Most people whose parents or grandparents were born in neighbouring countries, notably Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, lost their right to vote in Zimbabwe as the previous ZANU-PF government became hostile to people of foreign origin.Most minority white Zimbabw-eans were also stripped of their citizenship and the right to…

The party's provincial elections directorate this week turned down Sibanda's nomination on the grounds that he has not been an MDC-T member for five years.Aspiring candidates, according to the party's electoral guidelines, "should exhibit maturity and have a good public record, five years continuous membership, fully paid up…

With the draft constitution having been brought to Parliament this week, all parties in government are already agreeable to its smooth passage after the intervention of the principals, President Mugabe, Prime Minister (PM) Morgan Tsvangirai, Movement  for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Welshman Ncube and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur…

He was 44 years old.Kwashirai died around midnight on Tuesday after a battle with lung cancer.Kwashirai, who for several years was chairperson of the judges for The Financial Gazette's Top Companies Survey, was a former president of the Zimbabwe Economic Society and sat on the boards of several…

Insiders at Town House, the city's administrative nerve centre, say there were behind-the-scenes manoeuvres by civil society organisations to force Ma-sunda out of Town House before the next elections.The Harare City Council has come under fire from residents for failing to collect garbage, erratic water supplies, shambolic street…

A number of black-listed ZANU-PF officials seen as progressive during the past 12 months and those that have passed on could be beneficiaries of the review process done every February.A couple of State-owned entities might also get reprieve.A European Union (EU) team is already finalising the issue in…

The rise in the number of former soldiers keen on representing ZANU-PF in the forthcoming elections in all the 10 political provinces has caused consternation among sitting Members of Parliament and Senators who do not have military background.Speculation is rife in ZANU-PF circles that their activities were being…

Some aspiring candidates have raised a stink in the party, claiming some legislators and councillors had demonstrated that they only cared for their own wellbeing by engaging in corruption to enrich themselves without any significant development in constituencies.This has resulted in several councillors from across the country being…

The compromise deal has created friction within their respective parties, upsetting the party hardliners who have vowed that the exercise would be derailed, with dissenting ZANU-PF members being whipped into line at a meeting last week held to endorse the document.Sources this week said some ZANU-PF members who…

Nyagura also turned 65, making him ineligible for reconsideration for the top post in line with the country’s labour laws.He has also served the stipulated two terms as head of the country’s oldest and biggest university.There have been moves by some members of the Buzwani Mothobi-led council to…