War veterans develop cold feet
Christopher MutsvangwaBOISTEROUS fighters of the liberation struggle had to abandon their planned demonstration yesterday, which was meant to show support for their embattled leader, Christopher...
View ArticleZANU-PF on slippery slope
President Robert MugabemugabAndrew Kunambura and Tendai Makaripe THE much-hyped ZANU-PF Politburo meeting built up to an anti-climax as President Robert Mugabe, who had been expected to wield the axe,...
View ArticleEconomic crisis seen worsening in 2016
Zimbabwe’s economy is struggling to shake off negative investor sentimentsRESEACHERS at the Zimbabwe Economic Policy Analysis and Research Unit (ZEPARU) have warned that the country could be headed...
View ArticleUS delegation in country for wildlife conservation, regional security talks
Arizona’s Senator Jeff FlakesAn American delegation is in Zimbabwe as part of a four-country fact-finding mission to better understand issues of wildlife conservation and regional security issues. The...
View ArticleZTA ask government to lower 15 percent VAT on foreign tourists
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority boss, Karikoga Kaseke.THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has called on the government to lower taxes levied on non-resident tourists’ accommodation to 10 percent or less to...
View ArticleWorst performance by ZSE since April 30, 2009
Industrials fall below the psychological 100 mark, the lowest since April 30, 2009THE subdued run on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange persisted Tuesday, underpinned by negative market sentiment. The...
View ArticleShuvai Mahofa bed-ridden
Shuvai MahofaTHE “iron lady” of Masvingo province, Shuvai Mahofa, has not been reporting for duty for two months due to alleged ill-health. The Masvingo Provincial Affairs Minister was taken ill after...
View ArticleZANU-PF turmoil plunges Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
Shares on ZSE hit a new seven year low on TuesdaySHARES on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) hit a fresh seven-year low on Tuesday, when heavyweight counters, Barclays, OK Zimbabwe Limited and Innscor...
View ArticleCan Sarah Mahoka last the distance?
Sarah MahokaNhau Mangirazi and Idah MhetuKAROI — Hurungwe East Member of Parliament Sarah Mahoka probably never dreamt she could one day storm onto the country’s political stage in such a dramatic...
View ArticleOpposition cautiously embraces Mujuru
Former vice president Joice MujuruZIMBABWE’S opposition parties have cautiously embraced the registration of the Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) led by former vice president Joice Mujuru, as a...
View ArticlePresident Mugabe to act
President Robert MugabePRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is under pressure to act decisively to end the ugly infighting that has erupted in ZANU-PF to the detriment of economic targets set by the ruling party...
View ArticleJoseph Kanyekanye speaks out
Joseph KanyekanyeFORMER Allied Timbers Zimbabwe (ATZ) chief executive officer, Joseph Kanyekanye, has spoken out for the first time over circumstances that led to his departure from a company that he...
View ArticleNicholas Van Hoogstraten in CFI storm
Nicholas van HoogstratenPaul Nyakazeya and Phillimon MhlangaBRITISH-BORN tycoon, Nicholas Van Hoogstraten’s Messina Investments (Private) Limited is at the centre of investigations by the regulatory...
View ArticleGovernment orders all diamond mining activities in Chiadzwa to stop
Mines Minister Walter ChidhakwaGOVERNMENT has ordered a stop to all diamond mining activities in Chiadzwa with immediate effect with companies operating in the areas fields given 90 days to remove...
View ArticleKariba Dam low water levels erode ZESA value
Kariba Dam water levels continue to declineIF I had not been there to witness it with my own eyes, I would not have believed that Kariba South Hydroelectric Power Station, which for more than 60 years...
View ArticleBears run rampage on Stock Exchange
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange.BEARS ran rampage on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) last week, forcing the main industrial index to plunge below the psychological 100 points for the first time in seven...
View ArticleZim’s US$2billion capital flight migraine
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John MangudyaAT a time when Zimbabwe is desperately in need of a huge cash injection to escape current illiquid conditions, authorities have been left dumbfounded by...
View ArticleThe day war vets were on the receiving end
The ex-combatants were, at first, unperturbed as they broke into occasional song and dance: singing their old war songs and stirring the revolutionary spirit among themselves.IT must have been a huge...
View ArticleNicholas Goche and Webster Shamu to bounce back
Webster ShamuA NUMBER of ZANU-PF heavyweights who were suspended from the party last year as part of a vicious purge targeting former vice president Joice Mujuru’s allies might soon have their...
View ArticleG40, Lacoste take fight to the wire
Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa (left) President Robert Mugabe and First Lady Grace MugabePRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s passionate pleas meant to unite ZANU-PF factions fighting a messy war to succeed...
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