HARARE: Zimbabwe police have fired tear gas and water cannons to break up anti-government protests in the capital, Harare. Police beat up...
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Zimbabwe police use tear gas to violently break up protests
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Zimbabwe: 'Doesn't make much economic sense to issue bond notes'
Zimbabweans have been unsettled by plans to introduce bond notes, fearing it could lead to the rampant printing of money as happened in 2008 when inflation rose to astronomical rates. ......
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Zimbabwe: 14 Companies Bid for Smart Meter Tender
[The Herald] FOURTEEN companies have submitted bids to supply smart meters for the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company smart metering project, spokesperson Fullard Gwasira said yesterday. The smart metering tender was divided into two separate tenders -- for smart meters and for the platform -- the meter data management system.The tender for smart meters closed on June 14, 2016 and evaluation is expected to be completed by end of next month. The deployment of meters is expected in the first quart ......
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Zimbabwe: Mighty Warriors Clash With the Germans
[The Herald] THE Mighty Warriors plunge into the lion's den tonight in the biggest football match played by a Zimbabwe national team when they take on Germany, with their coach Shadreck Mlauzi conceding that there is a huge gap in class between the two sides. ......
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Zimbabwe: Water Bill Default Rate Tops 80%
[The Herald] Innocent Ruwende : Municipal Reporter-- At least 80 percent of properties in Harare's Central Business District have not been paying water bills, leaving the burden to a few loyal residents, it has been learnt. The situation has forced council to dip into the rates accounts to meet the water treatment bill. It also emerged that after building houses, many residents did not apply for certificates of occupation for the properties to be entered into the city database. ......
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Zimbabwe: Sulu Goes for Gig Without PA System
[The Herald] Dendera musician Suluman Chimbetu failed to perform at Club Junior in Gokwe over the weekend after failing to deliver a PA system to the venue. Sulu, as the musician is affectionately known, reportedly arrived at the venue and tried to get an alternative PA system from local churches but failed to secure one."He had no instruments for the show and he tried to look for an alternative PA system but it could not work. Patrons at the bar ended up shouting at him as he entered the venue," said a source. ......
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Belgium - Musona Scores Wonder Goal in Season Opener
[New Zimbabwe] Knowledge Musona ......
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Zimbabwe: Defence Forces Donates $300 000 Clinic to Chingwizi
[The Herald] Mwenezi -The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) on Monday unveiled a $300 000 state-of-the-art clinic built by the army at Chingwizi in Nuanetsi Ranch, Mwenezi, to cater for over 3 000 families displaced by floods in the Tokwe-Mukosi basin two years ago. ZDF Commander General Constantino Guveya Nyikadzino Chiwenga officially handed over the clinic to the community during the launch of this year's Defence Forces Community Assistance Week.The clinic was built by artisans from the army for free with the National Aids Counc ......
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Media Briefing on the Outcomes of the Meeting Between Ministers Davies and Bimha
Members of the media are invited to a media briefing that will follow the meeting between the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies and his Zimbabwean counterpart Mr Mike Bimha. DATE :...
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Jewish safari expands our horizons in Zimbabwe
'This guy came to stay, and asked to see the Jewish parts of town," recalls Peter Jones, owner of The River Club, a luxurious Zambian hotel. "I asked him to wait until the next day, then spent all evening swotting up on the area's Jewish history." ......
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Zimbabwe police break up anti-Mugabe protest
Riot police in Zimbabwe used tear gas and water cannon Wednesday to break up a protest by several hundred demonstrators gathered in Harare in a fresh sign of opposition to President Robert Mugabe. An AFP reporter said police dispersed crowds outside the finance ministry in the capital, wielding stick batons and firing tear gas as they pursued fleeing protesters. ......
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Pastor spreads word of Zimbabwe's plight
South Africa must do more to help Zimbabwe improve the lives of its people, according to Pastor Evan Mawarire, the Zimbabwean activist behind the #ThisFlag campaign. "It's true, we are brothers, and the governments need to talk to each other because if one nation goes to ruin, it's harmful for the whole region," Mawarire said. ......
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BC-AP News Coverage Advisory 10:15,ADVISORY
Good morning! Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up today. Some plans are subject to change; see the 2 p.m. News Digest for updates. ......
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Zimbabwe: Police Beat Up Anti-Govt Protesters, Break-Up Peaceful March
[New Zimbabwe] ANTI-RIOT police used batons to break up a peaceful march in Harare on Wednesday, the latest public protest against President Robert Mugabe's government's handling of the economy. ......
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Zimbabwe: 7 Crash Victims Named
[The Herald] POLICE have named seven people who were killed while four others escaped with minor injuries when a vehicle they were travelling in plunged into Tsambe River bridge, 15km off the Glendale-Centenary Road, police chief spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said yester- day."An adult male was driving a Mazda DX2500 twin-cab due east along an unnamed road towards Burmside Farm with 11 passengers on board. On approaching the said road, he lost control of the vehicle and veered off the road ......
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Zimbabwe: Ruling Party Expels Top Officials
[The Herald] Zanu-PF yesterday expelled nine members, including four top executives of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association, who were facing various charges. The four are Messrs Victor Matemadanda, Douglas Mahiya, Francis Nhando and Headman Moyo. Chimanimani West legislator Engineer Munacho Mutezo was not spared after he failed to defend himself before the Disciplinary Appeals and Review Committee chaired by Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko. ......
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Zimbabwe: Mugabe, Stop Eating Our Children - Zunde
[New Zimbabwe] THERE is an African saying that when a leopard wants to eat its young ones it first accuses them of smelling like a goat. Today our President is accusing us of smelling like goats. Zimbabwe is witnessing a revolution eating its children. ZUNDE condemns in the strongest terms the persecution of war veterans by President Robert Mugabe. ......
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Zimbabwe: Chungwa Strikes Again
[The Herald] ON-FIRE striker Dominic Chungwa underlined his importance at the CAPS United attack as he once again struck the winner to help his side overcome fighting Tsholotsho in a Castle Lager Premiership tie at Luveve yesterday. ......
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Zimbabwe: Police Condemned As MP, Journalists Whacked During Anti-Bond Notes Demonstration in Harare
[New Zimbabwe] POLICE have come under heavy attack after their brutal crackdown on peaceful demonstrators on Wednesday left an MDC-T MP hospitalised and a number of journalists nursing injuries sustained during the thorough beating. ......
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Zimbabwe: Police Violently Break Up Anti-Mugabe Protests
[Al Jazeera] Police used batons and fired tear gas to break up an anti-government march in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, the latest protest against President Robert Mugabe's handling of the country's economic crisis and alleged corruption. ......
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