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4/29/2013 2:23:00 PM
DAMASCUS - Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi has survived a car bomb attack in the capital, Damascus, state media say. The blast in the capital's western Mazzeh district targeted Mr Halqi's convoy, state TV said, reportedly causing a number of casualties....
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Africa »
4/29/2013 2:19:00 PM
GABORONE - Botswana President Ian Khama has had stitches in his face after being scratched by a cheetah, officials say. The animal was reportedly being fed in its enclosure at an army barracks when it jumped up and scratched Mr Khama,...
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News » Jeffrey Muvundusi, Own Correspondent
4/29/2013 2:14:00 PM
BULAWAYO - Football legend Peter Ndlovu on Friday broke down at a function before giving a speech on road safety in a sign he is still traumatised by the death of his brother Adam and a female passenger following a car...
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News »
4/29/2013 2:14:00 PM
HARARE - Despite the bravado exuded by President Robert Mugabe in calling for an early election, he faces the daunting task of uniting a party that is cracking at the seams ahead of this year’s harmonised elections. Zanu PF party’s boat...
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4/29/2013 2:14:00 PM
HARARE - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai today meets Sadc chairperson Jakaya Kikwete over Zimbabwe’s political problems, as preparations for a watershed election scheduled for later this year threaten to tear the coalition government apart. The meeting with Kikwete in Tanzania’s capital,...
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News »
4/29/2013 2:14:00 PM
HARARE - Welshman Ncube, leader of the smaller MDC formation in terms of parliamentary representation, has accused Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai of flip-flopping on election dates. Addressing journalists at Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) press freedom day celebrations in Harare...
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4/29/2013 2:12:00 PM
HARARE - Co-Home Affairs minister Theresa Makone has accused the Registrar General (RG)’s office of manipulating the voters’ roll and claims she unearthed “massive irregularities” on her Harare North Constituency roll. Makone says according to copies of the voters’ roll she...
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Features »
4/29/2013 2:03:00 PM
HARARE - At least six out of every 10 households in Zimbabwe are living in dire poverty, a report by a government statistics agency has revealed. A recently released poverty assessment report by Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) shows poverty is...
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News » Vasco Shaya, Entertainment Writer
4/29/2013 2:01:00 PM
HARARE - State-owned power firm Zesa Holdings (Zesa) is under fire countrywide after running short of prepaid tokens, a development which resulted in some of its customers spending the entire weekend in darkness. The problem started on Friday and normal supplies...
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News »
4/29/2013 1:59:00 PM
MUTARE - The case in which two top Zanu PF provincial officials are in court for allegedly stealing 10 beasts meant for President Robert Mugabe’s birthday party has taken a new twist. Zanu PF secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa at the...
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News »
4/29/2013 1:57:00 PM
HARARE - Hundreds of people who built houses on land illegally acquired in Chitungwiza are set to pay double. After buying land to build houses from a local housing cooperative, the residents are now being asked to fork out more by...
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Entertainment »
4/29/2013 1:54:00 PM
HARARE - Pastor G has lined up a duet with South Africa-based Nigerian gospel music artiste Yolanda Ugo. The duo’s imminent collaboration is being facilitated by Joe Machingura the executive producer of Zimbabwean music label Heshi Mfeshi and Zimbabwean dancehall star...
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Entertainment »
4/29/2013 1:51:00 PM
HARARE - A new film which profiles Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will premiere in Harare today. The documentary titled Villain or Hero? traces how one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders mutated from being the darling of the West into a “villain.” Directed...
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Features »
4/29/2013 1:45:00 PM
BEITBRIDGE - From currency to television and radio, people in this poor southern region are likely to know more about South African affairs than the average Zulu. The cocky ones tell you they actually mistake South African leader Jacob Zuma as...
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Opinion & Analysis »
4/29/2013 1:43:00 PM
HARARE - It is becoming common knowledge that any desperate politician in Zimbabwe’s political discourse seeking cheap mileage can only do so by attacking the MDC precisely its leader Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. This explains why Tsvangirai matters, perhaps at this...
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Business »
4/29/2013 1:41:00 PM
HARARE - South Africa (SA)’s fourth largest gold miner DRDGold Limited (DRDGold) says it has completed exploration in Zimbabwe and will soon commence surface mining. Niël Pretorius, DRDGold chief executive, said the miner only identified underground mining opportunities after finishing the...
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Business »
4/29/2013 1:38:00 PM
HARARE - Australian Stock Exchange-listed Zimbabwe Platinum Mines Limited (Zimplats) insists it will not pay the $17 million invoice levied by Brainworks Capital (Brainworks). This comes as the platinum group metals producer in February rejected Brainworks’ bill for financial advisory services...
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Opinion & Analysis »
4/29/2013 1:36:00 PM
HARARE - Zanu PF officials are once again clearly misdirecting members of the public by falsely claiming and insisting that elections must be held before the midnight of June 29, 2013 as there are no conditions warranting an extension as required...
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Sport »
4/29/2013 12:52:00 PM
HARARE - Dynamos finally registered their first win of the 2013 Castle Premiership season after beating Tripple B at Mandava Stadium yesterday. The win came as a huge relief to coach Calisto Pasuwa, who was under immense pressure to collect maximum...
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Sport » Austin Karonga, Sports Writer
4/29/2013 12:51:00 PM
HARARE - Zimbabwe enters the final day of the second Test match of the Teletalk 3G series against Bangladesh in search of a miracle to salvage a draw with prospects of a win seemingly disappearing with each wicket falling. The host...
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Sport »
4/29/2013 12:49:00 PM
HARARE - Despite a refreshingly positive approach to their second innings, Bangladesh are slowly but surely strangling the life out of Zimbabwe. When the two teams took to the field yesterday morning, the Zimbabwean bowlers looked a little jaded and all...
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Sport »
4/29/2013 12:48:00 PM
HARARE - Indescipline continues to be the order of the day in the Lion Lager National Rugby League. Many would have thought that the league would have been united following the tragic death of Zvishavane Bulls flyhalf Slimfield Moyo in a...
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Sport »
4/29/2013 12:46:00 PM
HARARE - Hwange picked their first set of three points in the 2013 Castle Premiership season when they edged Chicken Inn at the Colliery yesterday. The coalminers came into yesterday’s match after having lost to Black Mambas and Buffalos while only...
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Sport »
4/29/2013 12:44:00 PM
HARARE - Resurgent Monomotapa picked up their second win in the Castle Premiership on the trot when Kuda Musharu’s second half strike helped them edge Shabanie Mine yesterday. Musharu scored the only goal of the match in the 53rd minute to...
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Sport »
4/29/2013 12:43:00 PM
HARARE - Hexagon Sports Management’s partnership with local sports continues to grow and at the weekend they donated football equipment to the Eastlea Soccer Academy. It was not the first time that Hexagon donated to the academy after a similar gesture...
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