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Artists must use information technology: Mandiwanzira
HARARE - Information, Media and Broadcasting Services deputy minister Supa Mandiwanzira says Zimbabwean artists will only become big players on the global stage through an aggressive use of...
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Zim artistes set for Afripraise Concert
HARARE - Several Zimbabwean gospel artistes will participate in the inaugural Afripraise Concert to take place in the United Kingdom (UK), Canada and the United States of America within the next two...
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ZimAsset: Doomed economic development strategy
HARARE - The soundness of an economic policy is determined by its strategic development trajectory, its end game. Without an end game, an economic policy becomes a decorative document full of...
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Diamond miners to lay off more workers
HARARE - Zimbabwean diamond miners are set to lay off at least 450 workers in the next three months as part of a “belt tightening” exercises on the back of dwindling gem reserves, an American business...
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IMF may extend Zim programme
HARARE - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is likely to extend Zimbabwe’s Staff Monitored Programme (SMP) deadline for the second time as the country has missed a number of targets due to a...
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MDC still popular but must deliver
HARARE - Zimbabwe’s political dynamics and realities are undergoing a critical phase that is shifting perceptions, national mood and, by implication, the national agenda. I have moved around the...
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Time to take SMP seriously
HARARE - Zimbabwe must take seriously the International Monetary Fund (IMF) administered Staff Monitoring Programme (SMP) if the country entertains any hopes of getting external funding and improving...
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Burundi law to limit church numbers
BUJUMBURA - Burundi's lower house of parliament has passed a bill intended to curb the country's "proliferation of churches". A government survey last year found there were 557 denominations...
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Uruguay legal cannabis sale delayed to next year, says president
MONTEVIDEO - Uruguayan President Jose Mujica has said the start of legal cannabis sales will be delayed until next year due to "practical difficulties". Sales in state-owned pharmacies were due to...
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Di Maria hopes to make final
LONDON - Argentina winger Angel Di Maria trained lightly on Thursday in the hope of being able to play a part in the World Cup final against Germany on Sunday despite suffering a thigh injury just...
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Jaure dares CAPS United
HARARE - Dynamos defender Partson Jaure set the tone ahead of a potentially explosive clash with CAPS United by warning the Green Machine that their recent fine form will not guarantee them success on...
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France revives Zim ties
HARARE - The European Union (EU) is answering the message of re-engagement being sent out by the new Zimbabwean government, and hopes all restrictive measures will be lifted soon, a top diplomat has...
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Impi report to be tabled in Parly
HARARE - Parliament will get a chance to deliberate on findings by the Information Media Panel Inquiry (Impi), the ministry of Information has said. This comes as legislators have been questioning...
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We used to get drunk on £1: Tsvangirai
HARARE - Morgan Tsvangirai has said he used to get drunk on £1 during his heyday as a mine worker. The eldest of nine children, Tsvangirai was born in drought-prone Buhera, south-eastern Zimbabwe, in...
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Tuku, Prophetess Makandiwa degrees justified
HARARE - Zimbabwe music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi and a host of other luminaries in the country, including Prophetess Ruth Makandiwa, are deserving recipients of doctorate degrees that were conferred...
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Children with disabilities launch book
BULAWAYO - Students at Bulawayo-based King George VI School and the Centre for Disabled Children have launched a compilation of short stories and poems. The book titled Small Friends and other...
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Bev dates Shinsoman
HARARE - Controversial dancer Beverly Sibanda will share the stage with dancehall star Shinsoman at Palace Night Club tonight. Tomorrow night, Bev will entertain revellers at Machokoto Night Club in...
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Shona old world novel translated into English
HARARE - National Arts Merit Awards (Nama)-winning writer Wellington Kusema’s old world novel, Dzimbabwedande, has been translated into English. The 348-paged book, first published four years ago by...
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Hackers won't pull me down: MicInity
HARARE - Reggae star Mike “MicInity” Madamombe says the hurt he has suffered due to the hacking of his official Facebook page has made him more determined to take his music career to a higher level....
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Lack of funding stalls Studio 263 comeback
HARARE - Joe Mawuru, who has been leading efforts to revive the popular local soapie Studio 263, says lack of funding has derailed the project. Joe, son to the late founding executive producer of...
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