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The country of Zimbabwe is 390,580 sq km and is bordered on all sides by other countries. Zambia lies to the northwest with the Zambezi river and its Victoria Falls forming the border. Mozambique lies to the northeast with its border formed by the Eastern Highlands. Botswana lies to the southwest and South Africa to the south (its border formed by the Limpopo River)

 
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Government

ZNA more lethal than ever — army chief       

Zimbabwe's detractors must never be fooled to assume that the Zimbabwe National Army is weak because of the illegal sanctions imposed on the country, a senior officer has said.<<Read More>> 
ZOU programmes suspension: Students in quandary
THE suspension of some programmes offered by the Zimbabwe Open University by the Zimbabwe Council of Higher Education last year has caused a lot of suffering among thousands of current and former students. Even the university  authorities do not have a clear way forward while the institution awaits a decision from the council.<<Read More>>

Import duty on clothes to be slashed       

GOVERNMENT will slash recent increases in import duty on clothes and textiles following a public outcry, Finance Minister Tendai Biti has said.Minister Biti said this yesterday while add-ressing journalists on the state of the economy.  He also revealed plans to liquidate the US$110 million International Monetary Fund Special Drawing Rights to fund key projects.<<Read More>>

Civil servants reject US$52 increment

GOVERNMENT yesterday offered civil serva-nts salary increments of US$84 for the highest-paid worker and US$52 for the least-paid, which the unions rejected and vowed to continue with their strike.<<Read More>>

 

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Initiatives

Govt sets committee to audit illegal allocation of stands

Government has set up an audit committee, which has already started investigating the illegal allocation of stands given to co-operatives in Harare in a bid to curb corruption and ensure that the land is developed and accommodation shortages are eased.<<Read More>>

 

Intertainment

Jamaican musician Movado jets in       

Jamacian reggae artiste David Brooks, popularly known as Movado, is in the country and expected to perform tonight at Rainbow Towers before holding another show in Chitungwiza tomorrow. Mavado, who calls himself the "Gully God" said he was happy to be in Zimbabwe and is looking forward to a good performance. <<Read More>>

Tonight’s the night!       

Harare will tonight reverberate to sounds of good music, when four of Zimbabwe's prominent musicians hold a musical fiesta at the City Sports Centre. Tonight's gig literally opens the entertainment musical floodgates that had been temporarily shut after artistes took a two-week break to recharge their batteries after a hectic festive period.<<Read More>>
Uncle Harry, the living piano legend
"Johann Sebastian Bach, Bela Bartok, Ludwig van Beethoven, Pierre Boulez, John Cage, Fryderyk Chopin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Modest Petrovich". All these are some of the world's famous composers of classical music whose names are recorded in music history books.<<Read More>>

Search for BBA housemates begins        

Casting for M-Net's Big Brother Africa reality show begins in February, with an interesting requirement that all would-be participants enter in pairs. The seventh season of the continent's attention-grabbing Big Brother Africa series reality show will be hitting DStv's channel 198 in May and will be beamed live in more than 14 countries.<<Read More>>

 

Sport

Lone Warrior at Afcon        

Tangawarima shines as Zimbabwe ambassador. THERE are no Warriors hunting for trophies in the jungles of Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, but there is a Zimbabwean football expert who is proudly flying his country's flag high at the 2012 Nations Cup finals.<<Read More>>

Zim struggle against New Zealand        

NAPIER, New Zealand. - An unbeaten century from skipper Ross Taylor put New Zealand in a commanding position at five for 331 on the first day of the one-off Test cricket against Zimbabwe in Napier yesterday. Taylor finished the day on 111 not out after his team lost the toss and were sent into bat on a green-tinged wicket expected to favour the bowlers.<<Read More>>

Nightmare on Day One       

The first day of the one-off Test against New Zealand was probably Zimbabwe's worst with the ball since returning to the Test arena last year. In our previous three Tests, we have been able to get early wickets on pitches less suited to bowling.<<Read More>> 

DeMbare kit sparks row

DYNAMOS plunged into the eye of a storm yesterday amid revelations that the kit donated to the club on Monday, and the prospective sale of such material, violates the Glamour Boys' sponsorship agreement with their principal backers BancABC.<<Read More>>

 

 

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Last Updated on Friday, 27 January 2012 08:14