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Rebellion over Gweru mayor

GWERU — Daggers have been drawn between the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC–T) national executive committee and incoming councillors from the party over the selection of the mayor for the so-called “city of progress”. (more…)

ZANU-PF to revive corruption case

MUTARE – ZANU-PF officials in Manicaland Province accused of extorting money from companies operating in the controversial Chiadzwa diamond fields are unsure about their future in the party amid indications that they might be suspended now that the revolutionary party has secured a mandate to singularly govern  the…

Mangoma, Makone blocked

OUTGOING ministers Elton Mangoma and Theresa Makone have been blocked in their bid to land the Harare mayoral post, The Financial Gazette heard this week.Mayors for the country’s cities and towns would be elected in due course but there is intense jostling already for the Harare mayoral post.…

Govt exposed

CLERK of Parliament Austin Zvoma has expressed doubt over the construction of a new Mount Hampden Parliamentary building during the lifetime of the eighth Parliament, exposing government’s failure to expeditiously conclude a Chinese deal that would have made the project a reality. (more…)

Can ZANU-PF deliver?

FOLLOWING the Southern African Development Community (SADC)’s endorsement of ZANU-PF’s electoral victory at the weekend, the question of whether the party would deliver on its election promises has taken centre stage.President Robert Mugabe, the ZANU-PF leader, will be sworn in today for a new five-year term as attempts…

Tsunga, Mutsekwa rift widens

MUTARE — The rift between MDC-T’s outgoing parliamentarian for Dangamvura-Chikanga constituency, Giles Mutsekwa and incoming legislator, Arnold Tsunga is proving difficult to mend.That there is no love lost between the MDC-T heavyweights became clear after Tsunga failed to attend the funeral for Mutsekwa’s wife, Gladys Bepe, last Friday.…

Tomana saved by the bell

ATTONEY General (AG) Johannes Tomana should count himself lucky after the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T), which was baying for his blood, failed to win the July 31 poll.While the MDC-T has deep-rooted differences with several heads of State organs and institutions, it had specifically called for Tomana’s…

Diamond curse plagues Chiadzwa

WHEN formal diamond prospecting commenced in Chiadzwa, surrounding communities were under the impression that development had finally come to their doorsteps.Nearly five years on, the perception has completely changed.Some families in Chiadzwa and surrounding communities in Manicaland Province have been left poorer and at the risk of life-threatening…