April 18, 2024
Biti also revealed that his interventions to save the health delivery sector, which had virtually collapsed before the formation of the inclusive government in February 2009, have also failed, leaving the sector facing a dire drug situation."Ideally, stocking levels for vital, essential and necessary medicines should be 100…
A review of the GWP for the first half of the year by the Prime Minister shows that out of the 36 line ministries, five have failed to submit their monthly progress reports.These are Foreign Affairs headed by Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, Media, Information and Publicity under Webster Shamu; Lands…
Several retired army officers have hit the campaign trail in various constituencies, setting the stage for bruising encounters with sitting ZANU-PF legislators, both in the lower and upper houses of the bicameral Parliament. ZANU-PF insiders revealed this week that there is a beeline of former army officers who…
An estimated US$200 million is required to run the synchronised elections with an additional US$100 million needed to fund a referendum on the new constitution expected before the end of the year.But in his Mid-Term Fiscal Policy Review Statement delivered on Tuesday, Biti once again omitted funding for…
The land deals have already sucked in leading ZANU-PF figures such as Local Government Minister, Ignatius Chombo, property mogul, Phillip Chiyangwa, and the party's Women's League boss, Oppah Muchinguri, among others.The ZANU-PF officials are being accused of having irregularly acquired vast tracts of land and stands in the…
The appointment of Nhepera has also been condemned by the smaller faction of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Welshman Ncube.President Mugabe last week announced the appointment of Nhepera as deputy director of the CIO. A former ZANLA cadre, Nhepera replaced Mernard Muzariri, who succumbed to…
JOMIC has written to the police Commissioner General, Augustine Chihuri and AG Johannes Tomana demanding feedback on allegations contained in two dossiers accusing their officials of persecuting ZANU-PF critics.Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's faction of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), the Elected Councilors Association of Zimbabwe (ECAZ) and…
The funds were disbursed last year following the setting aside of US$8 million by Treasury for that purpose, with Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Eric Matinenga subsequently setting March 31, 2011 as the deadline for accounting for the funds.Each legislator received US$50 000. However, four months after the…
The Parliamentary Legal Com-mittee (PLC) noted that some of Kasukuwere's directives dealt with issues outside his jurisdiction.In an adverse report tabled in the House of Assembly on Tue-sday, the committee said General Notice 114 of 2011 gazetted in May this year was in contravention not only of the…
Karimanzira, who was the ZANU-PF secretary for finance, died in March this year and was buried at the National Heroes Acre.The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) had nominated Senator James Makore for the Harare governorship basing its decision on the Global Political Agreement, which entitles partners in the…
