Zimbabwe - Top News

• November 16
• The Herald Zimbabwe: Police, Traffic Safety Council Launch Awareness Campaign

  Police and the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe last Wednesday launched a traffic awareness campaign in Harare to educate motorists, cyclists and pedestrians to obey traffic regulations.

• The Herald Zimbabwe: Teachers Demand Extra Pay for Exams

  A new threat to the smooth running of this year's public examinations has emerged with teachers threatening to boycott invigilation of papers written after the school term ends, saying they want to be paid for this extra work in advance.

• The Herald Africa: Create Climate Mitigation Fund, Continent Urged

  Africa should take the lead in the creation of a fund to enable the continent fight the effects of climate change, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Francis Nhema has said.

• The Herald Zimbabwe: ZNA, Private Sector Partnership Hailed

  The Zimbabwe Defence Forces play an important role as guarantors of the peace and a stable environment necessary for business to thrive, a Cabinet minister has said.

• The Herald Zimbabwe: 'Do Not Advance Foreign Interests'

  Small nations should not allow the interests of powerful countries to over-ride their own, a Cabinet minister has said.

• The Herald Zimbabwe: France's Kabov Set to Conduct Art Workshop

  FRANCE-based international art curator, Valerie Kabov will this week conduct an art workshop at the National Art Gallery of Zimbabwe in Harare.

• The Herald Zimbabwe: Church to Get New University Charter

  Government will give the Reformed Church in Zimbabwe a new charter to establish a university following the take-over of the name Great Zimbabwe University by the State, President Mugabe has said.

• The Herald Zimbabwe: Kiglon Stun Dembare

  LITTLE Kiglon sent shock waves around the domestic football scene yesterday when they powered their way from behind to stun Dynamos and derail the Harare giants' CBZ Premiership title hopes at Rufaro.

• The Herald Zimbabwe: Caps Fall to Bantu

  TWO fantastic second half goals by Danny Phiri and substitute Mkhululi Moyo propelled Bantu Rovers to victory over CAPS United in a CBZ Premiership match at Barbourfields yesterday.

• The Herald Zimbabwe: Robber Pleads Guilty

  A 38-year-old man was last week hauled before a Harare magistrate and admitted to committing four armed robberies in three consecutive days.

• The Herald Zimbabwe: Music is Big Business - Tongai

  TOP Sungura musician Tongai Moyo has urged educationists to help parents and children understand that music has become big business worldwide.

• The Herald Zimbabwe: Prisoners Baptised

  Eighty-five inmates at Chikurubi Farm Prison were on Saturday baptised by representatives of the Zimbabwe Prison Service Chaplain-General and vowed to lead changed lives when released.

• The Herald Zimbabwe: Delta Eyes Afdis Stake

  DELTA Corporation Limited, Zimbabwe's biggest manufacturer of alcohol and non-alcoholic beverages is on the verge of acquiring African Distillers Limited, a manufacturer of spirits and wines.

• The Herald Zimbabwe: Gunners Shoot to the Top

  IN-FORM striker David Rediyoni fired a second-half brace to inspire Gunners to victory over outgoing champions Monomotapa and help Moses Chunga's men shoot to the top of the CBZ Premiership standings.

• The Herald Zimbabwe: Urban Farmers Start Planting

  Harare's urban farmers have started planting summer crops following the onset of the rains.

• The Herald Zimbabwe: Shareholders Okay NicozDiamond's U.S.$4 Million Rights Offer

  LISTED short-term insurer, NicozDiamond shareholders last week approved the group's proposed US$4 million rights offer meant to recapitalise operations.

• The Herald Zimbabwe: ASL to Raise U.S.$25 Million On Expansion Drive

  SHAREHOLDERS of the Pan-continental hospitality group, African Sun Limited have unanimously agreed to raise US$25 million by way of a private placement and loan capital.

• The Herald Zimbabwe: BAT to Continue Sponsoring Underprivileged Students

  BRITISH American Tobacco will continue supporting underprivileged students to attain their goals by providing scholarships for tertiary education, the company said last week.

• The Herald Zimbabwe: Eagles Hold Hwange

  Hwange completed their CBZ Premier League home campaign with a draw after being held by stubborn debutants Eagles in an entertaining match before an appreciative crowd at the Colliery yesterday.

• The Herald Zimbabwe: CFX Shareholders Approve Rescue Plan

  CFX Financial Services shareholders yesterday approved the company's rescue plan and will proceed with a rights offer to be underwritten by Interfin Holdings.

• The Herald Zimbabwe: Country to Benefit From Participation At Travel Show

  Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Chief Operating Officer Mr Givemore Chidzidzi said the Tourism Ministers Summit at WTM centred around the recovery of tourism from the economic crisis saying the global recession was a real issue although Africa has been fortunate to have achieved some growth.

• The Herald Africa: Unemployment Blamed On Lack of Linkages

  Lack of linkages between industry and universities in Africa is partly to blame for the widespread unemployment on the continent, an official said last week.

• The Herald Zimbabwe: The Media 'Propaganda Model' [opinion]

  THE people who preach Press freedom are very articulate in expressing a view of how the media ought to function, but this model hardly shows how the media do function.

• The Herald Zimbabwe: Book Probes Creation of Poverty in SA [book review]

  The Making of Poverty in South Africa

• The Herald Zimbabwe: Getting Education At All Costs

  STREAMS of light filter through the cracked asbestos that form the roof of the ramshackle classroom housing 126 pupils from Belvourspinney and Kaal Plaarts farms in Chikomba district, Mashonaland East Province.