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The last moments of Mugabe’s rule
WITH pressure mounting on him to agree to step down from power after 37 years in office, the outgoing president Robert Mugabe was in the company of close family members and negotiators who shuttled...
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Mnangagwa demands an end to retributions
Owen Gagare NEW President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on Zimbabweans to stop retribution and embrace peace as he starts his first day of office after former president Robert Mugabe’s...
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New govt comes under a load of huge expectations
INCOMING President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s new government faces a herculean task in stemming the tide of economic implosion and a growing socio-political crisis that have engulfed Zimbabwe with renewed...
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Under military siege for seven days
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace experienced one of their most horrific moments when they woke up last Wednesday morning only to find their luxurious Borrowdale mansion under siege from the...
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Zanu PF gets new lease of life
THE expulsion of the country’s former president Robert Mugabe from Zanu PF, resulting in the appointment of Emmerson Mnangagwa as its new leader, could result in the rejuvenation of the deeply divided...
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Murky deals haunt Chombo
FORMER finance minister Ignatius Chombo, currently in remand prison and facing a litany of corruption charges, is reportedly under investigation over the unprocedural construction of a business complex...
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Mnangagwa appoints cabinet, familiar faces
Here is a full list of Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State for Provinces and Deputy Ministers: Cabinet Ministers Patrick Chinamasa, as the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning; Obert Mpofu, as...
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Mugabe’s family in disarray after ouster
kids scattered deals collapse FOLLOWING the recent military intervention which brought to a dramatic end former president Robert Mugabe’s 37-year-old rule, his family is now scattered across different...
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Mnangagwa appoints deadwood cabinet
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed a new 22-member cabinet full of old Zanu PF faces, loyalists, as well as some officials known for wreaking havoc in their localities and others who can barely...
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US$5bn lost through externalisation
AN advisor to government on the Ease of Doing Business, Ashok Chakravarti, has called for an investigation into the externalisation of funds, as it has emerged that US$5 billion could have been...
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Parastatals face privatisation
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will privatise most of the 114 loss-making parastatals which have bled the fiscus amid plans to ease pressure on the Treasury as well as introduce reforms that will result...
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Diamonds, platinum designated extractive
Elias Mambo FINANCE minister Patrick Chinamasa says the only foreign investors required to comply with the 51% indigenisation law stipulation are diamond and platinum miners. Presenting the 2018 budget...
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Mugabe leases Interfresh land
…… as skeletons tumble out of the closet FORMER president Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace are leasing out land they controversially seized from Interfresh Holdings Ltd’s Mazoe citrus estate a few...
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Makarau resigns
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Justice Rita Makarau has signalled her intention to resign as head of the electoral body, a few months before crucial general elections whose credibility...
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Ex-ministers’ accounts frozen
IT never rains but pours for exiled former ministers Saviour Kasukuwere and Jonathan Moyo after the government directed all banks to freeze their accounts in the aftermath of the ouster of long-time...
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Mugabe sons back in Zim
FORMER president Robert Mugabe’s sons—Robert Junior and Bellarmine Chatunga—this week met their parents for the first time since the long-time leader was ousted through a military intervention in his...
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Govt in new major policy shift
THE government will introduce a raft of changes to improve civil service efficiency, promote investment and ensure that parastatals and state enterprises perform, a senior government official has said....
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Chivayo Zesa deals under scrutiny
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority Holdings (Zesa) board will meet next week to deliberate on energy contracts awarded to dodgy businessman Wicknell Chivayo (pictured) amid reports parliament...
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Embattled Chombo’s vast property empire under the spotlight
FORMER finance minister Ignatius Chombo amassed vast tracts of prime land across the country by grabbing the 20% commonage land which developers are mandated by the Local Government Act to reserve for...
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Mnangagwa must avoid legal mess
Last week, the new leader of Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, announced his new cabinet. Members of cabinet were sworn into office on Monday this week. By Alex Magaisa There are a lot of...
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