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Second-hand underwear, an empowerment issue

Second-hand underwear, an empowerment issue »

Zimmetro -- The recent ban on the importation of second-hand underwear in Zimbabwe was met with mixed reactions from various segments of society. Some thought it was the best action ever taken by the inclusive...

January 18 2012 / 1 comment / Read More »
Why ZANU-PF wants Zimdollar back

Why ZANU-PF wants Zimdollar back »

Zimmetro -- Recently, the nation awoke to the news that one of the resolutions made at a political party’s conference was to reintroduce the Zimdollar. Most Zimbabweans were shocked by the news as nasty memories...

January 4 2012 / 49 comments / Read More »

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Genera Mujuru wanted Police out »

Genera Mujuru wanted Police out

HARARE -- General Solomon Mujuru wanted the cops guarding him to be removed, his maid, Ms Rosemary Short said yesterday. He died three days...

Jan 22 2012 / 5 comments / Read More »

GIRL MARRIED OFF AT 14: father paid $70 as lobola »

GIRL MARRIED OFF AT 14: father paid $70 as lobola

MARONDERA -- A 15-year-old girl from Marange who was married off to a geriatric member of the largest polygamist Johanne Marange Apostolic Sect —...

Jan 22 2012 / 6 comments / Read More »

Mujuru maid gives fresh evidence in court »

Mujuru maid gives fresh evidence in court

HARARE -- A maid to the late retired army general Solomon Mujuru says she heard gunshots on the day he died in a reported...

Jan 22 2012 / No comment / Read More »

Police might have left Mujuru to die: Lawyer »

Police might have left Mujuru to die: Lawyer

HARARE -- Police officers tasked to protect the late Solomon Mujuru could have left him to die in a fire blaze as they ran...

Jan 22 2012 / 1 comment / Read More »

‘Chihuri, Chiwenga can only be removed by Mugabe’ »

‘Chihuri, Chiwenga can only be removed by Mugabe’

HARARE -- Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai does not have constitutional powers to remove police chief Augustine Chihuri and Defence Forces Commander Constantine Chiwenga from...

Jan 18 2012 / 4 comments / Read More »

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Politics

PM, Biti face arrest »

PM, Biti face arrest

HARARE -- Police and ZANU-PF have launched a fresh campaign to crush the MDC in a plan, which involves arresting Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Finance minister Tendai Biti and other top officials....

Jan 22 2012 / 2 comments / Read More »

ZANU snubs Mujuru inquest »

ZANU snubs Mujuru inquest

HARARE -- Top ZANU-PF officials were yesterday conspicuous by their absence at the start of an inquest into the death of retired General Solomon Mujuru, whose body was reduced to ashes in what has been reported as a fire attack last August....

Jan 18 2012 / 2 comments / Read More »

Mzila-Ndlovu dares the police for talking about Gukurahundi »

Mzila-Ndlovu dares the police for talking about Gukurahundi

BULAWAYO -- Co-minister in the organ of national healing Moses Mzila-Ndlovu has dared police to arrest him for talking about Gukurahundi, saying he is not “intimidated by hopeless ZANU-PF activists masquerading” as law enforcement agents....

Jan 9 2012 / No comment / Read More »

Referendum this year unlikely »

Referendum this year unlikely

HARARE -- A referendum this year looks doubtful, as the constitution drafting process is set to miss the 35-day drafting timetable, a sign of how the conclusion of a governance charter expected to lay the foundation for credible elections remains entrenched in political bickering....

Jan 9 2012 / No comment / Read More »

Nyikayaramba’s promotion ‘outrageous’ »

Nyikayaramba’s promotion ‘outrageous’

HARARE -- President Robert Mugabe’s promotion of a top army general who described Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai as a security threat fronting Western interests has torched off a storm....

Jan 5 2012 / No comment / Read More »

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Zimmetro`s hot girl Winnie…..!! »

Zimmetro`s hot girl Winnie…..!!Zimbabwemetro girl...Winnie...

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Entertainment

Pole dancing makes its way to Harare clubs

Pole dancing makes its way to Harare clubs

HARARE -- Pole dancing has come to many of Harare's hangouts and clubs where patrons turn up in large numbers to watch young women wearing very skimpy and revealing clothing dance on poles....

Jan 16, 2012 / More » Chimbetu family divided by Dancers

Chimbetu family divided by Dancers

HARARE -- Tryson Chimbetu has come under fire from some family members after accepting dancers that deserted his cousin Sulumani. Tryson is alleged to have employed the dancers a few weeks after they...

Jan 9, 2012 / More »

Health & Well Being

Men part of solution in reducing HIV infections

Men part of solution in reducing HIV infections

BULAWAYO -- It must be pointed out on the onset that men have been instrumental in the spread of HIV and STIs. They have been at the forefront in terms of spreading...

Jan 16, 2012 / More » Zim Health Ministry aiming for diarrheal diseases

Zim Health Ministry aiming for diarrheal diseases

HARARE -- Though the health care system has recovered to some extent and sanitary conditions are better in some locations, Harare says it now lacks funds to address the factors that caused the...

Jan 4, 2012 / More »

Financial News

Gono makes fresh calls for Zim dollar return

Gono makes fresh calls for Zim dollar return

HARARE -- Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono reiterated Zimbabwe would reintroduce its domestic currency to circulate along with other foreign units. ...

Jan 22, 2012 / More » $80bn foreign capital flow into ASEAN in 2011, who got most?

$80bn foreign capital flow into ASEAN in 2011, who got most?

Zimmetro -- The 10 Southeast Asian nations that make up ASEAN, is increasingly being viewed as an important economic bloc. This is reflected in that last year, $79.9 billion worth of foreign investment...

Jan 18, 2012 / More »

Music

Boyz II Men scheduled to perform in Zim

Boyz II Men scheduled to perform in Zim

HARARE -- American award-winning R‘n’B male outfit and one of the most successful groups of all time, Boys II Men is slated to perform at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) on March...

Jan 9, 2012 / More » Reggae music at its best

Reggae music at its best

Zimmetro -- Musicians Joe Wailer and Eyahra Mathazia's latest reggae albums will appeal more to their fans than to those who have never listened to their music. The reason is you have to...

Jan 6, 2012 / More »

Politics & Foreign

Iran to execute programmer

Iran to execute programmer

Zimmetro -- Imagine you are a furniture retailer and one of your customers bought furniture from your shop for a brothel, unfortunately, police raid that brothel and they find the furniture used in...

Jan 22, 2012 / More » Iran bans Barbie dolls, say it will destroy nation

Iran bans Barbie dolls, say it will destroy nation

TEHRAN -- While little girls in America may look forward to their first Barbie doll, in the eyes of Iran, they are devil dolls. The Iran authorities are cracking down on the sale...

Jan 18, 2012 / More » N.Korea punishes those who didn’t ‘cry sincerely’ for Kim Jong Il

N.Korea punishes those who didn’t ‘cry sincerely’ for Kim Jong Il

Zimmetro -- Even after his death, former North Korean leader Kim Jong il continues to bring sufferings for his people. The North Korean authorities are now punishing those who failed to 'cry sincerely'...

Jan 14, 2012 / More »

Science&Technology

Wikipedia shuts down today protesting the SOPA bill

Wikipedia shuts down today protesting the SOPA bill

Zimmetro -- Free online knowledge site Wikipedia will shut down for 24 hours later to protest the anti-online piracy legislation drafted before the U.S. Congress, founder Jimmy Wales said on Twitter. "Student warning!...

Jan 18, 2012 / More » Foxconn to replace 1 mln human workers with 1 mln robots

Foxconn to replace 1 mln human workers with 1 mln robots

Zimmetro -- Taiwan based Foxconn, the largest maker of electronic parts such as printed circuit boards same company responsible for manufacturing and assembling Amazon Kindle, Wii, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, iPad and iPhone...

Jan 16, 2012 / More » Samsung To Kick Off Nokia’s Crown Soon

Samsung To Kick Off Nokia’s Crown Soon

Zimmetro -- It seems like it is becoming a trend by Asian Manufacturers to express their intentions directly. I kind of like it though; they do not beat around the bush they tell...

Jan 15, 2012 / More »

Bizarre

Woman Wants ‘Seductive Damages’ From Ex-Boyfriend

Woman Wants ‘Seductive Damages’ From Ex-Boyfriend

Zimmetro -- A woman whose married lover lied to her that he was single is claiming US$2 000 in what she calls seductive damages. Eustina Marikiti has taken former boyfriend Moses Crater...

Jan 14, 2012 / More » ‘Nature mourns’ Kim Jong-il

‘Nature mourns’ Kim Jong-il

Zimmetro -- Strange natural phenomena have been witnessed in North Korea since the death of the country's leader Kim Jong-il, the state news agency KCNA reports. Ice cracked on a famous lake "so...

Jan 5, 2012 / More » Fish with an appetite for Testicles

Fish with an appetite for Testicles

Zimmetro -- This is the ferocious 'Ball Cutter' fish, which has killed two men by biting off their testicles. A British angler has told how he snared a predator known to feast on...

Dec 31, 2011 / More »

Sports

Joey Antipas challenges local players

Joey Antipas challenges local players

HARARE -- Warriors’' assistant coach Joey Antipas has challenged his band of locally based players to rise to the occasion when they face Botswana in an international friendly match at the University of...

Jan 9, 2012 / More » Chitembwe no longer interested in coaching

Chitembwe no longer interested in coaching

HARARE -- CAPS United head coach Lloyd Chitembwe might not return to the local Premiership soccer giants this forthcoming season after he indicated yesterday that he was no longer interested in coaching football...

Jan 6, 2012 / More » Arsene Wenger facing certain rap over ref attack

Arsene Wenger facing certain rap over ref attack

LONDON -- Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger faces a certain FA rap after an astonishing attack on ref Lee Probert following his teams’ 2-1 loss to Fulham on Monday night. The Arsenal chief slammed...

Jan 5, 2012 / More »
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