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Bogus
The Movement for Democratic Change today said the offer for two commercial radio licenses by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe is bogus. Deputy Minister for Information, Murisi Zwizwai, who said…
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West urged to do away with double standards on Zimbabwe
Ask any Zimbabwean, even a staunch ZANU-PF supporter, he or she will tell you that Robert Mugabe has overstayed. People might differ on what the way forward should be, that…
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Look back- Bornwell Chakaodza 12 years ago
Bornwell Chakaodza has had an interesting career from government critic to Herald editor and on to Standard editor. Here is a story we wrote about him 12 years ago when…
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Opening up radio
Zimbabwe is offering two commercial radio licences according to a newspaper advertisement published today. The advert by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe said the licence would run for 10 years…
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Zimbabwe owes Britain’s ECGD 190.4 million pounds
Zimbabwe owes Britain’s Export Credit Guarantee Department 190.4 million pounds and has not indicated when it will repay the money, the Undersecretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Edward Davey, told the House of Commons yesterday.
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Did Kangai try to derail the land reform programme?
This is what some critics thought when then Minister of Lands Kumbirai Kangai compulsorily acquired more than 1 500 white-owned farms sending shock waves in the country’s economy but well-knowing…
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Crisis industry booming in Zimbabwe says new book
Blessing-Miles Tendi would make a lot of enemies with civil society in Zimbabwe if his book: Making history in Mugabe’s Zimbabwe was widely available in the country.
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Looting at RBZ
Board members of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe are allegedly paying themselves as much as US$2,000 a month in allowances while ordinary workers receive a paltry US$150 a month, reports…
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Zimbabwe thumped Canada, West to become chair of CSD- Wikileaks
Zimbabwe thumped Canada and the West to win chairmanship of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development in May 2007. According to a cable just released by Wikileaks, Canada had vowed to lobby against Zimbabwe’s election even going to the extent to trying to persuade African countries to set aside their claim to the chair for the 16th session of the CSD.
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Growth target
Economic Planning Minister Tapiwa Mashakada today said the country is targeting economic growth of 7.1 percent a year for the next five years. "We need about $9 billion to bankroll…