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  • Thieves Leave Mupfumis House Empty

    THIEVES on Sunday broke into Zanu-PF Central Committee member and businessman Mr Esau Mupfumi's house in Harare and made off with household property worth US$7 800. Mr Mupfumi, who operates Chinjekure Enterprises, was away when the incident occurred and he had to be called to find his house in The Grange literally empty. Two plasma television sets, one upright refrigerator, microwave, ...

  • Patients Paying for Blood From NBSZ

    MOST patients seeking treatment from public health institutions are still paying for blood directly from the National Blood Services Zimbabwe following the freezing of the institution's credit facilities for failure to pay on time. NBSZ public affairs manager Ms Ester Massundah said her organisation was owed US$$1 031 670 by public health institutions as at April 30 and an additional US$243 ...

  • Zimbabwe Supreme Court to Hear Petition On Election Date On Thursday

    A court application compelling President Robert Mugabe to announce the date for elections will be heard as an urgent matter in the Supreme Court this Thursday. This comes after chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku threw out Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's appeal against a High Court application made by a Harare man, Jealousy Mawarire, that forces Mugabe and his coalition partners to ...

  • 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 ...


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Fritz the Cat [DVD]

Fritz the Cat [DVD]

For his first film, writer/director Ralph Bakshi decided to do what no one else had ever tried before: Create a feature-length adult cartoon. Bakshi, an animation wunderkind who was already a 10-year veteran of the Terrytoons animation studio when he was in his early 30s, teamed up with producer Steve Krantz and raised almost $1 million for the production. The result was Fritz the Cat, a f ... ...

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  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

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