HARARE – The ruling party has all but shut its door on members of the Generation 40 (G40) faction who were given their marching orders towards the end of last year following a military intervention. At its 317th ordinary session in Harare yesterday, the Soviet-style politburo resolved that all expelled members of Zanu PF wishing…
HARARE – Former first lady Grace Mugabe’s PhD saga has taken a new twist after the High Court reversed a ruling by a lower court giving investigators powers to search and seize all documents relating to the probe from the University of Zimbabwe (UZ). In a judgment obtained yesterday, High Court judge Lavender Makoni ruled…
HARARE – Vice President Constantino Chiwenga was yesterday rushed to hospital after suffering a dramatic fall at the Zanu PF headquarters — forcing him to cancel his politburo attendance. The 61-year-old tripped and fell and badly hurt his hand just after arriving for yesterday’s conclave, whose agenda included election preparations, mobilisation of voters, party regalia…
HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has capped withdrawal limits at $300 for tobacco farmers. This comes as the 2017/80 tobacco marketing season is expected to commence soon, and on the back of a crippling cash crisis, which has seen banks fail to disburse withdrawals. “In order to ensure a smooth payment system…
HARARE – Armyworms has destroyed a fifth of maize crops in Zimbabwe, spreading to all districts in the last few weeks, the Agricultural Technical and Extension Services (Agritex) has said. Zimbabwe’s maize crop, the staple grain for the impoverished nation, has seen 148 489 hectares out of the total national maize hectarage of 975 913 …
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s once promising coffee industry has been vandalised due to the land grab policy, with only three commercial coffee farmers remaining on 300 hectares, down from 145 who were farming over 7 600 hectares before 2004. According to the Farmers Voice magazine published by Econometer Global Capital, the coffee industry that was growing…
HARARE – Demand for goat meat has hit a new high, amid tight supply and strong local and overseas demand. According to Econometer Global Capital, on average a Boer goat is fetching from around $250 to $350, with a buck going for as high as $600, proving a nice reward for producers. “The three main…
HARARE – Vice President Constantino Chiwenga was yesterday rushed to hospital after suffering a dramatic fall at the Zanu PF headquarters — forcing him to cancel his politburo attendance. Read full story in today’s paper. [Adz]
HARARE – Legislators yesterday grilled Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi over government’s silence on the salary impasse at the Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL). HCCL, in which Zimbabwe’s government is the biggest shareholder with 37 percent shares, is the nation’s second largest coal producer and supplies coke to national electricity company Zesa….
HARARE – MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has called on all political parties to work together and exhibit the love and unity they showed during the funeral of Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, who died on February 14 aged 65. He had been suffering from colon cancer for at least two years, and was given…
