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Tsvangirai plays last card

BY approaching the Constitutional Court and the Southern African Development Comm-unity (SADC) seeking to overturn ZANU-PF’s victory in the July 31 election, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) leader Morgan Tsvangirai has played his last card, which might make or break his political career.Outgoing Prime Minister Tsvangirai suffered a crushing loss…

Zimbabweans pour into SA

ZIMBABWEANS have been pouring into neighbouring South Africa in large numbers since the conclusion of the July 31 harmonised polls, a survey by The Financial Gazette has shown.This trend started immediately after the harmonised elections that were won by ZANU-PF amid claims by the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) formations…

What’s next for MDC, ZAPU?

BULAWAYO — Last week’s harmonised elections have seen the Welshman Ncube-led Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and Dumiso Dabengwa’s ZAPU emerging the biggest losers in the contest after the two political parties failed to garner a single seat in the House of Assembly. President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF won 160 out…

AirZim rides out the storm

THERE is always something exciting about the idea of an airline re-entering discontinued routes.The hope is to pile pressure on existing competitors, increase frequencies and load factors, and recapture lost market share.This feeling gripped Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) on Friday last week as the troubled airline reintroduced flights on the cash-spinning…

Tough task lies ahead

AS Zimbabweans go to vote today, focus is slowly shifting to the enormous task facing the new administration to be ushered into office soon.The coalition government of President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister (PM) Morgan Tsvangirai and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara assumed governing powers in February 2009 and today’s general…

Mugabe or Tsvangirai?

. . . Zim to decide AS Zimbabweans go to the polls on Wednesday, the battle of the titans will once again be between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister (PM) Morgan Tsvangirai who may not meet again in any such contest after this crucial poll, The Financial Gazette can…

Government rendered dysfunctional

GOVERNMENT has virtually been paralysed as ministers and members of the presidium intensify their political campaigns ahead of next week’s polls.A number of government ministers are fighting tooth and nail to retain their seats in the bicameral Parliament in order to stand a good chance of being appointed into Cabinet.A…

Zuma’s clout bruised

THE silencing of Lindiwe Zulu, the spokesperson for South African President Jacob Zuma’s facilitation team in the local dialogue could signal a possible waning of the African National Congress (ANC) leader’s influence in Zimbabwean politics.Zuma’s influence also took a battering after the Constitutional Court ruled last month that elections be…