2015-06-01 Zimbabwe Health

Fox News   

92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to finish marathon   
The Hindu
A 92-year-old cancer survivor rocked her way into the record books on Sunday, becoming the oldest woman to finish a marathon. “I'm fine, they're really pampering me here,” Thompson said in a firm, joyful voice as people all around her shouted ...

2015-06-01 Zimbabwe Science

Fox News   

MIT's Cheetah Robot Progresses by Leaps and Bounds   
Maine News
The MIT's cheetah robot has become even smarter, as the four-legged robot has now learned the trick to judge an upcoming hurdle and jump over it while running. This feat makes the Cheetah 2 the first four-legged robot to run and jump over obstacles ...

2015-06-01 Zimbabwe Sports

NewsDay   

Yogi under pressure as Dynamos held again   
NewsDay
DAVID Mandigora needed a heavy security escort after the match as Dynamos, for the second week in a row, could only manage a home draw, this time against Triangle in a Castle Lager Premiership match at the National Sports Stadium yesterday.
Mandigora hires bouncers   The Zimbabwe Daily
DeMbare to 'taste' Triangle sugar   The Zimbabwe Standard
Triangle boost ahead of Dynamos   New Zimbabwe.com
Goal.com   
Nehanda Radio   
AllAfrica.com   
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NewsDay   

Caps United make it two in a row   
NewsDay
CAPS United coach Mark Harrison could not help, but express optimism that the good times are back at the Harare-based outfit after watching his charges dismiss new boys Tsholotsho at Barbourfields Stadium yesterday. A goal in each half by Hardlife ...

2015-06-01 Zimbabwe Entertainment

Nehanda Radio   

Zimbabwe to fine filmakers caught without a licence   
Nehanda Radio
Caught shooting a documentary without a licence in one of Zimbabwe's national parks? That'll be $1,000 to get your camera back, thanks very much. Zimbabwe to fine filmakers caught without a licence. As the state Parks and Wildlife Management Authority ...

2015-06-01 Zimbabwe Technology

Nehanda Radio   

Like pastor like son, Gift Salanje brags about father's riches   
Nyasa Times
Pastor Hastings Salanje, who is the leader of the Wells of Revival Ministries in Johannesburg continues to dominate headlines and social media chats over his bragging of riches as his son Gift has joined. 'Gifty Banks': Salanje's son. Gift Salanje: You can be ...

2015-06-01 Zimbabwe Business

ZimEye - Zimbabwe News   

Army Storms Into Masvingo, Pushes 2000 Villagers Away   
ZimEye - Zimbabwe News
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces President Robert Mugabe's permission has stormed into Masvingo's Charumbira ancestral lands to displace more than 2,000 villagers against their will. The army says they are setting up a Chinese cement making company ...

2015-06-01 Zimbabwe World

The Indian Express   

US envoy John Kerry to return to US on Monday after bicycle crash in France   
The Indian Express
US Secretary of State John Kerry broke his leg in a bicycle crash Sunday after striking a curb and scrapped the rest of a four-nation trip that included an international conference on combating the Islamic State group. He planned to return to the United States ...

2015-06-01 Zimbabwe Africa

Times LIVE   

Another NPA bungle   
Times LIVE
He replaces former NPA head Mxolisi Nxasana, who has been given a golden handshake of an estimated R6-million after an aborted commission of inquiry into his fitness to hold office. File photo. Image by: Trevor Samson ...

2015-06-01 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Nehanda Radio   

Bullet brain – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary   
Nehanda Radio
After 35 years of Mugabe, Zimbabweans will not be surprised at Sepp Blatter still clinging on to office as president of FIFA. He is a soul mate of Mugabe's in corruption and manipulation. Mugabe seen here with Sepp Blatter. One of Mugabe's most devoted ...

2015-05-31 Zimbabwe Health

NewsDay   

NCDs now need partnerships, faith-based community participations: Health ...   
NewsDay
The growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) now requires strong partnerships and more participation by faith-based communities, health stakeholders have said. By Phyllis Mbanje. This was revealed during a discussion forum organised by ...

2015-05-31 Zimbabwe Science

Gazette Herald   

Cheetah Robot is now Capable of Jumping over Hurdles - West Texas News   
Gazette Herald
MIT's cheetah robotic can bounce over hurdles utilizing its 4 legs. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency-funded Cheetah can efficiently bounce over partitions 18 inches tall with out decreasing its velocity. It can run as quick as 22 kilometers per ...

2015-05-31 Zimbabwe Sports

Nehanda Radio   

Is it Yogi or the strikers?   
Nehanda Radio
WALKING on water may not even be enough for David “Yogi” Mandigora to convince a section of the Dynamos fans that he is the right man to sit on the champions' bench. David Mandigora (left) sitting on the bench. They just don't believe in him. DeMbare ...

2015-05-31 Zimbabwe Entertainment

Nehanda Radio   

Zimbabwe to fine filmakers caught without a licence   
Nehanda Radio
Caught shooting a documentary without a licence in one of Zimbabwe's national parks? That'll be $1,000 to get your camera back, thanks very much. Zimbabwe to fine filmakers caught without a licence. As the state Parks and Wildlife Management Authority ...

2015-05-31 Zimbabwe Technology

Phone Arena   

Google I/O review: ATAP – a small band of pirates, all the Android, and storage ...   
Phone Arena
Another Google I/O developer conference is in the books and while any point is arguable, it was a success all-around. We have observed discussions about whether Google has started to play it too safe, or take a more nuanced approach in some areas where ...

2015-05-31 Zimbabwe Business

AgWeb   

Brazil economy shrinks less than estimated in Q1   
Salt Lake Tribune
Rio de Janeiro • Brazil's economy contracted less than economists forecast in the first quarter, as the country braces for the biggest recession in 25 years. Gross domestic product contracted 0.2 percent in the first three months of the year from the previous ...

2015-05-31 Zimbabwe World

The Indian Express   

Japan: 7.8 magnitude quake strikes Tokyo, no risk of a Tsunami says US ...   
The Indian Express
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Japanese coast on Saturday, geologists said, shaking buildings in Tokyo and setting off car alarms. Despite the huge power of the quake, there was no risk of a tsunami, The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre reported.
Powerful but deep quake strikes off Japan; 2 injured but no damage   The Globe and Mail
Earthquake measuring 8.5 magnitude shakes most of Japan   The Guardian
7.8 Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan Saturday, No Tsunami Risk Due To Quake's ...   CBS Local
Mirror.co.uk   
Herald Scotland   
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New Zimbabwe.com   

Minister to grab more farms for Grace   
New Zimbabwe.com
GOVERNMENT says it is considering increasing the land allocated to First Lady Grace Mugabe and her Children's home "as a way of appreciating" her work in Mazowe. Lands minister, Douglas Mombeshora told a field day at Grace Mugabe Foundation farm ...

2015-05-31 Zimbabwe Africa

Daily News & Analysis   

Boko Haram's suicide bomber outside mosque kills atleast 30 in Nigerian city   
Daily News & Analysis
A witness said the bomber was pushing a wheelbarrow and pretending to be an itinerant trader when he joined them. Representative Picture. A suicide bomb blast outside a mosque and rocket-propelled grenades that exploded into homes as people slept ...

2015-05-31 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

ZimEye - Zimbabwe News   

Zimbabwe better off without government: Ncube   
EIN News Zimbabwe
By Ntungamili Nkomo Opposition leader of a faction of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Professor Welshman Ncube, says economic revival will remain a mirage in Zimbabwe as long as Zanu PF is in power. Welshman Ncube Ncube says the ...

2015-05-30 Zimbabwe Health

New Studies by Intermountain Precision Genomics Find Improved Survival in ...   
EIN News (press release)
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, USA, May 29, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Two new studies conducted by Intermountain Healthcare's Intermountain Precision Genomics reveal that precision medicine can improve survival in advanced cancer patients – and do so ...

2015-05-30 Zimbabwe Science

Brisbane Times   

Greg Hunt, Steven Miles delighted by UNESCO Great Barrier Reef status   
Brisbane Times
The World Heritage Committee's draft decision not to list the Great Barrier Reef as 'in danger' is the "strongest possible endorsement of what Queensland and Australia are doing", the Federal Environment Minister said. Speaking in Brisbane on Saturday, ...

2015-05-30 Zimbabwe Sports

Times of India   

Blatter says he has surprises to improve FIFA image   
Times of India
ZURICH: Sepp Blatter says he knows how to create a better image for FIFA and promises to unveil surprising plans on the first working day of his fifth term as president. Buoyant after being re-elected at the Congress of soccer's ruling body on Friday, the ...

2015-05-30 Zimbabwe Entertainment

The Zimbabwe Daily   

DeMbare TV DVD goes on sale   
The Zimbabwe Daily
THE DeMbare TV Soccer Magazine DVD, which the Glamour Boys feel is their first step towards launching a television show for the country's biggest football club, goes on sale at the giant stadium tomorrow. DeMbare will host Triangle in a Castle Lager ...

2015-05-30 Zimbabwe Technology

TechCrunch   

Google working with Levi Strauss to make smart clothes   
Economic Times
SAN FRANCISCO: Google announced Friday that it is working with iconic US jean maker Levi Strauss to make clothing from specially woven fabric with touch-screen control capabilities. The Internet titan used its annual developers conference in San ...

2015-05-30 Zimbabwe Business

ZimEye - Zimbabwe News   

Masimba Holdings Turnover Drops By 17 Percent   
ZimEye - Zimbabwe News
The turnover of Masimba Holdings,which is the Engineering and Construction group has dropped by 17 percent compared to the same period last year for the first four months of the year, but the company expects its plastics and fabrication unit, Proplastics, ...

2015-05-30 Zimbabwe World

New York Times   

China Deployed Artillery on Disputed Island, US Says   
New York Times
SINGAPORE — The United States has spotted a pair of mobile artillery vehicles on an artificial island that China is building in the South China Sea, a resource-rich stretch of ocean crossed by vital shipping lanes, American officials said. China's construction ...

2015-05-30 Zimbabwe Africa

New York Times   

US Signals Willingness to Expand Military Cooperation With Nigeria   
New York Times
ABUJA, Nigeria — As Nigeria swore in Muhammadu Buhari as the new president on Friday, the Obama administration signaled that it was prepared to expand military cooperation in the fight against Boko Haram. Secretary of State John Kerry, who led the ...

2015-05-30 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Change Zimbabwe   

Political Instability as Zimbabwe By-Election Approaches   
Change Zimbabwe
Local Zimbabwean election observers have noted more acts of intimidation in the planned June 10 elections which the main Zimbabwean opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) is boycotting. The Zanu (PF) candidate in Hurungwe West ward ...

2015-05-29 Zimbabwe Health

Sky News Australia   

18 labs may have received live anthrax   
Sky News Australia
A total of 18 laboratories may have accidentally received live samples of anthrax from the American military, US authorities say. But as of yet, only one of the facilities - in the US state of Maryland - was confirmed to have received a live sample, the Pentagon ...

2015-05-29 Zimbabwe Science

NBCNews.com   

Small Japanese Island Evacuated as Volcano Violently Erupts   
NBCNews.com
Japanese authorities ordered all of the estimated 137 people on a small island to evacuate after a volcano erupted Friday morning in a towering plume of thick, black smoke almost six miles high and a shower of fiercely hot rock and toxic gases. Japan's main ...

2015-05-29 Zimbabwe Sports

BBC News   

Fifa to vote on Sepp Blatter presidency   
BBC News
The 209 members of Fifa are set to vote for their new president at their congress in Zurich, amid a huge corruption scandal. Sepp Blatter is seeking a fifth term. His only challenger is Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan. The vote comes two days after seven top ...

2015-05-29 Zimbabwe Entertainment

Thomas Mapfumo, Zimbabwe's Cultural Advocate In Exile   
WUIS 91.9
As Bob Marley is to Jamaicans or Fela Kuti is to Nigerians, Thomas Mapfumo is to Zimbabweans. The bandleader is a superstar in his home country, both for his masterful blending of traditional sounds with world music and for his powerful political messages.

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News24 Nigeria   

Ernest Asuzu is broke   
News24 Nigeria
The actor is reported to have been dressed in a Manchester United jersey, blue jean pants and bathroom slippers was said to be practically begging shopper's money to eat at Shoprite in Surulere. He recently recovered from a stroke. The Imo-born actor ...

2015-05-29 Zimbabwe Technology

Firstpost   

Google I/O 2015: Android M features improvements such as App Permissions ...   
Firstpost
Google has announced the latest version of Android, called Android M, at its annual Google I/O developer conference on May 28. The pre-release version for developers will debut today and the full version will be made available later this year. According to ...

2015-05-29 Zimbabwe Business

NewsDay   

Dairibord revenue up 6%   
NewsDay
Dairibord Zimbabwe Holdings has recorded revenue growth of 6% for the four months ending April 30 2015 due to changes in product mix, reduced steri production cost, increased contribution from the heifer scheme, cost containment measures and the ...

2015-05-29 Zimbabwe World

BBC News   

Handing over the reins of power in Nigeria   
BBC News
They may not have been slapping each other's backs and smiling ear-to-ear but as Goodluck Jonathan welcomed the man who defeated him in the election, he did give Muhammadu Buhari a sneak preview of the presidential villa and presented him with a ...

2015-05-29 Zimbabwe Africa

News24   

10 ways to look at Nkandla with new eyes   
News24
Johannesburg - The presidential residence in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, is imprinted onto the minds and tongues of every person on the street. But with the release of Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko's Nkandla report on Thursday, some people have been left ...

2015-05-29 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Independent   

Perpetual election mode batters sinking economy   
Zimbabwe Independent
THE ongoing Zanu PF and MDC internal party squabbles translate to a huge cost to the country with the struggling Treasury being forced to meet the high costs of by-elections at the expense of crucial development projects and social services. Elias Mambo.
What a country and its journalism   The Zimbabwe Daily
Blame Mugabe for Everything in Zim But Blaming Him for "No Reforms" is Daft!   ZimEye - Zimbabwe News
Zimbabwe Opposition Parties Too Fragmented to Unseat Zanu PF   VOA Studio 7 for Zimbabwe
NewsDay   
Nehanda Radio   
The Zimbabwean   
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ZimEye - Zimbabwe News   

Sperm Attack: Pastor Magorimbo Cleared of Rape   
ZimEye - Zimbabwe News
Pastor and founder of Abundant Life Global Ministries, Danmore Magorimbo has been cleared of rape after he admitted having intercourse with a married congregant a development said to have been induced through a laying on of hands and the preacher ...

2015-05-28 Zimbabwe Health

Maternal conditions, cancer claim more deaths   
NewsDay
Maternal conditions and cervical cancer are among the top causes of death in Zimbabwe with more than 1 400 women dying annually from cancer-related illnesses. Although the maternal mortality rate has gone down from 960 to 614 per 100 000 live births, ...

2015-05-28 Zimbabwe Science

Discovery News   

NASA selects celestial Nasa toolkit ready to look for life on Jupiter's moon   
Times of India
WASHINGTON: Nasa, on Tuesday, said it has chosen a trove of instruments to send to Jupiter's ice-covered moon Europa, as it moves ahead press forward with its search for evidence if the orb could support life. The nine gadgets - from cameras to radars to ...

2015-05-28 Zimbabwe Sports

CNN   

World soccer rocked by US, Swiss arrests of officials for graft   
Reuters Africa
ZURICH/NEW YORK, May 27 (Reuters) - The world's most popular sport was plunged into turmoil on Wednesday as seven senior soccer officials were arrested on U.S. corruption charges and faced extradition from Switzerland, whose authorities also ...

2015-05-28 Zimbabwe Entertainment

New Zimbabwe.com   

Despite challenges, Zim artists in Venice   
New Zimbabwe.com
STONE and wood carvings displayed by street vendors in Zimbabwe reflect a long tradition of sculpture, and despite economic and other challenges, the country's artists are forging new paths and even have displays at one of the world's most prestigious art ...

2015-05-28 Zimbabwe Technology

The Star Online   

How a text message can shut down your iPhone   
New Zealand Herald
Receiving a text message containing Arabic and other non-Roman characters causes the recipient's iPhone to restart and makes it difficult to open the Messages app. Photo / Jason Oxenham. In weird Apple news today, it turns out there's a text message that ...

2015-05-28 Zimbabwe Business

Zambia Daily Mail   

Outgoing AfDB boss gives blueprint   
Zambia Daily Mail
OUTGOING African Development Bank (AfDB) president Donald Kaberuka believes Africa50 is the continent's alternative for infrastructure development. Africa50 is an instrument of the AfDB group designed to spearhead infrastructure growth in Africa.
I don't feel any pressure: Sakala   NewsDay
Tight race for AfDB president draws to a vote   Mail & Guardian Online
AfDB bank report points to African economies growth   euronews

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TheSouthAfrican   

Zimbabweans go hungry as drought hammers Southern Africa   
TheSouthAfrican
The economically embattled former bread-basket of Africa is caught in the grip of drought and imminent famine, while Robert Mugabe's government is powerless to help. inShare0. Even in the best of times, life is harsh in Siyagijima, a desolate village in ...

2015-05-28 Zimbabwe World

Irish Independent   

EU asks member states to take 40000 Mediterranean refugees   
Irish Independent
The EU has asked its member states to take in 40,000 migrants who land over the next two years in Italy and Greece, in a bid to ease the burden on struggling southern nations. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments.
EU asks its member states to admit 40000 asylum seekers from Syria and Eritrea   Balkans.com Business News

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BBC News   

David Cameron meets leaders as EU Referendum Bill launched   
BBC News
David Cameron is starting a tour of European capitals as a bill paving the way for the UK's EU referendum is launched in the House of Commons. The prime minister will attempt to persuade the Dutch, French, Polish and German premiers to back his changes ...

2015-05-28 Zimbabwe Africa

Times LIVE   

Zuma's vaudeville act   
Times LIVE
"There's a broken president in a broken country ... you know. Jirrah!" he said in his Maimane persona. File photo. Image by: ESA ALEXANDER. President Jacob Zuma tore into the opposition parties in parliament yesterday in an off-the-cuff departure from his ...

2015-05-28 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

NewsDay   

We should sympathise with vendors: Mayor   
NewsDay
HARARE mayor Bernard Manyenyeni has conceded that the increase of vendors in the city had overwhelmed council and that Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo was working on a lasting solution to the matter. Manyenyeni on Tuesday toured the ...

2015-05-27 Zimbabwe Health

Times LIVE   

In fight against HIV, Zimbabweans use more than 100 million condoms   
EIN News Zimbabwe
A woman browses items for sale beside a shelf of condoms at a supermarket in Beijing on April 24, 2013. — Reuters picHARARE, May 27 — More than 100 million condoms were distributed in Zimbabwe last year, a huge increase on previous years, ...

2015-05-27 Zimbabwe Science

West Texas News   

Google Honours America's Space Star, Sally Ride with a Doodle   
West Texas News
Google honours Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel to space on her 64th birthday by dedicating the today's Google doodle to this chivalrous astronaut. Sally Ride, who was born in Los Angeles, died of pancreatic cancer on July 23, 2012. Ride is ...