Archive for December, 2009
Thailand beat Zimbabwe 3-0
Thailand warmed up for their 2011 Asian Cup qualifier against Jordan next week with a comfortable 3-0 friendly win over Zimbabwe in Bangkok on Tuesday. There was some confusion as to whether they played the Zimbabwe national team or a club team but whatever the reality, it was a useful workout for the Thais. Suttinun [...]
Nestle forced to buy Mugabe 'blood' milk
By Fortune Tazvida Human rights campaigners will be infuriated to learn that Nestle Zimbabwe was actually forced into buying milk from First Lady Grace Mugabe’s Gushungo Dairy Estate, after all. Last week Nestle said it was suspending its local operation in Zimbabwe because it could not guarantee the safety of its workers. This after threats from [...]
Zimbabwe Vigil Diary – 26/12/09
A small Vigil. Although we had a break from the snow in London, transport was restricted because of the Christmas holidays and street life was subdued, despite the Christmas sales. Many supporters had contacted us to say because of a lack of trains they were unable to join us. But being fewer in number gave [...]
Zim asylum seeker in UK gold con
A suspected Zimbabwean bogus gold dealer from Bury, in the United Kingdom has been ordered to stand trial accused of targeting a restaurateur in a £70,000 con. Thabisa Moyo, aged 39, of Mossfield Close, was allegedly a member of a gang which duped Patricia Ayonye after staging a fake valuation for two worthless lumps of [...]
Tuku: Musician of the decade
By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka At the turn of the millennium, the year 1999 to be precise, music lovers witnessed one of the greatest comebacks of the decade. Zimbabwean musical icon, Oliver Mtukudzi unleashed his smash hit album Tuku Music. It was a sure fire hit album that features the tracks Ndima Ndapedza, Tsika Dzedu, Mai Varamba, [...]
Zim boxer fails medical in South Africa
By Fatima Bulla ZIMBABWEAN boxer Ali Phiri failed a medical in Johannesburg last week leading to the cancellation of his International Boxing Federation welterweight bout against Phillip Ndou of South Africa, leaving the promoter R50 000 poorer. Phiri was scheduled to face Ndou, who is nicknamed The Time Bomb, at the Wembley Arena but failed [...]
Bulawayo school kicks out lesbian students
Bulawayo -Two Dominican Convent High School students in Bulawayo fell in love. And then they got expelled from their Roman Catholic school. The students, who were in Form One and Form Three, were expelled from school before the third term holiday.Dominican Convent is a Catholic school for girls and is run by the Dominican Sisters. [...]
PM Tsvangirai's Christmas Message
By Morgan Tsvangirai My fellow Zimbabweans, As 2009 draws to a close, we can all be proud of what we have achieved during the past year and excited by the future that lies ahead of us. As a nation, we still have a long road to travel before you, the people, have access to the [...]




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