November 28, 2024
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…
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…
. . . as Tsvangirai vows to hang on DESPITE being handed his third defeat at the hands of President Robert Mugabe in last week’s election, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) leader Morgan Tsvangirai said he will not step down from the helm of the party to pave…
MUTARE – The Agricultural Rural Development Authority (ARDA) is of the view that the future of the Chisumbanje ethanol plant now looks bright given that the inclusive government is now dead and buried.Basil Nyabadza, the chairperson of ARDA, said with ZANU-PF now in charge of government after defeating…
KWEKWE — Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo has blocked attempts by councillors to award themselves jaw-dropping exit packages.City fathers here had hoped to walk away with rich pickings for the services rendered to council since they were elected into office in 2008.But Chombo thwarted the move, saying the…
●ZANU-PF dismisses indigenisation fears ●Zimbabwe dollar not returning soonTHE Zimbabwe’s Stock Exchange (ZSE) suffered a bloodbath this week blamed largely on apprehension over a ZANU-PF government, with critics blaming indigenisation fears and speculation of a return of Zimbabwe’s defenceless currency for the crush.But the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe…
THE African Union (AU), which had appeared to have taken a backseat in Zimbabwe’s affairs soon after the signing of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) more than four years ago, has sprung into action, upstaging the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in shadowing the local elections. The AU…
MDC-T battling to defend territory PRIME Minister (PM) Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) party’s election machinery rolled into the City of Kings and Queens a fortnight ago, briefly painting the city red and sending a veiled message to rivals that the party cannot be written off.…
BINGA — Last week, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Welshman Ncube launched a manifesto anchored on three pillars of which devolution of power to provinces overarches them all.Ncube chose to launch his party’s manifesto at Siachilaba Business Centre, deep inside Binga.Binga District is arguably one…
HOW the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) will handle today’s make-or-break elections is likely to determine whether the country would move forward after more than a decade of intense bickering between ZANU-PF and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) formations, The Financial Gazette can report.The world’s attention would be…
