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MDC to join unity government

Tsvangirai made the announcement after a meeting of the MDC's decision-making National Council. "We are going into this government. That is what the council has decided," Tsvangirai, who is set to become Prime Minister, told reporters. The decision will increase Zimbabwe's chances of recovering from economic collapse and…

Tsvangirai’s moment

There are, however, fears that lack of a general consensus on the way forward might split the party down the middle reminiscent of the October 12 2005 rift that resulted in the formation of the Arthur Mutambara faction. The split was later to deny the MDC-T an outright…

Baptism of fire for Chinamasa

ACTING Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa faces an uphill task that could be likened to an attempt to fit a square peg into a round hole when he presents the 2009 national budget today.Chinamasa has acquitted himself well as Justice Minister and his negotiating skills have helped ZANU-PF dictate…

Unemployment rate spikes to 94%

In a report titled The Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP) 2009, the United Nations said diminishing opportunities on the country’s job market were causing serious suffering among the increasingly restive Zimbabwean population.“At the close of 2008, only six percent of the population was formally employed, down from 30 percent…

Zim faces huge food deficit

ZIMBABWE faces another huge food deficit in 2009 due to continued falls in farm production, mounting political uncertainty and economic instability, a report by a farmers’ union said yesterday.The country is battling hyperinflation and has endured food shortages since 2000, when government began seizing farms from whites to…