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Ncube: The big winner in Maputo
SO the Sadc summit, which was dubbed as a make-or-break Zimbabwean election theatre script has now come and delivered resolutions that continue to tap into the high adrenaline levels that parties in our Global Political Agreement (GPA) sketch went in with.
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Mugabe yields to Sadc pressure
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has acceded to the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) leaders’ pressure to seek an extension of the July 31 poll date after Justice minister Patrick Chinamasa yesterday filed a court application.
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Zanu PF youths confiscate NewsDay copies
A GROUP of suspected Zanu PF youths yesterday stormed an Alpha Media Holdings news stand in Mbare, Harare, and allegedly confiscated 40 copies of NewsDay, triggering fears of a fresh wave of electoral violence ahead of harmonised polls expected later this year.
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BBA: Head of house rescues Pokello
ZIMBABWEAN representative in the Big Brother Africa house Pokello is out of danger after head of house Bassey used his powers as this week’s leader to save her from possible eviction.
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Ball is in MDCs’ court
THAT Zimbabwe is in a deep political crisis locked in a stalled transition is not contestable.
Politicking security forces members’ fate to be clarified
POLICE yesterday said they would soon hold a Press conference to clarify the contentious issue of serving security sector officers who have entered the political fray, seeking to represent Zanu PF in the forthcoming elections.
Grand coalition leaders meet
AS the chorus for a coalition of the two MDCs and three other parties to confront Zanu PF ahead of the elections grows, the political parties’ leaders yesterday met in Harare for the third time to thrash out their grand plan for the polls.
Guest Column:Tsvangirai, Ncube — Do you guys have guts?
Conjecture has it that President Robert Mugabe was “humiliated” by Southern African Development Community (Sadc) leaders for unilaterally and defiantly proclaiming July 31, 2013 as Zimbabwe’s election date.
Real test for Peter Moyo
WHEN Peter Moyo launches his new album Mushonga Mukuru tonight at Zim Café in Harare, he literally drops into a sea of anticipations.
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Firm sues Zanu PF MP over damaged car
ZANU PF Goromonzi West MP and chairperson of the Regional Women’s Parliamentary Caucus, Beatrice Nyamupinga, has been taken to the High Court by a local firm seeking to compel her to pay $19 000 for a vehicle she allegedly grabbed.
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Council moots smart water meters
HARARE town clerk Tendai Mahachi yesterday said the city was mooting introducing smart meters for water as a means of tightening revenue collection system.
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Man killed over cigarette
MUTARE — A beer-drinking binge ended tragically last week after a 23-year-old Makoni man was fatally assaulted by his drinking mate following a heated misunderstanding over a cigarette.
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Zesn calls for release of poll funds
GOVERNMENT should immediately release funds to ensure that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) starts preparatory work ahead of elections to be held later this year, the Zimbabwe Electoral Support Network (Zesn) has said.
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Ncube: The big winner in Maputo
SO the Sadc summit, which was dubbed as a make-or-break Zimbabwean election theatre script has now come and delivered resolutions that continue to tap into the high adrenaline levels that parties in our Global Political Agreement (GPA) sketch went in with.
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Why many shudder at elections
WHILE they are absolutely necessary and in fact entirely indispensable, elections clearly have disruptive tendencies for the most part.
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Chaos mars voter registration
THE ongoing intensive voter registration exercise is likely to leave out thousands of potential voters from the system as it emerged that most mobile registration teams were deployed without adequate equipment to carry out the exercise. In other areas they were spending only two instead of 30 days in a ward.
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DJ Munya co-accused granted bail
STAR FM DJ Munyaradzi Milimo’s alleged accomplices Mohammed Matare and Taurai Jani yesterday successfully pleaded with the court to grant them bail, arguing their co-accused person, DJ Munya, who was earlier granted bail, had closer links to the alleged kidnapping
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Interfin completes job layoffs
INTERFIN Bank, a unit of the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed Interfin Financial Services (IFS) has completed a retrenchment exercise amid plans to bounce back from curatorship, the company has said.
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Asian shares ease as Fed meeting keeps markets on edge
TOKYO — Asian shares eased yesterday as investors waited for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to clarify the US central bank’s plans for its stimulus programme
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Zim financial inclusion remains low
NOT more than two in every 10 Zimbabweans employed by micro, small and medium enterprises conducts business through the formal banking system as the level of financial inclusion remains low
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Govt issues three-year special grant
THE government has issued a three-year special grant for a joint exploration between the Ministry of Mines and New Zim Minerals in a bid to allow full disclosure of iron ore deposits at Mwanesi, Mines secretary Prince Mupazviriho has said.
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‘Zim needs $4 billion to rehabilitate road network’
THE cost of repairing the country’s road network is expected to balloon to over $4,2 billion by year-end from the $2,7 billion last recorded in 2009
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Mystery surrounds diamond money
A ZIMBABWEAN parliamentary committee said tens of millions of dollars of revenue that a diamond-mining company says it paid to the government never found its way to the Treasury.
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TSL profit up
TSL Limited’s after-tax profit for the half-year to April 2013 rose to $3,1 million from $2,3 million recorded during the same period last year.
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Currencies subdued as key event risk looms
The yen held near a two-month high against the dollar and euro in early Asian trade yesterday.
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Gwaze for Angola tourney
ZIMBABWE chess star Robert Gwaze is among the five foreign international masters who have confirmed their presence at the International Chess Tournament dubbed “Uíge City Cup”, set for Angola.
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SRC to recommend Zone VI committee members
THE SRC board will this week recommend members of the Zone VI Youth Games Local Organising Committee board to the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture.
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Botswana, Malawi name Cosafa squads
Botswana and Malawi have named their squads for the Cosafa Cup Zambia 2013 football tournament, both selecting home-based players for the event.
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Grudge match in Byo
THE battle for supremacy between Bulawayo’s football clubs Highlanders and Chicken Inn explodes this afternoon at Barbourfields Stadium.
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Jaure, Muparati out
CHAMPIONS Dynamos will be without two of their influential players, Patson Jaure and Tawanda Muparati, when they take on Buffaloes at Sakubva Stadium, Mutare this afternoon.
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Downs prepare to wield the axe
PRETORIA — Mamelodi Sundowns are expected to release at least 15 players in the coming weeks.
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Carter expected back as NZ aim higher
CHRISTCHURCH — Flyhalf Daniel Carter is likely to return to the starting side for New Zealand in their final Test against France on Saturday with expectations he can spark the side to even higher performance levels.
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Mutasa happy
WARRIORS assistant coach Lloyd Mutasa was happy with the Warriors’ brave resistance which restricted them to a narrow 1-0 defeat to hosts Guinea in their 2014 World Cup football qualifier
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Debut Live Literature Festival for Bulawayo
INTWASA Arts Festival koBulawayo and Centre for Talent Development (CTD) has come up with the first ever Live Literature Festival for Schools in Zimbabwe
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BBA: Head of house rescues Pokello
ZIMBABWEAN representative in the Big Brother Africa house Pokello is out of danger after head of house Bassey used his powers as this week’s leader to save her from possible eviction.
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Rhumba outfit mesmerises revellers
THE fairly new rhumba musical outfit, Royal Court Musica, left revellers mesmerised by its scintillating performance on Saturday afternoon at Island Sports Bar in Highfield, Harare.
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Somanje resumes live shows
SUNGURA musician Josphat Somanje, who last month was involved in a car accident that claimed the life of one of his band members, Affick Jones, and left him injured, has resumed his live shows.
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Special Schools extend invitation to region
THE second edition of the Special Schools Arts Festival in Harare scheduled for earlier this month has been pushed to June 22 at the Africa Unity Square to allow children with disabilities from the region to also utilise the platform.
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Mutodi, band members at loggerheads
BELEAGUERED musician Energy Mutodi is at loggerheads with his band members.
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Zakaria laments lack of funding
SUNGURA musician Nicholas Zakaria has lamented lack of funds as the major reason for the delay of his Nicholas Zakaria Academy.
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BBA: Africa backs Pokello
POKELLO Nare, one of Zimbabwe’s representatives in the Big Brother Africa: The Chase House, proved she was a force to reckon with.
