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  • Discord Intensifies Ahead of MDC-T Primaries

    Bulawayo Bureau - MDC-T will finally hold its primary elections on Saturday amid escalating internal disgruntlement with members accusing party bigwigs of trying to rig the outcome. The party's primaries, which were initially scheduled to take place at the beginning of the month, were postponed twice due to infighting over positions. Some party officials who spoke to this paper expressed ...

  • Developing and Managing the Mineral Wealth of Zimbabwe for Tomorrow

    THE mining sector in Africa constitutes one of the largest industries in the world. Africa is the second biggest continent, with 30 million km² of land, which implies large quantities of resources. For many African countries, mineral exploration and production constitute significant parts of their economies and remain keys to economic growth. The continent is richly endowed with mineral ...

  • SFG Insurance Ordered to Shut Down

    The Insurance and Pension Commission has effectively shut down ZimRe Holdings Limited's subsidiary SFG Insurance Company due to its insolvency. As a consequence IPEC in a statement issued yesterday said SFG should cease operating with immediate effect. "The Insurance and Pension Commission hereby advises all stakeholders that SFG Insurance Company has been directed to stop writing ...

  • Army Officers Urged to Tap From Past Wars

    ARMOURED and mechanised warfare has become the hallmark of mordern warfare, Zimbabwe National Army Commander, Lieutenant General Philip Valerio Sibanda has said. He urged army officers to draw lessons from past wars where armoured and mechanised troops were used to improve performance. Lt Gen Sibanda said this while officially opening the ongoing ZNA study seminar in Harare yesterday. He said ...

  • Take Advantage of Indigenisation of Retail Sector

    The transition from local currency to the present multi-currency regime brought with it several distortions especially for businesses. Due to the erosion of the value of the local currency, many businesspeople found themselves with nothing overnight with the changeover to foreign currency giving an edge to a few privileged locals and mostly foreigners who started flooding the local market after ...


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Bring It On [DVD]

Bring It On [DVD]

Bring It On is a funny, semi-satirical teen comedy about competing squads of high school cheerleaders. Because the central focus is cheerleading, a uniquely American activity that has had its share of derisive barbs thrown at it over the years, the movie is engaged in a constant balancing act. On the one hand, there is a certain amount of parody aimed at cheerleading as an activity and ... ...

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  • Work-Related Accidents Worry Government

    Government is greatly concerned with the continued rise in work-related accidents and fatalities as these can be prevented when all stakeholders put their heads together, a senior Government official said last week. According to the National Social Security Authority, at least 140 people have died while 1 867 were seriously injured in the first four months of this year compared to 35 deaths and ...

  • Small Parties Should Target Local Government

    With the passage of the Constitutional Bill by Parliament, all eyes now are focused on the forthcoming harmonised elections. Of particular interest is whether small parties can have a rethink of their role in the running of the country. Gone is the notion of sharing power again in the inclusive Government but small parties can taste power by contesting local government elections. In many ...

  • Zimbabwe Mutambara Calls for Mineral Database

    GOVERNMENT should mobilise funding for exploration to establish a database of the country's mineral reserves to avoid getting raw deals when negotiating with investors, Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara has said. He made the remarks at the 74th annual general meeting of the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe at Troutbeck Resort in Nyanga last week. The meeting was held under the theme: ...

  • Zimbabwe’s plea for poll cash must go to Sadc says Gordhan

    ANY request for assistance on financing the forthcoming elections in Zimbabwe would have to be directed to the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) for it to determine how best this request should be addressed, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Tuesday. The minister said this in reply to a question in Parliament by Congress of the People MP Smuts Ngonyama, who wanted to know ...

  • Warriors Not Worried of Malawi

    THE Zimbabwe national football team are not worried by the decision by Malawi to call their strongest squad for the international friendly match to be played in Blantyre this Saturday. The Warriors are set to face the Flames at the Kamuzu Stadium on Africa Day as they prepare for the coming World Cup and CHAN tournament qualifiers and the Castle Cosafa Cup set to take place in the next three ...

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