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Thursday, 09 May 2013 11:18
HARARE - The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority board has appointed Edson Chidziya director–general with effect from May 1. Chidziya, who has been the director of Conservation, replaces Vitalis Chadenga who died in September last year. Chidziya is a...Read More
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Wednesday, 08 May 2013 12:06
HARARE - Police yesterday pounced on the editor of the Zimbabwe Independent Dumisani Muleya and reporter Owen Gagare for allegedly publishing “falsehoods”. They were charged and released after signing a warned and cautioned statement. Muleya and Gagare were charged under...Read More
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Opinion & Analysis »
Wednesday, 08 May 2013 11:42
HARARE - Conflicting signals of disagreements on policy and intention emanating from the ruling elite or those coming out of political units have now reached tipping point and left the electorate’s confidence rankled. These ambiguous signals have apparently put public goodwill...Read More
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Friday, 03 May 2013 10:45
HARARE - Amid pomp and fanfare that blanketed the grinding poverty, Zimbabwe recently celebrated its 33rd birthday — but for journalists there is not much to celebrate. The country has only one television station which dates back to the colonial era...Read More
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Entertainment » Vasco Shaya, Entertainment Writer
Tuesday, 30 April 2013 11:18
HARARE - Zimbabwean music legend Oliver Mtukudzi, sungura kingpin Alick Macheso and dendera star Suluman Chimbetu will headline the three-day Mutare festival set for the eastern border town next month. The festival, which will run from May 17 to 19 at...Read More
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Monday, 29 April 2013 13:57
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...Read More
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Opinion & Analysis »
Friday, 26 April 2013 10:30
HARARE - The MDC became part of an inclusive government in 2009 after trouncing Zanu PF in the election of 2008 and since then, the party has exhibited a huge qualitative difference from Zanu PF. Only recently, the print and the...Read More
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Wednesday, 24 April 2013 11:32
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF is embarking on a more sophisticated and multi-pronged approach to cover its terror tactics in order to regain political legitimacy, a leading analyst has said. Phillan Zamchiya, outgoing regional coordinator for Crisis in...Read More
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Tuesday, 23 April 2013 10:55
HARARE - Boxing promoter and Zanu PF activist Stalin Mau Mau confiscated football kit belonging to a local newspaper on Saturday after an off-target ball hit and damaged the view mirror of his car during a match. Mau Mau had parked...Read More
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Sunday, 21 April 2013 16:00
HARARE - After many years of near-misses, the album Syllabus has propelled dendera musician Suluman Chimbetu to the top of Zimbabwe’s music industry. Despite being the son of late music legend Simon Chimbetu, Sulu’s rise to the top was far from...Read More
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Opinion & Analysis »
Sunday, 21 April 2013 15:28
HARARE - Dictators and press freedom predators are impervious to the truth. They have no respect for the freedoms of citizens and see shadows where journalists and purveyors of the truth are involved. This is the situation that our colleagues in...Read More
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Wednesday, 17 April 2013 15:13
HARARE - Embattled Dynamos coach Calisto Pasuwa last night survived a plot to sack him by senior staff within the club. Pasuwa, whose position became perilous following the defending champions’ fourth straight draw in their opening four games of the new...Read More
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Tuesday, 16 April 2013 14:48
HARARE - Dynamos chairperson Kenny Mubaiwa has given his strongest hint yet that coach Calisto Pasuwa might be fired following the club’s stuttering start to their Castle Premiership defence. The Harare giants have picked just four points from their opening four...Read More
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Sport » Enock Muchinjo, Sports Editor
Tuesday, 16 April 2013 14:46
HARARE - Bryan Strang’s life has been in a constant turmoil, but the born-again former Zimbabwean cricketer says he has now found spiritual fulfilment through the teachings of Indian spiritual leader Ravi Shankar. Strang’s promising cricket career was blighted by drink-related...Read More
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Tuesday, 16 April 2013 14:40
HARARE - The Zimbabwe junior women beach volleyball team as qualified for the Under-21 FIVB World Beach Volleyball Championship scheduled for Umag, Croatia,in June. The duo of Mathildah Dube and Charity Chikore recovered from a first round defeat at the hands...Read More
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