November 26, 2024
So goes a verse in legendary reggae icon, Bob Marley’s song Ride Natty Ride taken from the chart-busting album Survival. The song rings true when one looks at the manner in which ZANU-PF has welcomed back some of its prodigal sons as it desperately positions itself to wrest…
Information obtained by The Financial Gazette indicates that Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party came to the conclusion that any future election should be held under a new constitution although its crafting is presently bedevilled by a myriad of political and financial problems.The party also demanded that there be…
Zimbabwe is ranked among the most expensive data and voice service markets in Africa. This is partly because of the high costs associated with doing business in Zimbabwe.In a commentary on market dynamics published in the first issue of ZOLife, a journal published by ZOL, the company said…
The Financial Gazette established this week that a hybrid grouping of former freedom fighters incorporating ex-guerrillas in the ranks of other political parties, including the Movement for Democratic Change formations, will soon be born.Former army colonel, Shadreck Beta, and a group of war veterans disenchanted with the aligning…
President Mugabe, who has repeatedly expressed his disillusionment with the inclusive government following sour relations with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, told the State media on Sunday he would be within his constitutional right to dissolve Parliament and call for elections if his partners in the coalition delay the…
Ever since being elected president at the MDC-M congress a fortnight ago, Welshman Ncube has come under heavy criticism over the manner in which he ascended to power with critics saying his manoeuvres laid bare the politician’s hunger for power.There are suspicions Ncube, who parachuted Mutambara from the…
It was like a stick of TNT, susceptible to ignition and disintegration. ZANU-PF was holding tog-ether because of the threat of MDC-T and foreign pressure. He likened ZANU-PF to a troop of baboons incessantly fighting among themselves, but coming together to face an external threat,” said one WikiLeaks…
The Budget and Finance Committee chaired by ZANU-PF Goromonzi North legislator, Paddy Zhanda said the grain production target of 1,5 million metric tonnes from one million hectares for 2010/11 cropping season is ambitious, given that the national average yield has been 0,8 and 0,7 metric tonnes in 2009…
Investigations by The Financial Gazette revealed that Allied Insurance, which issued the bond in favour of the judicial manager which was later to be lodged with the Master of the High Court, might not have had the capacity to issue a bond to the tune of US$12 million.…
But this month, the market got news that TA Holdings executive chairperson, Shingai Mutasa, had relinquished his executive chairmanship to become non-executive chairperson of the TA Holdings board.It’s fair to give him credit for having popularised the executive chairmanship within Zimbabwe’s listed corporate companies at a time when…
