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ZANU PF MPs secured immunity for the Reserve Bank governor and his staff after the House of Assembly approved this week amendments to a Bill to reform the central bank. Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono has repeatedly pushed for immunity.
BRITISH companies will only invest in Zimbabwe when all outstanding issues of the global political agreement are fulfilled, Britain's ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mark Canning, has said. In an interview with the Zimbabwe Independent in Gwanda this week, Canning said although companies were pleased with the gradual stabilisation of the economy since the formation of the inclusive government in February, ...
IN Zimbabwe almost every aspect of our lives has a political dimension. Hardly surprising since it is the politicians and politics that have brought so much misery and stress into the lives of so many of us.
IN Zimbabwean sports the name 'Price' is synonymous with greatness, thanks to the legendary deeds of our former world number one golfer Nick Price, a World Golf Hall of Fame inductee.
DURING the night of March 10 1985 US President Ronald Reagan was deep in slumber when he received a phone call: Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko had died. He was the third Soviet leader to die in two years. Yuri Andropov had died on February 9 1984 after only 15 months in office. Prior to that Leonid Brezhnev had died in November 1982. Brezhnev had ruled from 1964. Stalin had ruled for 26 years ...
AFRICAN Consolidated Resources (ACR), the country's focused mineral exploration company which recently had its claim for mining rights in Marange confirmed by the High Court, is raising US$16,8 million for the company's portfolio. The amount is going to be raised through the placement of new ordinary shares and would be used for exploration for gold, diamond and nickel.
THE chief investigating officer in the case of MDC-T treasurer Roy Bennett has admitted before the High Court that some of the firearms presented in court this week as exhibits were not found in the possession of the state's key witness, Michael Hitschmann. Bennett is on trial on allegations of possessing dangerous weapons and inciting acts of terrorism and insurgency.
MONDAY night's Big Brother Revolution nomination show saw the housemates' nominations leave Angola's Emma and Nigeria's Geraldine up for eviction this week. The housemates are feeling the pressure as they begin to realise that they're just a few short steps away from the whopping US$200 000 prize.
IT WAS reported this week that President Mugabe took an entourage of 66 with him on his trip to Rome for the FAO food security summit. Many of those making up the presidential party, we are informed, were ministers and their wives.
TILLS are not ringing as fast as retailer and departmental stores would want them to but they have not entirely lost heart yet. Shop managers believe although sales are getting better, it is a bit too early to tell whether consumers will be shaking their wallets this season.
BANK deposits went up to US$1, 016 billion from US$706 million between June and October, an increase of 44%. The increase in bank deposits within the four months was merely transitory, thus the funds could not be used as long-term loans.
GLITTERING gold prices have proved irresistible for the local producers as they have responded by increasing production and speeding up exploration work.
Breede Municipality mayor Charles Ntsomi wants displaced Zimbabweans to be reintegrated into the volatile De Doorns community within the next week.
THIS weekend is awash with massive gigs that have been lined up across the country.
The trial of Masvingo West legislator Tichaona Mharadza (MDC-T), who is accused of abusing Government subsidised inputs under the Champion Farmer Programme, has been postponed to December 2 after it emerged yesterday that one of the State witnesses is out of the country on official business.
VENDORS returned to the city centre in droves on Wednesday following a sit-in by municipal police protesting against management "indifference" towards their colleague who was arrested on allegations of killing a vendor last week.
Claims that there are no sanctions against Zimbabwe have been further discredited by the refusal by an American company to supply a student at Chinhoyi University of Technology with electrical solutions software because of "US trade sanctions".
THE High Court has quashed the conviction of former Zupco board chairman Professor Charles Nherera on corruption charges a year after he completed serving his two-year sentence.
The second edition of Sadc Artists Aids Festival is scheduled for Lilongwe in Malawi starting on November 30 until December 6, 2009.
GUNNERS' coach Moses "Bambo" Chunga has taunted championship rivals Dynamos by suggesting that they are having nightmares ahead of their Super Sunday Showdown at Rufaro where a defeat will spell the end of the Glamour Boys' battle for the CBZ Premiership title.
A Harare man has been jailed 20 months effective for selling firearm ammunition to members of the public without a licence.
THE passage of the contentious RBZ Amendment Bill in the House of Assembly provided the highlight of activities in Parliament this week.
THE 99-year leases for farms allocated under the Land Reform Programme have been attacked for being non-transferable by sale, voluntary or forced, and thus rendered useless as collateral for loans.
Seed Co managing director Mr Dennis Zaranyika has underscored the need to invest heavily in research and development for continuous improvement of seed varieties suitable for all regions of the country.
PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday met KwaZulu Natal University Pro Vice Chancellor Professor Dasarath Chetty to finalise an agreement that will see more Zimbabwean students being enrolled at the institution annually under the Presidential Scholarship Programme.
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