UK minister says there is progress in Zimbabwe

December 9, 2011

The reform process in Zimbabwe was progressing although movement was slow and was quite often obscured by events, Britain’s Parliamentary…

Chombo fires Mutare mayor

December 9, 2011

Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo on 22 July fired Mutare mayor Misheck Kagurabadza for allegedly misusing public funds, but the…

Clean up continues despite Chombo’s promise

December 9, 2011

Demolitions of structures, including an industrial complex in Harare, continued under Operation Restore Order despite an undertaking by Local Government…

Mugabe’s departure will not change anything.

December 8, 2011

President Robert Mugabe’s obituaries have already been written. The writers are just waiting for the old man to kick the…

The first 50 Wikileaks cables on Ignatius Chombo

December 8, 2011

Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo is probably one of the longest serving ministers for that portfolio. He has been accused…

Zimbabweans can vote in the UK

December 7, 2011

Zimbabweans can vote in the United Kingdom even though the country withdrew from the Commonwealth, according to Lord McNally, British…

Chombo stops Murambatsvina

December 7, 2011

Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo announced on 15 July 2005, that the government was halting Operation Restore Order (Murambatsvina) for…

British MP claims 500 000 workers removed from white farms have died

December 7, 2011

A British Member of Parliament who moved the debate on Zimbabwe in the United Kingdom Parliament yesterday claimed that up…

Chombo among top officials asked to surrender farms

December 7, 2011

In what appeared to be an effort to portray itself as a clean administration in the run-up to the 2005…

Chombo appoints commission to run Harare

December 7, 2011

Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo appointed an eight-member commission to run the City of Harare and though they were all…