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Concerns raised over Zim media bias
In Zimbabwe the media is either green or red and during election period, media houses nail their political colours to the mast.
Herald invites Faku to visit and voice his concerns
The ANC’s Nceba Faku has yet to accept an invitation to visit the <em>Herald</em> after reportedly threatening to torch its offices.
Burn down Mandela Bay newspaper, cries ex-PE mayor
Former PE mayor Nceba Faku has called on ANC supporters to burn down the city’s Herald newspaper, during the party’s election victory celebrations.
JSE ‘open to Zim firms’
Firms listed in Zimbabwe may have an opportunity to raise foreign capital through listing on the Pan African Board, local media reported on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe chooses rand as reference currency
The Zimbabwe government has chosen the rand as the country’s reference currency but will not ”randify” the economy, local media reported on Friday.
Firepower puts Force in a spin
The controversial fuel technology company Firepower, appears on the verge of collapse, with its offices abandoned in Perth and other parts of the world, and the company owing…
Zim accuses US envoy of sneaking across border
Diplomatic ties between Zimbabwe and the United States came under further strain on Wednesday when authorities in Harare accused Washington’s envoy to South Africa of sneaking…
Zimbabwean jailed for selling ‘urine’ cooking oil
A Zimbabwean man has been jailed for two years after he sold urine to residents in a mining town, claiming it was cooking oil, a state daily reported on Thursday. The…
Zimbabwe run-off poll set for June 27
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will return to Zimbabwe on Saturday after spending more than a month out of the country following disputed elections, a party spokesperson…
SADC: Zim not yet ready for fair vote
Conditions are neither safe nor fair yet for a run-off election in Zimbabwe in which the opposition hopes to unseat President Robert Mugabe, the Southern African Development…
Call for state of emergency over Zim violence
A pro-government rights outfit in Zimbabwe has urged President Robert Mugabe to consider declaring a state of emergency to stem a tide of post-election political violence, state…
We’re still the best, says Australia’s Clarke
Australian batsman Michael Clarke has scoffed at suggestions his team’s mantle as the world’s top cricketing nation is under threat after the retirement of players ranked among…
Zanu-PF struggles in partial vote recount
President Robert Mugabe appeared unlikely on Saturday to win back control of Parliament in a partial vote recount after a police crackdown on members of the opposition, which…
Pro-Mugabe commentator moots transitional govt
Regional countries should mediate negotiations in Zimbabwe for a transitional government of national unity led by President Robert Mugabe to organise new elections, a pro-ruling…
Zim ‘treason’ letter a hoax, says UK
Correspondence published by Zimbabwe’s state media that was purported to be between British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) chief…