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VP Nkomo could be off EU sanctions list

A number of black-listed ZANU-PF officials seen as progressive during the past 12 months and those that have passed on could be beneficiaries of the review process done every February.A couple of State-owned entities might also get reprieve.A European Union (EU) team is already finalising the issue in…

Retired soldiers cause ructions in ZANU-PF

The rise in the number of former soldiers keen on representing ZANU-PF in the forthcoming elections in all the 10 political provinces has caused consternation among sitting Members of Parliament and Senators who do not have military background.Speculation is rife in ZANU-PF circles that their activities were being…

Tsvangirai under pressure

Some aspiring candidates have raised a stink in the party, claiming some legislators and councillors had demonstrated that they only cared for their own wellbeing by engaging in corruption to enrich themselves without any significant development in constituencies.This has resulted in several councillors from across the country being…

Principals face revolt

The compromise deal has created friction within their respective parties, upsetting the party hardliners who have vowed that the exercise would be derailed, with dissenting ZANU-PF members being whipped into line at a meeting last week held to endorse the document.Sources this week said some ZANU-PF members who…

Daggers drawn in ZANU-PF

Moyo’s ascension means that his current position will become vacant.Nkomo died on Thursday morning after a long battle with cancer to become the country’s fourth Vice President to die in office in less than 15 years.His demise has therefore opened a vacancy within the presidium, which insiders claim…

Makoni blasts GNU principals

The GPA is the document that culminated in the formation of the inclusive government, which inclu-des President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF, Pri-me Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC-T and Welshman Ncube’s MDC.Ncube’s formation was, at the formation of the inclusive government, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutam-bara, who was voted…

Chief Negomo courts controversy

But unlike the other traditional chiefs, Chief Negomo’s love for publicity is legendary. The media is usually on tow when he or his messengers serve summons on high-profile people who would have wronged him or his subjects.His rulings have also set tongues wagging beyond the Matepatepa mountain range…

Chief Negomo faces revolt

His chieftaincy is now hanging by the thread since traditional rituals must be undertaken this year to choose a substantive traditional ruler.Other members of his extended family are actively pushing for his replacement for various reasons.There are those who are alleging that the Negomos “stole” the chieftainship by…

Acid test for ZANU-PF

Although the party has projected an image of oneness by uniting behind its leader, President Robert Mugabe, in power for 33 years, the party has, to all intents and purposes, remained deeply fragmented.The incumbent may have landed his post uncontested at the last ZANU-PF elective congress, but that…

Nyagura’s term divides UZ

Nyagura also turned 65, making him ineligible for reconsideration for the top post in line with the country’s labour laws.He has also served the stipulated two terms as head of the country’s oldest and biggest university.There have been moves by some members of the Buzwani Mothobi-led council to…