Politics
Did The UN Cover up a Cholera Outbreak for Robert Mugabe?
In the 11 months between August 2008 and July of last year, nearly 100,000 Zimbabweans came down with cholera in the first countrywide epidemic of the disease in modern history. Previous outbreaks in Zimbabwe, which have occurred annually since 2003, had affected only pockets of the country. This time, cholera was everywhere. Corpses filled... »
Very Heated debate on new Indigenisation Regulations
VIOLET GONDA: Welcome to the final part of the debate on the new Empowerment and Indigenisation regulations recently passed by the government. My guests are businessman Mutumwa Mawere, economist Daniel Ndlela, the President of the Affirmative Action Group Supa Mandiwanzira and journalist Peta Thornycroft. Supa picks up from where the discussion ended last... »
I’m living in ‘fear’- Tomana
Attorney-General Johannes Tomana has revealed that he is living in fear from anonymous threats and needs protection. Tomana(pictured) told journalists in Bulawayo that Zimbabweans both at home and those living in the Diaspora were threatening him. The ‘threats’ are said to be coming from Zimbabweans who are complaining over his continued stay in the office... »
Corrupt Ministers Looting Parastatals
-Poor service delivery by the country’s major parastatals was caused by massive corruption by government Ministers responsible for their operations, a cabinet minister has said. Minister of State Enterprises and Parastatals Joel Gabuza told journalists in Harare on Friday............. »
Zuma Working On a Free And Fair Election
The South African African government says it is working towards a free and fair election in Zimbabwe at a time when the country's parliamentary committee on the constitution is saying it is impossible for Zimbabwe to have elections before 2013. »
Harare urged to lift media restrictions
JOHANNESBURG – Zimbabwe’s unity government has been urged to immediately repeal all repressive laws and lift all restrictions on the media to enhance the political transition in that country. The call was made at a three-day Commonwealth Organisations’ Roundtable conference which ended in Sandton yesterday. Lifting media restrictions and repealing all repressive laws was a priceless... »
MDC may pull out of GNU
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party said Monday it would boycott the next Cabinet meeting and is considering disengaging from a troubled, four-month-old unity government with President Robert Mugabe. The Movement for Democratic Change has complained about continued harassment of Mugabe’s opponents and disputes over his unilateral appointments of top officials. Mugabe and Prime Minister... »
Mugabe guards saga
HONG KONG – The Hong Kong government was being pressed today to explain why bodyguards working for the daughter of Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe were not prosecuted for an alleged assault on two newspaper photographers. Senior legislator and barrister Margaret Ng wrote to the city’s Secretary for Justice, calling reports of the assault “disturbing” and... »
Bennet not alone in feeling like hitting things
THERE must be many Zimbabweans today whose frustration with Zanu PF policies boils over into violence. Some take it out on their wives, their children, other relatives or even total strangers in supermarkets or at football matches. People, in general,... »
Ex-Judge offered farm to shut down Daily News
A self- exiled former judge opened up and narrated how justice minister Patrick Chinamasa directly and indirectly exerted pressure on him to delay the ANZ case and subsequently throw the case out Michael Majuru, a former senior Zimbabwean judge has said that Enock Kamushinda, a local businessman with strong links to the government and a... »