August 01, 2011

• Zimbabwe: Army Presence in Countryside Normal - ZNA Chief

  Zimbabwe National Army commander Lieutenant General Philip Valerio Sibanda has defended army presence in districts across Zimbabwe. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Diversify From Agric-Based Economy

  AGRICULTURE, as the heart of Zimbabwe's economy, and indeed as in many African countries has come under serious attack from global warming and climate change. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Why Consider Weird Lekker? [opinion]

  A WESTERN lifestyle is holding thousands of Zimbabwean urban teenagers captive. Loathe or love them, young people in big towns and cities across the country are playing and... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Book Fair Blitz on Local Languages

  ANGELINE KAMBA has had to speak six languages to a man in the street to prove that she knows her mother tongue. The chair of the Harare International Festival of the Arts revealed... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Books Pivotal in National Development - Dokora [opinion]

  BOOKS, and literature in general, have a pivotal role to play in the development of a nation, a Government minister has noted. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Unpacking Minister Biti's 'Trilemma' [opinion]

  Presenting the Mid-Term Fiscal Policy Review last week, Finance Minister Tendai Biti used a word that many people do not encounter every day. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Two Families Lose Ten Members in Horror Crash

  TWO Hatcliffe families lost 10 members in the commuter omnibus crash that claimed 18 people who were on their way to a church conference in Centenary on Saturday morning. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Storm Brews Over Zisco Deal

  CONTROVERSY is brewing over the Zisco-Essar deal amid allegations that Industry and Commerce Minister Wel-shman Ncube pushed through the deal without proper due diligence and... Read more »

• Africa: Zimbabwe's Wendall Wins Big Brother Top Prize

  ZIMBABWE'S last representative in the Big Bro-ther Africa amplified Wendall (23) yesterday won the big prize of US$200 000, sending thousands of fans into delirium. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Malnutrition - Underlying Cause of Child Mortality

  Mary Nerwande, a 25-year-old woman who has a five-month-old baby boy from Unit O in Chitungwiza, is a living example of a mother and child health volunteer. Her child is healthy... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Textile Giant's Demise Leaves Workers in Quandary [opinion]

  As 45-year-old James Murombedzi passes by David Whitehead factory in Chegutu on his way to Harare, his mind inevitably wanders to not so many years ago when he was still employed... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Dancing is in My Blood - Granny (80) [opinion]

  At the ripe age of 80, Mbuya Karigande confines other women of a lesser age to the less energy sapping roles of singing, clapping and ululating as she does what she knows best,... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Cotton Growers Challenges Merchants to Increase Prices

  Muzarabani cotton growers have challenged merchants to increase prices to ensure viability. Speaking at a field day held at Mushinye Village recently, cotton grower Mr Lovemore... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Woman Robbed, Raped in Cemetery

  A Harare man who allegedly raped and robbed a woman in a cemetery before threatening to strike her with an iron bar appeared in court facing rape and robbery charges last week. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Moneybags Grab Three Points

  MONEYBAGS FC Platinum kept alive their title aspirations when they turned on a brilliant second half performance to break Hwange's resistance in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Two Armed Robbers Jailed for 14 Years

  TWO Harare men were last week jailed for an effective 14 years for raiding a shop in Chisipite getting away with jewellery and goods worth more than US$300 000 and were also... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Murder Suspect Arrested While 'Consorting'

  MDC-T Ward 32 Councillor in Glen View Tungamirai Madzokere - part of the 24 residents arrested for allegedly murdering Police Inspector Petros Mutedza - has told the High Court... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Bosso Sink Saints

  TWO goals in the second half were enough to propel Highlanders back into the top three and hand Zimbabwe Saints their first home loss of the season in a drab Castle Premiership... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Gunners Down Mambas

  GUNNERS continued on their revival path when in-form striker Leonard Fiyado fired a second half goal that sunk hosts Black Mambas in a lukewarm Castle Lager Premier Soccer League... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Masvingo Hold Chicken Inn

  TEN men Masvingo United held wasteful Chicken Inn to a goalless draw in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League at Luveve yesterday. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: President Hails Uniformed Forces

  PRESIDENT Mugabe has commended the uniformed forces for their professionalism and discipline which has seen them serve on United Nations observer and peacekeeping missions on... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Leaders Urged to Stay in Touch With Grassroots

  Zanu-PF leaders should maintain constant touch with grassroots members for the party to maintain its historic connection with the people, a senior party official has said. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Import Duty Review a Risk to Inflation - Expert

  THE Government's decision for a review of import duties on some products could have a negative impact on the country's inflation rate in the long run. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Platinum Holdings Projects Production Upturn in 2014

  THE implementation of Zimbabwe Platinum Holdings' Phase II expansion project is expected to have an impact on production levels in the 2014 financial year. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Culture Fund Abolishes Sub-Sector Committees

  The Culture Fund has dissolved the Sub-Sector Committees (SSC) that appraised project proposals and is set to replace them with the Technical Advisory Committee of Experts. Read more »