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Zimbabwe revisits its ugly past of violence and intimidation
The interference by the military and other security forces in Zimbabwe's political and electoral affairs - in support of President Robert Mugabe and his political party ZANU-PF – remains a problem, says campaigner When a new constitution for Zimbabwe was signed into law at the end of last month, millions of Zimbabweans and many observers abroad welcomed the progress toward democratic ...
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African Writers in the Dock
Ngugi wa Thiong'o famously began his writing career writing in English (publishing under the name "James Ngugi"). He had considerable success, but eventually turned to writing in his mother tongue, Gikuyu (though he did translate and publish these later works in English too). Ngugi is among a handful of authors who have written successfully in more than one language -- Samuel ...
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Zimbabwe Gay Zimbabwean Says He Has Dated Zanu-PF Officials
Bulawayo - 'Steven', a man in Bulawayo, has some news for Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe: some of his senior party officials are gay. Steven should know. He claims to have dated three of them himself. Forty-year-old Steven, a pseudonym I'm using for the sake of his protection, claims that these Zanu-PF politicians vocally attack homosexuals at public rallies. That's ...
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Political Parties Geared for Polls
POLITICAL parties said yesterday that they are preparing to launch their campaigns for the harmonised elections expected on July 31 following the proclamation of the date by President Mugabe last week. The major political parties are preparing for their primaries while others are yet to run the primary elections. Zanu-PF spokesperson Cde Rugare Gumbo said the revolutionary party was preparing ...
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Duckspeak and the Predatory Professors
An excellent example is Tsvangirai's words some days ago in which he argued that Zimbabwe had surrendered part of its sovereignty to Sadc. The learned professor, being the political vulture that he is, pounced on this and tore Tsvangirai to shreds in a series of predatory articles featured in The Sunday Mail and The Herald daily. This much is unfair because I am quite sure Jonathan Moyo ...
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MDC-T Expects to Lose
THE MDC-T expects to lose the harmonised elections to be held on July 31 and is already preparing a war chest for post-poll litigation. This is contained in the party's "Strategic Election Litigation" document drawn with the assistance of 15 lawyers who met in the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights Boardroom on June 3 to brainstorm frivolous applications with a view to subverting ...
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RBZ Urges Banks to Comply
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe says it will continue to monitor banking institutions in an effort to address regulatory issues. In a statement, central bank governor Dr Gideon Gono urged banks to comply with all banking laws and directives issued. "Banking institutions are urged to ensure that their operations are conducted in accordance with sound administrative and accounting practices ...
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Parliament Advises On Chrome Ban Lift
GOVERNMENT should lift the ban on chrome ore exports and impose a tax on the mineral as part of measures to encourage value addition, the House of Assembly was told last week. A parliamentary portfolio committee on Mines and Energy said there must be a mechanism to enable Government and chrome producers to realise some value from the base metal. Committee chairperson and Guruve South MP, Cde ...
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Mbedzi for Miss Africa USA
Zimbabwean top model Vanessa Mbedzi (22) has been selected to represent the country at the Miss Africa USA finals scheduled for Silver Spring, Maryland, on June 29. The Miss Africa USA brings together young women to represent their countries, share cultures and celebrate the power of the African woman. Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopes is also expected to grace the occasion among other notable ...
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All Set for Miss Global
Miss Global Zimbabwe is finally here after months of postponement. The event has been set for July 5 at the Crowne Plaza, Harare. The pageant's head of public relations, Tare Munzara said all was set for the red carpet show that will see a bevy of 15 beauties battling for the crown. "This year, two queens will be crowned; Miss Global Zimbabwe and Miss International. The finalists are ...
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DA Welcomes Zim Election Postponement
The DA welcomes the decision by the South African Development Community (SADC) to postpone elections in Zimbabwe. This is a positive move on the part of SADC and we call on all parties involved to remain firm on the need for reforms to take place before elections take place in Zimbabwe. Yesterday, members of SADC over-turned Robert Mugabe's unilateral decision to proclaim July 31 2013 as ...
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Call to Raise Awareness of Biotech Issues
Local scientists and scientific institutions must take practical steps to improve their communication skills to raise public awareness and stimulate dialogue on biotechnology issues in the country, an official of the National Biotechnology Authority has said. NBA chief executive Dr Jonathan Mufandaedza told participants at a two-day science communication workshop last week that scientists ...
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Work On Kariba South Begins
PRELIMINARY work on the expansion of the Kariba South hydropower plant has begun with the topographical survey already finished. Zimbabwe Power Company operations director Mr Wonder Magura confirmed that operations had started at the power plant. "The geological investigation of the project site has started while the topographical survey has already been completed," he said. He ...
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No Legal Basis for Poll Date Extension
GOVERNMENT has no legal basis to approach the Constitutional Court seeking an extension to the July 31 poll date order that it has already complied with, legal experts have said. They said the appeal to President Mugabe, by Sadc extraordinary summit of heads of state and government who met in Mozambican on Saturday, to approach the courts seeking a two-week extension to the July 31 deadline was ...
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SADC Summit Kicks Off
Maputo - The Sadc Extraordinary Summit has started at the Joaquim Chissano Convention Centre here. The agenda centres on reviewing the peace and security situation in the region with specific reference to Madagascar and the DRC as well as coordinating election funds for Zimbabwe. Sources privy to the developments say Sadc leaders were receptive of political developments in Zimbabwe. All the GPA ...
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MDC Holds Primary Elections in Bulawayo
MDC-led by Professor Welshman Ncube yesterday held its primary elections in Bulawayo, with the party's organising secretary Mr Esaph Mdlongwa losing the elections. Mr Mdlongwa was a distant third after Ms Loyiswa Ncube won the right to represent the party in the National Assembly in Pumula constituency. Ms Ncube polled 123 votes beating Mr Blessed Ushe who got 79 votes while 63 people ...
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Ruling in Unki Mine Case Postponed
JUDGMENT in a case in which Unki Mine is accused of smuggling a minibus fitted with new spare parts worth R236 375 into the country through Beitbridge border post has been postponed to July 5. Jimson Ruzvidzo (driver) and James Madadangoma, a foreman representing the mine would have to wait a little longer to know their fate. The duo is jointly charged with smuggling and is denying the ...
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Matangaidze Named New ZNCC Chief
Victoria Falls - MANICALAND businessman Mr Hlanganiso Matangaidze is the new president of the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce, taking over from Mr Oswell Binha, who stepped down at the end of the chamber's annual congress last week after the expiry of his two-year term. He will be deputised by Mr Davison Norupiri and supported by four national vice presidents. Immediate past ...
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Mutizira-Nondo Publishes Another Book
BOTSWANA-BASED medical practitioner Dr Nyaradzo Mutizira-Nondo last week published his second political book in Harare called "The Regime Change Agenda: Focus on Zimbabwe". Dr Mutizira-Nondo is also the author of "The Chimurenga Protocol" that was published in 2010. The latest 396-page publication is a critique of the Western foreign policy towards Zimbabwe and it gives ...
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Zim Kickboxing Team for World Champs
ZIMBABWE'S kickboxing team booked their place at this year's World Championships to be held between November and December in Turkey after Brighton Tangata and Terence Munemo finished in the top three at the Libreville International Championships held in Gabon recently. The Libreville tournament was hosted by Gabon and was used as a qualifier for the World Championships scheduled for ...
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Programme to Empower Youths
The Zimbabwe Youth Council (ZYC) on Friday launched a child-friendly budgeting programme aimed at empowering young people with skills to participate in the national budgetary process. Under the programme, a total of 320 junior parliamentarians will be trained at workshops expected to run in August in Harare and Bulawayo. The junior MPs are expected to share knowledge gained with other children ...
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UFI Pastor Nabbed for Illegally Dealing in Gold
A United Family International Church pastor who was nabbed for possessing nine grams of gold last week appeared in court for dealing in gold without a licence. James Mwarira (25) was arrested at a jewellery shop along Kwame Nkrumah Avenue with the gold worth US$429,26. It was allegedly wrapped in a Zimbabwe bearer's cheque note. Mwarira was not formally charged when he appeared before ...
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Zimbabwe End of Subsidies a Blessing in Disguise for Farmers
The market appears to be working in Zimbabwe's maize industry, with millers preferring to buy grain from Zimbabwean farmers than importing, and still ready to pay the landed cost of imports to local producers. The Grain Marketng Board, which saw its old monopoly vanish in 2009, with the effective abolition of import controls, still offers a basic price, at the moment US$310 a tonne. This ...
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Zimbabwe court ruling on election date plays into Mugabe’s hands
Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe, inspects a guard of honour at a police passing-out parade in Harare. Mugabe has set July 31st as the date for the country's general election. Photograph: AP Photo/Tsvangirayi ...
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