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Zimbabwe's Marange gem output to rise

Zimbabwe's diamond output from its Marange fields will reach 40 million carats in the next three years, with annual revenues expected at around $2 billion, a government adviser said.

Zimbabwe's Biti Says Finance Position `Trying,' Gems Won't East Pressure

Zimbabwe’s financial position is still “very trying” and diamond sales this year will not ease pressure on the budget, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said.

Zimbabwe's Phone Companies Will Get $24 Million to Expand to Rural Areas

Zimbabwe’s telecommunications regulator will transfer $24 million to phone companies this year to extend services to rural areas.

Zimbabwe to become biggest supplier of diamonds to Surat

Zimbabwe is likely to become the biggest supplier of rough diamonds to the world's biggest diamond cutting and polishing centres in Surat.

Zimbabwe needs $200 mln for fresh polls: media

Zimbabwe will need 200 million US dollars (157 million euros) to hold polls next year if leaders insist on meeting unity deal time-frames, media reported Wednesday.

Zimbabwe to become world's top diamond producer: Expert

Zimbabwe to become world's top diamond producer: ExpertZimbabwe to become world's top diamond producer: Expert

Talented ... Zimbabwe-born Tinashe making waves with debut album

The Afrobeat rhythm on Zambezi, a fictional "memory" of Zimbabwe's liberation from Rhodesia, is a one-off; elsewhere, the clean lines of western urban pop predominate.

Zimbabwe 'to earn $2bn from gems'

Zimbabwe's diamond output from its Marange fields will reach 40 million carats in the next three years, with annual revenues expected at around $2 billion, a government ad

Zimbabwe firm builds diamond polishing, cutting centre

A diamond firm operating from Zimbabwe's Marange diamond fields has begun constructing a multi-million dollar cutting and polishing centre in the country, officials said Tuesday.

Henry Olonga, Zimbabwe's cricketing rebel

He's the youngest ever cricketer to represent Zimbabwe at international level. He's also the first black cricketer to play for his country. But Henry Olonga's place in history does not rest solely on the brilliance of his bowling.

Zimbabwe censors ban artist's exhibition on 1980s massacres

Harare - Zimbabwe's official censors have banned an artist's gory installation that depicts the brutal suppression in the early 1980s of the country's minority Ndebele people, according to an official notice released Tuesday.

Zimbabwe artist faces trial, exhibit banned

A Zimbabwe artist's attorney says the artist will go to trial next month for depicting scenes in his paintings of civilians being massacred by government troops, images that have now been banned under the country's censorship laws.

Scots snub Zimbabwe trip

Cricket Scotland has refused to send a team to Zimbabwe for a ICC Intercontinental Cup fixture.

Scotland turn down Zimbabwe match

The Scottish cricket team will not travel to Zimbabwe for their ICC Intercontinental Cup match.

SCOTLAND TO SKIP ZIMBABWE TRIP

Cricket Scotland have announced they will refuse to send a team to Zimbabwe for a scheduled ICC Intercontinental Cup contest. The Scots were due to face a Zimbabwe XI in the African nation in October but today declared they would not travel on the advice of governments in London and Edinburgh.