the rhino population of the country, by feeding them poisoned cabbages near water holes, in a game reserve in the Chiredzi district.
Fri, Jan 22, 2010
Suspended Johannesburg Central Methodist Church Bishop Paul Verryn will appear before a disciplinary committee on 1 February.
Mon, Jan 18, 2010
SQUABBLES have rocked the Pentecostal Assemblies of Zimbabwe (PAZ), pitting presiding Bishop Trevor Manhanga against pastors who believe he is politicising the church. In particular, members were not happy with his growing tendency to invite senior Zanu PF politicians to minister at the church.
Sun, Jan 17, 2010
With unusual bluntness, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs Thursday attacked comments about the earthquake in Haiti by Rev. Pat Robertson and talk radio giant Rush Limbaugh as “really stupid report ABC news.”
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
Mamelodi Sundowns and Zimbabwe captain Esrom Nyandoro has promised Bafana Bafana a much tougher game than the one they experienced at the weekend.
Tue, Jan 19, 2010
Former Zimbabwe Cricket captain Alistair Campbell, currently chairman of selectors for the national team, has urged the international cricket community to stop shunning Zimbabwe so it can return to test play within two years.
Mon, Jan 18, 2010
Beast Mtawarira has pledged his allegiance to South Africa and the Springboks in the wake of calls to deport him.
Fri, Jan 20, 2012
THE SEARCH is off, lads – the G-spot DOESN'T exist.
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
Harare - A Zimbabwe high court has rejected a southern African court's ruling that blocked the government's move to resettle blacks on more than 70 white-owned farms, state media said on Wednesday.
Wed, Jan 27, 2010
Peter Michael Hitschmann said under cross-examination by Attorney General Johannes Tomasina that Bennett did not provide him with funds to buy weapons that were seized in a 2006 raid on his home in Mutare
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
Lebanese minister says plane that went down in storm, killing 90, suddenly turned in opposite direction from suggested path
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
You can have your visa renewed today – if you fork out £15 000. And even taking the plebian route, with its long queues and anxious waits, will soon cost you £20 more. Not to mention the nearly £2 000 you'll have to pay to bring a dependent to the UK
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
Zimbabwean Prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai has come under rare attack from an international human rights group accusing his party of shielding abuses by ZANU PF in a bid to save Zimbabwe’s fragile government.
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
LonZim (AIM: LZM) said it is delivering strong growth as the general Zimbabwe market begins to recover, as it reported a return to profit for the full year ended 31 August 2009. LonZim reported £2.6 million in turnover, up from 188,000 a year earlier, and a pretax profit of £1.08 million, compared with a £1.09 million loss in the preceding year. Shares were buoyed by the positive results, climbing nearly 9% following the announcement.
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
Pretoria - South Africa and Australia have agreed on projects to help rebuild Zimbabwe, Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said in Pretoria on Tuesday.
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
Ali Hassan al-Majid, who was executed after being convicted of the brutal Halabja chemical attack that killed around 5,000 Kurds, was dictator Saddam Hussein's most notorious henchman.
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
HARARE — Zimbabwe's high court on Monday struck out evidence from a key witness in the treason trial of a top aide to Premier Morgan Tsvangirai, after the man said he had been tortured into testifying.
Sun, Jan 24, 2010
A BOGUS lawyer who fleeced thousands of pounds out of vulnerable immigrants hoping to stay in the UK has been jailed for 15 months.
Sun, Jan 24, 2010
Bulawayo (ZimEye) – A war of words erupted at a Press conference addressed by the Minister of Water and Infrastructure Development, Samuel Sipepa Nkomo over the takeover of the Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project, which has been renamed National Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project (NMZWP).
Sun, Jan 24, 2010
Zimbabwe’s cabinet is due to discuss what measures to take to mitigate the effects of a possible drought.
Sat, Jan 23, 2010
The meeting of the Tsvangirai MDC formation's standing committee was called after the party's lead negotiator, Tendai Biti, secretary general of the grouping as well as Finance Minister, declared a deadlock after another round of talks
Fri, Jan 22, 2010
Sekondi, - The death is reported of Mrs. Mavis Patricia Hayfron, mother of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's late wife Sally.
Fri, Jan 22, 2010
South African civil rights movement AfriForum has served papers on the Zimbabwean government over its land-seizure programme.
Fri, Jan 22, 2010
Harare, - Talks to resolve outstanding issues delaying full implementation of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) ended in deadlock on Wednesday night amid revelations that Zanu PF and MDC are still poles apart.
Fri, Jan 22, 2010
Five men are being held by the UK Border Agency after a raid on a food manufacturing plant in Buckinghamshire.
Fri, Jan 22, 2010
Zimbabwean Minister of Constitutional Affairs on Thursday dismissed reports that the constitutional revision outreach process intended to garner the views of a broad cross section of the public on the document had been suspended due to bickering among the governing parties and funding shortages reports VOA.
Fri, Jan 22, 2010
ZIMBABWE’S Energy and Power Development Minister Elias Mudzuri has “reversed a directive” that the country’s power utility, Zesa, should stop electricity exports to Namibia, the state-owned Herald reported yesterday.
Fri, Jan 22, 2010
A shortage of raw materials has prompted Dunlop Zimbabwe to extend its annual shutdown period, and this decision has led to unrest amongst the company’s workforce. The Apollo Tyres South Africa owned company was scheduled to re-open its factory on January 11, however company officials say production will now commence on February 11 – provided it has obtained the necessary raw materials by that time.
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
Zimbabwe's largest mobile phone company, Econet Wireless, said Thursday it had secured a US$ 50 million loan from the Africa Export Import Bank (Affreximbank) to fund a US$ 300 million expansion programme.
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
THE UK Border Agency says the general improvement in the country’s political and economic situation since the formation of the inclusive government means that not all Zimbabweans claiming asylum still need international protection.
Tue, Jan 19, 2010
Only a quarter of Zimbabweans still support President Robert Mugabe, a top US poll has revealed.
Mon, Jan 18, 2010
President Robert Mugabe on Monday said Zimbabwe is willing to have foreign investors in the country to invest and develop the country but only as "partners."
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
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".
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
Zimbabwe Police Monday arrested six female members of the pressure group, Women and Men of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), for holding a protest on the streets of Bulawayo.
Sun, Jan 24, 2010
Reports from Zimbabwe on Sunday suggested that the MDC, led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, wants to declare a deadlock in its negotiations with ZANU-PF.
Sun, Jan 24, 2010
Harare, January - The Parliamentary Select Committee on the Constitution Process said it ignored a call by Zimbabwean women to include more women in the exercise because it believed it was a Zanu PF agenda to distract it from carrying out its work.
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
HARARE — Zimbabwe has suspended its public outreach efforts to gather views on a new constitution, throwing another obstacle on the path toward fresh elections, state media said Thursday.
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
RUSAPE - Animals at Koos Smit’s farm have been left to starve as the invaders have cut water supplies and electricity to the farm, reports Zimeye.
Tue, Jan 19, 2010
Harare/Johannesburg - Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Tuesday resisted pressure for elections next year, in opposition to calls made by South African President Jacob Zuma over the weekend. Zuma is charged with the task of facilitating the resolution of issues threatening the implementation of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) that created the Zimbabwe's power sharing government last year, and he is pushing for elections next year.
Tue, Jan 19, 2010
The Mashonaland West provincial branch of Zimbabwe's former ruling ZANU-PF party remained in turmoil this week following the dismissal of the provincial chairman, John Mafa, and two other local officials amid police investigations into the diversion of fertilizer to the local black market.
Sun, Jan 17, 2010
South Africa is now pushing for Zimbabwe to prepare for fresh elections next year as President Robert Mugabe’s coalition continues to live on borrowed time due to unending squabbles over a number of fundamental issues.
Thu, Jan 14, 2010
Zimbabweans crossing back into South Africa after spending holidays at home are being raped and robbed, Médecins Sans Frontières claims.
Sun, Jan 17, 2010
Abuja - Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan has warned people, including ministers, against taking advantage of the ailing president's long absence from the country to cause disharmony in government.
Sun, Jan 17, 2010
A statement that appeared in the press calling for the repatriation of Zimbabwean graduates of South Africa's University of Fort Hare, has been dismissed as a hoax. But last week a dozen students who had presidential scholarships withdrawn by Zimbabwe's government for engaging in political activity, slammed the university for "allowing them to be victimised", London-based SW Radio reported.
Mon, Jan 18, 2010
Taliban militants struck the heart of the Afghan government in Kabul, prompting fierce gunbattles after a suicide bomber blew himself up near the presidential palace. More explosions rocked the capital as Afghan troops fought off the attackers.
Mon, Jan 18, 2010
THREE Cypriot police officers are facing prosecution for the alleged beating, verbal abuse and mockery of a Zimbabwean teenager last year.
Fri, Jan 15, 2010
A FRANTIC trainer is appealing for help to find a racehorse who has been missing for a week having got loose on a military firing range in Kent after unseating his rider while being galloped on nearby Camber Sands.
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
Harare - Zimbabwe's withering community of white commercial farmers has lost a major court battle for the restoration of their property rights and status as Zimbabwean citizens irrespective of their race, lawyers confirmed on Wednesday.
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
Three officers from the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) are still detained in Zimbabwe after they crossed into the country by mistake last week.
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
The government has until Thursday to notify a South African civil rights group if it intends on opposing its application to sue over the ongoing invasions of South African owned land in Zimbabwe.
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
Harare — FOUR women were raped in separate incidents on Saturday alone in Harare, with police raising concern about the increase in cases of sexual assault in the city.
Sun, Jan 17, 2010
Baghdad - An Iraqi court sentenced Ali Hassan al-Majeed, the Saddam Hussein-era official widely known as "Chemical Ali", on Sunday to death by hanging for a 1988 gas attack that killed about 5,000 Kurds, a court official said.
Fri, Jan 15, 2010
Harare - A witness in the trial of a Zimbabwean official accused of terrorism and insurgency recounted Thursday how he had been tortured by state agents seeking his testimony.
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
Tue, Aug 17, 2010
So how did Mugabe make all this money?
Tue, Jul 27, 2010
Taking you back in time with all the buses that transported millions of Britons across the island
Tue, Jul 27, 2010
24 th August Address by Deputy Prime minister Mutambara. London UK
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.
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.
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.
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
London: Prince Harry has moved into on-and-off girlfriend Chelsy Davy’s 1.5million pounds London home.
Thu, Jan 14, 2010
Teddy Pendergrass, who became R&B's reigning sex symbol in the 1970s and '80s with his forceful and masculine voice and later became an inspirational figure after suffering a devastating car accident that left him paralysed, died at age 59.
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