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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

Probe, nullify disputed DCC polls: Politburo
An extraordinary session of the Zanu-PF Po-litburo met in Harare yesterday and resolved that national political commissar Cde Webster Shamu investigate disturbances that occurred in some provinces during district co-ordinating committee elections. <<Read More>>
 
Home Affairs defends police roadblocks
The Ministry of Home Affairs has defended police roadblocks, saying they are part of measures to contain accidents.<<Read More>>
 
Environment minister applauds media
Environment and Natural Resources Minister Francis Nhema has commended both the public and private media for coverage of environmental issues. <<Read More>>
 
Typhoid outbreak — Boreholes to be registered  
Government is registering all boreholes in Zimbabwe following a typhoid outbreak linked to some unregistered water sources dug up during the water crisis.<<Read More>>
 

 

Intiatives

Zim to benefit from EU finance facility
Zimbabwe's trade and investment is set to benefit from a 50 million euro financing facility under the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA) which comes into effect next week, European Union Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Aldo Dell’Ariccia has said.<<Read More>>
 
China-Zim sign multi-million-dollar deals
ZIMBABWE and China yesterday signed four multi-million-dollar deals that will see the emerging super-power funding various projects here.<<Read More>>
Govt moots incentives for minerals value addition
The Government is considering incentives to encourage value addition in the mining sector to increase export earnings and create jobs, a Cabinet minister has said.<<Read More>>

 

Sports

DeMbare freeze at Maglas
Champions Dynamos fired blanks as they were forced to share the spoils by a determined Shabanie Mine in an otherwise exciting Castle Lager Premiership soccer match at Maglas yesterday.<<Read More>>
 
Kirsty cuts down on Olympic events
Zimbabwe's swimming sensation Kirsty Coventry will only compete in three events at the 2012 Olympic Games in London in July due to injury and illness.<<Read More>>
 
CAPS United duped
Premiership soccer giants CAPS United could have lost thousands of dollars in their futile bid to enlist the services of midfielder Chris Semakwere and striker Darryl Nyandoro.<<Read More>>
 

 

Entertainment

Sculptor honours Vice President Mujuru
Visual artist Kudakwashe Madamombe, son to the late internationally renowned sculptor Colleen Madamombe, has carved a semi-abstract sculpture titled “You Broke My Heart” depicting a grieving Vice President Joice Mujuru following the death of her husband Solomon Mujuru.<<Read More>>  
 
Gramma to introduce MP3s  
One of the biggest recording companies in Zimbabwe, Gramma Records, is considering selling music on MP3s and memory cards in a bid to curb piracy. <<Read More>>
 

Chopper’s ‘forgotten son’ speaks out

Dendera musician Chamunorwa Boroma — who claims to be the late Simon Chimbetu’s illegitimate son — believes there is a dendera war among all the musicians who are playing the genre, saying none of them can match his father.<<Read More>> 
 

 

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Wholesale concept brings affordability

THE First Choice Wholesale concept launched by President Mugabe in Mt Darwin last week is expected to transform lives of marginalised rural communities through a supply of basic goods at affordable prices.<<Read More>>

Last Updated on Thursday, 17 May 2012 06:33