Renamo forces trucks carrying maize to turn round
Drivers of four freightliner trucks said the Renamo gunmen had stopped the trucks in the Muxungue area in the central province of Sofala. They threatened to kill the drivers unless they turned round...
View Article“Conditions cannot be imposed on peace” – Frelimo
Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama Speaking at a Maputo press conference on Thursday, Antonio Niquice, the Secretary for Mobilisation and Propaganda of the ruling Frelimo Party, said there is no doubt...
View ArticleGood Friday
The progress of our planet, the coming together of people, the ease of communication – come at a price. My first reaction on reading about Fr Vincent was from the gut. He knew it was dangerous. He had...
View ArticleUK: Zim tot invited to White House
White House invite … Elijah Moyo On March 25, Elijah and his family headed to Washington, D.C., where just three days later, they’ll participate in an American tradition that dates back to 1878. The...
View ArticleBrainless ex-VP can’t be President: Chombo
Mujuru attack … Ignatius Chombo In an interview with NewZimbabwe.com, Chombo said Zanu PF was going to win the 2018 elections despite the emergence of ZPF, saying Mujuru’s outfit was nothing but a mere...
View ArticleOf Easter, peace, justice and wealth
Welshman Ncube What is still not clear though is whether or not there is a correlation between political freedom and the growth of Christianity. What we know is that in authoritarian dictatorships like...
View ArticleOusted Zanu PF youths join Mliswa YARD
Godwin Gomwe, Godfrey Tsenengamu and Vengai Musengi are among the nine youth leaders who were recently dislodged from the party for allegedly undermining the First Family. Mliswa, on his part, was...
View ArticleDe-campaigning Zim through falsehoods
Opposition parties in Zimbabwe are very limited when it comes to policy and punch, they offer no shadow strategy for the country and their primary objective is a feeling of entitlement to get into...
View ArticleAppeal to MPs: Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
The MPs are the former long-time cabinet minister Ken Clarke who represents the Conservative Party in Rushcliffe constituency, Nottingham, in which the Nyatsuros have a large and luxurious home and...
View ArticlePolice raid Renamo premises, seize guns
Some of the rifles seized were coated with rust and were clearly quite useless. But, according to a report of the independent television station STV, 12 of the AK-47s and all of the pistols were in...
View ArticlePolice deny Renamo claims
Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama The police insist that the sole purpose of the Sunday raids was to seize illicit weapons. During the raids the police seized 40 AK-47 assault rifles (only 12 of which were...
View ArticleSA companies try to toe the line in Zimbabwe
Pick n Pay is compliant since it bought 49% of Zimbabwe’s Thomas Meikles supermarkets. The government set the April 1 deadline for all foreign-owned companies to start paying a 10% empowerment levy –...
View ArticleDiamonds are an autocrat’s best friend
For a country with an annual budget of $4 billion, 30% of which comes from the money that does make its way from the diamond mines to the government’s coffers through taxes and other fees, this move...
View ArticleInterview: Russia pushes Zim investment
Brigadier General Mike Nicholas Sango, Zimbabwe’s Ambassador in the Russia Quite recently, Brigadier General Mike Nicholas Sango, Zimbabwean Ambassador in the Russian Federation, spoke to Kester Kenn...
View ArticleJapan’s Abe offers Mugabe US$5m grant
President Robert Mugabe walks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as they reviewan honour guard before their meeting at Abe’s office Monday At a joint news conference after bilateral summit talks with the...
View ArticleJapan: We need Bob’s help to reform the UN
Welcome … Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and president Mugabe Mugabe, whose country is subject to sanctions by the United States and European countries over its tainted human rights record, was visiting Japan...
View ArticleChinese firms cry foul over Zhuwao decree
Set April 1 deadline … Minister Patrick Zhuwao Government has asked all foreign companies in the country to comply with the law or face closure. Youth, Indigenization and Economic Empowerment Minister...
View ArticleZINWA: Time to act on water crisis
The drying up of the country’s water sources have been caused by the Eli Nino induced drought Zimbabwe is experiencing. The poor weather conditions, including erratic rainfall and long dry spells, have...
View ArticlePDP Weekly Economic Policy Brief
Vince Musewe This week we look at the centrality of human capital as a critical catalyst for sustainable economic development and growth. Human capital development is complex but critical to economic...
View ArticleDefamation case deferred to July
President Tsvangirai Zimbabwe National Army colonel, Christopher Mayoyo is suing the MDC leader for $500 000 in defamation for restating what the army colonel’s victims, who identified the army...
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