November 26, 2024
President Robert Mugabe has said he would want elections held at least by March next year, a development likely to be endorsed by the party’s congress early next month.The ZANU-PF December conference is expected to be the party’s launch pad for next year’s elections, with President Mugabe likely…
In what is probably one of the most controversial motions to be tabled in the House of Assembly in recent years aimed at pressurising the authorities to utilise diamonds for national building, Members of Parliament said they were in possession of evidence detailing the looting of the gems,…
The property invasions have been perceived by observers as a covert move by ZANU-PF to curry favour among the youths who remain crucial to President Robert Mugabe's re-election bid in polls the veteran politician wants held by March next year. Earlier this month, Saviour Kasukuwere, the Youth Development,…
The pieces of legislation endorsed by Cabinet include the Attorney General (AG)'s Bill; the Consumer Protection Bill; the ZimTrade Bill; the State Enterprises Bill and the Macro Finance Bill.Also approved by Cabinet is the Zimbabwe Investment Promotion Bill; the Standards Development Bill, the amendment of the Banking Act…
On Tuesday, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) Buhera Central legislator, Tangwara Matimba, moved a motion for the introduction of the Urban Councils Amendment Bill, through a Private Members Bill.The proposed law seeks to dilute government's influence over municipal and town councils.It will also correct anomalies arising from previous…
This is despite President Robert Mugabe's silence over the WikiLeaks saga which saw confidential diplomatic cables containing private exchanges between the US diplomats and politicians from both ZANU-PF and Movement for Democratic Change formations being leaked into the public domain by the whistle-blower website.While several ZANU-PF bigwigs were…
Zuma was initially expected in Harare this month to engage the protagonists in the Zimbabwe crisis - President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara - with a view to narrow their differences over the lack of progress in the implementation of the…
While the current trend has its genesis in the 2008 synchronised elections when aspiring ZANU-PF Members of Parliament coined what they termed the "bhora mudondo" strategy that was meant to deny President Mugabe a sixth Presidential term, lawmaker activism among MPs from the revolutionary party has become widespread…
According to figures provided to Parliament last week by the Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Gift Chimanikire, Anjin Investments (Private) Limited extracts an average of 234 749, 92 carats per month, compared to Mbada Diamonds' 164 489,18 carats per month.Marange resources, which is wholly owned by…
One of the leaked United States classified cables claim that Khaya Moyo was among ZANU-PF members and ministers who owned conservancies.In a statement, Khaya-Moyo, said he neither owns a conservancy in Gwaai Valley Conservancy area nor in any part of the country."The Ministry responsible or national parks can…
