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- January 1, 2011
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Sierra Leone’s huge ‘peace diamond’ fetches $6.5m
NEW YORK. — A huge so-called “peace diamond” sold by the government of Sierra Leone to discourage crime-tainted “blood diamonds” fetched $6.5m on Monday.
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- January 1, 2011
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Govt announces December pay dates
Felex Share Senior Reporter GOVERNMENT has released December pay dates for civil servants, with most set to be paid before Christmas. For the first time since May this year, teachers will…
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- January 1, 2011
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Spain vows all options open in Catalonia crisis talks
Madrid. – Spain’s government vowed to examine “all options” yesterday in a crisis cabinet meeting hours after Catalonia’s leaders said they had a mandate to declare independence but put it…
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- January 1, 2011
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US stocks rise as Republican loss seen as catalyst
LONDON — The US stock market sustained its upward march last Wednesday as investors played down fears that the Republican loss of a Senate seat in Alabama may reduce the…
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- January 1, 2011
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Western regimes pay for neo-imperialism, aggression
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Correspondent In recent months, two Western ruling groups have suffered defeat in elections. Although it is not the culture of Africans to talk about other people’s “houses”…
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- January 1, 2011
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Cyber security is no trivial matter
Christopher Farai Charamba Political Writer The reshuffled Cabinet ushered in a new portfolio called the Ministry of Cyber Security, Threat Detection and Mitigation. President Mugabe assigned former Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa to…
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- January 1, 2011
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War veterans find each other, call for unity
Michael Magoronga in Kwekwe THE coming in of a new political dispensation has seen members of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) in Kwekwe District, who have been…
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- January 1, 2011
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Cotton output forecast to jump 400pc
Business Reporter— ZIMBABWE’S cotton output is forecast to jump over 400 percent to about 150 000 tonnes in the upcoming season after Government availed free inputs to over 150 000…
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- January 1, 2011
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Let’s do more to stop GBV, say women
Locadia Mavhudzi Midlands Correspondent THERE is need to increase Victim Friendly Unit (VFU) services at police stations to enable victims of gender-based violence to report their cases and access professional help.
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- January 1, 2011
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Fashion tips for wet weather
Frequent rain gives us many reasons to hate the coming months — floods, flu, and your pretty new shoes ruined. Many of us, especially those who aren’t hindered by a dress…