2015-03-01 Zimbabwe Health

The Hindu   

Obama, Liberian President discuss Ebola recovery   
The Hindu
President Barack Obama has said that the world has made “extraordinary strides in driving back Ebola” because of the efforts of the US, Liberia and other partners. However, both the leaders said that more must be done to combat the disease. Addressing ...

2015-03-01 Zimbabwe Science

The University News   

Awareness on causes of climate change vital   
Daily News
COMMUNITIES seem not to understand they are responsible for climate change even in places where deforestation is going on at an alarming rate. This was observed by participants at a two-day follow up workshop in Dar es Salaam on Low Carbon ...

2015-03-01 Zimbabwe Sports

MISSED TARGET: Sofapaka bundled out of this year's Confederations Cup after ...   
The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
Sofapaka have bowed out of this year's Confederations Cup match after going down 2-1 to FC Platinum of Zimbabwe. This means the Kenya team, which lost by a similar margin in the first leg, go out on a 2-4 goal aggregate. Goals by Wisdom Mtasa were ...

2015-03-01 Zimbabwe Entertainment

Thomas Mapfumo's 'Dangerzone' album: A call for a better Zimbabwe and world   
EIN News Zimbabwe
By Takura Zhangazha Thomas Mapfumo's latest and recently released in Zimbabwe album is titled “Dangerzone'. It has been a while since he last released an album with new songs for his fans and the general public. Thomas Mapfumo Already it is apparent ...

2015-03-01 Zimbabwe Technology

Nehanda Radio   

Chiyangwa limo latest but certainly not the first in the world   
Nehanda Radio
HARARE – The Hummer H2 Limo Transformer may be the first vehicle of its kind in Zimbabwe, but it most certainly is not the first one in the world, contrary to claims to that effect by the vehicle's importer, colourful Harare businessman, Phillip Chiyangwa.

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Zimbabwean govt mulls data tariff reduction   
Telecompaper (subscription)
The Zimbabwean government is considering a further reduction in the mobile broadband rate to ensure access for all users. TechnoMag reported that Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services Minister Supa Mandiwanzira said that ...

2015-03-01 Zimbabwe Business

New Zimbabwe.com   

Zimra overwhelmed by tax amnesty responses   
The Zimbabwe Standard
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) commissioner general Gershem Pasi said 1 471 applications for the tax amnesty have so far been received and of these 159 have been rejected for various reasons. BY TARISAI MANDIZHA. The tax amnesty covers ...

2015-03-01 Zimbabwe World

MiamiHerald.com   

Zimbabwe needs fresh leadership   
The Zimbabwe Standard
VICTORIA FALLS starts returning to normal today after the hoopla associated with President Robert Mugabe's 91st birthday that attracted thousands of people to the resort town. Opinion with Chipo Masara. Mugabe, who ate cake while his country is burning, ...

2015-03-01 Zimbabwe Africa

MiamiHerald.com   

Zimbabwe needs fresh leadership   
The Zimbabwe Standard
VICTORIA FALLS starts returning to normal today after the hoopla associated with President Robert Mugabe's 91st birthday that attracted thousands of people to the resort town. Opinion with Chipo Masara. Mugabe, who ate cake while his country is burning, ...

2015-03-01 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Daily   

Succession race still wide open: Mugabe   
The Zimbabwe Standard
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has said the race to succeed him is wide open despite his recent appointment of two Vice–Presidents, Emmerson Mnangagwa and Phelekezela Mphoko, who were seen as clear favourites. By Staff Reporter. Mugabe also ...

2015-02-28 Zimbabwe Health

Newsweek   

Obama, Liberian President Sirleaf discuss Ebola recovery   
Business Standard
President Barack Obama has said that the world has made "extraordinary strides in driving back Ebola" because of the efforts of the US, Liberia and other partners but both he and Liberia's leader said more must be done to combat the disease. Addressing ...

2015-02-28 Zimbabwe Science

Firstpost   

U.N. Climate Chief Quickly Resigns Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations   
TheBlaze.com
A United Nations climate chief who stepped down from his position this week after allegations of sexual harassment will not be allowed to leave India or enter his office under an interim bail order issued by an Indian court, the BBC reported. Rajendra Pachauri ...

2015-02-28 Zimbabwe Sports

Business Recorder   

Whatmore could exploit Pakistan's weak areas: Rashid Latif   
DAWN.com
KARACHI: Zimbabwe could hugely benefit from their coach Dav Whatmore's knowledge about the strengths and weaknesses of Pakistan players in the key World Cup clash set to be played at Brisbane on Sunday, former captain Rashid Latif said on Friday.
Pakistan look to rescue World Cup campaign   SuperSport
Whatmore could make the difference   The Zimbabwe Daily
Whatmore could exploit Pakistan's weak areas: Rashid   Daily Times
EIN News Zimbabwe   
SportPulse   
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IBNLive   

ICC World Cup, Week 2: Gayle, De Villiers steal the thunder   
IBNLive
Not that the World Cup was bereft of runs in week one, but Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers chose to write 'BOWLERS BEWARE' in all caps and bold. While West Indies provided the Cup its first ever double centurion, South Africa got over the 'choking' ...

2015-02-28 Zimbabwe Entertainment

stv.tv   

Ant and Dec on Madonna at the Brits   
stv.tv
Madonna was pulled off her podium after she failed to untie the cape from around her neck in time and when her dancer pulled the cape - the singer fell. The Queen of Pop suffered whiplash during the incident but got up and continued with her performance.
Brit Awards tumble leaves Madonna with 'little bit of a whiplash'   Reuters UK
Brit Awards tumble leaves Madonna with ''little bit of a whiplash''   Zee News
Madonna's Brits fall brings out vile blokey bile as sexism and ageism runs riot ...   Mirror.co.uk
Arab News   
Channel 24   
Contactmusic.com   
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CBC.ca   

Leonard Nimoy's legacy reaches far beyond science fiction   
CBC.ca
Leonard Nimoy didn't just leave a lasting impression on the science-fiction world, he also left his mark on science itself. Seth Shostak, who researches the possibility of real-world extraterrestrial life as the senior astronomer at SETI Research, recalled that ...

2015-02-28 Zimbabwe Technology

Mashable   

Google Wallet Barriers Drop at AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile   
NerdWallet (blog)
You can trust that we maintain strict editorial integrity in our writing and assessments; however, we receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners and get approved. Here's how we make money.
Google Unveils Android for Work Mobile Device Management Program   Redmondmag.com
This Week In Credit Card News: AmEx Raising Interest Rates, Mobile Payment ...   Forbes
Amid Security Concerns, Google Aims To Beat Apple To Your Work Phone   Fast Company
The Next Digit   
ValueWalk   
Daily Mail   
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New York Post   

Uber Security Breach Affected 50000 Drivers   
Huffington Post
(Recasts with company statement) By Dan Levine Feb 27 (Reuters) - A security breach at car service Uber may have disclosed the names and driver's license numbers of about 50,000 drivers across multiple states, the company said in a statement on Friday.
Uber got hacked — almost nine months ago   New York Post
Uber database breach involves names, license numbers of 50000 drivers   Washington Post
Uber says hacker stole info on 50K drivers   USA TODAY
CNET   
San Jose Mercury News   
Toronto Star   
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Mashable   

Plan for futuristic Googleplex raises hopes, fears   
Mashable
Google's bold proposal reimagines its Mountain View headquarters into glass canopy-like structures the size of of a city block. Image: Google. 992887_10100438149207380_785804490_n. By JP Mangalindan 20 minutes ago. From search to mobile to ...

2015-02-28 Zimbabwe Business

U.S.$100 Million Liability Collapses Afrasia   
Zimbabwe Independent
AfrAsia Bank Zimbabwe closed on Tuesday after its shareholders retreated due to the bank's huge liabilities of more than US$100 million, low capitalisation levels and a damaged reputation stemming from a costly legal wrangle. The Reserve Bank of ...

2015-02-28 Zimbabwe World

CBS News   

Killing leaves Putin critics in despair   
Financial Times
Opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin were in shock, anger and despair early on Saturday after veteran liberal politician Boris Nemtsov was shot dead in central Moscow shortly after midnight, the most prominent opposition leader to be killed in the ...

2015-02-28 Zimbabwe Africa

Leadership Newspapers   

14m PVCs Yet To Be Collected – INEC   
Leadership Newspapers
Ahead of the 2015 general elections, a total of 14,505,729 Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) are yet to be distributed, latest data from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) revealed yesterday. By the recent data released by the electoral ...

2015-02-28 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Daily   

Govt to Revisit Indigenisation - Mnangagwa   
Zimbabwe Independent
VICE-president Emmerson Mnangagwa says government is in the process of realigning indigenisation laws -- widely deemed as a barrier to the much-needed foreign direct investment -- as they currently lack clarity and consistency, among other ...

2015-02-27 Zimbabwe Health

In the house: MPs should engage Executive on collapsing public health delivery   
NewsDay
THE appalling state of public health delivery took centre stage in the National Assembly last week. By John Makamure. For a change, it was refreshing to see MPs debating an issue of critical public importance without the childish heckling that has ...

2015-02-27 Zimbabwe Science

National Geographic   

Biggest black hole offers a glimpse into dawn of time   
The Australian (blog)
IT is the biggest black hole in the known universe and powers the brightest quasar in the cosmos. It is so far away it took scientists until now to spot it. Astronomers have found a black hole 12 billion times as large as the Sun. What is more, it is eating up the ...

2015-02-27 Zimbabwe Sports

Times of India   

World Cup 2015: South Africa win toss, elect to bat against West Indies   
Times of India
SYDNEY: South Africa skipper AB de Villiers won the toss and elected to bat against West Indies in their Pool B match of the Cricket World Cup at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. Scorecard South Africa made three changes, leaving out JP Duminy, ...

2015-02-27 Zimbabwe Entertainment

Hindustan Times   

Madonna admits she has whiplash from cape fail   
New Zealand Herald
Madonna has got whiplash after she fell off the stage during her "nightmare" BRIT Awards performance. The 56-year-old star was yanked down a small flight of stairs when her dance troupe attempted to remove her huge cape during her performance of Living ...

2015-02-27 Zimbabwe Technology

Sydney Morning Herald   

Barack Obama, Steve Wozniak celebrate net neutrality victory, a 'red letter day ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
NEW YORK: United States President Barack Obama and icons of the digital sphere like Steve Wozniak and Tim Berners-Lee have welcomed a historic decision by the US communications authority to guarantee an open internet in line with the concept known ...

2015-02-27 Zimbabwe Business

Stuff.co.nz   

Protecting yourself from card fraud   
NewsDay
Using plastic money and electronic payments are both very secure modes of accessing ones bank account. However, despite the many safeguards that banks have put in place to protect their clients from scammers and fraudsters, some clients have found ...

2015-02-27 Zimbabwe World

Channel 4 News   

Identity Of IS Militant "Jihadi John" Revealed   
Bernama
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The infamously black-clad English-speaking militant aka "Jihadi John" who has played a vital role in Islamic State (IS)'s beheading videos was identified as a middle-class Briton born in Kuwait, Xinhua news agency ...

2015-02-27 Zimbabwe Africa

TODAYonline   

hold-Lesotho prepares for early vote in bid to ease political crisis   
Daily Mail
MASERU, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Feuding parties in Lesotho's ruling coalition will face off on Saturday in early national elections staged in a bid to restore stability six months after an attempted coup. The vote is being held around two years ahead of schedule ...

2015-02-27 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

JILTED MAN THREATENS TO BLOW UP EX   
NewsdzeZimbabwe
A jilted man allegedly took explosives to his ex-wife's work place in a bid to blow her up, the Harare Civil Court heard on Tuesday. Tariro Unganai told the court that Wilson Ngezi was in the habit of threatening her with death each time they met.Unganai was ...

2015-02-26 Zimbabwe Health

The National Business Review (subscription)   

Two children being tested for Ebola in Melbourne   
The National Business Review (subscription)
Free audio stream, including stories that are padlocked on our site. Listen on any device, anywhere. Updated twice daily. The audio stream takes several seconds to start on Android devices. Launch Radio player. Two children under 10 years of age are being ...

2015-02-26 Zimbabwe Science

PBS   

Teaching computers how to play Atari better than humans   
PBS
Tom Clarke of Independent Television News reports on how an artificial intelligence business owned by Google has created software that can teaching itself to play classic Atari games better than a human. RELATED. RELATED. The deep Q-network (DQN) ...

2015-02-26 Zimbabwe Sports

New Zimbabwe.com   

Mushekwi on trials in Sweden   
NewsDay
ZIMBABWE international Nyasha Mushekwi is in Europe at Swedish football side Djurgårdens IF as he seeks to resurrect his career with a move away from South African side Mamelodi Sundowns. BY SPORTS REPORTER. The former Caps United striker has ...

2015-02-26 Zimbabwe Entertainment

Nehanda Radio   

Another Bigwig Quits Ncube's MDC   
ZimEye - Zimbabwe News
TURMOIL in the Professor Welshman Ncube-led MDC has deepened with the party's deputy national chairperson Frank Chamunorwa resigning from his position in protest over allegations of being disloyal to the party leader. Chamunorwa's resignation ...

2015-02-26 Zimbabwe Technology

The Australian   

Sim maker confirms its systems were hacked   
DAWN.com
PARIS: A European maker of Sim (subscriber identity module) cards, Gemalto, said on Wednesday it had suffered hacking attacks that were likely conducted by US and British intelligence agencies but denied any “massive theft” of encryption keys that could ...

2015-02-26 Zimbabwe Business

Fight over Zimbabwe mobile operator   
Moneyweb.co.za
Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party said on Wednesday that an ongoing fight over Zimbabwe's third-largest mobile operator proved the country was "a failed state". Spokesman Obert Gutu said the fact that Telecel Zimbabwe ...

2015-02-26 Zimbabwe World

New York Times   

Apple ordered to pay nearly USD 533 mn for patent infringement   
Business Standard
Tech giant Apple has been ordered to pay USD 532.9 million in damages after a federal jury found it guilty of wilful patent infringement. The jury, sitting in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, took eight hours to decide that Apple's iTunes ...

2015-02-26 Zimbabwe Africa

Fox News   

Kidnappers Of American Missionary In Nigeria Demand Ransom   
CBS Local
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The armed men who abducted an American missionary earlier this week in southern Nigeria have demanded a ransom of nearly $300,000, police said Wednesday. Rev. Phyllis Sortor was kidnapped from the Hope Academy ...

2015-02-26 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Telegraph.co.uk   

Game farm owner confirms elephants will be barbecued for Robert Mugabe's ...   
Telegraph.co.uk
A Zimbabwean game farm owner who has pledged two elephants, two buffalo, two sable antelopes and five impalas for a giant barbeque at Robert Mugabe's birthday party this weekend has said the donation is just “a drop in the ocean” considering his debt ...

2015-02-25 Zimbabwe Health

Irish Examiner   

HIV drug 'a game changer', says expert   
Irish Examiner
A “game-changing” trial has shown that rates of HIV infection can be slashed by treating actively gay men with an anti-viral drug when they are healthy. The Proud study, conducted in England, provides the first evidence that prophylactic HIV treatment is highly ...

2015-02-25 Zimbabwe Science

New York Times   

Don't malign rats for the Black Death - the gerbils were to blame   
New Zealand Herald
Who, me? Researchers say gerbils, not rats, may have been to blame for the Black Death in Europe. Photo / Thinkstock. The Black Death has always been bad publicity for rats, with the rodent widely blamed for killing millions of people across Europe by ...

2015-02-25 Zimbabwe Sports

Mid-Day   

World Cup tracker: Power of Make in India? Chris Gayle's bat made in Jalandhar!   
Firstpost
No one is going to forget the 215 runs that Chris Gayle smashed against Zimbabwe in a hurry. And now it looks like India had some part to play in it too! According to this Times of India report, the bat that Gayle used to wreak carnage, was actually made in ...

2015-02-25 Zimbabwe Entertainment

Kansas City Star   

The Best Oscar After-Party Transformations   
Vanity Fair
“Does this dress go with you?” Lara Spencer asked Jennifer Lopez during ABC's Oscar red-carpet broadcast on Sunday night. “No. Oh no,” Lopez replied. “There's a party dress.” Like any Hollywood veteran worth her salt, J. Lo knew that when the ceremony's ...

2015-02-25 Zimbabwe Technology

IBNLive   

Pebble Time smartwatch raises more than $1 million in less than an hour of ...   
IBNLive
New Delhi: Pebble Time, the latest smartwatch by Pebble Technology, garnered more than a million dollars on project-funding website Kickstarter within an hour of getting listed. The company announced its latest smartwatch on February 24 and through a ...

2015-02-25 Zimbabwe Business

Nehanda Radio   

RBZ cancels Kingdom Bank licence   
Nehanda Radio
HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on Tuesday cancelled AfrAsia Bank Zimbabwe Limited (formerly Kingdom Bank)'s licence after it failed to meet minimum capital requirements, becoming the second bank to fold since the beginning of the year.
AfrAsia Bank Zimbabwe timeline: from iconic bank to financial washout   The Zimbabwe Daily
Zimbabweans to be compensated fully as local currency is demonetized   Shanghai Daily (subscription)

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NewsDay   

Audio: Chinamasa appeals to AfDB for assistance   
NewsDay
FINANCE minister Patrick Chinamasa has appealed to the African Development Bank (AfDB) to assist the country in clearing its arrears and become part of the global economy. TMTU. The country owes multi-lateral institutions and regional institutions over $9 ...

2015-02-25 Zimbabwe World

Irish Independent   

'Nobody believed anything like this could happen'   
Irish Independent
"The man walked in and started shooting with a handgun," said Pavel Karlik, the restaurant's shaken owner. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. "I immediately ran out through the back door, along with other guests, ...

2015-02-25 Zimbabwe Africa

Stuff.co.nz   

US missionary kidnapped in Nigeria   
Stuff.co.nz
Masked gunmen abducted an American missionary in southern Nigeria, her church's website and Nigerian authorities said today. "Early this morning we received a report that Rev. Phyllis Sortor, our missionary in Nigeria, was abducted from the Hope ...

2015-02-25 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

SON-IN-LAW WANTS TO BED ME, WOMAN TELLS COURT   
NewsdzeZimbabwe
A woman yesterday made stunning revelations in court when she exposed her son-in-law who demands to be intimate with her. Chiwoniso Muzongondi claimed Virimai Karombe was in the habit of sending messages on her husband's mobile phone ...

2015-02-24 Zimbabwe Health

LETTER: Science can't explain away abortion's harms   
Grand Forks Herald
It would seem from Amy Jacobson's column that being pregnant with a child is harmful to a woman's health ("Package of bills would protect women's health," Page A4, Feb. 11). Years ago, I was told that if I were to be pregnant, I wouldn't live through the ...

2015-02-24 Zimbabwe Science

Zee News   

Scanner reveals mummified body inside Buddha statue   
Zee News
Amsterdam: A monk's 1,000-year-old mummified body was discovered inside a Chinese Buddha statue after it was taken to hospital for a CT scan in the Netherlands, a media report said Monday. The body belonged to master Liuquan, a monk who lived ...

2015-02-24 Zimbabwe Sports

DAWN.com   

Cricket-Windies forced into two changes, bat first against Zimbabwe   
Reuters Africa
CANBERRA Feb 24 (Reuters) - West Indies captain Jason Holder was forced to make two changes to his team but won the toss and elected to bat first in the World Cup Pool B match against Zimbabwe at Manuka Oval in Canberra on Tuesday. Both teams lost ...

2015-02-24 Zimbabwe Entertainment

TODAYonline   

'Fifty Shades' dominates box office again with US$22.2 million   
TODAYonline
Christian Grey and Ana Steele are just the latest couple in a long line of unvconventional romantic pairings in cinema. mail · print. View all 0 comments. Published: 10:59 AM, February 24, 2015. (Page 1 of 3) - NEXT PAGE | SINGLE PAGE. NEW YORK — Fifty ...

2015-02-24 Zimbabwe Technology

QuikDocs   

Samsung Electric Car To Beat Apple Car, Cheaper & Bigger?   
QuikDocs
We already know that Apple is working on an electric vehicle despite the Cupertino giant being silent on exactly what are its plans for the automotive industry. However with the Silicon Valley shaping up to be the next Detroit, it comes as no surprise that other ...

2015-02-24 Zimbabwe Business

Daily Mail   

Zimbabwe appeals to AfDB to relax payment arrears terms   
Daily Mail
Zimbabwe's finance minister appealed Monday to the African Development Bank to ease the terms on the $566 million it is late in repaying. "I have appealed to the bank (AfDB) to help us clear the arrears," Patrick Chinamasa said after meeting bank ...

2015-02-24 Zimbabwe World

Zee News   

Top UK officials Jack Straw, Malcolm Rifkind exposed in sting, deny 'cash for ...   
Zee News
London: Former British foreign secretaries Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind on Monday sought to defend themselves after they fell for a sting laid by journalists and were caught on tape offering their services to private firms in return for cash. While Jack ...

2015-02-24 Zimbabwe Africa

ABC News   

Foreign news outlets to publish leaked ASIO documents   
9news.com.au
Al-Jazeera is reportedly in possession of hundreds of top secret cables from the some of the world's top intelligence agencies including ASIO and plans to publish the confidential documents over the coming days. The cables which date from 2006 to ...