IMF and diamonds

The International Monetary Fund wants Finance Minister Tendai Biti to handle all diamond transactions so that Zimbabwe can use the revenue to repay part of its external debt totalling $7.1…

Nzarayebani’s ideal cabinet

Nearly 20 years ago Mutare South Legislator Lazarus Nzarayebani said Zimbabwe’s 24-member cabinet was too big. He suggested it be reduced by half to 12. Today, Zimbabwe’s cabinet has 46…

Tekere dies

Former political firebrand Edgar Tekere died today after a battle with cancer. Tekere who was at one time President Robert Mugabe's number two was expelled from the party in 1988…

Farmers win case

Three white farmers whose properties were taken over by the government and in turn seized Zimbabwean government assets in Cape Town today won the right to sell the assets when…

Biti’s home bombed

Finance Minister and Movement for Democratic Change secretary-general Tendai Biti's home was today petrol bombed but no one was hurt. The party's organising secretary Nelson Chamisa said: "An unidentified object…