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Economic freedom in our lifetime: a just cause

By Psychology MaziwisaCompanies, Mining, Politics

AFTER years of reprehensible neglect, Zanu PF is finally restoring Zimbabwe back to its dignified ways. And it may still be guilty of a few things including widespread corruption and limitless greed but its present attempt through the indigenisation drive … Read more

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WikiLeaks: the implications for Zimbabwe

By Jonathan MoyoPolitics
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Lecture delivered by Tsholotsho North MP Professor Jonathan Moyo (Zanu PF) at the Sapes Seminar Series in Harare on September 29, 2011, under the topic: ‘The WikiLeaks Saga: National, Regional and International Implications’ MAY I start by expressing my gratitude … Read more

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Battle of theories: evolution versus creation

By Lot MasianeReligion

EVER been to a vehicle scrap yard? Ever seen the rows of wrecked and cannibalised vehicle staked all around? Then imagine a powerful explosion happening right in the middle of the yard, and when the dust settles, there stands a … Read more

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‘Human rights’ cover for sanctions wears thin

By Psychology MaziwisaPolitics
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THE day any country is permitted to make catastrophic resolutions about another nation and people fail to subject those resolutions to relentless scrutiny is the day humanity will go to hell in a wheelchair. As George Owell noted, “In time … Read more

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Settling in Britain is a privilege not a right

By Yvonne GwashawanhuImmigration, Legal
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THE following is the summary of a speech delivered on September 15, 2011, by Britain’s Immigration Minister Damian Green at the Centre for Policy Studies [see full speech]. The speech is an indicator of the possible policy changes that will … Read more

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WikiLeaks: Zanu PF leadership renewal versus MDC treasonous plots

By Jonathan MoyoPolitics
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WHILE the media hullabaloo over the so-called Wiki-Leaks saga has been useful in exposing the illiterate foreign-funded ranks of the so-called independent press, this hubbub has been useless in enabling the same audiences to understand current US policy on Zimbabwe … Read more

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My problem with the Church

By Darlington Tendai MajongaReligion
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Sight to behold … The National Church of Nigeria NOW, I’m about to reveal what would have made my late poor mother’s eyes pop out of their sockets. I haven’t been to church since one Sunday, in April 2008, when … Read more

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Zimbabwe: Senior SAG officials outline views

By WikiLeaks US Embassy CablesPolitics, WikiLeaks US Embassy Cables, World
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ID: 07PRETORIA1495 SUBJECT (C): ZIMBABWE: SENIOR SAG OFFICIALS OUTLINE VIEWS DATE: 2007-04-30 00:00:00 CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL ORIGIN: Embassy Pretoria TEXT C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 04 PRETORIA 001495 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT … Read more

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Ambassador’s meeting with Dumiso Dabengwa

By WikiLeaks US Embassy CablesPolitics, WikiLeaks US Embassy Cables
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ID 08HARARE200 SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR’S MEETING WITH DUMISO DABENGWA DATE: 2008-03-13 00:00:00 CLASSIFICATION: SECRET ORIGIN: Embassy Harare TEXT S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 03 HARARE 000200 SIPDIS SIPDIS AF/S FOR S. HILL, ADDIS ABABA FOR USAU ADDIS … Read more

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Baa Baa Obama’s black sheep

By Lenox MhlangaWorld
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ONE of the irrefutable, yet unwritten, laws of nature is that in spite of earth being so vast, there are some things that you can’t hide. The most powerful man in the world discovered this very recently when a relative … Read more

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Cricket: Zimbabwe flatter to deceive

By Darlington Tendai MajongaCricket
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WE laugh for different reasons. Every millisecond someone somewhere is doing that – showing emotion through an explosive, often spontaneous, vocal sound. Pakistan did a lot of that on their way to a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in their one-off … Read more

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Jonathan Moyo on Mugabe succession, US policy

By WikiLeaks US Embassy CablesWikiLeaks US Embassy Cables
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2007-03-30 12:30 2011-08-30 01:44 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Harare VZCZCXRO0064 RR RUEHMR RUEHRN DE RUEHSB #0270/01 0891230 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 301230Z MAR 07 FM AMEMBASSY HARARE E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/09/2012 TAGS: PREL PGOV ZI SUBJECT: JONATHAN MOYO ON MUGABE SUCCESSION, U.S. … Read more

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Success is better than revenge

By Gabriel ManyatiReligion

ELKANAH had two wives, Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah did not. Each year, Elkanah would travel to Shiloh to worship and sacrifice to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies at the Tabernacle. The priests of the Lord at … Read more

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Can the Bible be trusted?

By Lot MasianeReligion
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GOD created the whole universe with its myriad of stars and keeps them in their trackless orbits across space without collision. Yet He is not too busy to consider the needs of any individual who comes to Him in prayer. … Read more

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Malema and battle for the soul of the ANC

By Daniel MolokelePolitics, World
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JULIUS ‘Juju’ Malema, born March 3, 1981, in the northern Limpopo province has suddenly become the new bold face of South African politics. The African National Congress (ANC) Youth League president has in the past five years experienced a meteoric … Read more

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