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Byo sitting on a health time bomb

The impending plans follow hard on the heels of aggressive water cuts adopted by the city fathers recently.Last month, the city increased water cuts to residents from twice a week to the current three times per week in desparate attempts to conserve the precious resource.Fears of a cholera…

ZANU-PF in constitution climb-down

The liberation war party had drawn the ire of its political foes when it unilaterally amended COPAC’s draft constitution in successive politburo sessions leading up to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit held in Maputo, Mozambique last month.But the 266 amendments ZANU-PF had effected were flatly rejected…

COPAC still owes hotels

COPAC has conducted most of its business in hotels requiring food and accommodation. On several occasions, they had to retreat to Nyanga in the eastern highlands, away from the hustle and bustle of the capital city in order to conclude the constitution-making process. But the hotel bills accrued…

MDC-T widens corruption probe

Sesel Zvidzai, the party’s secretary for local government and Deputy Minister for Local Government, Public Works and Urban Development, told The Financial Gazette this week that another team has been set up to probe 12 more local authorities.“The anti-corruption crusade continues as we have set up another probe…

ZANU-PF hawks swoop on Mzembi

Viewed by many as among the moderates in President Robert Mugabe’s government, the Masvingo South lawmaker has went off on a tangent with a number of hardliners in the revolutionary party who are now plotting to unseat him ahead of the next polls.Mzembi stirred a hornet’s nest within…

Divisions rock ZANU-PF

In a way, the disciplinary hearing has brought to the fore alleged friction between ZANU-PF Politburo member Tendai Savanhu and the party’s Harare South lawmaker, Hubert Nyanhongo.Former ZANU-PF Mbare District Coordinating Committee (DCC) chairperson, Joshua Gore was suspended from the party for two years for leaking information to…

Sipepa Nkomo, Mpofu clash

Mpofu has since last year approved about 18 special mining grants in Matabeleland North Province, though many have failed to take off because of threats from farmers and villagers operating conservancies in the area.The Mines Minister argues that the country’s economy was heavily dependent on mining hence the…

Mushosho is new Old Mutual boss

The group also elevated two senior executives to the positions of deputy CEO. Zomunoda Chizura is now deputy CEO: Life and Asset Management, while CABS managing director, Kevin Terry, moves into the position of deputy CEO for Zimbabwe.Both appointments are effective September 1, 2012.Announcing the appointments, managing director…

SADC representatives expected

The two representatives from Tanzania and Zambia will join Zuma’s facilitation team for more talks with representatives of the three political parties constituting the inclusive government.As part of their brief, they will also assist members of the Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee (JOMIC) in executing their duties.JOMIC has…