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The Herald, 26 April, 1984 EVERY district in Zimbabwe will soon have a library following the establishment of the National Library and Documentation Service recently. The NLDS was jointly established by the Zimbabwe Library Association and the Ministry of Youth, Sport, and Culture and will strive to provide free reading material to all Zimbabweans, especially […]
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The Herald, 25 April, 1984 VISITS to the Great Zimbabwe Ruins increased by about 54 percent during the first quarter of the year and by about 33 percent over the Easter Holidays compared with last year, the Director of Museums and National Monuments, (southern region), Dr Kenneth Mufuka, said yesterday. He said that 7 134 […]
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The Herald, 24 April,1984 TWENTY-THREE sixth-formers from all round the country recently spent three days in Harare getting to know the ins and outs of its various academic, cultural, commercial and industrial institutions. Organised by the Harare Rotary Club, the know your community tour was aimed at giving the students a glimpse of the opportunities […]
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The Herald, 23 April, 1984 ONE of the first blacks to operate a bus service in Zimbabwe, Cde Philip Murombe (Chivero) died in Harare on Thursday after a long illness. He was 76. Cde Murombe, who had been a farmer in recent years, is survived by a wife and 15 children. He was buried on […]
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The Herald April 19, 1984 A 72-YEAR-OLD who has been committing crimes for the past 40 years told the High Court, Harare, yesterday that he had learnt crime did not pay. William Henry Laurent told Mr Justice Samatta that he had realised it was time for him to retire, not only from his “work” but […]
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The Herald, 18 April, 1980 ZIMBABWE will not subject its sovereignty to that of any other state, and will remain its own master, fully capable of determining its destiny, the Prime Minister, Cde Mugabe, said last night. In an independence eve address to the nation, Cde Mugabe said Zimbabwe, as an independent sovereign state and […]
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The Herald, 17 April, 1984 ADDITIONAL food supplies will be distributed to drought-hit areas during the two-day independence celebrations which start in Zimbabwe today, the chairman of the National Independence Committee, Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa, said yesterday. The extra drought relief programme had been launched to enable some people in the communal lands to enjoy the […]
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The Herald, 16 April, 1984 CHIEFS forced to step down by the colonial government because of their outspoken views will be helped to regain their chieftainship, the Prime Minister, Cde Mugabe, said yesterday. Speaking at the installation of Cde Titus Matibiri Karigamombe as Chief Zvimba at Murombedzi growth point, near Chinhoyi, Cde Mugabe said those […]
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The Herald, 15 April, 1980 THE Roman Catholic Archbishop for Salisbury, the Rev. Patrick Chakaipa, will bless the new Zimbabwe flag at the midnight independence ceremony at Rufaro Stadium on Thursday, a spokesman for the Governor said yesterday. The flag will be later hoisted as the Union Jack, a symbol of British authority over Rhodesia, […]
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The Herald, 11 April, 1980 A TOTAL of 7 671 prisoners have been released under the amnesty exercise established by Lord Soames after his arrival here in late December, a spokesman of the Ministry of Justice said in Salisbury yesterday. The examination of cases qualifying for the amnesty was continuing, and prisoners were being released […]
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The Herald, 10 April, 1980 FOR the past 15 years the only international exhibitor at the annual international trade fair in Bulawayo has been South Africa. But the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair there from May 3 to 11 this year has drawn world-wide interest, according to the general manager, Mr Graham Rowe, who is on […]
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LEFTIST guerillas freed three more hostages from the Dominican Republic’s embassy on Sunday, but two Colombians among the 20 remaining are reported to have rejected freedom because they expect to make money by staying where they are.
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ZIMBABWE should process and market its minerals as finished products to avoid being exploited by industrialised countries, delegates to a recent mine workers’ seminar have recommended.
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The Herald, 4 April, 1980 SALISBURY will “sparkle” for the independence celebrations later this month, at a total cost of $50 000. Welcome to Salisbury! The Sunshine City is the proposed theme for street decorations both in the city centre and all suburbs. In the commercial centre, the First Street Mall, coloured Christmas lights are […]
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The Herald, 3 April, 1980 CHOIRS will be singing throughout the country in competitions to mark the independence celebrations. According to one of the organisers, Mr P Marime, the choirs will sing liberation songs. Among the songs to be sung by the Tatonga choir are Iro Gore iro, Isu vanhu veZimbabwe and Mitumbi nemitumbi takairongedza. […]