adminUS govt sues Apple in e-book scandal
The US Justice Department has sued Apple Inc and five publishing houses alleging a “conspiracy” to raise prices and limit competition for e-books, and immediately reached a partial settlement in the case.ZSE equities mixed
Harare BureauTHE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange equities were mixed yesterday as industrial and mining indices slightly recovered from Tuesday’s losses.
The industrial index was up 0,11 percent to 135,43 points on gains in selected heavyweights while the mining index rose 0,33 percent to 88,80 points.
Revenue for the day improved to $1,16 million from a paltry $392 000 on Tuesday. Shares traded came in at about 8,2 million.
Ronaldo hits seventh hat-trick as Madrid sink Atletico
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his seventh hat-trick of the season as Real Madrid beat city rivals Atletico 4-1 to restore their four-point lead at the top of the Primera Division.Kaizer Chiefs fire coach
KAIZER Chiefs have fired coach Vladimir Vermezovic.Go well Bingu, struggle continues
It is a tragedy that Africa has lost one of its illustrious sons, Bingu wa Mutharika the president of Malawi. What is more disturbing and shocking is that some sections of the Malawian population celebrated his demise.The only crime he is accused by this thankless and heartless group to have committed is mainly centred on his very radical Pan-Africanist stance of trying to pave and chat a new way forward for his impoverished and donor dependent people. His major argument was that the Malawian general populace should not continue to be pawns in the neo-imperialist world
Determination goes beyond HIV story
THE story of Dick Deveranyika is hard hitting. Dick does not feel sorry for himself, but would not like to see the same case repeating itself without him educating the nation.Dick tested HIV positive in 2000. He had been asked to take a routine test at the clinic when he went there feeling unwell.
Dick said the fact that there was no medication was frightening.
“I learnt of my HIV status in 2000 when I visited a local clinic with a terrible cough.
“Then there was no medicine and testing positive was a death sentence. The staff was not in a position to help much so the
Our country, our independence
In 1980 in the land of milk, honey and dust or Guruve, a comet or tailed star (according to village lingo) had uncharacteristically crossed the sky and seen by everybody. Thereafter, elders studied the stars with a lot of head shaking, speculation and anticipation of something new.That night herdboys had earlier tethered goats to the pegs with sisal ropes. Soon the goats and cattle started chewing the cud, resigning to their routine nights.
Momentarily, the village was alive with children playing, their sturdy legs caked with a mixture of dung, mud and dust.
President Mugabe back from Singapore
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PRESIDENT Mugabe and the First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe have returned from Singapore where they had gone for the Easter holiday.
They were met at the Harare International Airport by Vice President Joice Mujuru, ministers Cde Webster Shamu, Cde Sydney Sekeramai, Cde Nicholas Goche, Cde Saviour Kasukuwere, senior government officials and service chiefs.
The Head of State and Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces is expected to chair a cabinet meeting this afternoon.
ZBC this morning quoted Media, Information and Publicity Minister Cde Shamu commenting on the recent reports by the media on President Mugabe’s health saying, “You all know about the issue of regime change. They have always been at the forefront of wanting to denigrate anything that has to do with the success of any revolutionary process not only in Zimbabwe but Southern Africa and Africa as a whole, but they will never succeed.”
CZI calls for securitisation of property assets
Business ReporterCONFEDERATION of Zimbabwe Industries president Dr Joseph Kanyekanye has called for the Government to establish a law that allows for securitisation of property assets.
PoZee’s music video out
Entertainment Reporter
PROMINENT kwaito artiste PoZee has released his much-awaited Jaiva Njengomuntu Olemali music video whose song received a favourable response from listeners on local radio stations