[Zimbabwe Independent] "We must unite for economic viability, first of all, and then to recover our mineral wealth in Southern Africa, so that our vast resources and capacity for development will bring prosperity for us and additional benefits for the rest of the world" -- Kwame Nkrumah said in 1964 ......
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Zimbabwe: Bounds of Possibility - Re-Industrialising Zim
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Zimbabwe: High Court Blocks Elections to Remove War Veterans Leadership
[New Zimbabwe] The High Court has blocked a bid to oust the war veterans' leadership by a group aligned to President Robert Mugabe and the so-called G40 Zanu PF faction. ......
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Zimbabwe: CBZ Eyes Investment Opportunities in Region
[The Herald] LISTED financial services group CBZ Holdings is scouting for investment opportunities in the region with possible destinations already identified, group chief executive Never Nyemudzo said. CBZ has already started the process of reviewing the viability of the identified opportunities as it seeks to diversify its outcome in the face of growing headwinds in the local operating environment."The group has seen it fit to start scouting for opportunities in the region, so we have already identified the countries ......
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Zimbabwe: Zim's Threadbare Theatre of Reform
[Zimbabwe Independent] Zimbabweans are slowly rediscovering the courage to speak out as Zimbabwe's much-vaunted reform process is consumed by insincerity, slow-burn crisis, and infighting over the succession to 92-year-old President Robert Mugabe. ......
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War Vets Leader Gets Bail
[Zimbabwe Independent] Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) secretary-general, Victor Matemadanda and two other freedom fighters' leaders who are facing charges of undermining President Robert Mugabe were granted bail by a local court. ......
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G40 Decimates Mnangagwa's Support Base
[Zimbabwe Independent] The Generation 40 (G40) faction of Zanu PF, which has coalesced around First Lady Grace Mugabe, has intensified its efforts to derail Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ascendency to the presidency by launching yet another spirited attack on the beleaguered VP to decimate his support base as the succession battle to replace President Robert Mugabe rages on. ......
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Mr and Ms Ironman Dates Set
[The Herald] THE dates for the 2016 Mr and Ms Ironman have been set and the event will be held on August 27 at the Long Cheng Plazza with over 70 athletes expected to take part. The event is one of the most prestigious on the National Federation of Zimbabwe Bodybuilding and Fitness calendar. Last year the the event was held at the Odyssey in Kadoma September 5 and Champion Chienderamwano emerged as the champion.He will not participate in this year's event as he has since retired from the sport. A galaxy of top bodybuil ......
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Pick 'n Pay Boosts Zim Partner's Earnings
[News24Wire] A strong performance from Pick n Pay [JSE:PIK] and its sister grocery retailer TM Stores saw Meikles Limited record a 10% growth in turnover in its supermarkets segment. ......
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Zimbabwe: Graduates Lack Skills, Says Professor Moyo
[The Herald] The Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Professor Jonathan Moyo has said some unemployed graduates crying out for jobs lack the requisite skills needed by industry and commerce. In a speech delivered at the United College of Education's 48th graduation ceremony yesterday, Prof Moyo bemoaned the churning out of graduates without appropriate skills by institutions of higher learning.The minister's sentiments came a day after some unemployed graduates took to the stre ......
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Zimbabwe: Chunga Shifts Focus to How Mine
[The Herald] AFTER a morale-boosting 2-0 win over ZPC Kariba at Rufaro on Wednesday, Harare City coach Moses "Bambo" Chunga has challenged his charges to shift focus to their match against How Mine at Luveve on Sunday. Coming into Wednesday's match against Sunday Chidzambwa's men, the "Sunshine Boys" had struggled to find the winning formula.But somehow they found their touch to get the maximum points to complete a double over ZPC Kariba after having won the reverse fixture 1-0 in Kariba. ......
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Zimbabwe: Is Former VP Mujuru Offside On Bond Notes?
[The Herald] Dr Norman Vincent Peal was correct when he quipped; "the person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results". Zimbabwe has been facing a liquidity crunch for a long time due to its use of the American dollar, which is a reserve currency for almost every country on earth.Most nations , especially in Southern Africa, have recently experienced weakening of their currencies against the US dollar, resulting in nationals of these countries ......
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Zimbabwe: Protest Movement Gains Steam
[VOA] Over the past month, Zimbabwe has seen an unprecedented wave of protests against longtime president Robert Mugabe. Since June, Zimbabwe has witnessed protests demanding that Mugabe's government respect human rights and fix the sinking economy. On Wednesday, several people were injured as police dispersed a protest in Harare against the government's plan to introduce its own bond notes in October in response to a persistent cash shortage.Protest leaderPastor Evan Mawarire has emerged as a l ......
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Analysis of Constitutional Court ruling on Zimbabwe Broadcasting Services (ZBC) licences - MISA Zimbabwe
On 20 July 2016 the Zimbabwean Constitutional Court (ConCourt) clarified that it was mandatory for Zimbabweans in possession of a gadget capable of receiving broadcast services to pay Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) license fees. The ruling was made in a matter dating back to 2012 involving two applicants, Bernard Wekare and Musangano Lodge. Both applicants were facing criminal chargesunder the Broadcasting Services Act (12:06) after they failed to pay licence fees. The applicants challenged the constitutionality of the provisions of the Broadcasting Services Act on funding for the provision of public broadcasting services. While the ruling triggered mixed reactions with obvious...
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Zimbabwe's Mugabe faces rising tide of protest
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Samuel Meso's graduation gown was once a source of pride for the 25-year-old Zimbabwean who studied engineering. But now he can't get a job, and the academic attire is a badge of shame and protest that he wears to anti-government demonstrations in Zimbabwe, where discontent over economic hardship is growing. "My parents sold all their livestock to pay for my schooling. It was supposed to be the escape plan from poverty. But right now, my parents still have to take care of me," said Meso, who makes a little money by selling Zimbabwean flags on the streets of Harare, the capital. "Imagine, they will have to take care of their grandchild too if...
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'What Will We Be without Them?' Rural Intellectuals in the State...
Research on NGOs in rural Zimbabwe suggests that ideas of automatic opposition between 'civil society' and/or non-governmental organizations and authoritarian states are too simple. Rather, relations between state and non-state organizations such as those referenced in this article, in the rural district of Mangwe about 200 kilometres south-west of Zimbabwe's Bulawayo, are symbiotic. ......
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Zimbabwe's army chief threatens to deal with anti-Mugabe protesters
Zimbabwe's army commander said on Friday that his soldiers will deal with threats from activists using social media to mobilise anti-government protests, the first time the military has commented on the demonstrations. Lieutenant-General Valerio Sibanda, the Zimbabwe National Army Commander, said in an interview with state-owned The Herald newspaper that social media activism was cyber warfare that the army would deal with. ......
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Zimbabwe: Zimra Audit Winds Down
Auditor-General Mildred Chiri's office has appointed top global independent accounting and business advisory firm -- HLB International -- to conduct a wide-ranging forensic audit of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority . The audit covers an alleged car importation scam which forced the revenue collector in May to send its commissioner-general Gershem Pasi and five other senior executives on forced leave, businessdigest has learnt. ......
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Zimbabwe’s top player out of second test
BULAWAYO: Zimbabwe opener Hamilton Masakadza has been ruled out of the second test against New Zealand that begins at...
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es affected by unrest in Zimbabwe
Violent, almost daily protests in Zimbabwe against President Robert Mugabe's handling of the country's economic crisis have caused some United Methodist churches to close and lock their doors and prompted a letter of assurance from Africa University. United Methodist Africa University has not been affected yet but Munashe Furusa, vice chancellor, assured supporters and students that the school is "is working diligently to assess and mitigate the impact of the current challenges on Africa University's operations and outlook." ......
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Zimbabwe: Calls for President Robert Mugabe’s resignation rise as protests gain steam
Samuel Meso holds a banner with a message directed at Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe while taking part in a demonstration in Harare. Mesos graduation graduation gown was once a source of ......
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