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<title>ZimbabweNews.com | Published News</title>
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<description>Zimbabwe News</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:00:10 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe's MDC appeals to South Africa to be lenient over refugee deportation threat]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwes-mdc-appeals-to-south-africa-to-be-lenient-over-refugee-deportation-threat</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:00:10 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Top Stories</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change has appealed to the South African government to delay a plan to send undocumented refugees back to the country amid fears they face increased poverty and persecution.<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe Networks Switch to Per-Second Billing]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-networks-switch-to-per-second-billing</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-networks-switch-to-per-second-billing</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:00:08 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-networks-switch-to-per-second-billing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe's three mobile network operators have switched to per-second billing. The telecoms regulator, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) had set a deadline of the end of the month for implementing the billing change.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe Rescinds Decision on Marange Gem Field, African Consolidated Says]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-rescinds-decision-on-marange-gem-field-african-consolidated-says</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-rescinds-decision-on-marange-gem-field-african-consolidated-says</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:00:09 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-rescinds-decision-on-marange-gem-field-african-consolidated-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[African Consolidated Resources Plc said Zimbabwe's High Court has decided to rescind its September 2009 judgment in favor of the company's mining claims at the Marange diamond field.<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe: Redemption Mission]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-redemption-mission</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-redemption-mission</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:00:05 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Top Stories</category>
<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-redemption-mission</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe's Warriors - eager to re-establish themselves as a force on the continent - begin their long journey for a place at the 2012 African Cup of Nations when they face Liberia in a cagey assignment at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia tomorrow.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Southern Africa: Zimbabwe to Chair Regional Military Group]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=southern-africa-zimbabwe-to-chair-regional-military-group</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=southern-africa-zimbabwe-to-chair-regional-military-group</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:00:05 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Top Stories</category>
<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=southern-africa-zimbabwe-to-chair-regional-military-group</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe has assumed chairmanship of the Sadc Defence Inspectorate Working Group, which is responsible for spearheading deeper military integration and co-operation amongst member states.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe: Zuma Put Under Pressure to Find Lasting Solution]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-zuma-put-under-pressure-to-find-lasting-solution</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-zuma-put-under-pressure-to-find-lasting-solution</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:00:04 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Top Stories</category>
<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-zuma-put-under-pressure-to-find-lasting-solution</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A public sector strike in South Africa has put President Jacob Zuma on the spot to find a lasting solution to the Zimbabwe crisis, due to the resentment against immigrants, many of them from Zimbabwe, for taking jobs.<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe: Parliament Ready to Decentralise Sittings]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-parliament-ready-to-decentralise-sittings</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-parliament-ready-to-decentralise-sittings</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:00:02 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Top Stories</category>
<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-parliament-ready-to-decentralise-sittings</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Parliament is ready to convene sittings in provincial centres across Zimbabwe after securing the necessary logistical support.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe: Central Bank Goes Mining]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-central-bank-goes-mining</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-central-bank-goes-mining</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:00:10 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Top Stories</category>
<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-central-bank-goes-mining</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A MINING joint-venture deal which turned sour has exposed how the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has been involved in the extraction and processing of diamonds and gold in the Midlands, the Zimbabwe Independent can reveal.<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Divided opinions over potential Zimbabwe mining boom 3rd September 2010]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=divided-opinions-over-potential-zimbabwe-mining-boom-3rd-september-2010</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=divided-opinions-over-potential-zimbabwe-mining-boom-3rd-september-2010</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:00:11 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=divided-opinions-over-potential-zimbabwe-mining-boom-3rd-september-2010</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe may not be on the verge of another mining industry boom, according to one company with several interests in the country. With rich deposits of platinum and other minerals, government departments and investment firms have been trumpeting Zimbabwe's potential explosion as a production hub.<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe tobacco output rebounds, up 100 percent]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-tobacco-output-rebounds-up-100-percent</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-tobacco-output-rebounds-up-100-percent</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:00:04 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-tobacco-output-rebounds-up-100-percent</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe tobacco output rebounds, up 100 percent<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe Extends Deadline for SIM Card Registration]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-extends-deadline-for-sim-card-registration</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-extends-deadline-for-sim-card-registration</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:00:03 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Top Stories</category>
<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-extends-deadline-for-sim-card-registration</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe's telecoms regulator, Potraz has announced an extension to the deadline for PrePay SIM card users to register their details with the telecoms networks. The deadline which should have come into effect on Wednesday has now been extended to an "indefinite date".<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe's Biti Says Finance Position `Trying,' Gems Won't East Pressure]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwes-biti-says-finance-position-trying-gems-wont-east-pressure</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwes-biti-says-finance-position-trying-gems-wont-east-pressure</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:00:05 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Top Stories</category>
<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwes-biti-says-finance-position-trying-gems-wont-east-pressure</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe's financial position is still "very trying" and diamond sales this year will not ease pressure on the budget, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe's Marange gem output to rise]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwes-marange-gem-output-to-rise</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwes-marange-gem-output-to-rise</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:00:04 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwes-marange-gem-output-to-rise</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe's diamond output from its Marange fields will reach 40 million carats in the next three years, with annual revenues expected at around $2 billion, a government adviser said.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe's Phone Companies Will Get $24 Million to Expand to Rural Areas]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwes-phone-companies-will-get-24-million-to-expand-to-rural-areas</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwes-phone-companies-will-get-24-million-to-expand-to-rural-areas</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:08 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwes-phone-companies-will-get-24-million-to-expand-to-rural-areas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe's telecommunications regulator will transfer $24 million to phone companies this year to extend services to rural areas.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe needs $200 mln for fresh polls: media]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-needs-200-mln-for-fresh-polls-media</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-needs-200-mln-for-fresh-polls-media</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:00:08 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-needs-200-mln-for-fresh-polls-media</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe will need 200 million US dollars (157 million euros) to hold polls next year if leaders insist on meeting unity deal time-frames, media reported Wednesday.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe to become world's top diamond producer: Expert]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-to-become-worlds-top-diamond-producer-expert</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-to-become-worlds-top-diamond-producer-expert</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:00:08 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Top Stories</category>
<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-to-become-worlds-top-diamond-producer-expert</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe to become world's top diamond producer: ExpertZimbabwe to become world's top diamond producer: Expert<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Talented ... Zimbabwe-born Tinashe making waves with debut album]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=talented---zimbabwe-born-tinashe-making-waves-with-debut-album</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=talented---zimbabwe-born-tinashe-making-waves-with-debut-album</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:00:08 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Top Stories</category>
<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=talented---zimbabwe-born-tinashe-making-waves-with-debut-album</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Afrobeat rhythm on Zambezi, a fictional "memory" of Zimbabwe's liberation from Rhodesia, is a one-off; elsewhere, the clean lines of western urban pop predominate.<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe 'to earn $2bn from gems']]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-to-earn-2bn-from-gems</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-to-earn-2bn-from-gems</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:00:03 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-to-earn-2bn-from-gems</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe's diamond output from its Marange fields will reach 40 million carats in the next three years, with annual revenues expected at around $2 billion, a government ad<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe firm builds diamond polishing, cutting centre]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-firm-builds-diamond-polishing-cutting-centre</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-firm-builds-diamond-polishing-cutting-centre</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:00:10 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-firm-builds-diamond-polishing-cutting-centre</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A diamond firm operating from Zimbabwe's Marange diamond fields has begun constructing a multi-million dollar cutting and polishing centre in the country, officials said Tuesday.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Henry Olonga, Zimbabwe's cricketing rebel]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=henry-olonga-zimbabwes-cricketing-rebel</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=henry-olonga-zimbabwes-cricketing-rebel</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:00:08 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=henry-olonga-zimbabwes-cricketing-rebel</guid>
<description><![CDATA[He's the youngest ever cricketer to represent Zimbabwe at international level. He's also the first black cricketer to play for his country. But Henry Olonga's place in history does not rest solely on the brilliance of his bowling.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe censors ban artist's exhibition on 1980s massacres]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-censors-ban-artists-exhibition-on-1980s-massacres</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-censors-ban-artists-exhibition-on-1980s-massacres</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:00:03 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-censors-ban-artists-exhibition-on-1980s-massacres</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Harare - Zimbabwe's official censors have banned an artist's gory installation that depicts the brutal suppression in the early 1980s of the country's minority Ndebele people, according to an official notice released Tuesday.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe artist faces trial, exhibit banned]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-artist-faces-trial-exhibit-banned</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-artist-faces-trial-exhibit-banned</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:00:03 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Top Stories</category>
<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-artist-faces-trial-exhibit-banned</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A Zimbabwe artist's attorney says the artist will go to trial next month for depicting scenes in his paintings of civilians being massacred by government troops, images that have now been banned under the country's censorship laws.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scots snub Zimbabwe trip]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=scots-snub-zimbabwe-trip</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=scots-snub-zimbabwe-trip</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:00:02 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Top Stories</category>
<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=scots-snub-zimbabwe-trip</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cricket Scotland has refused to send a team to Zimbabwe for a ICC Intercontinental Cup fixture.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scotland turn down Zimbabwe match]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=scotland-turn-down-zimbabwe-match</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=scotland-turn-down-zimbabwe-match</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:00:09 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Top Stories</category>
<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=scotland-turn-down-zimbabwe-match</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Scottish cricket team will not travel to Zimbabwe for their ICC Intercontinental Cup match.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SCOTLAND TO SKIP ZIMBABWE TRIP]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=scotland-to-skip-zimbabwe-trip</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=scotland-to-skip-zimbabwe-trip</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:00:08 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Top Stories</category>
<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=scotland-to-skip-zimbabwe-trip</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cricket Scotland have announced they will refuse to send a team to Zimbabwe for a scheduled ICC Intercontinental Cup contest. The Scots were due to face a Zimbabwe XI in the African nation in October but today declared they would not travel on the advice of governments in London and Edinburgh.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe: Election Preparations Must Be a Process]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-election-preparations-must-be-a-process</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-election-preparations-must-be-a-process</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:00:08 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Top Stories</category>
<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-election-preparations-must-be-a-process</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In terms of the roadmap that Zimbabwe's political leaders set for themselves, an election will have to be held soon after the conclusion of the Constitution-making process, which is expected to be sometime next year.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe to get normal rains: Experts]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-to-get-normal-rains-experts</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-to-get-normal-rains-experts</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:00:04 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Top Stories</category>
<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-to-get-normal-rains-experts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ZIMBABWE and the rest of Sadc will have normal to above-normal rainfall for the two halves of the 2010/11 rainy season spanning from October to March next year, raising hopes of a better farming season.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe: Iran -- a Friend Indeed]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-iran-a-friend-indeed</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-iran-a-friend-indeed</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:00:03 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-iran-a-friend-indeed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[IT was quite easy to view the recent meeting between Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and the Iranian ambassador here as one depicting the former as making an ironic "U-turn" four months after boycotting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad when he visited Zimbabwe.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe trims the fat]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-trims-the-fat</link>
<comments>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-trims-the-fat</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:13 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-trims-the-fat</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe's bankrupt central bank is to retrench 85 percent of its bloated staff complement.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe's Central Bank to lay off 85 per cent of staff: minister]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwes-central-bank-to-lay-off-85-per-cent-of-staff-minister</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:00:04 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Harare - Zimbabwe's bankrupt central bank is to retrench 85 per cent of its bloated staff complement to help it move back into the black and function as a reliable national bank, according to Finance Minister Tendai Biti.<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe's central bank to lay off 85 percent of staff]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:00:03 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Harare, Aug 29 : Zimbabwe's bankrupt central bank is to retrench 85 percent of its bloated staff complement to help it move back into the black and function as a reliable national bank, according to Finance Minister Tendai Biti.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe police torch squatter camp — Amnesty]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:00:03 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) - Human rights groups yesterday accused Zimbabwean police of setting fire to an informal settlement in Harare, forcing some 250 people from their homes.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe too poor to hold proper elections, says official]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:00:08 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Bankrupt Zimbabwe may not have enough money to hold elections, according to the head of the country's electoral commission who spoke to state-run media Friday.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe: Banks Face Crippling Strike]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:00:13 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ZIMBABWE'S financial services sector stands to lose at least US$3 million daily in deposits after a union representing bank employees gave two-weeks notice to go on strike over a salary dispute, in a move that threatens to bring business in the country to a halt, the Zimbabwe Independent has learnt.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe Police Evict 250 People in Harare and Torch Homes, Amnesty Says]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:00:12 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Armed police in Zimbabwe forcibly moved about 250 people from temporary shelters in Harare's affluent Gunn Hill suburb, Amnesty International said.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe 'too broke for elections next year']]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:00:11 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe's electoral commission will not be able to draw up a clean voter's roll and organise elections next year because of lack of money, a state daily reported Friday.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe too broke for elections next year - state media]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:00:12 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe's electoral commission will not be able to draw up a clean voter's roll and organise elections next year because of lack of money.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe election body says poll unlikely in 2011]]></title>
<link>http://www.zimbabwenews.com/story.php?title=zimbabwe-election-body-says-poll-unlikely-in-2011</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:00:11 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Source: Reuters * Expected 2011 vote not likely, electoral commission says * Says funding biggest challenge to holding election * Zimbabwe's voters roll in shambles, reforms needed HARARE, Aug 27 (Reuters ...<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe Youth League urges South Africa to grab mines, land from white farmers]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:00:12 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Youth League leaders from Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party urged their counterparts in South Africa's ruling party to seize land and mines from minority white farmers to 'correct past imbalances.'<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ireland's Zimbabwe tour confirmed]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:00:07 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ireland's trip to Zimbabwe has been confirmed, and in addition to the Intercontinental Cup match against Zimbabwe XI, three one-day internationals between the senior national teams have been arranged<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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