November 26, 2024
The MDC is enmeshed in power struggles following a controversial congress held in January that placed the party’s former secretary general, Welshman Ncube, at the helm, with matters coming to a head after a subsequent resolution to recall Mutambara from the DPM’s post to the largely obscure Regional…
Mangoma, a trusted lieutenant of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and a key broker in talks that led to the formation of the inclusive government in February 2009, could soon be picked up for fraud or at least be made to sign a warned and cautioned statement.Police officers, working…
For some time now, Chombo has been battling accusations of fraudulently acquiring residential stands and land, claims that he repeatedly denied.In the latest case, a Harare council special committee that investigated the minister filed a complaint with the Anti Corruption Commission late last month saying it had dug…
What has further raised the stakes, according to insiders at the ZCTU, is the imminent departure of current secretary general, Wellington Chib-ebe, who vacates after the May congress to take up the post of deputy secretary general of the Brussels-based International Trade Union Confede-ration.Several names are being bandied…
Despite being one of the conditions for the consummation of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) that paved the way for the formation of the inclusive government, the government’s legislative agenda remains largely unimplemented two years on, especially on Bills to facilitate the holding of elections, casting doubt on…
In a research note to investors, Renaissance said mining was the engine of Zimbabwe’s troubled economy now on a recovery path after a decade-long economic crisis that had grounded the sector.“We expect mining to be the fastest-growing sector this year. Mining output presently constitutes seven percent of Gross…
Its long-term goal is to diversify the country’s power base to greenfields by bringing solar and coal-bed menthane gas into the equation, as soon as the Energy Regulatory Bill comes into force, probably this year.The country last built a new power plant over 30 years ago.Energy permanent secretary,Justin…
A special dispensation has, however, been granted to the health and education sectors, with responsible ministries having to apply to the Public Service Commission should they feel that there is a compelling need for them to fill any vacancies.“The position is that while there is a general freeze…
This emerged as investigations revealed that South Africa’s President, Jacob Zuma, had begun piling pressure on the two to agree on a road-map for elections many believe could trigger a political crisis if held under an environment characterised by red-hot polarisation.Controversial Deputy PM Arthur Mutambara, who has been…
Its rival, The Zimbabwe Independent trailed with a readership of five percent after gaining 25 percent during the period, the latest Zimbabwe All Media and Products Survey (ZAMPS) — (Q4, 2010) revealed.Rural readership for both newspapers was at one percent apiece, while the national readership score for The…
