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Inga Miller became a section officer in the WAAF during the second world war and, in 1944, married Captain Terence Miller from B Squadron, Glider Pilot Regiment My mother, Inga Miller, who has died aged 91, inherited a lifelong love of music from her father, Austin, while her Scandinavian mother, Karin, encouraged her spirit of adventure.

Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe won't sign the draft constitution into the new supreme law of the country as long as it "disqualifies him from contesting the next elections", a senior Zanu-PF official says.

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is being urged to fully probe ongoing abuses facing villages and workers at the controversial Chiadzwa diamond fields, when he makes a tour of the area this week.

The Health Ministry in Zimbabwe said on Monday it has recorded two suspected typhoid deaths, as an outbreak of the disease appeared to worsen.

Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe will not sign the draft constitution into the new supreme law of the country as long as it disqualifies him from contesting the next elections, The Zimbabwe Mail reported on Monday, quoting a senior Zanu-PF official.

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.