Dr Tendai Biti to deliver a lecture at Manchester University
One of Africa's leading politicians will be making a rare UK appearance at The University of Manchester, when he will draw on the lessons learned from four years of coalition government in Zimbabwe.Z...
View ArticleWorld's oldest person dies at 116
The world's oldest person has died - just days after the world's tallest woman passed away.Besse Cooper died peacefully yesterday at her Georgia nursing home, at the age of 116.Her son, Sidney said hi...
View ArticleJailbreak gone wrong: Inmate gets stuck in a hole he smash in his cell wall
An overweight inmate's attempts to escape jail in in Ceres in the central Brazilian state of Goias ended in humiliation - when he got stuck in a hole he helped smash in his cell wall.Firefighters had...
View ArticleChinese debt stalls Kariba power project
The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy says government should come up with ways of ensuring that the US$27 million debt owed to the Chinese company, Sino-Hydro by the Industrial Dev...
View ArticlePolitburo meeting kick starts Zanu-PF conference
The Zanu-PF 13th National People's Conference has begun with the holding of a Politburo meeting at the party's headquarters in Harare. The Politburo received reports from the party's National Politica...
View ArticleEgyptian presidential advisers resign
Cairo - Three of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's advisers have resigned, state media said, as clashes raged on Wednesday outside the presidential palace over his expanded powers and a disputed draf...
View ArticlePoor results, Lloyd Mutasa quits Swazi team
AFTER a string of poor results in the Swazi League, Green Mamba's head-coach Lloyd Mutasa has thrown in the towel. The Zimbabwean mentor is said to have tendered his resignation letter to the team's b...
View ArticleKwaito singer jailed for 25 years
Relatives of the schoolchildren Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye killed and injured in his car accident were upset when the musician was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment on Wednesday."Twenty-five years i...
View ArticleBev punches fan, show abandoned
Raunchy dancer, Bev Sibanda's show was abandoned last Friday in Gwanda after she attacked a male fan.Bev saw red at Insomania Pub and Grill when a male fan sprinkled beer on her bum. Bev sprung forwar...
View ArticleProf Ncube shooting self in the foot
THE ongoing political upheavals in the MDC faction led by Professor Welshman Ncube have exposed the deep-seated culture of infighting bedevilling most parties in Zimbabwe. As if to outdo their MDC-T c...
View ArticleNo amnesty for Zim prisoners this year says govt
GOVERNMENT says it will not release some prisoners under amnesty this year amid indications that the country's prisons are not congested. Justice and Legal Affairs Minister Patrick Chinamasa confirmed...
View ArticleIllegal car sales demolished in Harare
HARARE City Council says it will not rescind its decision to demolish illegal car sales and garages while those re-erecting the structures will be prosecuted. Council officials yesterday demolished il...
View ArticleBeer price goes up
Beverage manufacturer, Delta on Wednesday announced new beer selling prices at bottle stores and supermarkets.This follows government's decision in the 2013 national budget to review upwards the rate ...
View ArticleLightning bolt claims four family members
Four family members, including three minors from Chief Malaba area in Kezi, were last week struck by lightning. The four were all burnt beyond recognition when a hut they were sleeping caught fire. T...
View ArticleDembare star set for Turkey trials
DYNAMOS star defender and Castle Soccer Star of the Year finalist Partson Jaure could soon secure a dream move into the big European leagues after it emerged yesterday he is on the radar of some Turk...
View ArticleEconet fails to turn up at a traditional court
THE case in which two Masvingo chiefs are demanding 2 000 head of white cattle from Econet Wireless failed to kick off at Chief Shumba's traditional court after the mobile phone company failed to turn...
View ArticleGovt projects set to shape up Lupane
MATABELELAND North provincial capital Lupane is taking shape with several Government projects at an advanced stage while the State grain loan scheme is alleviating poverty in the province. Government ...
View ArticleTsvangirai quit threats part of electioneering
PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's recent pledge to step down as MDC-T leader if he loses next year's elections has been greeted by scepticism from analysts who say the statements are part of election...
View ArticleAir Zimbabwe awaits clearance from Worldspan for e-ticketing
Air Zimbabwe says it is awaiting clearance from Worldspan to reconnect to the electronic ticketing and check-in system. The national airline is using the manual ticketing and check-in system, which i...
View ArticleMDC-T activists homes torched by suspected Zanu-PF members
MDC-T activists from Gutu West had their huts torched by suspected Zanu-PF members over the past two weeks in what the party suspects could be acts of political violence.MDC-T ward official Solomon M...
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