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Kasukuwere plotted coup: Chadzamira
“I cannot comment on an issue being dealt with at a higher organ of the party. You can refer all your questions to Gumbo” FORMER Zanu PF Masvingo provincial chairperson Ezra Chadzamira has...
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Agribank out of the red: Malaba
STATE-OWNED agricultural lender Agribank on Monday reported a net profit of US$4,8 million for 2016 after handing over US$26,4 million of its non-performing loans (NPLs) to the Zimbabwe Asset...
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Diamond forensic audit hits snag
EFFORTS by government to audit diamond mining companies have practically stalled because the firms are not forthcoming with financial records and documents, Zimbabwe Independent can exclusively reveal....
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Zanu PF creams off Mbada Diamonds
GOVERNMENT and Zanu PF got millions of United States dollars at the expense of wider communities from Mbada Diamonds’ US$35 million corporate social responsibility budget, which funded, among many...
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Nssa piles pressure on ZBFH
THE National Social Security Authority (Nssa) has written to ZB Financial Holdings (ZBFH) demanding the convening of an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) where heads are expected to roll over a...
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Diamond claims saga: Judge erred
AS part of our investigative series on the Marange diamond mining activities — which were characterised by shady dealings and looting — the Zimbabwe Independent commissioned a veteran lawyer with a...
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Security fears over Mugabe’s children
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s sons — Robert Jr and Bellarmine Chatunga — have relocated to South Africa from Dubai and Harare respectively amid fears their personal security could be compromised by the...
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Mugabe backs Kasukuwere protests
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe cleared the demonstrations against the Zanu PF national political commissar and Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere who is being accused of plotting to topple the...
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Malaba sworn in as Chief Justice
LUKE Malaba was yesterday sworn in as Chief Justice by President Robert Mugabe at State House in Harare, bringing to an end an acrimonious process which was poisoned by Zanu PF factional fights. By...
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‘Diamonds no longer major export’
As the country reels from persistent economic turmoil, with countless companies shutting down and thousands of workers losing jobs amid worsening poverty, the need for an economic turnaround has never...
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ZCTU president Mutasa faces removal at Nssa
ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Peter Mutasa is facing a vote-of-no-confidence at the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) board amid accusations that he has been leaking...
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Judges shoot down Mnangagwa’s plan
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) — which includes top judges — is resisting Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Constitutional Amendment (No 1 Bill) 2016 whose main agenda is to amend Section 180...
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‘Post-Mugabe stability is vital’
THE international community wants President Robert Mugabe’s successor to bring prolonged stability to Zimbabwe, renowned author and academic Stephen Chan has said. By Kudzai Kuwaza The country is mired...
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Govt squandered diamond revenues
DESPITE complaints from government which make it appear as though Treasury did not receive meaningful remittances from diamond mining companies, it has emerged the fiscus got US$472 million from Mbada...
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‘Zim needs new capitalisation models’
The insurance industry has shown remarkable resilience, but in recent years the sector has come under tremendous pressure from the ailing economy. In the 2015 national budget, Finance minister Patrick...
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Tender board boss killed mafia-style
FORMER State Procurement Board (SPB) executive chairman and senior professional bureaucrat Charles Kuwaza could have been murdered, contrary to the narrative he committed suicide by jumping to his...
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Mugabe’s old age frailty shock
INDEPENDENCE Day this week was supposed to be the most important occasion on Zimbabwe’s annual calendar, but to thousands of Zimbabweans who thronged the National Sports Stadium the unsettling...
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Zacc absolves ex-Psmas boss
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has cleared former Premier Services Medical Aid Society (Psmas) chief executive Cuthbert Dube of criminal charges during his tenure as head of the...
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‘Mbada incurred over US$115 million debt’
MBADA DIAMONDS (Private) Limited incurred huge losses before tax of US$59 121 845 for the year ended December 31 2014, while in 2013 the company made a loss of US$44 686 145, with its liabilities...
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I won’t go Hayatou-style: Kasukuwere
THE pressure to remove embattled Zanu PF national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere from his position is being exerted by Vice-President Mnangagwa’s faction, not First Lady Grace Mugabe, officials...
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