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  • Man of God Promises to Deliver Zimbabwe

    Prior to the March 29, 2008 harmonised elections Mr Langton Toungana was an unknown pastor based in the resort town of Victoria Falls. However, he boldly put his nomination papers to go into the election against eventual winner (after a run-off) President Mugabe, MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai and Mavambo-Kusile-Dawn candidate Dr Simba Makoni. In the elections, Mr Toungana polled 14 503 ...

  • Peter Ndlovu Rallies Home-Based Warriors

    LEGENDARY Zimbabwean footballer, Peter Ndlovu, says the home-based Warriors who face Malawi in an international friendly at Kamuzu Stadium this afternoon have a golden opportunity to stake a claim for inclusion in next competitive assignments. The match kicks off at 2.30pm. Local-based players always find it difficult to break into the national team in key assignments in which their ...

  • Sibanda Commends SADC On Strides to Make Unwto Successful

    ZIMBABWE National Army commander Lieutenant General Philip Valerio Sibanda, has commended efforts being made by Sadc member states to ensure that the United Nations World Tourism Organisation General Assembly to be co-hosted by Zimbabwe and Zambia is successful. Lt-Gen Sibanda said this at a dinner for delegates attending the just ended Sadc Inter State Defence and Security Committee Human ...

  • Court Reserves Judgment in Poll Date Case

    THE Constitutional Court yesterday reserved judgment in a case in which it was expected to rule on the appropriate date for the holding of harmonised elections. Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku and eight other judges are supposed to give a correct interpretation on what the law says in relation to the holding of elections in line with the looming dissolution of Parliament on June 29. The ...

  • Tsvangirai Reads Riot Act to Aspiring Parliamentary Candidates

    The MDC-T President Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday read the riot act to aspiring parliamentarians from his party, warning them against polluting the primary elections with vote buying, intimidation and violence. The internal process to choose the makeup of the party team to contest the elections kicks off in Harare on Saturday, amid reports some of the candidates were determined to bulldoze their ...


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Idiocracy [DVD]

Idiocracy [DVD]

I had the interesting experience of seeing Mike Judges futuristic satire Idiocracy right after seeing Alfonso Cuarns futuristic thriller Children of Men, and Im not sure which is plausibly scarier. Cuarns film posits a near future in which women have become infertile and the wo ... ...

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  • When Bruce Conquered Rome

    WHEN the world tunes in tonight to watch the historic first all-German Uefa Champions League final, the clock will mark exactly 29 years from the day a Zimbabwean football star lifted the iconic silverware. That tonight's showcase game is being played in England evokes memories of that night in Rome, on May 30, 1984, when an English team, Liverpool, powered to glory and, in the process, ...

  • Supreme Court Reserves Judgement On Election Date Petition

    On Friday the Supreme Court reserved judgement in the case in which a Harare man was seeking an order to force President Mugabe to announce the date for elections. Last week, Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku agreed with Jealousy Mawarire, who approached the court through his lawyer Joseph Mandizha, that the matter was urgent and granted the order. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's ...

  • President Saluted for Stance Against Homosexuality

    PRESIDENT Mugabe should be saluted for standing firm against homosexuality that is being used by some Western countries as a condition to release aid to poor African countries, a leading Zambian pastor has said. Dr Bernard Nwaka, who is among guest speakers at the Celebration Ministries International's annual celebrations dubbed "Action Conference" made the remarks while ...

  • Veteran Nationalists Among Honorees At AU Golden Jubilee

    The African Union turns 50 on Saturday and several Zimbabwean veteran nationalists, including the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo and the late former Zanu national chairman Herbert Chitepo will be honored at the Golden Jubilee celebrations in the Ethiopian Capital Addis Ababa. The state controlled Herald newspaper said the national heroes will be honoured posthumously, together with other ...

  • ZEC Urged to Get Organised Ahead of Fresh Registration Exercise

    Zimbabwe took another step towards holding elections when President Mugabe signed the country's new constitution on Wednesday. The new constitution was a condition for the holding of elections under the Global Political Agreement, signed by the two MDCs and ZANU PF following the disputed 2008 poll. The new charter paves the way for crucial electoral processes to take place, including ...

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