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Leonard Zhakata performs at ‘One Love’ Peace Festival

Jul 19th, 2008 | By Staff | Category: Music

LEONARD Zhakata and other artists were yesterday expected to perform at a festival dubbed One Love Arts Festival, which calls for peace and development in Zimbabwe.



Musikana webasa

Jul 17th, 2008 | By Staff | Category: Humour, Shona News

Vamwe mai vaidya marasha vakatanga kupaumba nekuudza musikana webasa meno amire.
Mhosva dzaakapomerwa dzaive zhinji, mwana wevanhu akaona chitsvuku musi iwoyo.
“Iwe tariro!!” vakasheedza musikana we basa mai vaye.
“Mhaa!” akapindura musikana achimhanya kuzopfugama padyo na madam.
Madam vakatanga tunhu twavo,
“Iwe ndiudze, chii chiri kuitika pano, ndikatenga grocery harigari rinoperera mudenga, nyama, Mazoe,chingwa, mukaka, sipo zvirikuenda kupi he?! Tauraka [...]



Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Market Capitalisation Reaches US$2,03 Billion

Jul 16th, 2008 | By Staff | Category: Zimbabwe Stock Exchange

THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange market capitalisation using a fair value exchange rate is almost half of last year’s close of US$5,44 billion.

The stock market has however lagged behind while every other asset price for instance commodities and the foreign exchange rate has moved in line with inflation.



Me, You And Baby Makes Three!

Jul 15th, 2008 | By Pamela Stitch | Category: Pammy's Blog

I have to admit that my biological clock hasn’t started ticking yet. I really do not know when it will but not soon o…biko!! Anyways sha, the other day I watched a great Nolly Wood movie called, “behind closed doors” featuring RMD, Stella Damascus and Desmond Elliot. As some people know, I am a fan [...]



Dear George Charamba

Jul 12th, 2008 | By Luke Tamborinyoka | Category: Analysis, Media Watch

Dear George,
I HOPE I find you in good health, even though I appreciate that it must be physically draining to play megaphone to a discredited dictator.
It is painstaking, I presume, to defend an octogenarian who suddenly has very few friends in SADC, in Africa and the broader international community.
It must be infuriating to defend an [...]



DJ Cleo is Gay

Jul 12th, 2008 | By Staff | Category: Entertainment

South African producer DJ Cleo – who is revered by many in Zimbabwe and has been said to be working with some local artist – might be making popular hits, but some of his protégées say that behind the scenes his sexual behaviour is somewhat off-key, a South African tabloid has revealed.
Kwaito star Brickz, who [...]



Zimbabwe rivals call on supporters to halt political violence

Jul 8th, 2008 | By Staff | Category: Local News, Politics

HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe’s rival parties issued a joint statement Wednesdaycalling on their supporters to halt all political violence in a sign that power-sharing talks may have moved closer to an agreement.
After more than two weeks of negotiations in South Africa aimed at resolving a political crisis that intensified after President Robert Mugabe’s controversial re-election, [...]



It Goes Beyond, “I Love You”

Jul 5th, 2008 | By Pamela Stitch | Category: Pammy's Blog

Most girls grew up reading stories about Snow White, Cinderella and what have you. The image that grew in our minds is that, “one day we will meet the prince of all prince”, this guy with physical and mental abilities will sweep us off our feet and take us to a palace where we will [...]



Deal expected as Zimbabwe begins talks on unity government

Jul 4th, 2008 | By Staff | Category: Local News

Senior negotiators from Zimbabwe’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and the ruling ZANU-PF party began talks yesterday and a report indicated they were close to reaching a deal on forming a unity government.
The talks were underway yesterday, South African President Thabo Mbeki’s spokesman, Mukoni Ratshitanga, said.
Senior MDC officials and two Zimbabwean cabinet ministers [...]



Botswana seals off border

Jul 2nd, 2008 | By Staff | Category: Politics

The Botswana government has sealed off its Botswana-Zimbabwe border. Botswana Defence Forces have been deployed allegedly with heavy artillery, along the long boarder between the two neighbors.
It is suspected that this is the first step Botswana is taking along with breaking ties with Zimbabwe,as it reviews its recognition and legitimacy of the Zimbabwean government. Botswana [...]