Provides the latest RSS feeds for Zimbabwe News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Zimbabwe Star.com http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/cat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2/ en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 22:22:46 -0400 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:22:46 -0400 30 SOUTH AFRICAN-BASED products company Tiger Brands is giving back to its local customers by engaging in different community service projects in Zimbabwe. Tiger Brands Zimbabwe projects co-ordinator Gwen Mpeiwa expressed gratitude at the overwhelming support from the local market during the Fatti's and Moni's Pasta Cook Off held in Harare last weekend. "Over the weekend, we had a ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214604334/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:18:32 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214604334/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party on Saturday pledged to trim the army and ensure a free society if it wins upcoming general elections. "The size of the army must be rationalised taking into account the fact that we are in peace and chances of us going to war are nil," Tendai Biti, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) secretary general, said at a conference in ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214603889/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:30:36 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214603889/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 THERE was a time when Moses Chunga was a big part of the Harare derby. But football, just like life, changes a lot and when CAPS United and Dynamos clash tomorrow at the National Sports Stadium, Chunga will be on a different assignment altogether. Now coach of Division One side Hippo Valley, he takes his men for a home tie against Renco Mine, which to the people of that area, is also a derby. ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214602642/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:16:57 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214602642/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Zimplats chief executive Mr Alex Mhembere was on Wednesday elected the new president of the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe during the organisation's council meeting in the Eastern Highlands. Mr Mhembere, who was the vice president of the organisation, takes over from outgoing leader Mr Winston Chitando. Speaking from the Eastern Highlands yesterday, Mr Chitando said the winners would assume ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214602643/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:16:57 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214602643/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Splinter groups of the popular Mbare Chimurenga Choir have taken each other to the civil court with each claiming ownership of the name. The original Mbare Chimurenga Choir is represented by Elizabeth Bwanya, who claims to be the founder and cited Pamela Tswanhu, Constance Chimombe, Nomagugu Dube and others of Carter House Kitchen in Mbare as respondents. Bwanya wanted the other members to be ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214602646/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:16:56 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214602646/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Imagine your wife, sister or girlfriend having her eyelashes done by a male make-up artist. Not only will he do her eyelashes, but also everything that defines facial make-up and enhances her facial beauty. Wouldn't a pang of jealous surge through your body, make your bile rise and feel like you want to beat the daylights out of the man who is touching her face with such tenderness meant ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214602645/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:16:56 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214602645/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 STILL smarting from last week's defeat at the hands of bitter rivals, Old Hararians, Harare Sports Club are faced with another Harare derby challenge this afternoon as they host Old Georgians Sports Club at 3pm. This was the defending champions' first defeat this season and they go onto the field this afternoon against an undefeated Old Georgians who are the only side yet to suffer a ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214602644/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:16:56 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214602644/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 A lecturer at a government university in Zimbabwe has been jailed for three months for labelling veteran President Robert Mugabe "a rotten old donkey," in the latest such case, lawyers said on Saturday. Chenjerai Pamhiri, 38, a lecturer at Great Zimbabwe State University in Masvingo city, was convicted and jailed on Friday by a magistrate on Friday, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214601507/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:25:11 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214601507/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Harare - A lecturer at a government university in Zimbabwe has been jailed for three months for labelling veteran President Robert Mugabe ';a rotten old donkey,'; in the latest such case, lawyers said on ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214601508/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:23:58 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214601508/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton about Zimbabwe's upcoming presidential election and efforts to alleviate its international ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600428/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 07:35:50 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600428/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 The launch of the Food and Nutrition Security Policy by President Mugabe on Thursday is a move in the right direction for the nation. Yet, the policy has placed a high demand on Government to ensure that practical action is taken for the country to become food secure. The policy and its implementation plan must be acted upon as soon as possible for the country to realise food security. Going ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600567/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 07:08:59 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600567/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 GOVERNMENT has given all businesses operating in reserved sectors of the economy under the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act a six-month ultimatum to apply for indigenisation compliance certificates. According to the Act, reserved sectors are agriculture (primary production of food and cash crops), transportation, retail and wholesale trade, barbershops, hairdressing and beauty salons, ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600564/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 07:08:59 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600564/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara has hailed the land reform for empowering Zimbabweans with productive land. He was speaking at the launch of the Food and Nutrition Security Policy in Harare on Thursday. The policy was launched by President Robert Mugabe. Prof Mutambara said the successful land reform was a revolution that created a new dispensation althoughthere was need to boost ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600565/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 07:08:59 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600565/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 THE liberation struggle remains critical in shaping the country's future, the President has said. He urged Zimbabweans to appreciate the sacrifices made by freedom fighters in liberating Zimbabwe. The Head of State and Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces said this during the pass-out parade of regular officer cadets(Course Number 3/29/11) at the Zimbabwe ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600566/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 07:08:59 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600566/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 ZCTU says MDC-T's ministers and policy failures are at variance with the needs of workers the party claims are its bedrock, while a Church minister has accused the party of behaving like employers. While giving a solidarity message at the launch of MDC-T's policy conference in Harare yesterday, ZCTU secretary-general Mr Japhet Moyo -- who holds the same post MDC-T leader Morgan ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600568/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 07:08:59 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600568/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 GOVERNMENT is expected to impose medical tariffs for all consultations in two weeks time after service providers and medical aid societies failed to come up with an agreed tariff. Health and Child Welfare Deputy Minister Douglas Mombeshora said the ministry has already started working on the new tariffs that would be shared with the Zimbabwe Medical Association and the Association of Healthcare ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600569/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 07:08:58 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600569/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Vice President Joice Mujuru yesterday paid condolences to former Midlands Governor Cephas Msipa following the death of his wife Charlotte from diabetes last month. VP Mujuru met Cde Msipa at his son's home in Borrowdale, Harare, and described Ambuya Msipa as a soft lady and mother who supported her husband. She said her relationship with the Msipa family dated back to 1980. VP Mujuru said ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600570/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 07:08:58 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600570/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 The District Development Fund has started repairing access and feeder roads across the country in preparation for harmonised elections expected next month. This followed indications made by stakeholders, including the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and the provincial government structures, that some areas were difficult to access during the constitutional referendum held in February. DDF director ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600063/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 06:05:58 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600063/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's bid to block a Harare man, Mr Jealousy Mawarire's court application for early proclamation of election dates to be heard on an urgent basis failed yesterday after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the man. Mr Mawarire had approached the superior court seeking an order to have his case heard on urgent basis arguing that the life of Parliament and ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600064/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 06:05:58 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600064/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 SUPERSTAR Oliver Mtukudzi, who returned from his overseas tour this week, will miss out on the three-day Mutare Music Festival which began yesterday to attend to the unveiling of his son's tombstone at Warren Hills Cemetery. Mtukudzi lost his son Sam in a car crash on March 15, 2010 that also claimed the life of his childhood friend and sound engineer Owen Chimhare. Although by yesterday, ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600062/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 06:05:58 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600062/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 We are headed for very interesting times I tell you. The MDCs do not want elections before or by June 29, which is when the life of Parliament extinguishes itself. Yet they harp on laws which need realignment with the new constitution when it comes into force, and all this before we go for elections. This is increasingly sounding like a precondition. Those laws would have to be passed by ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600068/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 06:05:57 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600068/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission said yesterday that it will start a new voter registration exercise once President Mugabe assents to the new constitution, but says funding for the process has to be released now. Zec chairperson Justice Rita Makarau said after meeting with fellow commissioners to plan for the new voter registration and to exchange experiences on the on-going exercise that ends ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600065/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 06:05:57 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600065/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 THE world's most famous football clash for over half a century has been the "El Classico" in Spain, featuring Barcelona and Real Madrid. From the late '50s until now, the razzmatazz, emotional and dazzling encounters that have engulfed the football globe, whenever these two giants clash, has lost none of its sparkle. Real's Alfredo di Stefano and Barca's Josep ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600067/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 06:05:57 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600067/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Teenagers in the 15-19 years age group constitute a quarter of institutional maternal deaths recorded between January and July this year, a Government analysis has revealed. According to the analysis produced by the reproductive health unit in the Health and Child Welfare Ministry, a total of 224 death notification forms were received at the head office. It is from these forms that data was ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600066/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 06:05:57 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214600066/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 AFTER more than three decades of churning out sungura tunes on a gospel tip tackling social ills in a biting and subliminal way, Hosiah Chipanga's personality has bubbled to the surface in a big way. Now a ripe 61 years old, Chipanga showcases himself as an apostle, a spirit medium, a state advisor and a politician. Chipanga has created an array of confusing alter egos which have now ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214599616/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 05:03:37 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214599616/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 The MDC led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday launched its plans for transforming Zimbabwe, plans which have been described as "promising." Tsvangirai on Friday officially opened his party's 8th policy conference in Harare, a three day event that will set the tone for his and his party's election campaign this year. The theme for the conference is: "Towards ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214599617/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 05:03:37 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214599617/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 The Harare City Council on Thursday revealed that it requires a staggering $2.5 billion to roll out a programme to address the city's water problems. Speaking to journalists, Harare Mayor Muchadeyi Masunda said the programme would ensure that residents have uninterrupted supplies, during a week when most residents had no water. The dormitory town of Chitungwiza, which gets its water from ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214599618/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 05:03:36 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214599618/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 The policy that will open Zimbabwe for business, usher in substantive reforms in various sectors with the sole objective of spurring economic growth, restore our collective dignity and creating jobs for the millions of unemployed Zimbabweans has been launched. The policy was launched Friday at a colorful ceremony held at the Jubilee Christian Centre in Harare. Even young people who are ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214599620/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 05:03:36 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214599620/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 CHILDREN from local homes will have an opportunity to showcase their talent when they take part in the World Cup of Children from Care Homes "Hope for Mundial" to be held in Warsaw, Poland,next month. The event will be held on June 15 and 16 and the participating teams are expected to arrive on June 13. Zimbabwe was invited for the inaugural World Cup after Kutting Edge Sports ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214599621/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 05:03:36 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214599621/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Residents in the still growing Cowdray Park suburb of Bulawayo are battling with ongoing water shortages that have plagued the area for more than seven years. Thousands of people, allocated stands in the area, have been forced to add hours of queuing for water into their every day plans. They say the water problems have been caused by bad planning, with only five communal taps servicing eight ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214599619/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Sat, 18 May 2013 05:03:36 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214599619/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang will pay an official visit to Zimbabwe and attend a special summit of the African Union from May 21 to 25.Wang will attend a special summit of the African Union to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Organization for African Unity, the predecessor to the African Union. He will attend the event, to be held in the Ethiopian capital of Addis ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214595551/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:57:47 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214595551/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 A man waits to obtain his national identity card during a voter registration drive in Harare ahead of the general election. Photograph: Philimon ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214593902/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:31:22 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214593902/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 WASHINGTON DC -- A high-powered delegation of business executives and top government officials has arrived in Washington DC to link Zimbabweans in the diaspora with captains of industry and commerce in an effort to revive the Zimbabwe economy. Esau Mavindidze of the Zimbabwe Business Network International, which is hosting the delegation with Zimbabwe Expo Business Consortium, said the ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214592067/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:33:11 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214592067/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 WASHINGTON -- Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Welshman Ncube says Zimbabweans should take advantage of the up-coming thirty-day voter registration exercise to ensure their names are on the voters roll as the country prepares for fresh elections. The exercise will begin soon after the Zimbabwe Constitution Amendment Bill Number 20 is signed by President Robert Mugabe and gazetted ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214592068/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:33:10 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214592068/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 WASHINGTON -- A Zanu-PF probe team led by chairman Simon Khaya Moyo is now in the volatile Masvingo Province to try and address factionalism that might prove costly for the party in the forthcoming election. Sources in Masvingo told VOA that some Provincial Cordinating Committee (PCC) members met last weekend and vowed to resist any attempts to dissolve the provincial leadership as has ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214590919/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:24:14 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214590919/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 HARARE -- Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday vowed to fight corruption to high unemployment levels in the country is his party wins fresh elections expected to be called sometime this year. Mr. Tsvangirai made the commitment in an address officially opening his party’s three-day national policy conference horning out its top priority policies to champion during the ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214590920/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:24:13 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214590920/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 HARARE -- One of Zimbabwe’s top bodybuilding competitions, Mr. Ironman, returns to the Zimbabwean sports calendar after two years of absence. The Zimbabwe Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation says Mr. and Miss Ironman competition will be held on June 1 in the Mashonaland West town of Kadoma instead of its traditional Harare venue as the federation seeks to spread the sport around the ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214590921/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:24:13 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214590921/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Zimbabwean Prime Minister and Movement for Democractic Change (MDC) President Morgan Tsvangirai, left, and his wife Elizabeth greet the audience on the first day of the party's National Policy Conference in Harare, May 17, ... http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214589405/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:12:22 -0400 http://www.zimbabwestar.com/index.php/sid/214589405/scat/4a6d634cbccbbfe2