Essar to get mining rights

March 31, 2013

Industry and Commerce Minister Welshman Ncube today said there are no sticking issues to the transfer of mining rights to…

Masamvu said Gono bought the support of the military

March 30, 2013

Former Zimbabwean journalist Sydney Masamvu who had become a key United States embassy contact said central bank governor Gideon Gono…

Zimbabweans good at planning but not implementing

March 30, 2013

Former Finance Minister Simba Makoni said six years ago Zimbabweans were very good at planning but very poor at implementing…

Dell said Gono was corrupt to boot

March 30, 2013

Former United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Christopher Dell said central bank governor Gideon Gono was corrupt to boot. Continue Reading

Gono told Dell that Grace wanted Mugabe to step down

March 30, 2013

Central bank governor Gideon Gono told United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Christopher Dell six years ago that the First Lady…

Managing a business in Mugabe’s shadow

March 30, 2013

This was the title of a cable dispatched by United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Christopher Dell on 28 September 2004.…

Mugabe kept in the dark to get things moving

March 30, 2013

President Robert Mugabe had to be kept in the dark with changes that his lieutenants wanted to implement to improve…

Ministers demanded cut on oil deals with South Africa

March 30, 2013

Some unnamed government ministers wrote to the South African power company Eskom and oil company Sasol demanding a cut on…

US official said Mugabe has consistently outplayed South Africans

March 30, 2013

A United States embassy official in Pretoria expressed doubts that the South African government could ease President Robert Mugabe out…

Sanctions biting

March 30, 2013

The Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation said it could not source financing offshore to develop its chrome and platinum operations because…