2015-04-01 Zimbabwe Health

Los Angeles Times   

From a medieval text, a weapon against a modern superbug emerges   
Los Angeles Times
At the University of Nottingham in Britain, researchers have rediscovered an ancient medicinal elixir that appears to fight a very modern scourge: a deadly drug-resistant bacterial infection rampant in hospitals. The discovery melds medieval potion-making with ...

2015-04-01 Zimbabwe Science

American Register   

Researchers Use Tampons to Detect Waste Water Pollution Level   
American Register
Up till now it was thought th at tampons just serve as a feminine hygiene product that absorbs blood during menstruation but now a new study shows that tampons can do much more than that. They can help identify the pollution areas in rivers and streams that ...

2015-04-01 Zimbabwe Sports

NewsDay   

Prince Ali meets Acting President   
NewsDay
FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein yesterday met Acting Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Andrew Langa as he upped his bid to be elected Fifa president on May 29 in Zurich, Switzerland.
'MORE FUNDS FOR AFRICA'   The Zimbabwe Daily
Johansson predicts easy win for Blatter in FIFA presidency election   The Daily Star
FIFA Presidential Candidate Hussein Seeks Zimbabwe Support   Bloomberg
USA TODAY   
Gulf Times   
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Fiji Broadcasting Corporation   

Cheetahs future bright – Hondo   
NewsDay
ZIMBABWE Sevens rugby coach Daniel Hondo believes the future is bright for his team after they came agonisingly close to attaining core status on the World Rugby Sevens World Series at the Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday. BY DANIEL NHAKANISO.
NZ hope to be victorious in Japan 7s   Fijivillage
Fiji 7s matches best performance   Fiji Broadcasting Corporation
Focus on 7s target   Fiji Times
Daily Caller   
JOE   
Eurosport.com AU   
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Firstpost   

New Zealand pacer Kyle Mills announces retirement from all forms of cricket   
Firstpost
Wellington: New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Mills has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, ending a 14-year international career. The 36-year-old right armer was a member of New Zealand's 15-man World Cup squad but didn't play in any of its ...

2015-04-01 Zimbabwe Entertainment

Lusaka Times   

Twitter Is Not a Comedy Club (As Trevor Noah Just Found Out)   
Hollywood Reporter
There are a lot of issues at hand in the "Trevor Noah Situation," but maybe there's a lesson here for stand-up comics. Trevor Noah Standup Routine - H 2015. The Trevor Noah Situation, as we should probably be calling this little phase of his barely started ...

2015-04-01 Zimbabwe Technology

The Straits Times   

WhatsApp voice calls now available on Android devices   
The Straits Times
WhatsApp has yet to confirm the update but the feature is mentioned on its Google Play Store page. -- SCREENGRAB: PLAY.GOOGLE.COM. By Melissa Heng. Popular mobile application WhatsApp has added a new voice calling feature in its latest Android ...

2015-04-01 Zimbabwe Business

The Zimbabwe Daily   

Barclays Bank to increase offshore lines of credit   
The Zimbabwe Daily
BARCLAYS Bank Zimbabwe is looking to increase offshore lines of credit to $150 million by end of the first half with a view of providing affordable funding to its customers. Managing director Mr George Guvamatanga said in an interview yesterday that ...

2015-04-01 Zimbabwe World

Stuff.co.nz   

Istanbul police kill hostage-takers after nine-hour standoff   
Stuff.co.nz
An ambulance arrives at Justice Palace in Istanbul March 31, 2015. A Turkish prosecutor was critically injured and two of his captors were killed on Tuesday, after security forces stormed the courthouse where a far-left group had taken the prosecutor hostage, ...

2015-04-01 Zimbabwe Africa

Independent Online   

Zuma applauds Nigeria on polls   
Independent Online
Cape Town - South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday congratulated the incoming president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, following the general elections in that country. Current Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday conceded ...

2015-04-01 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

ZimEye - Zimbabwe News   

Biti, MDC-T MPs In Court Victory Against Tsvangirai, Mudenda...so far   
ZimEye - Zimbabwe News
The Constitutional Court has ruled in favour of Tendai Biti and his group of expelled legislators, so far. The court ruled saying the application filed by the 14 members challenging their expulsion from parliament should be heard on an urgent basis.
Chidyausiku Rules Application by Fired 14 MDC-T Legislators Urgent   RadioVop
LATEST: “21 MDC-T legislators case urgent”   The Zimbabwe Daily
MDC Renewal Team Concourt hearing today   The Zimbabwean
Nehanda Radio   
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New Zimbabwe.com   

Zim crisis has reached tipping point   
New Zimbabwe.com
WITH an absentee ruler who has only chaired one Cabinet meeting since the beginning of 2015, the wheels have virtually come off in Zimbabwe. The economy continues to be on an unprecedented downward spiral and no less than 300 workers are losing ...

2015-03-31 Zimbabwe Health

New Zimbabwe.com   

Market Faces Political Interference,Irrational Levy Cuts   
RadioVop
Zanu(PF) has threatened to take over Chitima market if Masvingo City Council fails to provide facilities equivalent to what they have been charging vendors at the ever growing market. Speaking to Radio VOP, Zanu(PF) Provincial Chairperson Paradzai ...

2015-03-31 Zimbabwe Science

Los Angeles Times   

A steady stream of comet dust may have 'painted' Mercury black   
Los Angeles Times
The mystery of Mercury's excessively dark surface may have just been solved. A team of researchers working at Brown University say the planet's inky appearance may be the result of a near constant rain of impacts from tiny specks of cometary dust that ...

2015-03-31 Zimbabwe Sports

NewsDay   

Renowned UK judge to give talk on human rights   
NewsDay
THE British Embassy in Harare will this week host retired judge Dame Linda Dobbs where she will tonight give a talk on the Magna Carta and its relevance in the fight for human rights and rule of law as the United Kingdom and the rest of the world ...

2015-03-31 Zimbabwe Entertainment

Citizen   

Miss SA 2015 Liesl Laurie puts Eldos on the map   
Citizen
Newly crowned Miss South Africa Liesl Laurie poses for pictures at the Sun City Superbowl, 29 March 2015. Picture: Refilwe Modise. Newly crowned Miss South Africa 2015, Liesl Laurie is raking in a lot of attention on social media., and it appears, so is her ...

2015-03-31 Zimbabwe Technology

Market Business News   

Sony launches Spotify-powered music streaming app   
Market Business News
Sony has officially launched its new Playstation Music app. The Japanese tech giant teamed up with Spotify to make a music streaming service available on the PS4, PS3, and Xperia mobile devices across 41 markets. The streaming service, powered by ...

2015-03-31 Zimbabwe Business

The Zimbabwe Daily   

FBC moves to stem loan defaults   
NewsDay
FBC Holdings plans to reduce its non-performing loans (NPLs) to below 10% this year adding that its book was secured, group chief executive officer John Mushayavanhu said yesterday. BY VICTORIA MTOMBA. Speaking at the group's analysts briefing, ...

2015-03-31 Zimbabwe World

Al-Arabiya   

Swedish PM signals improved ties with Saudi Arabia   
Al-Arabiya
Ties appeared to have thawed between the two countries after Saudi Arabia decided last week to send its envoy back to Sweden. (File Photo: AFP). Text size A A A. By Staff writer | Al Arabiya News Tuesday, 31 March 2015. Sweden's prime minister signaled ...

2015-03-31 Zimbabwe Africa

BBC News   

Police investigates prosecutor murder   
New Vision
The lead prosecutor in the 2010 Kyadondo Rugby Club and the Ethiopian Village Restaurant in Kampala, Joan Kagezi Monday evening shot dead in what police called an assassination. Below is Inspector of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura's official statement.
Uganda prosecutor in 2010 al-Shabab bombings case shot dead   Deutsche Welle
Uganda: Prosecutor Is Fatally Shot   New York Times
Gunmen Kill Ugandan Prosecutor   Wall Street Journal
The Guardian   
Mail & Guardian Africa   
Channel News Asia   
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Daily Times   

International Observers Laud Polls   
Daily Times
Foreign Observers who monitored last Saturday's Presidential and National Assembly elections have lauded the exercise. The ECOWAS Observer Mission (EOM) described it is acceptable meeting the criteria of being free and transparent. The declaration ...

2015-03-31 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

NewsDay   

Canada urges govt to investigate Dzamara disappearance   
NewsDay
THE Canadian Embassy has urged government to intensify its efforts in investigating the disappearance of journalist-cum-human rights activist Itai Dzamara, who was allegedly abducted three weeks ago by suspected State security agents, but has not yet ...

2015-03-30 Zimbabwe Health

Nehanda Radio   

No, Oliver Mtukudzi is no snob   
Nehanda Radio
It is easy to think of music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi as a snob. Tuku does not appear to be the kind of person one can easily engage in conversation. Oliver Mtukudzi. And it is true that it is hard to chit chat with the man. For reasons best known to ...

2015-03-30 Zimbabwe Science

American Register   

Yawunik Kootenayi, Lobster Like Predator, Discovered by Scientists   
American Register
Scientists have discovered a spec ies known as Yawunik Kootenayi that is a newly identified species. It was a sea animal having two sets of eyes and also had quite an interesting set of appendages that are much akin to antennae. Researchers are now ...

2015-03-30 Zimbabwe Sports

Stuff.co.nz   

Rio Olympics debut will revolutionise sevens, says All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu   
Stuff.co.nz
Jonah Lomu was named one of the "Magnificent Seven" to celebrate 40 years of the Hong Kong Sevens. Rugby legend Jonah Lomu has been stunned by the rapid development of sevens and believes next year's Olympics debut will take the game to "the ...

2015-03-30 Zimbabwe Entertainment

ZimEye - Zimbabwe News   

I Use Juju To Have Sex With Married Men   
ZimEye - Zimbabwe News
A married Zaka woman stunned fellow villagers when she confessed that she routinely uses mubobobo to enjoy sex with scores of men in the village. Ndakaitei Mutuma told a traditional court presided by Chief Ndanga after being accused of having juju which ...

2015-03-30 Zimbabwe Technology

The Fuse Joplin   

WhatsApp Free Download Latest v2.11.16 for iOS - New Features & Bug Fixes   
The Fuse Joplin
Just recently, WhatsApp rolled out an update for iPhone users who are using iOS 4.3 and above. The latest version of WhatsApp free download, which is also available in the iTunes App Store, is 2.11.16 and it's equipped with a bunch of bug fixes that will ...

2015-03-30 Zimbabwe Business

NewsDay   

Zim recovers seized diamonds   
NewsDay
Zimbabwe has recovered diamonds seized during an auction at the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) last year, the Belgian auctioneer said yesterday. BY NDAMU SANDU. Last year, a South African company, Amari, won a temporary relief to freeze ...

2015-03-30 Zimbabwe World

Wall Street Journal   

No threat to New Zealand from strong 7.5 quake   
TVNZ
No damage or injuries have been reported following a magnitude-7.5 earthquake which struck near Papua New Guinea. The US Geological Survey recorded a quake about 12.49pm New Zealand time at a depth of 40km. The epicentre was near the city of ...

2015-03-30 Zimbabwe Africa

Osun Defender   

Presidential Poll: Shocker! Buhari floors Jonathan in Obanikoro, Bode George ...   
Osun Defender
Main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Mohammadu Buhari casts his ballot at a polling station in the “Gidan Niyam Sakin Yara A ward” at Daura in Katsina State on March 28, 2015. Voting began in Nigeria's general election ...

2015-03-30 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Independent   

Mujuru faces arrest over will   
The Zimbabwe Daily
Former Vice-President Dr Joice Mujuru can be prosecuted for allegedly refusing to register General Solomon Mujuru's will with the High Court as required by law. The crime attracts five years imprisonment. Last week, Mujuru family lawyer Mr Thakor Kewada ...

2015-03-29 Zimbabwe Health

Irish Independent   

Women still powerless over their own bodies   
Irish Independent
The irrepressible Katie Hopkins has engineered another media storm. In the wake of Angelina Jolie's editorial in The New York Times detailing her latest preventative surgeries, Hopkins tweeted: "Angelina Jolie. Smug doesn't even come close. Curating her ...

2015-03-29 Zimbabwe Science

Fox News   

Earth Hour observed in Moscow   
Business Standard
Several landmarks in the Russian capital city of Moscow plunged into darkness on Saturday night in commemoration of the Earth Hour 2015 celebration, a media report said on Sunday. At the iconic Red Square, the outside lighting on the Moscow Kremlin ...

2015-03-29 Zimbabwe Sports

South China Morning Post (subscription)   

Hong Kong all at sea against big boys of Russia   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Hong Kong are simply not good enough to rub shoulders with the big boys. That was the undeniable fact, however sad, as a devastated home team were left searching for answers after their campaign to win core status on the Sevens World Series ended in ...

2015-03-29 Zimbabwe Entertainment

Excelling Zimbabwean Companies in SA Honoured   
EIN News Zimbabwe
By Kudzai KuwazaZIMBABWEAN individuals and companies who have excelled in South Africa will be honoured at the first ever Cape Town-Zimbabwean Excellence Gala Dinner Awards event in the country's south-western coastal city next month. The red ...

2015-03-29 Zimbabwe Technology

Times LIVE   

Expect fireworks when WhatsApp allows calls   
Times LIVE
Whatsapp, the world's most popular smartphone instant messaging platform, has started rolling out voice services as part of its application (Android users only for now), striking fear into the hearts of mobile telecommunications industry executives everywhere.
WhatsApp voice calling coming to iOS in couple of weeks   India Today
WhatsApp voice calling coming to iPhones in 'a couple of weeks': Co-founder ...   IBNLive
WhatsApp calling for iOS coming in a 'couple of weeks'   Firstpost
NDTV   
Forbes   
PC Magazine   
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SkySports   

MotoGP: Round #1 Bridgestone Pole Position Report – Qatar   
Cycleworld
Ducati Team's Andrea Dovizioso showed he will be a force to be reckoned with this season after the Italian set a stunning time of 1'54.113 during Qualifying Practice 2 to claim pole position for tomorrow's Qatar Grand Prix. Dovizioso's pole-winning time was ...

2015-03-29 Zimbabwe Business

The Zimbabwe Standard   

The Source condemns raid   
The Zimbabwe Standard
Local business news agency, The Source, has expressed surprise that Econet Wireless and Steward Bank together with their lawyers released a Press Statement commenting on matters pending before the court, in complete disregard of the recent remarks ...

2015-03-29 Zimbabwe World

The Hindu   

National mourning for Lee Kuan Yew   
Business Standard
The government has declared national mourning today as a mark of respect to the former Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew. The national flag will be flown at half-mast throughout the country and there is no official entertainment today as Lee's ...

2015-03-29 Zimbabwe Africa

Deutsche Welle   

Nigeria election extended to second day after technical problems and violence   
Deutsche Welle
Following glitches in new election technology, many Nigerians will return to the polls for a second day to cast their vote. The presidential election has also been marred by an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants. Nigerian election. Borno state Governor ...

2015-03-29 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Standard   

Zanu PF grabs Mt Darwin, Chirumanzu   
The Zimbabwe Standard
Zanu PF candidates in the Chirumanzu-Zibagwe and Mt Darwin West by-elections have, as expected, romped to victory by huge margins. BY BLESSED MHLANGA. Smaller opposition parties which contested failed to make an impact. Results were ...

2015-03-28 Zimbabwe Health

BBC News   

Military healthcare worker Cpl Anna Cross free of Ebola   
BBC News
The British military healthcare worker who was flown back to the UK two weeks ago after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone is now free of the disease. Cpl Anna Cross was the first person in the world to be treated with an experimental new drug, MIL 77.
Sierra Leone: Citizens Told to Stay Home to Halt Ebola   New York Times
Liberia's Sole Remaining Known Ebola Patient Dies   NDTV
Briton with Ebola cured after taking new drug   Sky News Australia

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Slate Magazine   

Lack of Ovarian Cancer Screenings has some Opting for Preventative Surgery   
Fox 2 KFXV
Most types of cancers have screenings to identify the risk of the disease, but lack of screening for ovarian cancer has some women turning to preventative surgery. Actress Angelina Jolie underwent preventative surgery to have her fallopian tubes and ovaries ...

2015-03-28 Zimbabwe Science

ABC News   

US-Russian crew reaches space station for year-long stay   
Daily Mail
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. March 27 (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, sending a U.S.-Russia crew to the International Space Station for a year-long flight, a NASA Television broadcast ...

2015-03-28 Zimbabwe Sports

South China Morning Post (subscription)   

Hong Kong Sevens 2015 live blog - Day 2   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
FULL FIXTURES AND RESULTS HERE · History of the Sevens in pics · All our coverage. 10:48 FT Russia 17 Papua New Guinea 26 So PNG top Pool F ahead of Russia - Hong Kong shouldn't fear either - that is, if they qualify. Here they come for MUST-WIN ...

2015-03-28 Zimbabwe Entertainment

NewsdzeZimbabwe   

MY WIFE PREFERS BUSH SEX   
NewsdzeZimbabwe
A BULAWAYO man has been dragged to court by his wife for allegedly being sexually abusive. But in denying the allegations, Bhekimpilo Ngwenya, a vendor from Kingsdale suburb, said his wife Maria Njovo, prefers bush sex and this was the source of their ...

2015-03-28 Zimbabwe Technology

Technology Personalized   

Remix is an Android-based 11.6” Ultra-tablet with a Focus on Mobile Productivity   
Technology Personalized
Remix is a $399 Android tablet that looks like a Surface Pro and brings Windows-like productivity. If you're interested in this, have a look at some more details inside the article. by: Radu Tyrsina. Updated on March 27th, 2015. Android · News. Share 3 ...

2015-03-28 Zimbabwe Business

Times LIVE   

Jail for Zimbabwe men who publicly stripped woman hoped to deter sex pests   
euronews
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The jailing of two Zimbabwe men who accosted a woman in a mini-skirt in the capital Harare and stripped her naked was welcomed by women's rights activists on Friday who hoped the sentence ...

2015-03-28 Zimbabwe World

The Straits Times   

Indonesians mourn loss of close friend Lee Kuan Yew   
The Straits Times
Mr Lee's friendship with Mr Suharto helped Singapore and Indonesia to forge close ties. Even after Mr Suharto resigned from office in 1998, Mr Lee remained a good friend. Mr Lee with a Bird of Paradise during a visit to a bird park with Mr Suharto on Sept 9, ...

2015-03-28 Zimbabwe Africa

Vanguard   

Nigeria votes in crunch presidential election   
Zee News
Abuja: Africa`s most populous nation, Nigeria, votes for a new president on Saturday, in the most closely fought election since independence, framed by Boko Haram violence, economic woes and endemic corruption. From megacity Lagos in the Christian ...

2015-03-28 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

NewsdzeZimbabwe   

MNANGAGWA : MY WIFE WILL WIN   
NewsdzeZimbabwe
VICE President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the MDC-T's decision to boycott the Chirumhanzu-Zibagwe by-election held yesterday was a non-event since the number of contesting candidates had increased from the usual three in the previous polls to ...