May 2, 2024
This is despite a ruling by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Lovemore Moyo, who absolved the Justice Minister last month of contempt of Parliament.Chinamasa is being accused by the mines committee of lying under oath about governments' handling of the controversial SMM. He is alleged to…
The diplomats were ordered out of the country this week after they defected to the National Transitional Council (NTC) whose rag-tag army toppled Muammar Gaddafi from power in an operation largely backed by NATO forces.They have until tomorrow to leave the country.Last week, a group of jubilant Libyans…
Police spokesperson, Wayne Bvudzijena, said the police would no longer issue public comments on their probe of circumstances surrounding the death of Mujuru, saying they were now focused on preparing a report from the investigations."For now, we are not discussing anything that has come up," Bvudzijena told The…
Moyo and Dokora, ZANU-PF legislators for Tsholotsho and Rushinga respectively and Chamisa, the MDC-T Member of Parliament for Kuwadzana East, came out with their guns blazing last week, denying any wrongdoing in the handling of the money.The MPs were last week reported as among the 100 parliamentarians failing…
Youth Development, Indigenisation and Emp-owerment Deputy Minister, Tongai Matutu, said currently the ministry's focus is on the mining sector, adding that 13 sectoral committees have been established to advise the ministry on removing barriers to empowerment."At this point in time we are focusing on the mining sector, and…
Construction of Tokwe-Murkosi Dam, which had stopped for over 10 years, resumed early this year after the Ministry of Finance made available over US$20 million to an Italian contractor assigned to build the dam.The project would be completed within the next 20 months subject to the availability of…
Mutinhiri, who risks losing her Parliamentary seat as well as the post of Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, had appealed against a recommendation by her home province - Mashonaland East - to have her suspended from the party.A recommendation was also made to recall Mutinhiri from…
Reports from Tripoli yesterday said rebel forces swept into Col Gaddafi's compound on Tuesday, seizing weapons and destroying symbols of the longstanding dictatorship.The jubilant fighters celebrated their rapid advance and erected their flag above the base.There were reports that Col Gaddafi could have fled Tripoli using a secret…
After surviving a vote of no confidence in Angola from ZANU-PF last week, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) mediator in the Zimbabwe crisis has started acting on resolutions passed by the regional bloc in Luanda.At last week's summit, SADC leaders had asked the Organ on Politics, Defence…
Levi Mukarati, Senior Political Reporter AS conspiracy theories continue to swirl around the death of Solomon Mujuru, a dark cloud of mistrusts and suspicions never experienced before since ZANU-PF's formation in 1963 has engulfed the party as both allies and foes of the late commander attempt to unravel…
