Zimbabwe mine licence fees set to soar - state media
Zimbabwe is set to raise registration fees for platinum mines to $2.5 million from the $300 it currently costs to discourage the holding of claims for speculative purposes, state media reported on Wednesday.
Zimplats workers end strike over power bills
Workers at the Zimbabwean unit of platinum miner Impala Platinum returned to work on Wednesday after going on strike last week, demanding the company pay their personal electric bills, a company spokeswoman said.
Jail Chitungwiza managers
The rot at Chitungwiza Municipality which Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo has finally decided to act on is not news to Zimbabweans who have been following the issue over the past decade.
Mobile phones destroy family ties
The era of mobile phones was a welcome relief since land phones were no longer functional and less accessible to most Zimbabweans.
Spouses, stress blamed for pub addiction
For many men in Zimbabwe, the pub has become their best friend as they spend more time in these drinking places.
Doctors on call: Gout, alcohol and braais
This week’s topic is directly from a reader’s email suggestion last week. Gout is a very common arthritic condition that usually involves severe, acute pain that occurs primarily at night.
- Typhoid grips city: Health experts established the latest typhoid outbreak was caused by contaminated foodstuffs sold by street vendors in open markets
Be accountable for the success of your vision
Many people have elaborate resolutions which if followed would propel them to what God called them to be and set them on the pinnacle of world influence.
Dictator’s wives quiz: some infamous First Ladies
Questions 1.Which dictator’s wife said “When they opened my closets, they only found shoes — not skeletons. That’s why I’m still here.”?
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- ‘Heavy arms in Mujuru house’
- Heavy weapons, including an AK47 assault rifle, were discovered at Alamein Farm, Beatrice, where the late General Solomon Mujuru’s charred remains were discovered in August last year.
Business
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- Dollar crunch forces Zimbabwe to draw down IMF cash
- Zimbabwe is having to bolster its $4 billion 2012 budget with $110 million from an 2009 emergency IMF fund, a measure of the extent of an acute foreign exchange shortage in the southern African nation.
Sport
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- Ghana tipped to beat Mali in derby
- The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Group D will serve up a second West African derby when Ghana face Mali today.
Entertainment
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- US jazz band jets in
- A Chicago-based jazz band, The Dennis Luxion -Michael Raynor Quartet, arrives in the country today for shows at cultural centres in Harare and Chitungwiza as well as conducting workshops with local musicians.
