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Saturday, 12 January 2013 11:06
LONDON - A 25-year-old Zimbabwean record producer has written his own piece of history by being awarded gold and silver plaques after two of his productions reached number one and four respectively on the UK charts. Kariba-born Rodney Hwingwiri, aka Rymez,...Read More
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Saturday, 12 January 2013 10:31
HARARE - The Zimbabwe Sevens rugby franchise, in partnership with Bakers’ Inn, will on Wednesday launch the “Bakers’ Inn Legacy programme” aimed at promoting rugby in local junior schools. Over 900 children from selected junior schools across the country are set...Read More
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Business » Ndakaziva Majaka, Staff Writer
Saturday, 12 January 2013 10:27
HARARE - Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats)’s subsidiary Zimplats yesterday unveiled its indigenisation plan by ceding a 51 percent stake worth $971 million to locals. By signing an agreement or term sheet — outlining the implementation of its enhanced empowerment plan —...Read More
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News » Fungai Kwaramba, Staff Writer
Saturday, 12 January 2013 10:19
HARARE - University of Zimbabwe (UZ) is barring MDC youth leader Solomon Madzore from resuming his studies ostensibly because he has a pending criminal case. Madzore, along with 28 MDC activists, are jointly facing murder charges. Madzore was released late last...Read More
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Saturday, 12 January 2013 10:18
HARARE - Critical organisations and institutions in Zimbabwe should be taught Chinese to bridge the linguistic barrier between Harare and Beijing, a University of Zimbabwe (UZ) official said. Director of Confucius Institute (CI) Professor Pedzisai Mashiri said UZ would want to...Read More
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News » Richard Chidza, Staff Writer
Saturday, 12 January 2013 10:05
HARARE - Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chief Justice Simpson Mutambanengwe has returned home to prepare for the forthcoming elections. There was swirling speculation that the Namibian jurist could be replaced after extended period of absenteeism that saw his deputy Joyce Kazembe...Read More
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Sport » Farai Machamire, Sports Writer
Thursday, 10 January 2013 11:41
HARARE - Rising Zimbabwean starlet Farai Mutatu, who is attached to TNT Under-13 Boys Red in Michigan, United States, is in the running to win the 2012 US Youth Soccer Goal of the Year following his stunning overhead kgoal. Mutatu’s strike...Read More
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Thursday, 10 January 2013 11:39
HARARE - Zimbabwe has secured three home series in 2013 with Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka all lined up to tour the country in the year. Schedules have not been finalised, but Bangladesh will arrive in the country soon after...Read More
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Thursday, 10 January 2013 11:05
HARARE - Some schools have been barring students who have not yet paid fees from attending classes, in direct defiance of a government order. Yesterday, the Daily News was inundated with reports that school pupils had been barred from entering premises...Read More
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News » Richard Chidza, Staff Writer
Thursday, 10 January 2013 10:59
HARARE - A repeated disregard of bilateral agreements may jeopardise Zimbabwe’s chances of co-hosting the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly this year, German ambassador to Zimbabwe Hans Gnodtke has said. Gnodtke said public press reports last year seemed...Read More
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Entertainment » Sharon Muguwu, Entertainment Writer
Wednesday, 09 January 2013 12:31
HARARE - Talented young rappers Tehn Diamond and Junior Brown’s just-released video for the single track Happy has taken Zimbabwe by storm. Within a week of its release, the video has attracted over 4000 views prompting Tehn Diamond whose real name...Read More
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Wednesday, 09 January 2013 09:50
HARARE - Mines and Mining Development minister Obert Mpofu’s appointment of handpicked Zanu PF officials as board members for sanctions-busting mineral agencies has been denounced as blatant crony capitalism. The State-run Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) is the sole marketing...Read More
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Wednesday, 09 January 2013 09:46
MASVINGO - Chaos rocked Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) after officials called in armed riot police officers to disperse hundreds of desperate job seekers who got wind the institution was employing security guards. About 500 unemployed Masvingo residents swarmed the university campus...Read More
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Tuesday, 08 January 2013 11:45
HARARE - Miss Global Zimbabwe Mutsa Mutare has launched a campaign to assist victims of last week’s destructive hailstorm in Chivi that left 35 homesteads severely damaged. The effort to pool resources for the affected Chivi families by Mutare was confirmed...Read More
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Business »
Tuesday, 08 January 2013 11:15
HARARE - Zimbabwe risks sliding back into recession this year if the country embarks on a “violent” election, as economists and business warn of tough times ahead. The country registered its first positive gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2009 following...Read More
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