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Air Zim should shut down — MP
An MDC-T MP on Tuesday suggested Air Zimbabwe should completely shut down its operations as the parastatal had become unviable, making losses instead of serious business. This was said before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on State Parastatals and Enterprise Management by Chegutu West MP Takalani Matibe to the Air Zimbabwe management who had been called to appear before the committee to explain their current state of affairs. Matibe’s assertions came after Air Zimbabwe acting CEO Innocent Mavhunga had told the [...]
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Taylor’s ton can’t save Zim
AP Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor hit an unbeaten century and finished on the losing side as New Zealand won the second ODI. Harare – For the second successive match, Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor hit an unbeaten century and finished on the losing side as New Zealand won the second one-day international by four wickets at Harare Sports Club on Saturday. Taylor made 107 not out off 105 balls with 12 fours and a six to enable Zimbabwe to reach 259 [...]
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Zim violates African Rights Charter
The Zimbabwean can reveal that Zimbabwe, which ratified the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on May 30 1986, has submitted only three reports. Rights defenders have released a damning report on the human rights situation, saying peaceful protestors were victimised during United Nations World Peace day in September. This clampdown culminated in a spate of arbitrary arrests and unwarranted detentions which in some cases have been followed by prosecution. The report says the security of journalists and even [...]
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Zimbabwe’s Taylor hits second successive century
(AFP) – 2 hours ago HARARE — Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor hit his second successive unbeaten century to lead his team to a competitive 259 for eight in the second one-day international against New Zealand at Harare Sports Club on Saturday. Taylor made 107 not out off 105 balls with 12 fours and a six to enable Zimbabwe to recover from a slow start after they were sent in to bat on a pitch which gave early help to New [...]
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Tax preparation workshop coming up at Ole Zim’s
GIBSONBURG — Tax practitioners can prepare for this year’s tax season at a two-day workshop offered by The Ohio State University on Nov. 17 and 18 at Ole Zim’s Wagon Shed, 1375 Ohio 590. The school is designed for people who have experience preparing and filing federal and state tax returns for individuals and small businesses. Instruction will focus on federal tax law changes and on issues that may be encountered in preparing 2011 tax returns. The schools will include [...]
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Zim targets free breast cancer screening
ZIMBABWE is targeting free breast cancer screening after Parirenyatwa Hospital became the first government hospital to offer the service. Parirenyatwa, the country’s biggest referral hospital located in Harare’s middle-class suburb of Avondale, opened a breast cancer clinic on Friday. Vice President Joice Mujuru, speaking at the launch, admitted most women would struggle to raise the US$40 for breast cancer tests at the new clinic. “For the programme to succeed, the government should endeavour to cut costs of breast cancer screening [...]
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Zimbabwe dictionary unifies rival sign languages
22 October 2011 Last updated at 06:58 ET By Steve Vickers BBC News, Harare Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Lincoln Matongo demonstrates how the same words look completely different in the alternative languages. A new unified sign language dictionary has gone on sale in Zimbabwe to end the confusion sometimes caused by the country’s various signing dialects. For example, the sign for “shoe” in the capital, Harare, means “pig” in the second city, Bulawayo. And in [...]
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Taylor makes history for Zimbabwe
Brendan Taylor became the first Zimbabwean to record back-to-back ODI hundreds as Zimbabwe posted 259 for eight in the second one-day international against New Zealand on Saturday. Taylor’s unbeaten century in the first match was in vain as Zimbabwe lost by nine wickets, but he received better support on this occasion and gave the hosts a decent score under the circumstances. New Zealand had won the toss and elected to bowl on a green pitch, and with rain having fallen [...]
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