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Zimbabwe: Channel O Music Video Awards to Be Beamed Live
Published by the government of Zimbabwe 25 October 2011 opinion Garikai Mazara, the entertainment editor of The Sunday Mail and yours truly have a lot in common although he is my senior. I have known him for eight years now and we have been through a lot together. In fact, Garikai whom I often refer to as “Uncle” was always there for me especially during my formative days as a cub reporter. To a certain extent, Garikai is what Robson [...]
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Essar’s Zimbabwean steel quest turns sour
By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Published: October 25, 2011 Share Mumbai: The Essar Group’s quest for iron ore remains elusive with Zimbabwe declining to supply the resource as envisaged in a contentious deal between the Indian conglomerate and the African state. The Essar Group may have to renegotiate the terms of the contract if it wants to continue with its plans in the African nation. Zimbabwe won’t sell 90% of its iron ore resources to one company, mines and mining development deputy [...]
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Zimbabwe: Passport Fees Remain Unchanged - Registrar-General
Published by the government of Zimbabwe 25 October 2011 THE Registrar-General’s Office will not reduce passport fees until Treasury commits itself to fund the department like other countries in the region, Parliamentarians were told yesterday. An ordinary Zimbabwean passport costs US$50 while in other Sadc countries they are going for less than US$30. Speaking during a tour of the RG’s Offices by members of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs and Defence yesterday, RG Mr Tobaiwa Mudede, acknowledged Zimbabwean passport [...]
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Zimbabwe: Miss Chitungwiza Beauty Pageant Returns
Published by the government of Zimbabwe 25 October 2011 The Miss Chitungwiza beauty pageant that had been shelved for three years has bounced back after the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority struck a partnership with the Miss Zimbabwe Trust. Miss Zimbabwe Trust licenses all pageants in Zimbabwe, including the Miss Chitungwiza contest. The latest development will see models from Chitungwiza competing at provincial level for them to qualify for the Miss Zimbabwe competition. The revival of Miss Chitungwiza has been well received [...]
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Zimbabwe: Butcher to Chop and Change
By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Published: October 25, 2011 Share Published by the government of Zimbabwe Paul Munyuki 25 October 2011 Bulawayo — ZIMBABWE cricket coach Alan Butcher yesterday hinted that there could be some big changes for the national side in today’s clash against New Zealand in the third and final ODI at Queens Sports Club. The Englishman indicated that Njabulo Ncube and Natsai Mushangwe have a good chance of making their first appearance in the red strip while Prosper Utseya [...]
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Zimbabwe: Cricket – Tough Time Ahead
Published by the government of Zimbabwe Dean du Plessis 25 October 2011 It’s not so much about the fact that Zimbabwe have lost the One-Day International series to New Zealand but it’s the manner, in which the home side have lost, which has raised concern. The poor bowling and appalling fielding has taken the gloss off a wonderful performance by captain Brendan Taylor who became the first Zimbabwean to score back-to-back centuries in ODIs. What Taylor has done very well [...]
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Zimbabwe : South Africa Denies Report of Deadly Deal With Police
By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Published: October 25, 2011 Share SW Radio Africa (London) Alex Bell 24 October 2011 South Africa’s priority crimes unit and the police have denied being part of a deadly deal with its Zimbabwean counterparts, which resulted in the murder of ‘suspects’ sent across the border. According to a special report by South Africa’s Sunday Times newspaper, senior officials in the Hawks and the police are conducting illegal ‘renditions’ with Zimbabwean police. A rendition is the illegal kidnapping [...]
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Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Embraces Gay Rights
Published by the government of Zimbabwe 25 October 2011 MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday made an about turn on homosexuality, insisting he wanted to see gay rights enshrined in the envisaged new constitution. Speaking to BBC News, Mr Tsvangirai said gay rights were also “human rights” that should be respected by all Zimbabweans. “It’s a very controversial subject in my part of the world. “My attitude is that I hope the constitution will come out with freedom of sexual [...]
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