News » Richard Chidza, Staff Writer
12/30/2012 3:42:00 PM
HARARE - As Zimbabwe's shaky government continues to scavenge for funds to run next year’s referendum and elections, the Daily News on Sunday can reveal that the country’s electoral commission is saddled with a near million-dollar debt. In representations made to...
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News » Fungai Kwaramba, Staff Writer
12/30/2012 3:42:00 PM
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe has ended 2012 by virtually confirming that his call for an early election was a farce all along. Political rivals and analysts say a month-long annual leave he has taken at a time when his struggling...
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12/30/2012 3:41:00 PM
HARARE - Seven people perished in a horrific accident in Marondera on Friday when a haulage truck rammed into three oncoming vehicles. The accident brings to 150 the total number of deaths during the festive season from 143 according to the...
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Sport »
12/30/2012 3:36:00 PM
HARARE - The country’s supreme sport governing body, the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC), this month crowned the country’s finest sportspersons of the year while different national associations and clubs have also honoured their own achievers of 2012. Another sporting year...
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12/30/2012 3:33:00 PM
HARARE - As 2012 draws to an end, it would be safe to say that Zimbabwean cricket fans had very little to smile about. The year got off to a disastrous start when the team embarked on a tour of New...
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12/30/2012 3:29:00 PM
HARARE - Serial marathon champion Cuthbert Nyasango’s inspirational performance in 2012 safeguarded the Nyasango dynasty’s firm grip on long distance running in Zimbabwe. The 30-year-old Cuthbert was in a league of his own both on the domestic and international front whilst...
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Entertainment »
12/30/2012 2:23:00 PM
HARARE - Jamaican dancehall artiste Popcaan - expected in the country today for a New Year’s Eve show - was involved in a fight with former label mate Black Ryno last Wednesday, while performing at a gig in his native Jamaica....
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Entertainment »
12/30/2012 2:11:00 PM
HARARE - New Life Nite Club in Budiriro is proud to be hosting a musician of Oliver Mtukudzi’s stature tomorrow for the second time since the club was established. Tuku’s December 30 show is a replacement for an earlier show that...
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Business »
12/30/2012 2:09:00 PM
HARARE - Tax collector Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) reached the 2012 revenue target of $3,5 billion in the 11 months to November, Finance minister Tendai Biti said. This comes on the back of depressed fiscal revenue flows in the first half...
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Business »
12/30/2012 2:08:00 PM
HARARE - The Bankers Association of Zimbabwe say government’s proposed fiscal reforms, which will see huge reductions in banking service charges and interest, will wear down industry profitability and compromise recapitalisation. Finance minister Tendai Biti said banks should, starting January 2013,...
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Opinion & Analysis »
12/30/2012 2:06:00 PM
HARARE - The year 2012 is coming to an end and 2013 is drawing near. All indications are that life will not be any better in 2013, for the larger majority of Zimbabweans. The country faces severe food shortages, which...
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Opinion & Analysis »
12/30/2012 2:04:00 PM
HARARE - As the curtain comes down on the year 2012, Zimbabweans are faced with an uncertain and ominous year ahead, particularly pertaining to governance issues. While it is certain that the country is heading towards polls, it remains unclear...
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News » Fungai Kwaramba, Staff Writer
12/30/2012 2:01:00 PM
HARARE - Cabinet has blocked a move by Vice President Joice Mujuru to force local authorities — widely led by the MDC — to procure goods through the State Procurement Board. Finance minister Tendai Biti told journalists last week that a...
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News » Richard Chidza, Staff Writer
12/30/2012 2:01:00 PM
HARARE - Three decades of repression and poverty have left Zimbabweans in a state of fear and the situation is unlikely to change in the near future, opposition politician Simba Makoni has said. In a New Year message released yesterday,...
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News » Fungai Kwaramba, Staff Writer
12/30/2012 2:01:00 PM
HARARE - Unlike President Robert Mugabe who has taken his traditional annual leave in the face of pressing government and party programmes, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says he is not holidaying as he gears for a decisive election in the year...
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News » Fungai Kwaramba, Staff Writer
12/30/2012 2:00:00 PM
HARARE - Zimbabwe's political players are determined to find common ground and resolve contentious issues, Constitutional Affairs minister Eric Matinenga said this week. Following a meeting of a special committee set up by the Global Political Agreement (GPA) Principals President Robert...
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12/30/2012 1:55:00 PM
NEW DEHLI - A Zimbabwean woman was on Thursday arrested by Indian authorities at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport while trying to smuggle narcotics. Lydia Ndari Murwira becomes the third Zimbabwean national to be apprehended at the same airport for...
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12/30/2012 1:53:00 PM
HARARE - Police say cases of house breaking are on the increase in Harare, largely due to people keeping huge sums of money in their homes. Tadious Chibanda, the Harare police spokesperson, said such cases have doubled since December 21, with...
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12/30/2012 1:51:00 PM
HARARE - Road accident deaths continue to rise, with police saying 150 people have so far died since the beginning of the festive season. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said Manicaland Province tops the list with 33 deaths while Mashonaland East...
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12/30/2012 1:50:00 PM
HARARE - An acrimonious labour dispute between quasi state institution, the Zambezi River Authority and an aggrieved former employee could result in the water entity losing almost a million dollars, the Daily News has heard. The employee, Rufaro Lovemore Nyabako, who...
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Sport » Nigel Matongorere, Senior Sports Writer
12/30/2012 1:47:00 PM
HARARE - Partson Jaure’s mind drifts back to November last year, when he was still playing for the now defunct Northern Region Division One Soccer League side La Liga. It was a torrid time for everyone associated with the club, as...
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Sport » Nigel Matongorere, Senior Sports Writer
12/30/2012 1:45:00 PM
HARARE - Zimbabwe international Cuthbert Malajila is enjoying his time in the limelight after setting the South African Absa Premiership alight with his goals for modest Maritzburg United. Malajila is currently on vacation back home in Zimbabwe during the South African...
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12/30/2012 1:43:00 PM
BULAWAYO - A groundbreaking ceremony meant to fundraise for Rising Stars Academy, a brainchild of former Zimbabwe international Agent “Ajira” Sawu, is set to take place here today. The academy, which was launched in July 2010, has a total of...
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12/30/2012 1:42:00 PM
HARARE - Former Dynamos midfield star Archieford “Uche” Gutu has described his first season with Kalmar FF in the Swedish top-flight league as a “great learning experience” and says he is ready to step up a gear next year. A...
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Sport » Farai Machamire, Sports Writer
12/30/2012 1:41:00 PM
HARARE - Zimbabwean motocross sensation Sean Mitchell flies out to England today where he hopes to sign a contract with Italian Moto-X stable KTM Silver Action. The Silver Action team was formed in 1998 by two motorsport enthusiasts, Sylvester Pizzamiglio and...
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