| Nicol leads batting blitz as New Zealand seal series win against Zimbabwe New Zealand cruised to a 141-run victory over Zimbabwe after amassing 372 for 6 at the Cobham Oval here in the second one-day international , and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
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| Zimbabwe Court Rejects Exhumation as Inquest on Mujuru Death Ends The family of retired General Solomon Mujuru wanted the remains to be re-examined by a South African pathologist, Dr. Reggie Perumel, alleging professional failures by local pathologist Gabriel... |
| Zimbabwe President Mugabe, PM Tsvangirai Meet for First Time in 2012 The meeting closely followed President Mugabe's reappointment of Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri over the objections of Prime Minister Tsvangirai and his MDC... |
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| Health Ministry Warns of Potential for Further Outbreaks of Typhoid Deputy Health Minister Douglas Mombeshora said the council should have taken more useful steps such as cleaning up the streets of the densely populated suburbs affected, and enforcing sanitary... |
| Zimbabwe Approved Business Plans Worth US$6.6 Billion in 2011 The Zimbabwe Investment Authority last year approved projects worth almost US$7 billion with most investors flocking to the mining and tourism sectors. But economists said only 10 percent of the... |
| Zim general’s death shrouded in suspicion Testimony before an inquest into a Zimbabwean power broker's fiery death ended Monday, leaving the last hours of Gen. Solomon Mujuru's life shrouded in suspicion he was murdered by... |
| Zimbabwe - Foreign newspapers to be banned The Sunday Times, Newspaper Mail and Guardian, Newspaper Business Day, Newspaper The Zimbabwean, Newspaper (MISA/IFEX) - 3 February 2012 - The Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) has reportedly... |
| Cricket: Zimbabwe crumble before onslaught There are some days when one-day cricket can be a bit of a drag. Take yesterday's debut ODI for Cobham Oval, and Northland Cricket. At halftime, New Zealand had rattled up their third highest ODI... |
| Zimbabwe general's death shrouded in suspicion HARARE, Zimbabwe — Testimony before an inquest into a Zimbabwean power broker's fiery death ended Monday, leaving the last hours of Gen. Solomon Mujuru's life shrouded in suspicion he... |
| Local Football At Crossroads where to Zimbabwe football? This is the question hovering in many soccer fans' minds following Zifa's decision to suspend 82 players who allegedly accepted bribes to lose matches in... |
| Netsai's London Olympics Battle Cry Growing up admiring the marvellous lives of a number of successful athletes in the world, Netsai Lindiwe Sabao never thought that one day she would come face to face with the people she admired most.... |
| An Ode to the Late System Tazvida The year 1989 will for a long time be fondly remembered by many music lovers in Zimbabwe as "the year of the Khiama Boys". That was when the group released its lifetime hit song, Mabhauwa,... |
| Local Junior Girls to Miss AJC Tourney ZIMBABWE will not be sending representatives in the girls' Under-16 age group to the 35th ITF/CAT Africa Junior Championships (AJC) Under-14, 16 and Under after top players pulled out of the... |
| Dawson Retained As Sables Head Coach ZIMBABWE Rugby Union (ZRU) have retained Brandon Dawson as the head coach for the Sables in a new set-up that will also see coaches for the backs and forwards coming in. The announcement is set to... |
| Emirates Offers Hope to Horticulture Producers EMIRATES, one of the world's leading airlines, says there is an opportunity for Zimbabwean horticultural producers to reach out to the world by using its global network. Emirates'... |
| Rights Activist Attacked in Mbare A group of about 50 rowdy Zanu PF youths recently threatened to shut down a petroleum project run by a human rights activist in Mbare accusing him of being an MDC supporter. The youths besieged... |
| Tomana's Views Are Primitive, Says Madhuku THREATS to prosecute people debating the expiry of Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri's term of office have no basis at law and doing so is stifling freedom of expression, legal... |
| Harare Needs Leadership Renewal to Achieve Success TOWARDS the end of 2011, the media had articles quoting Harare Mayor Muchadeyi Masunda urging city councillors to re-elect him to lead them for a second term at the helm of the capital city. What... |
| Meeting Aborted As Mugabe, PM Clash A National Security Council (NSC) meeting slated for last Friday was cancelled after a fierce clash between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai over the composition of the... |
| New Financial Sector Entries Must Comply, Says Gono RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono said on Tuesday the central bank is ready to process applications by new entries into the financial sector, as he upped the ante against haphazard... |
| Gumbo Turning Around Fortunes of Women Soccer WHEN Zimbabwe women football boss Mavis Gumbo came into office in 2010 she promised to turn around the fortunes of the girl child in the world of local and international football. True to her word,... |
| A Regional Launch Pad - ABI AFRASIA Bank Limited (ABL), a Mauritian banking group that recently snapped up 35% equity in Kingdom Financial Holdings Ltd (KFHL), says it will use its investment in Zimbabwe as a launch pad into... |
| Jamaican Artist, Jah Mason Heads for the Country Jamaican musicians' great trek to Zimbabwe continues following an announcement Jah Mason is heading for Harare over the Easter holiday. Eddie Gwenzi of Biggman Entertainment, who is hosting the... |
| Move Over Sandy, Here Come the Red Angels Display Headline in Gere A new fad has hit Harare pole dancing and strip-tease and pundits reckon Harare is well on its way to matching the sleaze and sloth of Las Vegas and other western cities infamous for X-rated... |
| Nation Still Exposed to Economic Shocks - World Bank ZIMBABWE'S economic outlook for 2012 is favourable, but is clouded by significant downside risks and remains highly vulnerable to a number of local and exogenous shocks, the World Bank (WB) has... |
| Tomana Betrays ZANU-PF Leanings Attorney - General (AG) Johannes Tomana's futile attempt to block debate over Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri's term of office that expired at the end of last month cannot go... |
| Granddad Still Flying High At 55 The granddad of athletics in Zimbabwe, Freddy Kashiri, is still flying high at 55 and has made it clear that he is not planning to hang up his spikes anytime soon. However, his mark in international... |
| 'Mujuru Family Won't Give Up the Fight' THE family of the late Rtd General Solomon Mujuru says it will not rest until the truth surrounding his death is known by Zimbabweans. Joel Mujuru, brother to the late General who died in a... |
| Arubi Walks Out of Dembare Dressing Room REIGNING Soccer Star of the Year Washington Arubi has bought himself out of a contract with Highfield United ending a long-standing contractual dispute and has set sights on joining the Polish... |
| Bornwell Chakaodza, a Truly Gifted Newsman News of Bornwell Chakaodza's death came as a crushing blow for me last week. Only a few days earlier, Chakaodza told me from his hospital bed at the Avenues Clinic that he was waiting to be... |
| Govt to 'Export' Jobless Nurses - Minister GOVERNMENT is working on modalities to "export" unemployed nurses to work in other countries, mostly in the Sadc region. Deputy Minister of Health and Child Welfare, Douglas Mombeshora,... |
| Mapeza, Antipas in Trouble WARRIORS head coach Norman Mapeza and his assistant Joey Antipas have been ruled out of Zimbabwe's Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier against Burundi as the two gaffers were also implicated... |
| Copac Agrees On Non-Partisan Security Forces THE management committee of the Constitution Select Committee (Copac) has agreed to 26 principles to the new constitution, chief among them that security forces must be non-partisan and that they... |
| Illegal 'Libido Herbs' Flood Harare AN illegal trade in unregistered libido-enhancing products is thriving in Harare, putting many people's lives at risk. While libido-enhancing products have always been part of the Zimbabwean... |
| Daily Mail's Paul Dacre: 'The Robert Mugabe of Fleet Street' Paul Dacre, editor of the Daily Mail, has been likened to Robert Mugabe in how he runs his news organisation (ParliamentTV) He may be famed for his foul-mouthed "Vagina Monologue" news... |
| Exploit Property Sector for External Funding' RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, Gideon Gono, has advised government to harness the country's real estate sector in a bid to unlock international capital and quicken economic growth. ... |
| Presidential Race Gets Muddled Once More CONTROVERSIAL businessman, Raymond Chamba, last week declared his intention to run in the coveted race for Zimbabwe's presidential polls likely to be held either this year or in 2013. Chamba, a... |
| Typhoid Exposes City Council The recent outbreak of typhoid within the capital city, Harare, has brought with it immeasurable stress to both communities and the still-unwholesome public health delivery system, which is likely to... |
| Rencap Aborts Les Takeover A UNIT of frontier markets business giant, Renaissance Group, has aborted its plans to acquire a local stock broking firm over controversial indigenisation and empowerment regulations, The Financial... |
| EU Visit Tests Govt Resolve Bulawayo - A four-day working visit by a European Union (EU) delegation to the second city, which ends today, has put ZANU-PF in a tight corner as it attempts to gain the Matabeleland vote ahead of... |
| Gono - Bearer of Mixed Tidings On Tuesday, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor, Gideon Gono, was the bearer of uncomfortable news: Several downside risks in the country's fragile economy are likely to have potentially... |
| If Such Service Malfunction Can Happen for the General...? Whether General Solomon Mujuru's death did or did not have criminal intent, is not yet conclusive. It is still to be ascertained by the ongoing inquest. But what is already conclusively exposed... |
| Embassies in Terrible State HARD times continue for Zimbabwe's foreign missions amid concerns regarding the terrible state of most of the country's embassies across the globe. A Parliamentary report reviewing the... |
| Bata to Increase Production Gweru - The country's biggest shoe manufacturer, Bata Shoe Company, is to increase output in the next six months after importing new shoe manufacturing equipment. The company is currently... |
| Bloodbath in Councils . . . As Chombo Takes Poll Fight to MDC-T COMMISSIONS to run the country's troubled cities, including Harare, are on the cards as Local Government, Urban and Rural Development Minister, Ignatius Chombo, moves to stamp out rampant... |
| Global Fund Cancellation Jeopardises Health Sector THE termination of funding by the Global Fund could jeopardise Zimbabwe's under-funded health sector in the next two years, stakeholders cautioned this week, amid fears of a reversal in the... |
| Wetlands Integral to Survival Over 50 years ago, in 1961, Pope John XXIII reminded the world of the need to care for Creation when he explained, "Genesis relates how God gave two commandments to our first parents: to... |
| Leveragng On ICT in Education, Training In continuing with the discussion on the major issues to mediate the business environment in 2012, I highlighted in my seminal article that Zimbabwe continues to make inroads in the use of... |
