The Financial Gazette can reveal that the supreme governing body this week directed the Cabinet committee on legislation, chaired by Justice and Legal Affairs Minister, Patrick Chinamasa, to meet today in a last-ditch attempt to review the legislation.The Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Regulations, gazetted on March 1 this…
Negotiators from ZANU-PF and the two formations of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) concluded talks on April 3 and gave their final report to President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara and Zuma, the Southern African Development Community-appointed mediator.But Lindiwe Zulu, Zuma’s…
Chris Mtangadura, the chief law officer in the AG’s Office, confirmed that he was in the process of appealing against Bennett’s acquittal yesterday, immediately courting the wrath of the MDC-T, which accused his office of pursuing a political agenda against its members.The State’s latest move is likely to…
The differences between the Prime Minister and Tendai Biti, the Finance Minister, are becoming more real than imagined as dramatised by the recent violence along factional lines that occurred at the MDC-T's headquarters in Harare recently as the party inches closer to its next elective congress, probably early…
By Tuesday, at least five new players had shown interest in navigating the media minefield while many others joined the queue to renew their licenses. But only one publication, NewsDay, had by this week completed and submitted its application form to the commission for licensing.ZMC chairman, Godfrey Majonga,…
Biti led a delegation to China last month that included Transport Minister, Nicholas Goche, as well as other senior officials from the two ministries as part of efforts to raise funds for 20 government projects following proposals submitted to the China Export and Import Bank.The Finance Minister has…
The position taken by the revenue authority has already resulted in casualties at NOCZIM after finance director, Isaac Mhaka and finance manager, Tanaka Sikwila, were suspended a fortnight ago for failing to advise the company's leadership on how the debt was being handled.NOCZIM public relations manager, Zvikomborero Sibanda,…
ArcelorMittal South Africa and India’s Jindal Steel and Power had been short listed to purchase a 60 percent stake in ZISCO, a perennial loss maker that has sucked the fiscus for years.“The bids have been thrown out and the bidders should have already been formally informed,” a source…
Following the last round of inter-party talks between ZANU-PF and the two formations of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) early last month, the three principals had remained deadlocked on six contentious issues.ZANU-PF wants targeted sanctions imposed on its 203 members, including President Mugabe, lifted unconditionally while the…
Mutambara, the Deputy Prime Minister, was meant to have been hauled before the disciplinary committee last week to answer charges of perceived hero-worshipping of the veteran guerilla leader.His arraignment has been thrown into disarray after MDC-M officials — Renson Gasela (deputy spokesperson), Lyson Mlambo (party’s national chairman for…
