The politics of food relief

October 6, 2011

Food relief agencies were put in a quandary in 2002 over allegations that food was being distributed along political lines…

Mutasa Wikileaks bonanza

October 6, 2011

ZANU-PF secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa is persistently described as a hardliner in the diplomatic cables that have been released…

Mugabe can’t force 2012 elections

October 6, 2011

President Robert Mugabe today said he was not in control of the mechanism for elections. Though he wanted the elections…

Mutasa scores another victory in Manicaland

October 5, 2011

ZANU-PF secretary for external affairs Didymus Mutasa scored another major victory when President Robert Mugabe reshuffled his cabinet in February…

US senator fights to get US to remove sanctions on Zimbabwe

October 5, 2011

A United States senator Jim Inhofe yesterday reintroduced the Zimbabwe Sanctions Repeal Act of 2011, legislation that seeks to repeal…

Britain says Marange diamonds still “dirty”

October 5, 2011

Britain’s Minister of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Lord Howell of Guildford said on Monday diamonds from Marange…

Growth to slow in 2012

October 5, 2011

Finance Minister Tendai Biti today said Zimbabwe's economy will grow at a slower pace in 2012 than this year as…

Prosecutors on strike

October 4, 2011

Prosecutors went on strike today to press for higher pay, bringing courts across the country to a halt. The 230…

The Grace Mugabe Wikileaks dossier

October 3, 2011

First Lady Grace Mugabe always makes good copy. This even applied to the Wikileaks cables. Though our initial search indicated…

US embassy says Mugabe is ailing but in command

October 3, 2011

President Robert Mugabe seems to have been ill for quite some time. According to a diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks,…