July 2012

Kirsty Coventry Eyes 8th Olympic Medal

Submitted by AA Zimbabwe on Tue, 2012-07-31 22:43

[SW Radio]Zimbabwe' swimming superstar Kirsty Coventry goes into Tuesday's womens 200-metre individual medley final aiming to win her 8th Olympic medal at the London games.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201207311208.html

ZIM Man Wins Dr. Sam Nujoma Half Marathon

Submitted by AA Zimbabwe on Tue, 2012-07-31 16:22

[New Era]Windhoek -Zimbabwean long distance runner Lewis Masunda stole the show at the annual Dr. Sam Nujoma Half Marathon on Sunday in the capital, after he won the men's 21-km race to take home N$20 000.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201207310984.html

Cash-Strapped BNC Scraps Pay for Idle Staff

Submitted by AA Zimbabwe on Tue, 2012-07-31 13:24

[The Herald]BINDURA Nickel Corporation yesterday suspended salaries to staff not involved in the care and maintenance programme after a US$10 million loan from its parent company, Mwana Africa Plc, last September ran out.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201207310720.html

Mujuru Mourns Atta Mills

Submitted by AA Zimbabwe on Tue, 2012-07-31 13:23

[The Herald]VICE President Joice Mujuru yesterday sent a message of condolences to the Ghanaian people following the death of President John Evans Atta Mills last week. VP Mujuru signed the book of condolences at the Ghanaian Embassy in Belgravia, Harare.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201207310719.html

Assassin Misses Target . . .

Submitted by AA Zimbabwe on Tue, 2012-07-31 13:19

[The Herald]Reggae fans will quickly forget Assassin's first foray into Africa for the lethargic performance he gave on a breezy wintry night at the Harare Gardens but will be recollecting the lasting images of a fiery Lady Squanda and an inimitable Sniper "General" Storm.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201207310717.html

BASA Crosses Borders Into Zimbabwe

Submitted by AA Zimbabwe on Tue, 2012-07-31 13:17

[Biz-Community]Business and Arts South Africa recently upped its African focus through a seminar convened by the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ).

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201207310714.html

ZESA Sues Madhuku

Submitted by AA Zimbabwe on Tue, 2012-07-31 13:17

[The Herald]ZESA Holdings is challenging the arbitral award compelling it to grant its workers a pay rise on the basis that the arbitrator, Professor Lovemore Madhuku, was later discovered to be one of the lawyers representing the workers.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201207310712.html

City, Dealers Up in Arms

Submitted by AA Zimbabwe on Tue, 2012-07-31 13:14

[The Herald]HARARE car dealers are up in arms with Harare City Council over the demolition of illegal car sales arguing the city was out to thwart black empowerment. The city is issuing 48-hour demolition notices to car dealers urging them to remove their vehicles and built structures failure of which council or its agents would demolish the car sales and passes the cost to the dealers.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201207310690.html

Consider Currency Swaps, Govt Urged

Submitted by AA Zimbabwe on Tue, 2012-07-31 13:13

[The Herald]LOCAL monetary authorities should consider currency swaps with China and other current economic powerhouses, Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa has said. The adoption of the multiple-currency system in January 2009 has been accompanied by persistent liquidity challenges, which has had debilitating effects on efforts to steer the economy on a sustainable growth path.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201207310689.html

HIV-Positive Zimbabwean Guilty of Infecting Her Husband?

Submitted by AA Zimbabwe on Tue, 2012-07-31 11:42

[RNW Africa]Harare -A Zimbabwean government officer was recently convicted by a magistrate in the city of Bulawayo on charges of deliberately infecting her husband with the HIV virus.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201207310468.html