According to the draft constitution clause dealing with Presiden-tial immunity, a seating President is not liable to civil or criminal proceedings in any court for any acts of commission or omission done in his or her personal capacity, but the rules change upon leaving office. In relation to…

Speculation has been swirling that Mutasa, who, along with other top party officials have been criss-crossing the country to explain why ZANU-PF resolved to disband the DCCs last month, was targeting Mnangagwa whose protégés and close associates had made a clean sweep of DCC positions in most provinces…

A similar situation prevails in Kwekwe where Morris Mutema, an auditor, is the acting city treasurer following the dismissal of Alfred Zingwe in August last year over corruption allegations.Both positions have not been filled after the intervention of Local Government Minister, Ignatius Chombo who dispatched investigators to look…

Cabinet also directed that the two contentious special grants in Mwenezi be renewed and shared between Essar and the government, with the Mines Ministry spelling out the terms and conditions.Industry and Trade Minister, Welshman Ncube confirmed the latest developments.“Cabinet agreed and directed two weeks ago that all the…

The just-ended Southern African Dev-elopment Committee (SADC) summit apparently bought the idea and rejected ZANU-PF’s argument that at law the coalition government has already expired.This resulted in regional leaders directing that fresh polls should be held within 12 months, with the deadline being June 2013.ZANU-PF was pushing for…

Cabinet did not meet on Tuesday this week due to the absence of President Robert Mugabe who is in the Far East in Hong Kong on a private family engagement.Sources had indicated last week that the issue of the disbursement of the long-awaited funds, envisaged to breathe life…

Later this month, several mines with operations in the two provinces will cede a 10 percent stake to locals and donate a further US$10 million in empowerment credits to surrounding communities.Blanket Mine in Gwanda, River Ranch Mine in Beitbridge and Vumbachi-kwe mine Mine top the list in Matabeleland…

FG: The ZANU-PF politburo took the decision to readmit you into the party as an ordinary card-carrying member about a fortnight ago: Are you happy at all with this decision?PC: I am very humbled and remain loyal to the party.FG: What does that decision do to your ambition…

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…