MDC M members threaten to defect to ZAPU over Tsvangirai

Zimeye.org By Staff reporter 21 September 201o A group of peer members within the Prof Arthur Mutambara aligned MDC party have threatened to defect to the recently revived ZAPU party following revelations that party leaders are considering to reunite with the Morgan Tsvangirai led faction. Said a spokesman for the peer group who at present requests anonymity:

Rhinos: Controversial safari operator held

News 24 By Julian Rademeyer and Marietie Louw-Carstens 21 September 2010 Johannesburg – The owner of a safari business, his wife and a professional hunter are among the “masterminds” who have been arrested in connection with rhino poaching. Dawie Groenewald, 42, the wealthy driving force behind Out of Africa Adventurous Safaris in Polokwane, his wife,

Ireland test Zimbabwe’s readiness for Tests

Daily News By Enock Muchinjo 20 September 2010 HARARE – When a Zimbabwe Cricket second-string XI begins a four-day Intercontinental Cup match against the full Ireland team Monday, the country’s preparation for Test cricket will get into full swing. ZC selectors refused the temptation to select a full strength Zimbabwe team for this tie, to

Labour Relations Act under surgery

Newsday By Munyaradzi Mugowo 20 September 2010 Government has agreed to amend the country’s Labour Relations Act to make it equally friendly to employees and employers following a year of intense lobbying by the private sector, which wants an end to the system of wage arbitration and what it considers an onerous labour appeal and

Sport helps rebuild spirit

Sunday Star Times (New Zealand) By Richard Boock 19 September 2010 Sometimes it takes a crisis to bring out the best in people. Certainly, that applies to sport. So often maligned in the uber-professional era, it seems its true worth is only really glimpsed when everything else starts falling apart. Disasters have a way of doing

Why diversity is good for our country

The Zimbabwean By Tafadzwa G. Gidi 19 September 2010 Our people need to understand that diversity is great for Zimbabwe. I am not just talking about accepting Whites or Asians or Chinese who in many cases have roots in our nation going back for generations. For these people, Zimbabwean is all they have ever known.

Stop political violence against teachers – Coltart

Daily News www.dailynews.co.zw By Maxwell Sibanda 18 September 2010 HARARE – Education, Arts, Sports and Culture minister Senator David Coltart has urged political parties and rural communities to stop violence against teachers during  campaigns like the current constitutional making programme. “All those responsible for violence and killing  in rural communities are actually killing the teaching profession and destroying the education

Farm orphans fail to get BEAM funds

Zimbabwean By Wallace Mawire 18 September 2010 HARARE – Former beneficiaries of the Farm Orphan Support Trust FOST) education assistance programme have been left out in the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) and may be forced to drop out of school in the long run, according to FOST executive director Moira Ngaru. BEAM is a

Ireland defy UK, travel to Zimbabwe

New Zimbabwe 17 September 2010 IRELAND’S cricket team was flying out to Zimbabwe on Friday – defying UK government advice that the trip would send an “inappropriate message given the controversy surrounding President Robert Mugabe’s regime.” The Irish named a 14-strong squad which includes captain William Porterfield, Andrew White, Gary Wilson and Paul Stirling —

Matabeleland Tuskers to honour outstanding players

Chronicle 17 September 2010 PLAYERS who excelled for Matabeleland Tuskers during the last domestic cricket season will be honoured during the Tuskers awards ceremony to be staged at Queens Sports Club this evening. Vumindaba Moyo, the Tuskers area manager who is also the chairman of the organising committee, said all was set for the ceremony