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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Zimbabwe News.Net http://www.zimbabwenews.net/ en-us Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:48:55 -0400 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:48:55 -0400 30 The South African-based Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD) said Pretoria’s mediation role in the long-running Harare political crisisshould move a step forward by ensuring that democratic instituti... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37403422&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:03:34 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37403422&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 HARARE – The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has refused to air jingles and other information advertising the ongoing outreach exercise, leaders of the   Constitutional Parliamentary Commi... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37401715&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:05:21 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37401715&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 19:37 HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC party has described the late Sabina Mugabe, sister to President Robert Mugabe, as a champion of female empowerment and ru... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37401720&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:05:20 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37401720&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 15:01 An out-of-work truck driver has been jailed for five years for trying to sell London's exclusive Ritz Hotel for £250 million. Anthony Lee had persuaded a financier and a p... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37401718&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:05:15 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37401718&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 14:59 A 40-year-old from a village in south west China is hoping to claim the title of world's shortest man. At just 76cm (just under two foot, six inches) Huang Kaiquan is only ... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37401717&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:05:13 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37401717&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 JOHANNESBURG -- The International Cricket Council (ICC) last Thursday announced the appointment of recently retired Emirates Elite Panel umpire Rudi Koertzen as regional umpire performance manager (RU... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37401716&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:05:11 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37401716&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 19:04 KWEKWE---MidWest Rhinos believe former Australian strike bowler, Jason Gillespie, will help the club win silverware next season. http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37401722&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:05:10 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37401722&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 19:01 Johannesburg---Warriors striker, Knowledge Musona, hailed coach Vladimir Vermezovic’s faith in him after he was announced the Jet Club Rookie of the Year last Thursday. http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37401721&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:05:08 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37401721&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 19:41 HARARE – The European Union has ruled out supporting newly resettled farmers until the Zimbabwe government carries out a long-delayed audit to eliminate multiple farm owne... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37400376&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:10:24 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37400376&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 15:06 HARARE- The government has directed all foreign investors operating in the country to be register their businesses by the end of October, saying scores of the firms were ope... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37400379&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:10:18 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37400379&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 14:56 Supporters wearing Norwich City's new bright yellow shirts are being plagued by insects. The Canaries have traditionally sported yellow, but this season has seen the introd... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37400378&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:10:17 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37400378&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 14:52 A Chinese man is set to apply for a new Guinness world record for his 22-year-old hen - the equivalent of 400 years in human age.Yang Shaofu, 77, of Sidazhuang village, Baos... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37400377&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:10:15 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37400377&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 HARARE  -- The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has moved a step further in its match fixing investigations by instructing national team coach Norman Mapeza to drop players who have failed to app... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37400381&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:10:12 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37400381&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Harare — Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has lashed out at churches that allow same-sex marriages, and said gay rights would not be included in a new constitution being written for the southe... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37398554&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:11:28 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37398554&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 19:33 JOHANNESBURG – The European branch of Zimbabwe’s opposition Zapu party this week castigated the government over its plan to erect a statue of the country’s late Vice P... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37399059&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:08:12 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37399059&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 14:41 A woman unloading her laundry from the washing machine was given a huge scare after finding a five-foot snake curled up in her clothes. Wendy Foley, 51, spotted the huge co... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37399060&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:08:08 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37399060&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 14:39 An 87-year-old woman has fallen down a manhole after stepping through a loose cover while enjoying a post-breakfast walk with her husband. Wang Jungcheng watched in horror ... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37399061&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:08:07 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37399061&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 14:30 A 56-year-old woman who used to weigh 20 stone before she had a gastric bypass in November has become the slowest person ever to swim the Channel. Jackie Cobell from Tonbri... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37399062&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:08:05 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37399062&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 13:19 MUTARE – Villagers from Mutasa rural district in Manicaland province last week said war veterans have ordered them to tell constitutional outreach teams that the proposed ... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37399064&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:08:03 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37399064&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 and his Zanu (PF) party are hardly surprising. That the bench long forfeited its integrity in the eyes of ordinary Zimbabweans is as true as it is obvious to all except those who are either fatally l... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37399063&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:08:02 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37399063&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 19:28 HARARE – CAPS United need nothing short of a miracle to overturn a 5-0 deficit against Sudanese giants Al Hilal at Rufaro Stadium this afternoon, a near-impossible feat th... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37399065&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:07:59 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37399065&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 JOHANNESBURG -- Zimbabwe XI has scaled the ranks up to number three on the International Cricket Council Intercontinental Cup points table following an impressive run in the competition. http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37399066&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:07:57 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37399066&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 18:46 JOHANNESBURG –Red-hot Zimbabwean striker Terrence Mandaza last week joined South African ABSA Premiership club Platinum Stars, after several weeks on the hunt a club in th... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37399067&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:07:56 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37399067&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 15:04 HARARE – A malaria outbreak has claimed nearly 200 lives since the beginning of the year, prompting Zimbabwe’s Health Ministry to institute a probe to determine the caus... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37397395&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:10:11 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37397395&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Thursday, 29 July 2010 17:35 BINGA - The United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local partners are strengthening the delivery of HIV related services and initiatives target... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37397394&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:10:09 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37397394&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 We need to let yesterday's leaders go to enjoy the sunset years they deserve. At the same time we must remain inspired by these leaders who, through their moral conviction, steered us peacefully throu... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37397396&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:10:07 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37397396&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 15:26 HARARE – Political meddling has delayed the naming of a foreign investor needed to help resuscitate the state controlled Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO STEEL), the... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37396031&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:12:06 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37396031&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Thursday, 29 July 2010 17:31 HARARE – Due to the failure of the government to develop a climate change policy document, a local non-governmental organisation missed out on a US$1 million grant from ... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37396030&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:12:05 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37396030&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 With a focus on the role of ‘free and fair elections’ in promoting democracy, Zaya Yeebo takes a look at how electoral politics are shaping up across Africa. http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37396033&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:12:01 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37396033&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Bereaved families here seek assistance from the Social Welfare in form of free graves and transport, or they bury their dead on surrounding farms or due to prohibitive funeral costs in town.The munici... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37396034&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:11:58 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37396034&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Thursday, 29 July 2010 17:25 Zimbabwe has been in the throes of political, economic, social and humanitarian turmoil since the beginning of the new millennium. It was against that background that ever... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37396036&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:11:56 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37396036&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 10:06 HARARE - The first Zimbabwe Fashion Week (ZFW) was launched this week at a low key event at Harry Margolis Hall. It was not the huge flight into fashion that the industry ha... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37396035&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:11:52 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37396035&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 09:20 HARARE - It’s been a busy three months for Comrade Fatso and Chabvondoka, Zimbabwe's leading protest band, as they continue to carry their message of Zimbabwean resistance... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37396037&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:11:51 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37396037&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Thursday, 29 July 2010 15:37 HARARE – Junior police officers in Harare have been ordered to contribute US$2 towards the hosting of Heroes Day celebrations next month, http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37394581&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:13:08 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37394581&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Thursday, 29 July 2010 12:39 JOHANNESBURG - A new, global survey has revealed the conversations healthcare providers aren't having with their HIV-positive patients with potentially negative consequenc... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37394582&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:13:06 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37394582&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 HARARE – The German owners of plantations at the centre of last month’s diplomatic stand-off between Harare and Berlin have asked the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37394584&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:13:02 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37394584&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 08:03 Many participants and observers have lost faith in the constitutional outreach meetings that were meant to gather the opinion of Zimbabweans on constitutional issues, due to... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37394586&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:12:59 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37394586&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Friday, 30 July 2010 07:03 JOHANNESBURG – Five men accused of attacking foreign immigrants at an informal settlement near Johannesburg’s Kya Sands area were last week remanded in custody to Thursd... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37394587&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:12:57 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37394587&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 NYANGA - In a bid to promote ecotourism, a community-based organisation has embarked on a project to refurbish the ancient structures of historical and sacred sites in the Nyangani Mountain Range in t... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37394585&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:12:55 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37394585&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Saturday, 31 July 2010 13:37 Africa Action Calls the 'Zimbabwe Renewal Act of 2010' a 'Major Step Forward for the People of Zimbabwe'WASHINGTON -Africa Action, the oldest human rights organization foc... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37391767&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:16:23 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37391767&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 HARARE,  - Health and nutrition experts in Zimbabwe are worried that one of the lowest exclusive breastfeeding rates in the region could have a negative impact on the country's prevention of mother-t... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37391766&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:16:21 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37391766&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 HARARE, Zimbabwe, 30 July 2010 - The Inclusive Government of Zimbabwe, the United Nations and the Zimbabwe Food and Nutrition Council (FNC) have launched new data on the nutritional status of Zimbabwe... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37391768&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:16:19 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37391768&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Saturday, 31 July 2010 13:07 A number of international legal organizations have warned that the current dire state of the legal and justice system in ‘impunity riddled Zimbabwe’ has continued to d... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37391770&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:16:13 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37391770&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Saturday, 31 July 2010 13:03 Police in Hwange are reportedly attempting to stop an MDC “Real Change” rally scheduled for Saturday in the town, according to the party. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvang... http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37391769&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:16:10 -0400 The Zimbabwean http://feeds.zimbabwenews.net/?rid=37391769&cat=4a6d634cbccbbfe2