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  • 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 ...

  • Murder Case - Zimondi Denies Charge

    The trial of Pritchard Zimondi accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend in Chitungwiza last year opened yesterday at the High Court with the man denying the murder charge. Zimondi entered a plea of not guilty before the trial judge Justice Hlekani Mwayera saying the woman could have been killed by his ex-lover identified as Vitalis with whom she was having squabbles with. In his defence ...

  • I Wont Rule By Decree - President

    PRESIDENT Mugabe has said that he does not want to rule by decree after the tenure of Parliament expires on June 29 and the only way out is to have harmonised elections before the date to avoid a constitutional crisis. Responding to a Supreme Court application by a Harare man, Mr Jealousy Mawarire, for an order compelling him to proclaim an election date by June 29, the President said the ...

  • Water Situation in City Improves

    THE water situation in some parts of Harare's western suburbs improved yesterday after council repaired one of the pumps at Morton Jaffray Water Works. Acting director for Harare Water Engineer Simon Muserere said the pump had been repaired though final touches were under way to restore supply to other areas. "We have worked hard the past week to ensure that we fixed the burst pump ...

  • Zimbabwe President Mugabe to Endorse New Constitution Today

    PRESIDENT Mugabe is today expected to sign Constitutional Amendment (No. 20) Bill into law at State House at a function to be attended by Principals to the Global Political Agreement. Presidential spokesperson Mr George Charamba confirmed the development yesterday. "Once the signing is done, the document goes for gazetting and in terms of coming into force, there are two critical dates, ...


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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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  • SA Zanu-PF Relations Strained Ahead of Poll

    Relations between the South African government and Robert Mugabe's ZANU PF are said to be under severe strain, with the former ruling party in Zimbabwe intensifying its anti-SA rhetoric. This historically loyal relationship has been steadily souring in recent months, to the point that ZANU PF loyalists have been calling for the SADC bloc to revisit Zuma's facilitation role in ...

  • Man Forced to Service Four Women

    Chinhoyi Bureau - A KADOMA man endured a hellish two days at the hands of four women who reportedly kidnapped him at gunpoint and locked him up in a room where they would take turns to be intimate with him before giving him trinkets and later dumping him on the side of the road, police have said. Before going on gruelling sessions of sexually satisfying the women, they would give him a meal of ...

  • Zimbabwe Mutasa On Indiginisation

    Zimbabweans living in the United States have appealed to Government to ensure they also benefit from the indigenisation programme that has seen many people venturing into areas previously dominated by foreigners. Speaking at the Zimbabwe Diaspora Engagement conference held in Washington DC on Monday, the diasporans said were eager to engage the Government on the matter. This comes at a time ...

  • Zambia Zimbabwe US envoys cycle for tourism

    United States Ambassador to Zambia Mark Storella riding a bike on a20 km stretch from Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport toNsongwe in Livingstone to promote internationaltourism, economic growth, and wildlife conservation in Zambia andZimbabwe THE United States ambassadors to Zambia and Zimbabwe today began a three-day cross-border bike ride between the two countries to promote ...

  • Zimbabwe Civil Society Condemns Mobile Voter Registration

    Fifty civil society organisations have issued a stinging condemnation of the recently-completed mobile voter registration exercise in Zimbabwe - highlighting a host of serious problems and concluding that it has to be re-started since it comprehensively failed to reach all prospective registrants. In a joint statement, the civil society groups lists some key concerns about the process that ran ...

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