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PM pleads with SADC to tame military

The premier, who has effectively been reduced to a figurehead in the inclusive government as ZANU-PF continues to run rings around him, also urged SADC to come up with a position on the role of the military, which has consistently vowed not to respect his authority."We are not…

Bid to block ZCTU congress flops

The eight affiliates, disgruntled with the leadership of outgoing secretary-general, Wellington Chibebe, filed an urgent application with the Harare High Court on Monday to stop the congress from proceeding.The two-day congress opens in Bula-wayo tomorrow.But on Tuesday, High Court Judge, Susan Mavhangira issued an order dismissing the application…

Starvation looms in Masvingo

The extent of the food crisis has even shocked senior leaders in the province amid revelations that most of the vulnerable families cannot even afford to buy a 50 kilogramme bag of maize at an average price of US$16 per bag from the State granary, the Grain Marketing…

Zim, SA in Somali refugee poser

The refugees, mostly men, are however, hardly staying in Zimbabwe but instead heading straight for South Africa, which has triggered a migration crisis for the two nations that are now busy discussing ways of dealing with the problem.Over the past few weeks, there have been conflicting reports from…

Presidential lawsuit rumbles on

The High Court is presently on its annual August break and is expected to resume early next month.Information obtained suggests the matter might be set down for hearing after the High Court break, nearly two years after the premier took President Mugabe to court over the re-appointment of…

Diaspora vote deal reached

The move by the two political principals opens a window of hope for an estimated three million Zimbabweans domiciled outside the country.Luke Tamborinyoka, the spokesman for Prime Minister Tsvangirai, said in a statement the agreement by the Principals included postal voting.He said the two leaders had also agreed…

Mutinhiri faces dismissal

Mutinhiri, who stands accused of hobnobbing with ZANU-PF rivals in the Movement for Democr-atic Change (MDC-T), particularly Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, was hauled before the Mashon-aland East disciplinary committee last week.While the committee is still to pass its verdict, impeccable ZANU-PF sources claimed the evidence against her was…

Rift in GNU widens ahead of Angola summit

President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara have, since the last summit held in South Africa in May, made no progress at all in reaching out as recommended by the regional bloc.Instead of finding each other, the rift between them has actually…

PM Tsvangirai to reshuffle Cabinet

Although the premier is said to have toyed around with the idea for some time, the latest move has its genesis in last week's passing away of Public Service Minister, Eliphas Mukonoweshuro, who was his chief advisor.The premier first reshuffled his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) Cabinet posts…