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  • Zimbabwe Tsvangirai promises salary hikes ahead of polls

    Zimbabwe's Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai has revved his election drive, promising restive civil servants salaries that are at par with the private sector, once he comes into ...

  • Death in Zimbabwe results in unusual charge against US government worker

    This image released by U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., shows the damage to the car that allegedly hit and killed Alois Pedzisai Matyoramhinga in Zimbawbe. Unusual circumstances have left federal prosecutors pursuing vandalism charges against Andrew Pastirik, a U.S. government worker accused of killing the Zimbabwe man in a drunken driving collision. Much of the case against Pastirik is ...

  • AGs Office Scrutinises Draft Constitution

    THE Attorney General's Office is proofreading the draft Constitution following its smooth passage in Parliament last week. Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Eric Matinenga last night said the deputy director responsible for drafting in the AG's Office was scrutinising the document after which he would submit it for further proofreading at his ministry. After ...

  • Gumbonzvanda On UN Short List

    ZIMBABWEAN human rights lawyer Ms Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda is one of the six women and the only African who has been accepted as a candidate for the post of director-general of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). The post fell vacant after the resignation in March of the first head, Michelle Bachelet, who return home to contest for Chile's ...

  • Farmer Takes On Supreme Court

    In a landmark case, a Chegutu farmer has filed a Constitutional application compelling the Supreme Court to comply with a statutory instrument gazetted last year that compels all courts to deliver judgment not later than 180 days. Mr Ignatius Ruvinga is battling to get compensation from Zesa Holdings' subsidiary -- Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company -- over crop ...


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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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  • Local Authorities to Take Over Projects

    GOVERNMENT has resolved to hand over Garikayi/Hlalani Kuhle projects to local authorities after it emerged that central government had no resources to continue funding the projects, a Cabinet Minister has said. National Housing and Social Amenities Minister Giles Mutsekwa said two projects in Murehwa and Bulawayo had since been officially handed over to local authorities. He was giving oral ...

  • Zimbabwe Mining Firms to Engage Govt

    INCOMING Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe president and Zimplats chief executive Mr Alex Mhembere says constant dialogue with Government is key to maximising the mining industry's contribution to national economic development. Mr Mhembere said this after he was elected the chamber's new president at a closed council meeting during the 74th annual general meeting at Troutbeck Resort in ...

  • Zim Golf Team Places Fourth

    THE Zimbabwe women golf team of Loice Chingono, Batsirai Tilowakuti, Yolanda Mubaiwa and Shamiso Makwara finished fourth at the Regional All-Africa Challenge Trophy at Centurion Country Club in Pretoria, South Africa, at the weekend. Regional powerhouse South Africa won the event for a record fourth time. The South Africans won the inaugural event at the Phakalane Golf Estate in Botswana in ...

  • ZEC Owes CMED U.S.$16 Million

    The Central Mechanical Engineering Department says the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission should pay it more than US$1,6 million for cars hired and used during the recent referendum if it is to effectively participate in the forthcoming harmonised elections constitutionally due by June 29 2013. Managing director for CMED Mr Davison Mhaka said they had to take money from their company coffers to pay ...

  • Govt to Compel Listing of Banks

    Government will enact laws requiring all banks to list on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange to help them raise capital, Finance Minister Tendai Biti has said. Addressing journalists recently, Minister Biti said the proposed laws are meant to help prevent future bank failures in the country. Several banks have in recent years collapsed due to under-capitalisation and mismanagement. A number are ...

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