Top Stories: The Harare government has adopted a phased approach in seeking the lifting of Western sanctions, first asking multilateral financial institutions to restore voting rights, then asking governments to l... VOA Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:50:37 -0500There has been an outburst of anger by some Zimbabweans living in the Diaspora in response to a new proposal that Zimbabwean expatriates pay a tax in exchange for voting rights. All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:05:09 -0500Chinhoyi BureauCHINHOYI residents and motorists have slammed council for failing to repair roads and for using soil to fill up dangerous potholes.Motorists say this is leading to accidents as motorist... The Herald Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:53:27 -0500Party sources said police arrested Mudzingwa Bakare on Sunday for organizing a rally that was addressed by Economic Planning Minister Elton Mangoma, party deputy treasurer general, at Chitenderano Sec... VOA Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:55:06 -0500Media experts noted with satisfaction that the former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation broadcaster Godfrey Majonga was named chairman of the Media Commission, laying to rest earlier rumors that this ... VOA Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:55:05 -0500StumbleUpon Though Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai agreed this week on the composition of electoral, human rights and media commissions, negotiations over the b... VOA Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:55:05 -0500KENNILWORTH // An increasing elephant population is forcing the animals from wildlife reserves and into greater contact with people, leading to an economic and environmental crisis in parts of Zimbabw... The National Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:52:17 -0500KENNILWORTH // An increasing elephant population is forcing the animals from wildlife reserves and into greater contact with people, leading to an economic and environmental crisis in parts of Zimbabw... The National Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:51:46 -0500By Farirai MachivenyikaNESTLE Zimbabwe has temporarily ceased operations in the country.The move by the Switzerland-headquartered food company comes after it bowed to pressure from activists that are ... The Herald Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:59:29 -0500Herald ReporterMDC-T has not settled a US$2 800 hotel bill it incurred when the party leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai and other top officials had lunch and meetings at Mandava A1 Hotel in Masvingo last ye... The Herald Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:59:11 -0500Beitbridge ReporterBeitbridge Town Council is set to venture into partnership with private companies to improve service delivery, an official has said.Addressing delegates on the state of the town dur... The Herald Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:58:52 -0500Herald ReporterGOVERNMENT has extended the deadline for the civil service audit to January 14 next year to allow all civil servants to participate in the programme.The audit, which started on December... The Herald Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:58:25 -0500By Livingston MashangeThe constitution-making process is expe-cted to begin in earnest next month following a pledge by the United Nations Development Programme and other organisations to provide US$1... The Herald Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:58:04 -0500Harare — President Robert Mugabe's loyalists have stepped up pressure on Nestlé's Zimbabwe unit to force it to reverse its decision to stop accepting milk from his wife's dairy farm. In ... All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:11:00 -0500Zimbabwe's Mugabe Says Party Factions May Cause More Damage Zimbabwe's unity government partners have agreed on the members of three commissions. The appointment of the commissions is part of the agre... VOA Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:43:16 -0500Mutoko — Every fortnight Makaitei Musakwa, 45, catches one of her chickens, picks up some of the maize she has grown, and sets off for the village mill to have the maize ground into mealie-meal,... All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:19:23 -0500MUTOKO, 22 December 2009 (IRIN) - Every fortnight Makaitei Musakwa, 45, catches one of her chickens, picks up some of the maize she has grown, and sets off for the village mill to have the maize groun... IRIN Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:16:30 -0500, one of the founders of the Zimbabwe African National Union, with his thoughts on the current political situation. Controversy also surrounds his role in the Gukurahundi massacres that led to the dea... All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:54:51 -0500Harare — LITTLE Simba Stars have come out with all guns blazing, in a passionate defence of their Premiership status, by launching a fiery attack on the Zifa Appeals Committee for a miscarriage ... All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:54:50 -0500Harare — ZIFA will, with effect from next year, have an enlarged board following a surprise move by the association to increase the size of the soccer mother body's executive. The resolution wa... All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:54:49 -0500Harare — Zimbabwe Republic Police member Cephas Pasipamire won the Mr Pace 42km marathon hosted by Chitungwiza Athletics Club, MAK-Joz, on Sunday. The marathon started at Town House in Harare a... All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:54:49 -0500Harare — Harare City Council has defied Government's directive not to disconnect water supplies to residents in high-density areas that failed to settle bills on time. Government argues that de... All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:54:48 -0500Harare — THE Parks and Wildlife Management Authority is embroiled in a bitter wrangle with a hunting safari operator over the disposal of the Decatell Safaris hunting concession. Harare busines... All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:54:47 -0500This is the second in a series of eight articles on the events of late 1979 and early 1980, the last stages leading to independence of Zimbabwe. Davidow is a retired US diplomat. All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:54:46 -0500Harare — ALL roads today lead to Border Gezi Youth Training Camp in Mt Darwin for the celebration of the Unity Day where the country's two Vice Presidents - Cdes Joice Mujuru and John Nkomo - ar... All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:54:44 -0500Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe holds his earphones' cord as he attends the opening session of the high-level segment of the UN Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 15, 2... Daily Nation Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:29:19 -0500Harare — GOVERNMENT has converted into hard currency, an equivalent of US$50 million of the Special Drawing Rights allocated by the International Monetary Fund to go towards the purchase of agri... All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:55:36 -0500Harare — The week under review was fairly quiet as most market players seemed to be winding down for Christmas. There were no major deals; neither were there any real market movements over the w... All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:55:35 -0500Harare — MEIKLES Africa Limited chairman Mr Muchadeyi Masunda is set to resign from the MAL board and will be replaced by businessman Mr Farai Rwodzi. The company has also appointed Mr Brendan ... All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:55:33 -0500Harare — Police in Marondera are putting the 2 780 hectare farm allocated to the force by the Government to good use and have so far planted tobacco, maize and are raising livestock. ZRP Mashon... All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:59:55 -0500Harare — THREE Greendale families lost property worth thousands of dollars to a gang of five armed men travelling in a twin-cab truck early yesterday. The gang also targeted commuters hoping to... All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:59:54 -0500Harare — Police and other stakeholders in Harare yesterday launched traffic and crime awareness campaign as they gear themselves for the festive season. These stakeholders include the Vehicle I... All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:59:53 -0500Harare — THE cash-strapped Chitungwiza Municipality wants the Government to facilitate its takeover of the multi-million dollar Prince Edward water treatment plant from Harare City Council to av... All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:59:52 -0500Harare — FINANCE Minister Tendai Biti yesterday said cash shortages affecting some financial institutions were spawned by an unexpected surge in demand and not a result of liquidity problems. S... All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:59:51 -0500Harare — A HARARE man was yesterday sentenced to a wholly suspended six months jail term for stealing motor spares from a parked haulage truck, after a magistrate ruled that he had already serve... All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:59:51 -0500Harare — PARISHIONERS of the Anglican Church of the Province of Central Africa conducted services outside the St Mary's Anglican Cathedral on Sunday after being locked out by the independent Ang... All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:59:50 -0500Thirty years ago, on 21 December 1979, an agreement was signed in London that set in motion a series of events that put Zimbabwe on the course to where it is today. The signatures appended reluctantl... All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:31:11 -0500Harare — THE three principals to the Global Political Agreement met in Harare yesterday and agreed to the appointment of members of Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, Zimbabwe Human Rights Commissio... All Africa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:31:10 -0500 | 
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