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News of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai rejects 31 July election date
Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Thursday he would oppose plans by President Robert Mugabe to hold an election on July 31. At a news conference Tsvangirai also accused Mugabe, his partner in a factious unity government, of violating a power-sharing agreement set up after bloody and (...)

13 - 06 - 2013
Oracom Telecom Unveils Ongoing Talks Over License Renewal In Zimbabwe
Orascom Telecom Holding (ORTE.CA) announced that the company is conducting talks over terms and conditions of license renewal for its unit in Zimbabwe Telecel. OT added, in a release responding to the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) inquiries, that Telecel Zimbabwe is not part of company's consolidated (...)

03 - 06 - 2013
Zimbabwe court orders Mugabe to hold elections by end of July
Zimbabwe's highest court Friday ordered President Robert Mugabe to ensure the African country holds elections by the end of July. Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku said that out of a nine-judge panel only two had dissented to the ruling he delivered. Mugabe "is hereby ordered and directed to (...)

01 - 06 - 2013
Zimbabwe Threatens Egypt's Orascom Over Local Licence
Zimbabwe will not renew the licence of a unit of Egypt's Orascom Telecom until it turns over a majority of its shares to local shareholders, state media reported on Friday. Orascom owns 60 percent of Zimbabwe's second-largest mobile company, Telecel, which Transport, Communications and (...)

31 - 05 - 2013
Zimbabwe threatens Egypt's Orascom over local licence
Zimbabwe will not renew the licence of a unit of Egypt's Orascom Telecom until it turns over a majority of its shares to local shareholders, state media reported on Friday. Orascom owns 60 percent of Zimbabwe's second-largest mobile company, Telecel, which Transport, Communications and (...)

31 - 05 - 2013
Ahli out of Sadomba 'bargain'
Ahli will not be following their pursuit of Hilal striker Edward Sadomba after he reportedly decided to join Merreikh. Despite declaring that he is a top priority this winter, Ahli seem to have removed the Zimbabwe international from their shortlist. “We have decided to end our pursuit to Sadomba (...)

02 - 01 - 2013
Egypt's Ahly eye Zimbabwe striker Sadomba
Ahly have identified Zimbabwe striker Edward Sadomba as one of their targets in the January transfer window, the club said on Wednesday. “Coach Hossam El-Badry has discussed with the football committee the potential targets for the coming period,” Ahly said on their official website. “El-Badry (...)

26 - 12 - 2012
Egypt's Hegazy suffers serious knee injury at Fiorentina
Just a few days after making his debut with Fiorentina, Ahmed Hegazy will be forced to rest for months after rupturing his knee ligament during Monday's training session. “Ahmed Hegazy suffered a rupture in his anterior knee ligament on Monday morning, a serious injury that will need a surgical (...)

03 - 12 - 2012
Zimbabwe FA bans 15 players and officials for life
Ex-coach Sunday Chidzambwa and ex-skipper Method Mwanjali, now employed by South African clubs, were found by a year-long independent investigation to have conspired with an Asian betting syndicate when Zimbabwe played friendlies in Asia between 2007-09. An official report said games were fixed by (...)

19 - 10 - 2012
Zimbabwe food situation deteriorating
Irregular rains, poor agricultural practices and ongoing economic challenges have pushed Zimbabwe into an increasingly critical food security situation, the United Nations food relief agency warned this week. According to the World Food Program (WFP), the past several weeks have provided signs of (...)

30 - 08 - 2012
'Illegal' hiring leaves Zimbabwe army hungry
Zimbabwe's army is suffering food shortages after recruiting thousands of new soldiers without authority from the cash-strapped treasury, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said on Thursday. Zimbabwe, struggling to recover from a decade-long economic decline that critics blame on long-serving (...)

14 - 06 - 2012
BBC presenter arrested in Zimbabwe, lawyer says
A BBC radio presenter has been arrested in Zimbabwe and charged with working without a permit, his lawyer told Reuters on Sunday. Petroc Trelawny was detained in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second city, on Thursday while attending an arts festival, Munyaradzi Nzarayapenga said. The presenter, who (...)

27 - 05 - 2012
Zimbabwe coach suspended in match-fixing fallout
The Zimbabwe Football Association has suspended national coach Norman Mapeza in the match-fixing scandal that has already implicated more than 80 players and lead to corruption charges against the federation's former chief executive ZIFA said Tuesday Mapeza's assistant coach Joey Antipas was (...)

07 - 02 - 2012
Orascom Telecom plans to invest $ 70 million in Telecel
Telecel, the Zimbabwean unit of Orascom Telecom Holding disclosed that OTH plans to invest $ 70 million in Telecel in order to enable it to expand and upgrade its network and services, The Independent reported. “Work on expanding Telecel's network and operations is ongoing but is expected to (...)

30 - 11 - 2011
Polygamy, poverty impacts women in rural Africa
Midlands Province, Zimbabwe: Sesedzai Rupuwu owns nothing except the tattered clothes that are neatly packed in her small, faded suitcase. She does not own a home or any household property. She is not allowed to. Rupuwu has an aged, wrinkled face that betrays her mere 48 years. She walks with (...)

01 - 08 - 2011
Hoffenheim signs Zimbabwe forward Musona
Hoffenheim says it is giving Zimbabwe forward Knowledge Musona a five-year contract. The 21-year-old striker arrives from the Kaiser Chiefs for the South African side last season. The Bundesliga club says it will give Musona time to develop. Coach Holger Stanislawski says that although (...)

28 - 07 - 2011
Al-Hilal hold Enyimba to a draw in Aba
Al-Hilal were off to a brilliant start of their Champions' League group stage campaign as they managed to hold Nigerian giants Enyimba to 2-2 draw on a very rainy day in Aba. Zimbabwe striker Edward Sadomba gave the visitors the perfect start as he broke the deadlock after only 22 minutes to (...)

17 - 07 - 2011
S.Africa's mine nationalisation needs debate: AngloGold
Nationalisation of South Africa's mines needs to be debated and not dismissed, the head of Africa's top gold miner said on Wednesday as he warned about the damage such move could have on the country's economy. In a letter published in Business Day financial daily, Mark Cutifani, the chief (...)

13 - 07 - 2011
FIFA delay Zimbabwe visit by anti-corruption team
The Zimbabwe Football Association has been undergoing a probe into admissions by national team players last October of taking bribes to lose matches on tours to Asia. ZIFA chief executive Jonathan Mashingaidze says on Wednesday that FIFA has been encouraged by its internal (...)

06 - 07 - 2011
Why leaders live so long
In his new book, Power and Long Life, veteran Egyptian media personality Hamdi el- Kunaisi explores the link between the longevity of certain politicians and presidents and their long periods in power, considering many psychological and physiological factors. He starts his research by defining (...)

23 - 11 - 2010
Maintaining mining in Africa
Africa's mining industry is experiencing a seismic boom, and as more international companies scramble for a lucrative piece of the continent's rich resources, there is genuine concern that competing countries are overlooking and even completely neglecting the impending impact on Africa's fragile (...)

21 - 10 - 2010
International book digest
The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris by Peter Beinart (Harper/HarperCollins Publishers 2010) In this review Leslie H. Gelb cautions that this new book about American foreign policy offers no easy solution, but is “a highly readable and useful hundred-year account of American ventures (...)

15 - 06 - 2010
Gunners skipper unfazed by Ahli
Lowly Gunners, champions of Zimbabwe, are unfazed by Ahli's experience prior to their clash in the African Champions League, according to skipper Trymore Mtisi. "We are ready for any team in the first round of the competition," Mtisi was quoted as saying by Zimbabwean media. "As Gunners, we (...)

02 - 03 - 2010
Can Africa deal with Zimbabwe?
The AU has the rules and the precedent. Will it act, asks Faten Aggad* As African heads of state and government prepare to meet next Monday for the 11th African Union (AU) Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, the situation in Zimbabwe continues to spiral downwards. The chairman of the AU Commission, Jean (...)

26 - 06 - 2008
Krol's decision lured Zamalek into trouble - Abbas
Zamalek chairman Mamdouh Abbas said on Saturday that the club need to find a replacement for Ruud Krol as soon as possible. The Dutchman announced that he will depart at the end of the season due to family reasons. Krol's decision came shortly after Zamalek learned that they will meet (...)

17 - 05 - 2008
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