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By Wendy Muperi

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EU shifts goalposts on Zim dialogue
THE European Union will not remove the illegal sanctions it imposed on Zimbabwe despite the progress the inclusive Government has made because it has its own agenda.
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Israel backs Zim diamonds
ISRAEL has called for everything possible to be done to ensure Zimbabwe remains within the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme saying the country has the potential to supply nearly a quarter of global demand...More

Mudzuri, Mhashu fired
MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday recalled two of his Cabinet ministers — Engineer Elias Mudzuri (Energy and Power Development) and Fidelis Mhashu (Housing and Social Amenities)...More

Axe hangs over 7 ministers
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is reportedly set to drop and seek the reassignment of several Cabinet ministers from MDC-T in what has been interpreted to be another manifestation of divisions within the party...More

British firms buy Chiadzwa diamonds
British and Belgian companies have been buying diamonds from the Chiadzwa fields while their governments claim the gems are "bloody" and Zimbabwe should not be given Kimberley Process Certification to export them...More

Principals in call for unity
THE leadership of the inclusive Government has called for peace, tolerance and unity of purpose during the constitution-making outreach programme that begins next week...More

EU insincere: Govt
THE European Union is not committed to re-engaging Zimbabwe in dialogue to normalise relations and lift the illegal economic sanctions the bloc imposed on the country, Foreign Affairs Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi has said...More

Govt blasts London based NGO
Analysts and the Government of Zimbabwe have blasted attempts by a London-based group, Global Witness to negatively influence the decision by the Kimberly process monitor Abbey Chikane that Zimbabwe should be certified to sell its diamonds on the International market...More

No World Cup load shedding: Mudzuri
ENERGY and Power Development Minister Elias Mudzuri has ordered Zesa Holdings to stop any power load-shedding and disconnections to defaulting customers during the 2010 Fifa World Cup soccer showcase...More

Zim stands firm on indigenisation
GOVERNMENT will not go back on indigenisation of Zimbabwe’s resources whether or not the West lifts its ruinous and illegal economic sanctions, Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment Minister Saviour Kasukuwere has said...More

Govt mulls new mineral policy
GOVERNMENT has started work on a new mineral development policy that spells out ways in which locals can leverage on mining titles to raise capital for exploration and new mine development, President Mugabe said on Saturday...More

Brazil tie on Wednesday
IT is now confirmed! Zimbabwe’s Warriors will face world football heavyweights Brazil in easily their biggest international game at the National Sports Stadium next Wednesday.
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MDC-T clips Biti’s wings
MDC-T has diluted secretary-general Mr Tendai Biti powers and given greater authority in the party’s day-to-day affairs to his deputy, Mr Tapiwa Mashakada...More

Novelist Dangarembga joins MDC-M leadership
ZIMBABWEAN novelist and filmmaker, Tsitsi Dangarembga, has joined the leadership of the Movement for Democratic Change led by Professor Arthur Mutambara (MDC-M)...More

PM in talks with Clinton
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has missed another chance to fulfil his Global Political Agreement obligation of lobbying for an immediate end to sanctions on Zimbabwe...More

Salaries discord tests Tsvangirai’s credentials
THE public disagreement between Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Finance Minister Tendai Biti over civil servants salaries has brought to the fore the growing discord in both the inclusive government and MDC-T with analysts warning that the crisis will escalate if not handled properly.
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Sundayopinion: Sanctions are evil, retrogressive
I listened to a programme recently whereby some Zimbabweans living abroad who have failed or refused to buy into the idea of inclusivity as
represented by the Government of National Unity (GNU) in Zimbabwe, were making uninformed suggestions on the subject of the lifting of sanctions on the people of Zimbabwe as represented by the economic embargo on Zimbabwean companies and government officials by the European Union and the Americans through the Zimbabwe Democracy Economic Recovery Act...More

US ‘amends’ sanctions law
UNITED STATES lawmakers have, for the first time, admitted that the discredited sanctions law, the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act, has brought untold suffering to ordinary Zimbabweans...More

Hands off Zim, EU told
Zimbabwe will not allow the European Union to meddle in its affairs especially those concerning the Global Political Agreement, Zanu-PF secretary for information and publicity Cde Rugare Gumbo has said...More

Tsvangirai grilled over Iran snub
PRIME Minister and MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai was yesterday grilled by ministers from the other two parties in the inclusive Government for boycotting Islamic Republic of Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit last week...More

Court okays diamond sales
Government can start selling diamonds mined from Africa Consolidated Resources’ claims in Chiadzwa, the High Court has ruled...More

Tsvangirai seeks to extend term
The Tsvangirai faction of the MDC T has resolved that the party would not hold its congress until after the next elections and that Morgan Tsvangirai would remain at the helm of the party for the next two terms, as factionalism threatens to further split the party into two...More

51pc law stays: President
GOVERNMENT will not nullify the gazetted Indigeni-sation and Economic Empowerment Regulations and will instead continue driving for equitable distribution of Zimbabwe’s wealth, President Mugabe has said...More

Maridadi: MDC-T's daring political jester
THE drama that took place on Wednesday regarding the Prime Minister's spokesman, James Maridadi cannot go unchallenged. The spokesman played the role of the Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet and made an announcement that a law that was passed by Parliament in 2007 (the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act) and its accompanying regulations was "null and void"...More

African Governments hypocrisy blasted

Sixteen countries out the forty six African Union countries managed to send in youth representatives to attend a precursor conference organized by Zimbabwean Pan-African Youth chapter to express their concerns and ideas ahead of the AU minister’s conference which started in Victoria Falls yesterday...More

State in road toll fees windfall
Government has raked in US$12 million in tollgate fees as of March 30 this year and the bulk of the money has been spent on trunk roads rehabilitation and pothole patching...More

44 perish on roads
SIX people died yesterday when a Peugeot 504 sedan they were travelling in burst a tyre and collided with a Masvingo-bound Mhunga bus along the Harare-Masvingo Road near Lanark Store, about 30km outside Harare bringing to 44, the road fatalities in one of the bloodiest Easter holidays in years...More

GPA negotiators meet again
Negotiators to the inter-party talks on implementation of the Global Political Agreement will meet again today after failing to conclude their discussions yesterday

President, PM speak on gays
PRESIDENT Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai have strongly condemned efforts to include "gay rights" in the new constitution, saying Zimbabwe will never succumb to shameless foreign traditions...More

ZCTU in bid to ground Airzim
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions is plotting to institute an International Transport Workers’ Federation boycott of Air Zimbabwe flights, a strategy the national carrier described as tantamount to sabotage. ..More

Zuma arrives for talks
South African President Jacob Zuma arrived in Harare yesterday late afternoon amid indications that all negotiations on implementation of the Global Political Agreement should be concluded this month...More

Zuma expected in Harare tomorrow
South African President Jacob Zuma is expected in Zimbabwe tomorrow to help the three political parties in the Global Political Agreement resolve outstanding issues, South African Deputy Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Mlu-lami Singapi said yesterday...More

PM wrong on elections: US
NO peacekeeping forces will be deployed in Zimbabwe to monitor elections and MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai was wrong in suggesting such action as the Africa Union and Sadc will not sanction such a move, an American military expert has said...More

Zuma lobbies IMF on Zim
South African President Jacob Zuma has told the International Monetary Fund to resume lending to Zimbabwe as he continues the battle to end the illegal economic sanctions against Zimbabwe...More

Lift sanctions against Zim, Zuma tells Britain
SOUTH AFRICAN President Jacob Zuma has urged the lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe in order to ensure the swift and timely resolution of the problems bedevelling Zimbabwe's one year old inclusive Government..More.

Speaker, Clerk row rages on
Speaker of the House of Assembly Mr Lovemore Moyo has threatened Clerk of Parliament Mr Austin Zvoma with "disciplinary action" as the row between the two officials rages on...More

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EU extends sanctions
THE European Union yesterday extended its illegal economic sanctions on Zimbabwe by another year, citing what it called "lack of progress in the implementation" of the Global Political Agreement...More

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Modest pay rise for civil servants
Government has offered civil servants a 10 percent salary increment across the board effective April this year as its negotiations with civil servants ended in another stalemate yesterday...More

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Britain to maintain sanctions
BRITAIN will maintain its illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe and will only remove them at the MDCs’ request, a senior official in London has said...More

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Of lies, arrests and publicity
Since its inception MDC T has strived on fabrication of falsehoods to tarnish the image of Zanu PF with the eventual intent of gaining sympathy from the international community in its attempt to effect regime change in the country...More

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We’re masters of our destiny, says President
Zimbabwe’s sovereignty is non-negotiable and outsiders will only be entertained as partners in exploiting its resources for the development of the nation, President Mugabe has said...More

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Civil servants seek pay rise
Government and representatives of civil servants meet in Harare tomorrow under the National Joint Negotiating Council to discuss civil servants’ salaries...More

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Thousands lose out as HIV drugs expire
GROSS irregularities have emerged in the administration of the country’s HIV and Aids treatment programme following revelations that substantial stocks of children’s anti-retroviral drugs have expired before more than 35 000 intended beneficiaries could access them...More

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Be patient, principals urge nation
THE principals in the inclusive Gover-nment yesterday urged the nation to be patient while negotiations on the outstanding issues impeding the full implementation of the Global Political Agreement continue...More

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President slams factionalism
President Robert Gabriel Mugabe has slammed factionalism as manifestation of infiltration by destabilization forces...More

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MDC plot thickens
As power struggles within MDC-T continue, tensions have been further heightened by the recent dismissal of the entire Tsvangirai-alligned Chitungwiza provincial council in a move that has widened rifts within the party...More

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Zim won’t close foreign missions’
ZIMBABWE has no intention to close its foreign missions abroad despite calls for this by the business community, Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs Mr Godfrey Magwenzi told a parliamentary committee yesterday...More

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Zim to engage Botswana over pirate radio stations
Zimbabwe will make a formal complaint to Botswana over its hosting of pirate radio stations beaming hate messages into the country in violation of the Global Political Agree-ment and threatening the survival of the inclusive Govern-ment...More






BATCH 28/07/2010

Coltart appoints new Zimsec board
Reprieve for Zim properties
Zimbabwe, India relations hailed
Redeployed ambassador bids farewell
Brazil pledges to assist Zim
US$500 00 debt lands MP in court
Rich pickings for Copac teams

BATCH 27/07/2010

Winter wheat production rises
ZCTU misusing donor funds
Government to allow private investors in energy sector
EU shifts goalposts on Zim dialogue

BATCH 23/07/2010

Emulate Chirac, President tells Sarkozy
Indian dealers await Zim gems
SA attacks: 10 in court
Restructuring looms at the ZCTU leadership.
MDC-T Factional Fighting Continues
Zimbos injured in SA attacks

BATCH 22/07/2010

Youths urged to improve communities
Cabinet promises immediate auction of gems
ZESA seeks external partners
All to write exams: Zimsec
I hate xenophobia and xenophobes!

BATCH 21/07/2010

Two town clerks for Bindura
Gel offers new hope in fight against HIV
Iran pledges to support local tourism market
Biti flouted rules, got it wrong
OK moots new share option scheme

BATCH 20/07/2010

Reshuffle: Tsvangirai ruled offside
Tokwe-Mukorsi Dam: State mobilising funds
UK top official slams media bias against Zim
Local authorities face prosecution
Biti unveils US$1bn cash boost

BATCH 15/07/2010

Lost’ councillors rejoin Zanu-PF
Global stakeholders keen on Zim diamonds
Media reforms on cards
Govt to summon NGOs
Return Maguwu’s property, State told
Cotton growers give back to community
MDC-T clrs arrested
Major poll changes unveiled

BATCH 01/07/2010

Maguwu admits drafting Chiadzwa document
Kabila pledges peace, stability
Ministers off to Brussels
Masimirembwa appointed new ZMDC chair
AfDB donates computers
Cabinet okays diamond sales

BATCH 30/06/2010

June 30: Deadline for indigenisation submissions
Cricket body refuses to back John Howard
Japanese Embassy assists Binga
Zimbabweans hired as drug couriers
New cotton producer price announced
Mpofu to brief Cabinet on Tel Aviv meeting

BATCH 29/06/2010

Rich pickings for ex-mayor
Economy risks stagnation: CZI
Copac to review outreach programme
UK cuts down on non-EU visas
MDC-T legislator disrupts meeting

BATCH 25/06/2010

Fired ministers speak out
COPAC faces operational hiccups
MDC M Councillors defect enmass
MDC T embeds Americans
MDC-99 mobilisation in Midlands Province
Tsvangirai faction’s Special Committee to consolidate power

BATCH 24/06/2010

Aippa, Posa remain in force, says Govt
ZB Capital launches US$7m agro-bills
Exams: Beam comes to poor students’ rescue
Econet warns MDC-T
You are welcome, Mr Howard
Amendments to boost investment

BATCH 23/06/2010

Inclusive govt will survive: Mbeki
US in fresh bid to divide Zim
Indigenisation policy amended
Government mulls new plan for Ziscosteel
Mr Payne wanted to meet President

BATCH 22/06/2010

Water woes hit Harare
Mbeki backs inclusive Govt
Court dismisses Maguwu’s bail application
Mobile phone operators race against time
Job Sikhala faces UZ cheat probe
Trade deficit soars to US$469 million

BATCH 18/06/2010

Clinton misleads world on Zim
Constitution must come from people
Council to lay off 800
Increase subsidies on inputs, Govt urged
MPs applaud principals’ call for peace
Central bank critical to recovery – Tsumba

BATCH 17/06/2010

Embrace empowerment: President
ZNCC welcomes new investment strategy
Govt releases US$1,6m to GMB
China values Zim ties
Procedural liberties versus personal restraints
Tough call for parastatals

BATCH 15/06/2010

Nation targets WHO guidelines
SA GPA facilitators cancel visit
Report parly issues accurately, media urged
Zim, Brazil sign MoU
Support military charities: Sibanda
More heads roll as MDC-T rift widens

BATCH 14/06/2010

Govt freezes council pay
Russia promises more investment
Chiefs apolitical: Charumbira
Chitungwiza problems blamed on ignorance
Education under threat
Fifa boss Blatter backs vuvuzela

BATCH 11/06/2010

Tobacco deliveries to auction floors improve
Season records low winter wheat hectrage
VP Nkomo applauds Zambia
Thousands stranded
Zim analysts dismiss Ambassador's assertion

BATCH 10/06/2010

111 000 to miss exams
Support govt efforts, private sector told
Harare Council HR audit resumes
Perks: MPs appeal to principals
Zim meets KP criteria

BATCH 08/06/2010

Sikhala denies launching party
Take action now, Parly committee urges PSC
I still have role to play in SMM: Gwaradzimba
Chiefs cry foul
Zimsec to fine late entrants

BATCH 07/06/2010

TTDs: Meeting to go ahead
Remain vigilant, Zimbabweans urged
Leave audit to professionals, council told
Governor promotes urban agiculture

Marondera legislator donates expired drugs

BATCH 04/06/2010

Landmark passport ruling
Zim, Sudan decry sanctions
China NGOs to assist horticulturists
Ministry challenges High Court on ACR
Winter wheat inputs now available: GMB
US deliberately scuttling Zim diamond sales: govt
IMF criticised over 'staff monitoring programme' for Zim
Chombo nullifies council perks

BATCH 03/06/2010

Samba mania grips Zim
TTDs: Zim ministers set for SA
Row over anti-graft commission
NGO attempts to stop diamond sales
Air Zimbabwe needs strategic partner: CEO
Stocks continue to fall due to liquidity

BATCH 02/06/2010

Mutambara supports Indigenisation Bill
Zim, China sign bilateral pacts
16 perish in accident
Samba Boys in town
Year 1948, tale of two apartheid states
Zimbabwe safe for all to see
Innscor to capitalise on World Cup

BATCH 01/06/2010

Zanu-PF, CPC renew pact
SMM administrator responds to Mawere
Manufacturing should be capacitated: Minister
Robbers bolt to freedom
DPM backs JM Nkomo Express Road
Israeli raid sparks uproar

BATCH 28/05/2010

Zim envoy clashes with US official
Iran to boost local skills
Disputes won’t affect KP’
India backs Zim on diamonds
Firm suspends tobacco sales
We’re ready for polls: Zanu-PF

BATCH 27/05/2010

Govt bans diamond exports
Bennett: Pressure mounts on PM
Zim-Iran ties to stay: Khaya-Moyo
US in bid to influence Chikane
VP Mujuru slams West
ZMC okays five newspapers
Local, Australian investors to start coal mining

BATCH 24/05/2010

Gumbo blasts US for fuelling Middle East unrest
Chitungwiza municipality overstaffed: Report
IOM hands over houses to flood victims
HIV/Aids research to continue despite recent setbacks: Experts
Put theory into practice, military graduates told
Proposals still coming in: Chapfika
Apostolic sects snub PM

BATCH 21/05/2010

Donors ditch ZCTU
‘Zim can reclaim breadbasket status’
Zim, Brazil sign MoU
Mines Amendment Bill to be finalised
Council owed US$126m in unpaid bills
Makarau joins Supreme Court
Government cannot mother disorganised parents: Coltart

BATCH 20/05/2010

Zim boy dies after throwing himself infron of train
N. Korea cancels Zim world cup visit
Woman assaulted at South Africa's Zim embassy
Stop abusing UN, President tells West

BATCH 18/05/2010

Govt suspends mayor
Zim to start large-scale rice production
IT experts face fraud charges
Promote development, African scribes urged
Top lawyer flees arrest
Govt considers second measles injection
Heads roll at MDC-T

BATCH 17/05/2010

Mayor, town clerk locked up
Civil servants divided on proposals
President arrives in Iran
Ambassador Chidyausiku drafts nuclear agreement
RG’s Office employee faces fraud allegations
Commandos defy sanctions: ZNA
ZDERA reforms won’t benefit Zim: US

BATCH 14/05/2010

MDC-T intra-party violence
Hefty perks for city councillors
Business urged to take advantage of Zimbabwe-Ghana exhibition
West plotting: VP Mujuru
DPM Mutambara urges tariff cuts
Economic environment affects career options

BATCH 12/05/2010

Conservatives take over as Brown quits
Tsvangirai-Biti rift widens
Zim being punished for helping DRC — Ambassador
NCA property attached over debt
Roy Bennett acquitted





 



 
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