May 12, 2024
Tendai Biti, the Minister of Finance, has been fighting to have the Presidential Scholarship Scheme put under his wings or better still under the Ministry of Higher Education for purposes of transparency and accountability. This followed allegations, which have not been denied, that the scheme had been used…
The decision to nationalise the gems followed intense bickering over diamond revenues, with Finance Minister, Tendai Biti, saying derisory amounts were being remitted to Treasury, charges denied by the Mines Ministry.Sharp differences had also erupted between Biti and Obert Mpofu, the Mines Minister, over the control of the…
Masvingo Governor, Titus Maluleke, recently summoned field officers from various NGOs to a meeting during which he told them to liaise with chiefs and DAs in their day to day operations. Observers said the directive was meant to tighten the noose around NGOs accused of working at cross-purposes…
The park is a joint venture between Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Botsw-ana and Namibia. The coal prospecting grants issued by Mines and Mining Development Minister, Obert Mpofu, also lie close to the construction site of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam, and environmentalists have warned that water pollution would increase as waste…
This week, AirZim said the appointment of a new GCEO to steer it to viability was not a priority as the parastatal was battling a string of challenges impeding growth of the airline. Once rated as one of Africa’s finest, AirZim has plunged into serious operational challenges fuelled…
A Bill lapses at the end of each parliamentary session but rules provide for its resuscitation through a motion during a new term. But in the case of the Electoral Amendment Bill and the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Bill, no such motion has been introduced to bring them…
The major highlight came on Sunday when ZANU-PF and Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) supporters violently clashed in Chitungwiza, forcing Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to cancel a rally that had been scheduled for Chibuku Stadium.Supporters from both parties fought running battles in and around the venue of the…
Critics said the honour misrepresented the history of the MDC-T and undermined the role played by a number of other stakeholders in the formation of the party. Besides, they said, it was predicated on a lie as Kwinjeh, a former journalist who secured a plum job representing the…
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) dominated local authority recently severed its ties with Zingwe who was being probed over allegations of insubordination and gross corruption.The city fathers have since paid Zingwe his terminal benefits through his lawyer, Jethro Nyarota of Wilmot and Bennet Legal Practitioners in defiance…
According to revelations contained in a United States diplomatic cable dated February 5, 2002, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) leader also put together a secret four-member team led by businessman, Ian Makone, now a permanent secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, to draw up an action plan…
