HARARE, 23 August 2010 (IRIN) – An auction of Zimbabwean diamonds has created an air of expectation that the country’s economic plight will be eased or even improved, but the stones realized as little as a fifth of their value, and most of the proceeds are expected to benefit controversial mining companies. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme – an initiative to prevent conflict diamonds from entering the multibillion dollar global market – allowed Zimbabwe to sell diamonds from the Chiadzwa area of Marange in Manicaland Province. The diamond fields – reputedly the largest find in a century – have been... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, August 24th 2010 |
Tawanda Karombo (Harare) – Australian listed Information Technology (IT) concern, Cape Range has revealed plans to acquire an equity stake in Ox Mining, a Zimbabwean gold mining company that owns the Inez gold mine and other gold properties in Kadoma. Cape Range will exercise its option to acquire a 90 percent equity interest in Ox Mining and whose Inez gold mine is currently “producing gold from the surface sands and supergene/saprolite zone, down to a depth of about 12 metres”. The mine had its first full production in July and produced over 400 ounces of the precious resource. Ox Mining... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, August 23rd 2010 |
“The Zim in Munya surfaces again this Sunday. He survives a third BBA eviction (in a row). The moral of this is being; with all variables being equal like in BBA house, Zimbabwe has Africa’s brightest star.” – Leonard Matsa, screenwriter and filmmaker commenting on the ongoing Big Brother Africa.
Publish Date: Monday, August 23rd 2010 |
When Gamu Nhengu took to The X Factor stage on Saturday night, she wowed the audience and judges with her stunning, unique version of Walking on Sunshine. Her performance has led her to become the bookies early favourite to steal Joe McElderry’s crown, but life hasn’t always been so sweet for Gamu. She was just three when her dad died in Zimbabwe. Later, in a bid to give her family a better life, Gamu’s mum went to study at Stirling University, leaving her daughter to look after her brothers in poverty stricken Harare. Gamu joined her mother in Tillicoutry, Scotland,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, August 23rd 2010 |
Caught on camera in China recemtly, The Zimbabwe Dance Company led by the multi-talented journalist-cum-poet, Nqobile Malinga, thrilled Chinese audiences with their energetic dances.
Publish Date: Wednesday, August 18th 2010 |
