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Zim: Kimberley Process ignores its own advice

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:45:00 +0200

JOHANNESBURG: Zimbabwe's rough diamond trade has escaped a six-month suspension by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) - an international initiative to stem the flow of conflict diamonds - after its own investigating team recommended earlier in 2009 that the country be temporarily barred from importing and exporting the gems.
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Zimbabwean diamonds face ban

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0200

Zimbabwe faces having its diamonds suspended from international trading because of alleged human rights abuses by government security forces in the country's diamond fields.
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Zim: Delta brings back the old beer brand

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:58:00 +0200

The country's beverages group, Delta Corporation, has brought back the Chibuku “shake-shake” brand of opaque beer which had been abandoned in 1991 with the introduction of the “scud” brand.
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Zim: TV journalists arrested and held during cabinet meeting

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:20:00 +0200

HARARE: Reporters Without Borders yesterday, 22 October 2009, condemned mistreatment by Zimbabwean intelligence agents of two journalists working for Arab satellite TV station al-Jazeera.
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Zim: Climate change puts Muzarabani on knife edge

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:02:00 +0200

Standing under a Musawu tree, in the middle of her homestead, three months pregnant, Muchaneta Kagodo, is terrified, as changes in climate have spelt misery, loss and hunger. Kagodo is from Kairezi village in Muzarabani, Zimbabwe.
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Zim: Marketers hold inaugural conference

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:46:00 +0200

The Marketers Association of Zimbabwe (MAZ) is to hold its inaugural convention in the resort town of Nyanga from 21 - 23 October 2009, an announcement said.
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1Africa offers free quality radio content to radio stations across Africa

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:57:00 +0200

Need something to spice up your radio shows? Well, 1Africa has special interest programming which will add value to your broadcast schedules - enlightening special reports, exclusive interviews, and all the 2010 action can colour your content at no cost or obligation. We also go topical and dig deep into burning issues around Africa like HIV/AIDS and malaria.
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Zimbabwe telecom firms on the defensive

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:35:00 +0200

Zimbabwe's telecommunications sector has gone on the defensive over poor quality service and calls for government to open the market to South Africa's MTN and Vodacom.
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Zimbabwe holds annual marketing indaba

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:08:00 +0200

Zimbabwe will hold its major destination marketing indaba, the Sanganai/ Hlanganani World Travel and Tourism Expo, from 14 - 18 October 2009. This will be the second event following the expo's rebranding last year, but the first since the formation of an inclusive government that brought political and economic stability in the country.
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Zim: USAID launches agricultural support facility

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:34:00 +0200

HARARE: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Standard Chartered Bank of Zimbabwe (Stanchart) have signed an agreement to enable the bank to expand its lending by US$20 million over five years. The program, made possible under USAID's Development Credit Authority, is targeted at the agricultural sector and will allow Stanchart to increase the number of loans it makes directly to farmers and enterprises.
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