HARARE – Zanu PF insiders say while fired Prosecutor-General Johannes Tomana contributed to his own demise regarding his inglorious exit from his powerful State position, he was also a victim of the ruling party’s vicious tribal, factional and succession wars. Tomana was relieved of his duties as PG on Friday by President Robert Mugabe, after…
GWERU – A buoyant opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, yesterday told thousands of his supporters who braved the chilly and drizzly weather in the Midlands capital that President Robert Mugabe’s advanced age — coupled with the ruling Zanu PF’s vicious infighting — would deliver victory to the MDC in next year’s make-or-break national elections. The popular…
HARARE – Mounds of waste in garbage dumps around the Zimbabwe’s capital are hindering the citizenry’s confidence in local government. Trash cans or bins overflow with rotten fruit, spoiled eggs, and other garbage. Pedestrians have to jump over disgusting trash scattered on the sidewalks, at bus ranks, shopping centres and street corners across Harare, meanwhile…
HARARE – As Zimbabwe plays host once more to thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses visiting for annual conventions, the tell-tale knock at the door may be an invitation to join them. Thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses are expected to attend a series of three-day annual conventions with the theme “Don’t Give Up” starting this week. The first…
HARARE – At least 45 people were killed, while 30 others were seriously injured when a Zambia-bound bus was involved in a horrendous accident on Wednesday evening. The horrific accident occurred a few weeks after 31 people, mainly cross-border traders, were burnt beyond recognition when a South Africa-bound Proliner bus they were travelling in was…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Monetary Institute (ZMI) has asked President Robert Mugabe and Indigenisation minister Patrick Zhuwao to stop Barclays’ sale of its Zimbabwe bank to Malawi-listed First Merchant Bank (FMB). The sell is part of the British lender’s broader exit from Africa to refocus on the United States and Britain. According to the deal…
HARARE – Zimbabweans shun visiting local resorts and hotels, leaving them exclusively to foreigners, Tourism deputy minister Anastacia Ndlovu has said She told the Senate on Thursday that Zimbabweans needed to take the lead in visiting the country’s tourist destinations. This came after Zanu PF Manicaland Senator Monica Mutsvangwa had enquired government policy on domestic…
HARARE – Days after Public Service minister Prisca Mupfumira’s stunning dismissal of Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Peter Mutasa from the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) board for allegedly leaking confidential information, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has demanded his immediate reinstatement. In a May 17 letter to President Robert Mugabe, ITUC…
HARARE – The High Court has dismissed a bid by 174 ex-employees of Russian mining firm DTZ-OZGEO seeking to attach the company’s property to recover a collective amount of $390 000 owed in salary arrears. The dispute erupted after the firm’s mining operations in Chiadzwa were halted by government last year, as the government seized…
HARARE – A big drop in soya bean plantings in Zimbabwe could lead to a shortage of cooking oil and stock feeds on the domestic market this year. Nationally, the industry is expected to meet a national need of 200 000 tonnes this season but farmers have dumped the crop due to lack of financing….
