Top Stories: Harare - President Robert Mugabe's party opens its first congress on Friday since it lost its absolute grip on power, with supporters divided over how to handle their role in the new unity government.... IOL Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:39:35 -0500The party of Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's president, is set to hold its first party congress since the formation of a unity government with its rival, the Movement for Democratic Change. Thousands of Za... Al Jazeera Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:09:06 -0500Harare — SMALL and medium enterprises are set to benefit from an intensive skills development training programme after the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises and Co-operative Development s... All Africa Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:08:04 -0500Harare — A GROUP of local investors has invested in a state-of-the-art medical centre in Avondale that is set to open its doors to the public next week. The Corporate 24 Medical Centre ushers i... All Africa Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:08:03 -0500United Nations — Zimbabwe's ruling political party has been accused of launching a "widespread and systematic campaign of rape and sexual terror" aimed at intimidating opponents and voters in th... All Africa Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:10:33 -0500Zimbabwe's HIV / AIDS infection rate has dropped to just more than 13 percent, one of the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa to have an annual drop in new infections. The country's health service is ... VOA Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:42:47 -0500HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Emmy Award winning actress and PSI (Population Services International) Ambassador Debra Messing is in Zimbabwe celebrating organizations, donors an... RedOrbit Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:44:27 -0500Johannesburg - Zimbabwe's 2008 elections were marred by the widespread rape of political opponents by President Robert Mugabe's supporters, according to a report released by an HIV and Aids advocacy g... IOL Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:12:52 -0500Agriculture ReporterMore than 200 cows, goats and sheep have died from 132 disease outbreaks between October and November this year. The deaths, officially put at 238, could be higher as there is und... The Herald Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:54:47 -0500Herald ReportersZANU-PF’S Central Committee yesterday endorsed the party’s Presidium as was nominated by provinces and adopted by the Politburo on Wednesday. Yesterday’s meeting was part of the... The Herald Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:54:44 -0500By Freeman RazembaA commuter omnibus crew yesterday kidnapped a police officer from the Support Unit after he tried to stop them from picking up passengers at an undesignated point as part of the ongo... The Herald Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:54:40 -0500Herald ReporterBOTSWANA’s new ambassador to Zimbabwe Ms Gladys Kokorwe has pledged to look into Botswana’s hosting of a pirate radio station that has been broadcasting hate language into Zimbabwe ... The Herald Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:54:34 -0500Masvingo BureauAT least 150 000 hectares of maize and small grains have so far been planted in Masvingo since the start of the rainy season.However, most communal farmers in the province are urging th... The Herald Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:54:30 -0500Agriculture ReporterFARMERS countrywide have taken advantage of a break in rainfall to tend to their summer crops.The bulk of the early-planted maize has germinated and farmers are busy weeding and ap... The Herald Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:54:27 -0500Herald ReportersTHE European Union yesterday publicly acknowledged President Mugabe as the head of the inclusive Government and expressed willingness to re-engage Zimbabwe under his leadership, while ... The Herald Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:54:24 -0500Bindura BureauTHREE people died while 16 others were injured — eight of them critically — when a private car and a commuter omnibus collided along the Mazowe-Mvurwi Road on Sunday night.The accide... The Herald Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:54:20 -0500Municipal ReporterHARARE City Council intends to borrow US$500 million from the open market next year to fund its operations, Mayor Muchadeyi Masunda has revealed. Speaking at a ceremony to confer lo... The Herald Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:54:17 -0500Herald ReporterTHE Parliamentary Constitutional Select Committee yesterday unveiled its secretariat and logo, with the administrative team being headed by Mr Peter Kinjeku. Government recently releas... The Herald Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:54:10 -0500Delegation Chief Xavier Marchal reiterated in a seminar that Brussels is willing to work with the inclusive government under the leadership of President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangi... VOA Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:10:27 -0500The other teams given a bye in the Champions League tournament are TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Al Hilal of Sudan, ASEC Mimosas of Cote d'Ivore, Heartland of Nigeria and Egypt's Al ... VOA Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:10:27 -0500StumbleUpon Zimbabwean state security agents have been harassing the co-founders of the activist group Women of Zimbabwe Arise following their recognition by U.S. President Barack Obama who presented ... VOA Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:10:26 -0500AIDS Free World Co-Director Stephen Lewis and survivors of widespread politically motivated rape during the 2008 election period demanded African institutions open an investigation and prosecute the p... VOA Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:10:25 -0500Analysts agree Zanu-PF will paper over internal differences, but say fissures continue to widen as Mr. Mugabe manages and balances competing factions through a well-calculated patronage system... VOA Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:10:24 -0500Water Resources Minister Sam Sipepa Nkomo has defended the government takeover of the Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project. He accused politicians in the region of exploiting the project towards electio... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:55:42 -0500A leading advocacy group has this week announced it has enough evidence to warrant the prosecution of Robert Mugabe and members of his ZANU PF party for crimes against humanity. All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:30:19 -050012/10/2009, 12:11 p.m. EST (AP) ? WASHINGTON - Air travel over the holidays will fall 2.5 percent from last year, a trade group for the nation's major carriers predicted Thursday. New Jersey Online Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:23:53 -0500JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Supporters of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe used rape to terrorize the political opposition during last year's contested elections, international human rights activists said T... Find Law Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:04:59 -0500Aids Free World, a non-governmental organization led by a former U.N. special envoy, says supporters of President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party engaged in the systematic violent rape of women who supp... VOA Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:22:25 -0500President Robert Mugabe's supporters have been accused of using rape as a political weapon against the opposition during the election in Zimbabwe last year. Telegraph.co.uk Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:18:35 -0500COMRADES, I wonder if I am the only one who is worried with the postponement of our congress, but I think every genuine party member should be losing sleep over this matter. See, Cdes, it is a matter... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:08:14 -0500Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean president is branded one of the world's "diabolical masterminds of sexual terror" in a report to be released today on rapes of opposition supporters before last year's pr... National Post Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:58:07 -0500Harare — CHAPUNGU United striker Patrick Kaunda struck a sensational hat-trick to propel Zimbabwe to a 3-1 victory over Lesotho at the ongoing Metropolitan Cosafa Under-20 Youth Championships in... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:14:36 -0500Harare — A Chinhoyi man allegedly kidnapped a two-year-old boy on Monday on several occasions claiming the toddler was his son. Chamunorwa Kalowa (44) is reported to have approached the boy's f... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:14:34 -0500Harare — MORE than 100 tennis players are expected to converge at Harare Sports Club for the Tennis Zimbabwe Centre competition set for December 19 to 21. The three-day tournament will cater fo... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:14:34 -0500Harare — Zanu-PF's Politburo met in Harare yesterday and agreed on the agenda for the party's Fifth National People's Congress, which will see the leadership tackle head-on such issues as the st... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:14:33 -0500Harare — Zimbabwe's success in the fight against HIV and Aids should give it an impetus to continue developing comprehensive policies and frameworks that mitigate the effects of the pandemic par... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:14:32 -0500Harare — PARLIAMENTARIANS will soon be appealing for the executive to bring laws to the legislative body prescribing stiffer penalties for those convicted of corruption to effectively deal with ... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:14:31 -0500Harare — THE Sport and Recreation Commission have added two new titles to the Annual National Sports Awards categories for this year's ceremony. Tendai Mukuruva, the Sports Commission manager i... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:14:28 -0500Harare — SENIOR police officers should remain patriotic and loyal to the Government and the people of Zimbabwe, Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri has said. Addressing senior officer... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:14:27 -0500Chinhoyi — A supervisor at Chinhoyi University of Technology stands accused of stealing over US$2 000 and going on a spending spree in hotels and lodges around the town. Dzikamai Kosana (27), w... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:14:26 -0500Harare — THE Public Finance Management and the Audit Office Bills yesterday sailed through the House of Assembly with amendments. The Public Finance Management Bill seeks to enhance effective a... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:14:26 -0500Harare — Luckymore Matambanadzo, the suspected mastermind of a series of high-profile armed robberies, has been slapped with a wholly suspended six-month jail term after pleading guilty to illeg... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:14:25 -0500Harare — The Zimbabwe Music Rights Association's planned annual general meeting and anti-piracy march will coincide with anti-piracy album launch on December 15 at the Zimbabwe College of Music ... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:14:23 -0500Harare — ONE of the country's top squash players Ishmael Mubure recently ended the 2009 season on a high note when he won the Premier Belgravia men's title in Harare. Mubure, who has a number o... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:14:21 -0500Harare — MORE than 40 participants took part in the Martial Arts Games at Girls High School at the weekend in an effort to resuscitate the Zimbabwe Martial Arts Federation. The games were organ... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:14:20 -0500Chinhoyi — The self-proclaimed Mhangura prophet who last week allegedly stabbed his lover to death and attempted to sell her private parts after accusing her of infidelity appeared before a Chin... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:14:19 -0500Another striking similarity is that Ambassador Ray, like his predecessor, pledged to pursue dialogue between Harare and Washington as a means of ending the decade-long stand-off pitting Zimbabwe and t... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:14:18 -0500Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe is branded one of the world's "diabolical masterminds of sexual terror" in a report to be released Thursday on rapes of Zimbabwe's opposition supporters. Canada.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:20:00 -0500Harare — Zimbabwean workers have been described as highly skilled, resilient and dedicated people who have managed to withstand financial challenges brought by sanctions. AON Sub-Saharan Africa... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:04:30 -0500Harare — MORE than 80 percent of companies are yet to reach an agreement with their workers on the last quarter of salary reviews which should have been concluded last October. Workers across a... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:04:29 -0500Harare — AICO Africa Limited has appointed Patrick Devenish as its new chief executive officer to replace former CEO, Happymore Mapara who left AICO last month after a fall out with the board ov... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:04:26 -0500Harare — The Finance and Appropriation Bills that seek to give effect to the 2010 National Budget sailed through the House of Assembly with no major amendments yesterday. The two Bills now awai... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:04:21 -0500Harere — A battle over who will eventually succeed 85-year-old President Robert Mugabe as party leader threatens the future of his long-ruling ZANU-PF but analysts say an immediate split is unli... All Africa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:37:11 -0500 | 
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