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ZANU-PF eyes more foreign-owned farms

The move comes at a time when 13 Dutch farmers have approached a United States federal court in a bid to get compensation for assets that were seized in Zimbabwe.A group of 79 former white commercial farmers has also sought to attach state properties in other countries after…

Minister left out of 2011 budget

The Ministry is headed by Co-Ministers, Kembo Mohadi (ZANU-PF) and Theresa Makone (Movem-ent for Democratic Change — MDC-T).This unusual set-up was meant to calm nerves after the two main political parties insisted, during negotiations that led to the formation of the inclusive government in February 2009, that they…

‘New constitution ready in September’

Officials at COPAC claimed yesterday the drafting of the new constitution, which was delayed last year due to the bickering between ZANU-PF and the two formations of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), coupled with a severe financial squeeze, could be completed in September, three months later than…

Gloom looms in education sector

In a report tabled in Parliament last month, the Education Parliamentary Committee said although the Ministry of Education, Sports, Arts and Culture’s received the largest allocation in the 2011 National Budget — US$469 367 000 — it would be forced to cut back on certain expenditures as most…

2011: More gloom than bloom

The current year is no exception.After enduring a gruelling 2010, ordinary Zimbabweans are looking into the future with a lot of anticipation. But other than just pinning hope against hope; there are no justifiable economic fundamentals to support their being upbeat about the future.Economists, who are the experts…

Discord ahead of MDC-M congress

The MDC-M’s leadership in Masvingo has petitioned the party’s national executive, threatening to boycott the congress slated for Saturday and Sunday unless seven critical issues are addressed.The province wants clear guidelines as to who is responsible for nominating candidates for top positions in the MDC-M and also argues…

New twist to Mugabe lawsuit

Lawyers representing Prime Minister Tsvangirai on Tuesday officially served President Mugabe with papers demanding that the defendant make “a serious” submission before the High Court over his alleged unconstitutional re-appointments of the 10 disputed bureaucrats.In his papers to Terrence Hussein —  the defendant’s lawyer — Tsvangirai’s legal representative,…

Zuma subdues principals

It emerged this week that Zuma, the facilitator in the Zimbabwean dialogue has always been opposed to rushed elections, fearing that they may end up yielding a contested result, the trend since 2002 when the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) started fielding its leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, as a…

Poll preparations suffer major blow

Presenting a report by the Parliamentary Committee on Justice last week, committee chairperson, Douglas Mwonzora, said the amount allocated to the electoral body by Finance Minister Tendai Biti was not enough to capacitate ZEC, which badly needs state-of-the-art machinery and other logistical support before the holding of future…