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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.
ZESA Holdings has said the increased load shedding being experienced in the country is due to reduced electricity imports, low generation capacity and heightened vandalism that have left many areas without power.
THE mess in the Zifa Division One leagues amid serious allegations of corruption -has exploded to the surface with the Eastern Region being dragged into the League of Shame that has already tainted the championships in the Northern and Southern Regions.
VARIOUS artistes including sungura music icon Alick Macheso are set to be part of the proceedings to mark the
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"I COULD have stayed with my grandmother in Mberengwa if I knew that going to University reduces people to slum dwellers. I thought that reaching university level was a first class ticket out of poverty, but to my surprise, this was actually the beginning of real poverty."
FINSERVE, the staff investment vehicle at ZB Financial Holdings beneficiaries will meet tomorrow in a crucial meeting to discuss the distribution of share certificates, in ZB Financial Holdings.
Zimbabwe's economy is set for turnaround following the huge investment package - worth US$8 billion -- unveiled by a Chinese-Angolan joint venture company, China Sonangol.
NJUBE Sundowns defiantly declared that they are not the kind of team to wear relegation robes but have admitted that they are desperate to claim the scalp of Shooting Stars when the two teams meet in a CBZ Premiership tie at Rufaro this afternoon.
THE Zimbabwe National Soccer Supporters Association have called for the spirit of Fair Play to prevail during the epic Super Sunday Showdown between CBZ Premiership leaders Gunners and championship rivals Dynamos at Rufaro, writes Augustine Hwata.
THE Union Bank of Switzerland is eyeing a three percent stake in Zimbabwe-oriented London-listed conglomerate LonZim Plc, reflecting growing investor confidence from the West in the local economy.
MDC-T treasurer Roy Bennett's trial on terror-related charges resumed yesterday with the defence demanding a police log book in which events in investigations of arms dealer Michael Hitschmann were recorded.
ZIMBABWE Mining Development Corporation's partners in the exploitation of diamonds in Chiadzwa have invested about US$50 million in plant and machinery over the past two months.
SHE ranks among Zimbabwe's top female gwenyambiras who defied gender limitations by breaking the proverbial glass ceiling to make a name for themselves in an industry widely regarded as a preserve for men.
A Mutare woman was on Wednesday slapped with a nine-year prison term for sexually abusing her sister's 15-year-old son over a seven-month period and infecting him with a sexually-transmitted infection.
A top official from the mainstream MDC on Thursday said there were doubts Robert Mugabe would implement the Global Political Agreement, even if party negotiators manage to strike a deal.
Government has started withdrawing State security agents deployed to secure the Chiadzwa diamond fields as part of measures to comply with the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme recommendations.
The United Nations Human Rights Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has denied running a repatriation programme that promised Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa R7000, computers and other equipment to start up businesses once back home. Last month it was reported the refugees signed up for the programme on the back of these promises but once back home nothing was delivered.
New plans to reform the structure of the Reserve Bank, in order to restrict the powers of Governor Gideon Gono, have been met with mixed reaction; with critics arguing the parliamentary bill will still leave Gono with too much power.
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