‘Grace Mugabe’s rise heralds discohesion in Zanu PF’
FIRST lady Grace Mugabe’s entrance into mainstream politics in 2014 widened the cracks in Zanu PF, which is on the verge of collapse due to an unresolved ferocious succession wrangle […] The post...
View ArticleTycoon behind Zim ethanol firm named in Panama Papers
A WEALTHY Zimbabwean businessman has been named in the Panama Papers that detail how businesses, politicians and prominent individuals circumvented sanctions and avoided tax through the formation of...
View ArticleMugabe ducks war vets demands
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe yesterday ducked explosive internal Zanu PF political issues raised by the war veterans at their no-holds-barred meeting at City Sports Centre in Harare yesterday. ' The post...
View ArticleChiwenga faces uncertain future
Military commander now at his boss’ mercy ZIMBABWE Defence Forces (ZDF) commander General Constantine Chiwenga’s employment contract is about to expire or has already expired amid indications President...
View ArticleZanu PF factions plan for extraordinary congress
ZANU PF factions are preparing for a potential extraordinary congress in 2017 albeit for different reasons as the factional fights in the party continue to heighten. ' The post Zanu PF factions plan...
View ArticleExpelled Zanu PF members now keen to rejoin the party
SEVERAL former Zanu PF bigwigs, who were either expelled or suspended from the party together with ousted former vice president Joice Mujuru in 2014, have remained politically inactive despite Mujuru...
View ArticlePlot to expel ministers from ruling party fails
A PLOT to pass a vote-of-no confidence on minister of Information, Communication and Technology Supa Mandiwanzira and Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa during the Manicaland inter-youth district...
View ArticleBreather for banks as Mugabe clarifies indigenisation
FOREIGN banks in Zimbabwe, among them units of SA groups, on Tuesday got respite to their plans to comply with the country’s empowerment laws after President Robert Mugabe clarified confusion […] The...
View ArticleMugabe says empowerment law confusing investors
ZIMBABWE’S black empowerment policy that aims to tranfer majority shares from foreign-owned firms to locals is confusing potential investors and makes it hard to compete for foreign investment,...
View ArticleVIDEO: Tsvangirai leads massive MDC demo
OPPOSITION leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Thursday led thousands to a peaceful demonstration in the capital Harare demanding the resignation of President Robert Mugabe over poor economic performance and...
View ArticleEl Niño’s belly blow to Africa
REMEMBER all those articles about Ethiopia’s impressive growth rate of over 10% over the last decade? “Ethiopia is indeed aiming to become a middle-income country by 2025 and is on […] The post El...
View ArticleReputation and brand Zupta
MANY years ago, when I was still a practising Christian, a pastor at one of the numerous churches I had hoped would become the spiritual home that resonated with me […] The post Reputation and brand...
View ArticleZanu PF rolls out dirty 2018 strategy
ZANU PF has begun rolling out its dirty grand plan to systematically reclaim control of local authorities led by the MDC-T, while making bogus promises ahead of the 2018 general […] The post Zanu PF...
View ArticleGrace ally causes stir
ONE of First Lady Grace Mugabe’s key funders and ally, Jimaya Muduvuri, caused a stir in Masvingo after addressing the provincial executive committee (Pec) on Independence Day claiming he was […] The...
View ArticleCentral committee reprieve for Ex-ministers
SCORES of former Zanu PF officials, including ex-cabinet ministers Francis Nhema, Flora Bhuka, Webster Shamu and Nicholas Goche, who were either expelled or suspended from the party for supporting...
View ArticleHuman rights abuses still prevalent in Zim-US gvt
Relations between Zimbabwe and the United States remain strained as Washington is concerned with government’s continued violation of the rule of law, property rights and human rights. ' The post Human...
View ArticleG40 raises eyebrows over Chiwenga remarks
The war veterans have been a pillar of strength for Mnangagwa and his backers at a time the vice president was under the cosh from the marauding G40 faction, which […] The post G40 raises eyebrows over...
View ArticleMDC-T demo: A reflection of people’s growing anger
THE mood in the capital city on the morning of April 14 was tense as thousands of people heeded the call by the MDC-T to demonstrate against continued misrule and […] The post MDC-T demo: A reflection...
View ArticleArmy resistance shocks Mugabe
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe (pictured) is reportedly still shocked and bruised by the fierce resistance which the military, the pillar of his strength, put up by using war veterans to protest […] The post...
View ArticleZanu PF purges backfire
THE chaotic votes-of-no-confidence used to oust the former vice-president Joice Mujuru and her high-profile allies in the run up to the 2014 Zanu PF congress have boomeranged, coming back to […] The...
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