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  • MDC-T Primary Elections Kick Off This Saturday

    MDC-T voters will this weekend begin their internal process to choose the makeup of the team to contest the harmonized elections, the party's deputy national organizing secretary Abednico Bhebhe said on Tuesday. The elections have attracted huge interest on the political front as cabinet ministers and senior parliamentarians could be among the casualties of the internal selection process. ...

  • Two Implicated in DJ Munyas Murder Case

    Police have picked up two more people in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a Harare man who was allegedly forced to drink a pesticide by Star FM Dj Munyaradzi Milimo. Taurai Janhi (34) and Mahommed Matare (31) were arrested by police after Dj Munya was picked up last week on Friday. Police spokesperson Superintendent Andrew Phiri confirmed the development. "Police have picked ...

  • Mudedes Office to Be Overhauled Under MDC-T Government

    Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party has said when it gets into power it will overhaul the registrar-general's office, a key government department long blighted by accusations of inefficiency and corruption. Led by Tobaiwa Mudede the department is viewed by many as a threat to democracy. Mudede is a controversial figure who has been criticized for falsifying voting records to ...

  • Civic Groups Call for Decentralised and Inclusive Electoral Process

    Civic groups in Zimbabwe Tuesday called for a new decentralised voter registration exercise, saying the just ended one was fraught with anomalies. The civil society organisations (CSOs) made the call at press briefings held simultaneously in Harare and Bulawayo, in the first of what are expected to be regular updates conducted at the same time at selected centres across the country. In a ...

  • Playwright Seeks Legal Intervention Over Banning of Peace Play

    An award winning playwright in Zimbabwe is seeking legal intervention after his play, whose central theme is peace, was banned last year. 33 year old Tafadzwa Muzondo has been fighting for almost a year to try and have his production unbarred. The play, 'No Voice No Choice' is about two youth leaders from different political parties who both own up to their roles in violence, and form ...


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The World According to Garp

For all the weird events that transpire during its 131 minutes, "The World According to Garp" is a strangely unaffecting movie. Interesting, yes. Original, yes. Often hilarious, yes. But, despite the fact that it sets itself up as a tragicomic social satire striking several specific targets, not much of it really stays with you after it's over. Instead, it just seems to waver between almost sitcom ... ...

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  • Tsvangirai Lies Over Official Mercedes-Benz

    PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai took delivery of a band new Mercedes-Benz S350 model worth US$163 196,35 when he joined the inclusive Government in 2009, contrary to what he told some sections of the private media on Tuesday that he got a second-hand vehicle. Mr Tsvangirai -- who in a public relations piece sought to deflect attention from increasing reports of his love for the good life that ...

  • Tobacco Sales Gross U.S$470 Million

    TOBACCO growers have so far earned US$466,1 million from the sale of 125,7 million kg since the opening of the selling season in February. This is an increase from last year's US$366,7 million raised after the sale of 97,5 million kg. Of the 125,7 million kg, 44,7 million representing 35 percent of the total mass was brought in by farmers from Mashonaland West followed by Mashonaland ...

  • American Journalists Turned Away

    Two American journalists were yesterday denied entry into Zimbabwe soon after their arrival at the Harare International Airport. The pair had travelled to Zimbabwe for unknown business but were turned away by the Immigration Department. Assistant Regional Immigration Officer Francis Mabika confirmed the incident but declined to give reasons for the denial of entry. "I can only confirm ...

  • Zimbabwe Chinese VP Jets in

    Chinese Vice Premier Mr Wang Yang arrived in Zimbabwe yesterday on an official visit to boost business and bilateral relations between Harare and Beijing. Mr Wang was welcomed at the Harare International Airport by Vice President Joice Mujuru, Defence Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa and Minister of State in the Vice President's Office Mr Sylvester Nguni. Speaking to journalists soon after ...

  • Minister Faces Eviction Over Rent Arrears

    MEDIA, Information and Publicity Deputy Minister Murisi Zwizwai is facing eviction from his Borrowdale rented house after he failed to pay rentals and utility bills amounting to US$19 318,63. Deputy Minister Zwizwai, who is MDC-T legislator for Harare Central constituency, reportedly failed to pay US$750 monthly rentals from March 2012 to date and the bill now stands at US$10 623. As part of ...

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