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State of the media in Zimbabwe
Three years ago, I was asked to present a paper on the State of the Media in Zimbabwe at the African Investigative Journalism Conference in Johannesburg. When I read the…
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Exploration fees hiked
Zimbabwe today hiked mining exploration fees by almost 2 000 percent to $1 million in a bid to curb speculation. “We have companies and individuals who are holding onto unused…
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Mutambara fires Ncube
Events in the troubled smaller faction of the Movement for Democratic Change took another twist today when ousted President Arthur Mutambara, who said on Monday he was not going to…
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British Premier piffed by Russians over Zimbabwe- Wikileaks
Britain was so optimistic two days before a United Nations Security Council meeting in July 2008 that China and Russia would support a resolution to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe that Prime Minister Gordon Brown felt that his “nose had been bloodied” by the Russians when they vetoed the resolution.
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How Mutambara got into politics
Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara says he is not quitting his post though he was replaced as party leader by secretary Welshman Ncube. He argues that he will not abdicate…
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Mugabe defends Mutambara
Leader of the smaller faction of the Movement for Democratic Change Welshman Ncube today met President Robert Mugabe and was reportedly told that ousted leader Arthur Mutambara would remain Deputy…
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Governments losing millions through poor mining tax laws
Mining companies operating in Africa are being granted too many tax subsidies and concessions; and there is a high incidence of tax avoidance by the mining companies which are protected…
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Britain funding Zimbabwe military
Britain has been funding the Zimbabwe military, which has been accused of human rights violations and looting diamonds from Marange, over the past 12 months but the under-secretary for Defence Andrew Robathan refused to disclose how much the British government was paying to Zimbabwe and several other countries under its programme.
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Calls for federation merely search for identity
Calls for a Ndebele nation will continue to linger on for years to come because this is essentially a search for identity rather than for secession, so said a political…
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Mutambara to stay put
Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara today said he is not quitting his post though he was replaced as party leader by secretary Welshman Ncube. "I have no intention whatsoever to…