Archive for September, 2009

Biti warns IMF loan unaffordable

Biti warns IMF loan unaffordable

Harare – The International Monetary Fund said on Friday it had allocated a $510-million loan to Zimbabwe, but finance minister Tendai Biti said the government cannot afford to take the loan. The allocation follows an agreement by the G20 group of the world’s leading economies in April to increase to US$750-billion the IMFs support to [...]

Fake Zim doctor & nurse arrested in SA

Fake Zim doctor & nurse arrested in SA

Johannesburg – Two women, practising as a doctor and nurse out of a hotel in Hillbrow, have been arrested for impersonating medical practitioners, police said on Friday. Spokesperson Bhekizizwe Mavundla said the women, aged 53 and 56, were arrested at the Hillbrow Inn on Thursday afternoon after a tip-off from the public. The women, both [...]

Is Mugabe losing control in Zimbabwe?

Is Mugabe losing control in Zimbabwe?

Johannesburg, South Africa – As leader of Zimbabwe since liberation in 1980, President Robert Mugabe has ruled with an iron fist, using a North-Korean trained brigade to put down a rebellion; eliminating rivals through show trials or allegedly via mysterious car crashes; and, during elections, intimidating opposition supporters, journalists, and human rights advocates with state-sponsored [...]

Zimbabweans need radical transformation

Zimbabweans need radical transformation

By Dewa Mavhinga It has often been said that the greatest battles are fought in the mind. This is certainly true in the case of Zimbabwe, particularly in our tortured struggle for democracy, good governance and human rights. If the struggle is approached with a mind already defeated and not open to possibilities, as is [...]

Gweru goat gives birth to human being

Gweru goat gives birth to human being

By Thulani Ncube Midlands Governor Jason Machaya has claimed that a goat in the Maboleni area of Lower Gweru in Chief Sogwala’s area gave birth to a ‘human like creature’ which later died within hours of birth. The governor led a team of journalists and police officers to the scene of the occurence and he [...]

Zim Security Council All But Disbanded

Zim Security Council All But Disbanded

By Denford Magora Robert “The Solution” Mugabe has effectively pulled the wool over Morgan Tsvangirai’s eyes on the matter of the National Security Council and has vowed not to reconvene the meeting after the highly publicised inaugural meeting on 30 July this year. The National Security Council, the only platform at which Morgan Tsvangirai can [...]

Injury problems put Pompey off Benjani

Injury problems put Pompey off Benjani

English Premiership side Portsmouth considered making a bid to bring fans favourite Benjani back to Fratton Park. The Zimbabwe striker was on manager Paul Hart’s transfer hit-list, but concerns over a thigh problem put paid to the chances of his return. The transfer window closed Tuesday with three new additions making it 13 players in [...]

Zimbabwean music – The next generation

Zimbabwean music – The next generation

By Paul Anthony Greene African music has over the years grown into one of the most influential art forms in the world. It has produced some of the most poignant and memorable music moments in history and off its back many of the modern music genres so well known today have been spawned. From Hip [...]