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3/29/2013 12:41:00 PM
PRETORIA - South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius, charged with murdering his girlfriend, will be allowed to travel after challenging his bail terms. A judge said the Olympic and Paralympic star would be allowed to leave South Africa to compete as long...
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3/28/2013 12:29:00 PM
HARARE - A High Court judge has described the incarceration of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s staffers as “illogical and inconsistent with common sense and reality”. Justice Chinembiri Bhunu yesterday freed the four MDC officials on $500 bail, prompting unrestrained clapping and...
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News » Richard Chidza, Staff Writer
3/28/2013 12:29:00 PM
HARARE - Human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa — fresh from a stint in prison — says serial political flip flopper Jonathan Moyo’s rants against her were unfortunate and replete with distortions. The former junior Information minister wrote a stinging opinion piece...
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3/28/2013 12:29:00 PM
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe has filed an urgent application in the High Court seeking to be excused from having to proclaim the dates for the three Matabeleland by-elections by the March 31 deadline. The deadline was fixed by Judge President...
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3/28/2013 12:29:00 PM
HARARE - In a surprising move, flamboyant Zimbabwean preacher Emmanuel Makandiwa has withdrawn his multi-million dollar legal action against the Daily News — without giving the court reasons for changing his mind. The 36-year-old, who commands a large following in the...
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Opinion & Analysis »
3/28/2013 12:16:00 PM
HARARE - This year is already a historic year for Zimbabwe. The adoption of a constitution written by representatives of the people, for the people and approved by the people, is a seminal moment in the history of any country. The...
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3/28/2013 12:13:00 PM
HARARE - A bold decision taken by youths in rural Lupane to rebury exposed remains of Gukurahundi victims buried in a mass grave at Silwane Primary School, should inspire others. The achievement reflects immeasurable courage for the youth group to repudiate...
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3/28/2013 12:04:00 PM
HARARE - In a surprising move, flamboyant Zimbabwean preacher Emmanuel Makandiwa has withdrawn his multi-million dollar legal action against the Daily News — without giving the court reasons for changing his mind. The 36-year-old, who commands a large following in the...
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3/28/2013 11:46:00 AM
HARARE - Western countries have encouraged Zimbabwe’s inclusive government to follow through on its agreement with the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) to hold free and credible elections, saying they were prepared to work with any democratically elected government. A delegation...
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3/28/2013 11:43:00 AM
HARARE - A convicted armed robber attempted to commit suicide in court yesterday. Tendai Leanne Muza, 33, was about to hear his sentence on three counts of armed robbery when he pulled out a fruit juice bottle and gulped down the...
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News » Fungai Kwaramba, Staff Writer
3/28/2013 11:35:00 AM
HARARE - Legal experts have slammed the unwarranted attack on High Court judge Charles Hungwe, who has been accused of dispensing night justice by the State-controlled media. Experts told the Daily News that Hungwe did nothing wrong in granting human rights...
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3/28/2013 9:31:00 AM
HARARE - As Harare City Council moves to return sanity to the sunshine city by centralising commuter minibuses, the move has caused chaos as the designated places do not have the capacity to accommodate a vast number of minibuses and commuters....
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3/28/2013 9:25:00 AM
HARARE - Harare City Council has assured its rate payers that water treatment chemicals will be available until a new supplier is found. The State Procurement Board (SPB), on Tuesday flighted a tender for water treatment chemicals for local authorities. This...
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3/28/2013 9:22:00 AM
HARARE - The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) has urged all media practitioners to remain united despite working for different media organisations as that is the only way to speak with one voice in addressing the welfare of journalists. The...
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3/28/2013 9:20:00 AM
HARARE - As the world marks Social Work Day (WSWD) today, an alarming number of children are living on or from the streets. On the other hand cases of abuse of children have risen exponentially. Council for Social Work (CSW) chairperson...
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Entertainment »
3/27/2013 12:21:00 PM
HARARE - Dancehall music act Shinsoman is one man receiving radio attention from all three stations propelling his status within the genre. Romeo Anthony aka Shinsoman’s popularity will be put on test as he shares the stage with popular dance diva,...
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3/27/2013 12:18:00 PM
HARARE - Zora music star Leonard ‘Karikoga’ Zhakata has decided to follow the biblical advice in Psalms 150:4 which says: “Praise Him with the tambourine and dance; praise Him with stringed instruments and organs…” And Zhakata admits it is glorifying...
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Entertainment » Sharon Muguwu, Entertainment Writer
3/27/2013 12:11:00 PM
HARARE - After two highly successful joint shows in the United Kingdom with fellow superstar Thomas Mapfumo, Oliver Mtukudzi will return to the same country to grace the Southern Africa Music Airwaves (Sama) Festival. Tuku will be joined by fellow Zimbabwean...
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Business » Ndakaziva Majaka, Staff Writer
3/27/2013 12:07:00 PM
HARARE - The Securities Commission of Zimbabwe (SecZim) says there was “selective application of the law” in dealing with Lifestyle Holdings (Lifestyle)’s delisting from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE). This comes as the capital markets regulator — which argues that Lifestyle...
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3/27/2013 12:02:00 PM
HARARE - Listed short-term insurer NicozDiamond Insurance Limited (NicozDiamond) plans to establish a Mozambique operation as part of efforts to penetrate regional markets and diversify income streams. “We are expecting our operating licence in Mozambique this year,” said Grace Muradzikwa, NicozDiamond...
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3/27/2013 12:00:00 PM
HARARE - The Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC) says it is currently paying off 97 percent of depositors whose funds were locked up in liquidated Royal Bank (Royal). Wisdom Mandizvidza, DPC’s bank resolution manager, said over 5 000 accounts with balances that...
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Opinion & Analysis »
3/27/2013 11:58:00 AM
HARARE - You could almost hear the tills in foreign bank accounts going ‘ka-ching, ka-ching’ when the news came out that 81 people were likely to be removed from the EU sanctions list. In between the sound of rustling British Pounds...
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Opinion & Analysis »
3/27/2013 11:56:00 AM
HARARE - Zambia’s worry over a possible violent poll in Zimbabwe ahead of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) event it is co-hosting with Harare is of great concern to the local tourism sector. Zambia and Zimbabwe will co-host the...
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3/27/2013 11:48:00 AM
HARARE - Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono said yesterday he had no intention of fleeing the country and denied that he had gone into exile saying he was on a business trip in Egypt. Within hours of the RBZ...
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News » Richard Chidza, Staff Writer
3/27/2013 11:48:00 AM
HARARE - A building housing Job Sikhala’s MDC99 offices and a restaurant was partly destroyed after a night blast that police are still investigating. Chitungwiza police spokesperson Daniel Badza said: “I think it was an electrical fault although we are yet...
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