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Bid to oust Mutambara intensifies

Ncube's lawyers are seeking a final order to bar Mutambara from purporting to be party president or principal and interfering with its structures as the MDC leader intensifies efforts to oust his nemesis from being the deputy premier.Mutambara was ousted by Ncube as leader of the MDC at…

ZRP hunts genocide suspect

The United States government has offered a reward of US$5 million to anyone who "furnishes information leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country" of Mpiranya, a Hutu and former commander of the Rwandan presidential guard, accused of partaking in an operation to exterminate Tutsis.The former general…

Defaulting ministers named

The Financial Gazette was this week shown a register of defaulting parliamentarians. Among them is the Minister of Local Government, Ignatius Chombo; Mines Minister, Obert Mpofu; and Information Communication Technology Minis-ter, Nelson Chamisa.The register indicates that only 107 parliamentarians have accounted for the funds, with just over 100…

Succession turns nasty

Mujuru, who died in a horrific blaze at his farmhouse in Beatrice, has been the power behind his wife, Vice-President Joice Mujuru, a situation that has ensured his faction of the former liberation war party maintains its interests against those of rivals linked to Defence Minister Emme-rson Mnangagwa,…

PM pleads with SADC to tame military

The premier, who has effectively been reduced to a figurehead in the inclusive government as ZANU-PF continues to run rings around him, also urged SADC to come up with a position on the role of the military, which has consistently vowed not to respect his authority."We are not…

Starvation looms in Masvingo

The extent of the food crisis has even shocked senior leaders in the province amid revelations that most of the vulnerable families cannot even afford to buy a 50 kilogramme bag of maize at an average price of US$16 per bag from the State granary, the Grain Marketing…

Zim, SA in Somali refugee poser

The refugees, mostly men, are however, hardly staying in Zimbabwe but instead heading straight for South Africa, which has triggered a migration crisis for the two nations that are now busy discussing ways of dealing with the problem.Over the past few weeks, there have been conflicting reports from…

Presidential lawsuit rumbles on

The High Court is presently on its annual August break and is expected to resume early next month.Information obtained suggests the matter might be set down for hearing after the High Court break, nearly two years after the premier took President Mugabe to court over the re-appointment of…

Diaspora vote deal reached

The move by the two political principals opens a window of hope for an estimated three million Zimbabweans domiciled outside the country.Luke Tamborinyoka, the spokesman for Prime Minister Tsvangirai, said in a statement the agreement by the Principals included postal voting.He said the two leaders had also agreed…