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Friday July 30, 2010
6:46pm
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Controversy Over Joshua Nkomo Statue Rumbles On
Imagine over 20 000 of your supporters brutally murdered by a team of crack soldiers trained in North Korea and then, 11 years after your death, a statue 'honouring' you is made in North Korea to be erected in Zimbabwe. Joshua Nkomo, the father figure of Zimbabwean politics, must be turning in his grave at the National Heroes Acre, over what his former rivals in ZANU PF are plotting.
6:46pm
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'Impunity-Riddled,' in Spite of Govt - Report
Topics:Zimbabwe
A number of international legal organizations have warned that the current dire state of the legal and justice system in 'impunity riddled Zimbabwe' has continued to decline, despite the formation of the coalition government.
6:06pm
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Japan: Land of the Rising Debt
Vitaliy N. Katsenelson, CFA submits:

Investors are understandably scared of the sovereign debt crisis unfolding in Europe. Amid their angst, however, they are ignoring a more likely, and significantly larger, debt catastrophe that is about to hit the nation with the second-largest economy in the world — Japan. Two decades of stimulative, low-interest-rate fiscal policy have made Japan the most indebted nation in the developed world, and as new Prime Minister Naoto Kan recently said, in his first address to Parliament, that situation is not sustainable. Japan has little choice but to raise interest rates substantially, with dire consequences far beyond its shores.

The prelude to the current crisis began in the early 1990s, after Japan’s housing and stock market

5:39pm
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Former England Player Lynch to Coach Rocks
Topics:Zimbabwe
LIVED England batsman Monty Lynch has become the latest overseas professional to join the Zimbabwe domestic cricket scene.
5:39pm
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ZSE, Survival, Solidity the Priorities - Mguquka
THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), once the second largest exchange in Africa in terms of market capitalisation, is in dire need of foreign investment. In the absence of foreign investment, privatisation of government entities could be used to excite the market.
5:39pm
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SEC Surprise - Fees and a Raft of Changes
AT A Securities Commission of Zimbabwe (SEC) workshop in the capital a week ago, CEO Alban Chirume had a few surprises for the market -- new fees and a hell of a lot of new changes.
5:39pm
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Country Needs U.S.$264 Million for Grain Imports - CFU
ZIMBABWE will need about US$264 million to import about 800 000 tonnes of maize and 339 000 tonnes of wheat to meet the annual national requirement, a union representing commercial farmers said on Wednesday.
4:30pm
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Africa Action Calls the ?Zimbabwe Renewal Act of 2010? a ?Major Step Forward for the People of Zimbabwe?
Africa Action, the oldest human rights organization focused exclusively on Africa, celebrates the introduction of the Zimbabwe Renewal Act of 2010 (H.R. 5971) in the House of Representatives.
3:16pm
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Low Breastfeeding Rates Threaten PMTCT Efforts
Topics:Zimbabwe
Health and nutrition experts in Zimbabwe are worried that one of the lowest exclusive breastfeeding rates in the region could have a negative impact on the country's prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme.
1:55pm
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Fight Against HIV/Aids Continues
Topics:Zimbabwe
The following letter was written by U.S. Ambassador to the Zimbabwe Charles Ray.
12:13pm
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U.S. GDP: The World Hasn't Changed Much
Topics:Zimbabwe
Calafia Beach Pundit submits:

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I'm now in Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) and finally have some access to the internet (though quite slow). I picked up a cold somewhere out in the bush last week, so I stayed in the hotel this afternoon to catch up on the market rather than go out shopping with my wife. I'm still sorting through photos, and hope to post some interesting shots soon.


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7:07am
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U-19s Beaten
A technically superior Zimbabwe outfit ended Uganda's pursuit for a maiden Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) under-19 Africa Cup title in Abidjan, Ivory Coast yesterday.
6:56am
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Registar-General Scoffs At Birth Survey
The Registrar-General's Department has dismissed statistics in the 2009 Zimbabwe Multiple Indicator Monitoring Survey indicating a low rate of birth registration in the country.
6:56am
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Warriors Date Zebras
Warriors caretaker coach Norman Mapeza will get a chance to kick-start Zimbabwe's preparations for the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifiers when the senior team date Botswana in an international friendly in Selibe Phikwe next Wednesday.
6:56am
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Junior Sables in Final
Defending champions Zimbabwe will face bitter rivals Namibia in a repeat of last year's final when the two sides square off at the Junior Africa Cup rugby tournament in Abidjan, C´te d'Ivoire this afternoon.
Thursday July 29, 2010
5:55pm
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Media Commission Issues Four More Licenses, but Aippa Still Stands
The Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) has announced that four new media houses have been granted licenses to operate in the country. According to the ZMC chairperson Godfrey Majonga, the Cable News Agency and the African Open Media Initiative will run news agencies, while Berimark Enterprises will publish a monthly magazine called Zimceleb and Feyjay Investments will publish a weekly sports magazine called Sport/24.
5:55pm
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Exiled Businessman Warns Interfin Over Its Takeover of Disputed Bank
An exiled Zimbabwean businessman, who says his bank was illegally seized by the government in 2004, has condemned the recent takeover of that same institution by Interfin Financial Services Limited.
3:36pm
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Supreme Court Weighs Bennett Appeal, Bennett Speaks Out
Topics:Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's Supreme Court is considering whether to accept an appeal in the case of a top aide to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who was cleared of treason charges in May.
9:55am
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Partnerships Needed for Turnaround, Says Vice President
Topics:Zimbabwe
There is need to invest in infrastructure development through public-private partnerships to turn around Zimbabwe's economic fortunes, Vice President Joice Mujuru said yesterday.
Sunday July 18, 2010
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