Mugabe Condemns Churches That Allow Gay Marriages
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:11:28 -0400
Harare — Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has lashed out at churches that allow same-sex marriages, and said gay rights would not be included in a new constitution being written for the southe...

Nkomo statue -- ZAPU party joins the fray
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:08:12 -0400
Friday, 30 July 2010 19:33 JOHANNESBURG – The European branch of Zimbabwe’s opposition Zapu party this week castigated the government over its plan to erect a statue of the country’s late Vice P...

Snake curled up in washing machine
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:08:08 -0400
Friday, 30 July 2010 14:41 A woman unloading her laundry from the washing machine was given a huge scare after finding a five-foot snake curled up in her clothes. Wendy Foley, 51, spotted the huge co...

Granny falls down manhole
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:08:07 -0400
Friday, 30 July 2010 14:39 An 87-year-old woman has fallen down a manhole after stepping through a loose cover while enjoying a post-breakfast walk with her husband. Wang Jungcheng watched in horror ...

Woman breaks record for slowest Channel swim
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:08:05 -0400
Friday, 30 July 2010 14:30 A 56-year-old woman who used to weigh 20 stone before she had a gastric bypass in November has become the slowest person ever to swim the Channel. Jackie Cobell from Tonbri...

War vets intimidate villagers
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:08:03 -0400
Friday, 30 July 2010 13:19 MUTARE – Villagers from Mutasa rural district in Manicaland province last week said war veterans have ordered them to tell constitutional outreach teams that the proposed ...

It’s not Tomana alone!
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:08:02 -0400
and his Zanu (PF) party are hardly surprising. That the bench long forfeited its integrity in the eyes of ordinary Zimbabweans is as true as it is obvious to all except those who are either fatally l...

CAPS to play attacking game
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:07:59 -0400
Friday, 30 July 2010 19:28 HARARE – CAPS United need nothing short of a miracle to overturn a 5-0 deficit against Sudanese giants Al Hilal at Rufaro Stadium this afternoon, a near-impossible feat th...

Zimbabwe XI up ICC rankings
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:07:57 -0400
JOHANNESBURG -- Zimbabwe XI has scaled the ranks up to number three on the International Cricket Council Intercontinental Cup points table following an impressive run in the competition.

Sharp-shooting Mandaza joins Platinum Stars
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:07:56 -0400
Friday, 30 July 2010 18:46 JOHANNESBURG –Red-hot Zimbabwean striker Terrence Mandaza last week joined South African ABSA Premiership club Platinum Stars, after several weeks on the hunt a club in th...

Malaria outbreak claims 200
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:10:11 -0400
Friday, 30 July 2010 15:04 HARARE – A malaria outbreak has claimed nearly 200 lives since the beginning of the year, prompting Zimbabwe’s Health Ministry to institute a probe to determine the caus...

US strengthens HIV support
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:10:09 -0400
Thursday, 29 July 2010 17:35 BINGA - The United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local partners are strengthening the delivery of HIV related services and initiatives target...

A new generation of leaders
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:10:07 -0400
We need to let yesterday's leaders go to enjoy the sunset years they deserve. At the same time we must remain inspired by these leaders who, through their moral conviction, steered us peacefully throu...

ZCTU says politics delaying ZISCO deal
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:12:06 -0400
Friday, 30 July 2010 15:26 HARARE – Political meddling has delayed the naming of a foreign investor needed to help resuscitate the state controlled Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO STEEL), the...

No climate change policy
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:12:05 -0400
Thursday, 29 July 2010 17:31 HARARE – Due to the failure of the government to develop a climate change policy document, a local non-governmental organisation missed out on a US$1 million grant from ...

Electoral politics in Africa
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:12:01 -0400
With a focus on the role of ‘free and fair elections’ in promoting democracy, Zaya Yeebo takes a look at how electoral politics are shaping up across Africa.

Free graves for the poor
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:11:58 -0400
Bereaved families here seek assistance from the Social Welfare in form of free graves and transport, or they bury their dead on surrounding farms or due to prohibitive funeral costs in town.The munici...

Open letter to GPA principals
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:11:56 -0400
Thursday, 29 July 2010 17:25 Zimbabwe has been in the throes of political, economic, social and humanitarian turmoil since the beginning of the new millennium. It was against that background that ever...

Fashion week lifts off
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:11:52 -0400
Friday, 30 July 2010 10:06 HARARE - The first Zimbabwe Fashion Week (ZFW) was launched this week at a low key event at Harry Margolis Hall. It was not the huge flight into fashion that the industry ha...

Comrade Fatso impressive career itinerary
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:11:51 -0400
Friday, 30 July 2010 09:20 HARARE - It’s been a busy three months for Comrade Fatso and Chabvondoka, Zimbabwe's leading protest band, as they continue to carry their message of Zimbabwean resistance...

Cops forced to fund Heroes celebrations
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:13:08 -0400
Thursday, 29 July 2010 15:37 HARARE – Junior police officers in Harare have been ordered to contribute US$2 towards the hosting of Heroes Day celebrations next month,

Survey reveals gaps in doctor-patient dialogue
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:13:06 -0400
Thursday, 29 July 2010 12:39 JOHANNESBURG - A new, global survey has revealed the conversations healthcare providers aren't having with their HIV-positive patients with potentially negative consequenc...

German farmers take case to ICSID
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:13:02 -0400
HARARE – The German owners of plantations at the centre of last month’s diplomatic stand-off between Harare and Berlin have asked the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes...

Intimidation renders outreach pointless
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:12:59 -0400
Friday, 30 July 2010 08:03 Many participants and observers have lost faith in the constitutional outreach meetings that were meant to gather the opinion of Zimbabweans on constitutional issues, due to...

Five in custody over xenophobic attacks
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:12:57 -0400
Friday, 30 July 2010 07:03 JOHANNESBURG – Five men accused of attacking foreign immigrants at an informal settlement near Johannesburg’s Kya Sands area were last week remanded in custody to Thursd...

Ecotourism vital in rural Zim
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:12:55 -0400
NYANGA - In a bid to promote ecotourism, a community-based organisation has embarked on a project to refurbish the ancient structures of historical and sacred sites in the Nyangani Mountain Range in t...

Congressional Leaders Unveil New Legislation on Zimbabwe
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:16:23 -0400
Saturday, 31 July 2010 13:37 Africa Action Calls the 'Zimbabwe Renewal Act of 2010' a 'Major Step Forward for the People of Zimbabwe'WASHINGTON -Africa Action, the oldest human rights organization foc...

Low breastfeeding rates threaten PMTCT efforts
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:16:21 -0400
HARARE,  - Health and nutrition experts in Zimbabwe are worried that one of the lowest exclusive breastfeeding rates in the region could have a negative impact on the country's prevention of mother-t...

Calling for accelerated action, UN and Zimbabwe Government launch nutrition survey results
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:16:19 -0400
HARARE, Zimbabwe, 30 July 2010 - The Inclusive Government of Zimbabwe, the United Nations and the Zimbabwe Food and Nutrition Council (FNC) have launched new data on the nutritional status of Zimbabwe...

No rule of law, despite the unity government
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:16:13 -0400
Saturday, 31 July 2010 13:07 A number of international legal organizations have warned that the current dire state of the legal and justice system in ‘impunity riddled Zimbabwe’ has continued to d...

Police trying to block MDC Hwange rally
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:16:10 -0400
Saturday, 31 July 2010 13:03 Police in Hwange are reportedly attempting to stop an MDC “Real Change” rally scheduled for Saturday in the town, according to the party. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvang...