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Old Mutual, CABS hypocrisy exposed Sunday, 12 February 2012 00:00 Zimbabwe Sunday Mail When Vice-President Joice Mujuru launched the Old Mutual Kurera/Ukondla Youth Empowerment Fund as part of the indigenisation and economic empowerment drive at the Harare International Conference Centre, there was jubilation among youths throughout the country as ... (more)

The word zimbabwe, the country's namesake, is a Great Enclosure, and the Valley Ruins.

He was the chosen successor of Festus Mogae, who stepped down at the end of his second term, after a decade at the helm.

CAIRNS Holdings Ltd will convert its short term debt into long term borrowings, a move that will see the company returning to full profitability by 2013, according to CEO Silas Gweshe.

International diamond watchdog the Kimberley Process has certified Zimbabwe's Diamond Mining Company to sell gems from the violence-tainted Marange fields, state media reported on Sunday.

THE negotiators of the Global Political Agreement have completed their task and have written to the Sadc-appointed mediator in the Zimbabwean crisis, South African President Jacob Zuma, asking him to tackle the principals on the implementation of the outstanding issues of the pact and the election roadmap.

THE inquest into former army commander General Solomon Mujuru's death ended this week at the Magistrate's Court, with sharper contradictions and inconsistencies, deepening suspicions of foul play.

With Zanu-PF pressing hard for elections this year with or without a new constitution, the Movement for Democratic Change formations are rolling out strategies that run parallel to the constitution-making process as part of desperate attempts to checkmate the revolutionary party, The Financial Gazette can exclusively reveal.

PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday delivered a speech in Harare at a special Council of Ministers to adopt the 2012 Government Work Programme , saying key priorities for the current administration remain the need to promote economic growth and ensure food security.

AS the shortage of cash to meet banks' financial obligations deepens, one of Zimbabwe's oldest institutions, POSB, wants the government to sever ties with its long-standing partner, CBZ Bank, accusing it of getting it entangled in a myriad of problems.

CONCERNS over Zimbabwe's indigenisation programme are stalling the country's efforts to lure independent power producers , who are desperately needed to lift Zimbabwe's electrical power output, which is critical to the revival of the country's industry and economy.

THE US$40 million Distressed and Marginalised Areas Fund allocated to resuscitate ailing Bulawayo firms is a drop in the ocean compared to the financial requirements of the closed companies, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries said this week.

In 2002, Virginia Barrett, an author, artist, and singer-songwriter, traveled to Africa to study a musical instrument popular among the Shona people of Zimbabwe.

Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu, founders of the social justice movement Woza, face trial in Bulawayo after a peaceful protest Women of Zimbabwe Arise is a social justice movement created 10 years ago this week to unite Zimbabwean women and help them speak out against the social, economic and human rights problems they face.

Reuters/Harare Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe could be barred from running for another term, according to the first draft of a new constitution that also seeks to trim presidential powers.

Police details ordered everyone out of the building just after 11AM saying the courts had been shut down due to a suspected cholera and typhoid outbreak.

For $1580 a person, twin share, you'll stay in Arkaba homestead, with all meals, a selected open bar, return transfers from Hawker, guided activities and mountain bike use.

Activist Jenni Williams and a group of 13 other women, who were assaulted and arrested Tuesday at a demonstration by activists from the Women and Men of Zimbabwe Arise , were finally released Friday when they appeared in a Bulawayo court.

Harare - CLASHES among the principals of the inclusive government over the reappointment of Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri intensified yesterday, with the three leaders issuing conflicting statements on the police chief's employment status and what transpired from their crucial meetings this week.

Munashe Tanjani, the latest find on the dancehall scene, says he wants to grow and become one of the greatest chanters in Zimbabwe.