November 26, 2024
The stunning disclosures were allegedly made to United States diplomats by Tourism and Hospitality Minister, Walter Mzembi, who reportedly claimed that President Mugabe was aware of the minister's meetings with the American representatives as the ZANU-PF leader was using him to gauge the mind of Western powers. Mzembi…
It has now emerged that the fire crew that attended the scene on August 16 was ill-equipped to deal with the blaze.A report compiled by the Harare fire station states that its firemen used a hose layer codenamed Brigade 34 which, according to experts, was inappropriate for the…
The extraordinary politburo meeting took place a day after President Mugabe met US ambassador, Charles Ray, but avoided conversation on the issue, which has dominated the political rumour mill and triggered speculation of massive fallout within the former ruling party.Ray had stressed during his meeting with President Mugabe…
That desire for reform - a hot potato in ZANU-PF - as revealed in classified information leaked by international whistleblower website, Wiki-Leaks, exposed the extent to which debate is stifled within the party, in particular and Zimbabwe, in general.Even those in the upper echelons of the party are…
A fortnight ago, council issued a two-week ultimatum, which lapses today, for all the businesses in greater Harare to regularise their operations. But not many of the unregistered businesses took heed of the warning.There has been a proliferation of apparel and retail shops in the central business district…
The Parliamentary Legal Committee (PLC) had prepared an adverse report on the human rights law, but withdrew it after Chinamasa reached a deal with the committee to take out the offending clauses.This is the second time inside six months that Chinamasa has dropped unconstitutional provisions in a law…
Rugare Gumbo, the ZANU-PF national spokesperson, told The Financial Gazette, which first broke the story regarding plans by the party to second Moyo to JOMIC, that the decision had been unanimous."We have seconded Moyo to JOMIC and the letter has been written to JOMIC to that effect. No…
The high-profile judge left the bench at the end of July, before the Supreme Court went on its month-long break in August.Justice Sandura, the most senior judge in the country after serving as a judge for nearly 30 years, would be remembered as a forthright and fearless judge…
The move comes after rejection of the current 99-year leases by banks who have refused to accept them as collateral.A1 farmers currently hold offer letters for land redistributed to them under the country's controversial land reform programme.Officially opening the Fourth Session of the Seventh Parliament on Tuesday, President…
The development comes after ZANU-PF chief negotiator Patrick Chinamasa, who is also the Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, blocked a bid to introduce the amendments through a private members bill, saying the matter was being negotiated by the three governing parties.According to an election roadmap, the three…
