. . . as clock ticks towards polls BUNGLING by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) in the conduct of the two-day special vote could be a harbinger of worse things to come unless urgent measures are taken to capacitate the commission before the polls, which will take place in under…
BULAWAYO — Zimbabweans based in South Africa and Botswana appear disinterested in the forthcoming elections as traffic through points of entry linking Zimbabwe to these neighbouring countries has remained low, with only a few days to go before the polls.Zimbabweans based in the Diaspora had hoped to participate in postal…
…as electoral field gets congested A PRESIDENTIAL election run-off pitting bitter rivals President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister (PM) Morgan Tsvangirai once again is one huge possibility that could emerge from the political setting that has evolved in recent weeks, The Financial Gazette can report. In terms of the country’s…
A FACTION within ZAPU has broken ranks with the party’s leadership two weeks before crucial elections, citing irreconcilable differences over the manner the party is being run.Documents seen by The Financial Gazette show that the faction passed a vote of no confidence in Dumiso Dabengwa, the ZAPU leader, and elected…
THE Constitutional Court sits today to consider an application in which the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) formations are seeking to have the July 31 poll date extended by two weeks, amid clear indications that President Robert Mugabe has outwitted his archrivals by making it difficult for them to…
ZANU-PF and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) have been rocked by fissures following disputed primary elections aimed at choosing candidates for the forthcoming polls, but President Robert Mugabe’s party appears hardest hit.Sources this week said President Mugabe was likely to personally intervene to lessen the impact of the fall-out…
SOME 117 years ago Zimbabwe’s first colonialist, Cecil John Rhodes, after falling in love with one of the country’s most beautiful natural settings, the rolling mountains of Nyanga, wrote thus to his agent: “Dear McDonald, Inyanga is much finer than you described…..Before it is all gone, buy me quickly up…
AGRICULTURE is of great importance to our well being hence all Zimbabweans should now forget the past and focus on reviving the sector for the future benefits that lie in the industry.Zimbabwe had a sound agricultural sector for years and was the breadbasket of southern Africa. Agriculture occupied a central…