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Consultations end
The Constitutional Committee concluded its gathering of the people's views on the new constitution today. The committee is under pressure to come up with a new constitution with a national…
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Zimbabwe, the Kimberley Process and the China factor
The daggers are drawn. Zimbabwe is once again the talking point. The topic: its diamonds, especially those from Marange. The question: should the country’s diamonds be certified by the Kimberley Process to trade openly or not? Those against: human rights abuses are still rife and it is Mugabe’s military that is benefitting from illegal trade in diamonds and not the country. Those for: the country should be certified so that its diamonds can be traded transparently because the country is going to sell its diamonds anyway, with or without KP approval. Besides, the country is now such a major force in the diamond industry that it cannot be ignored. Who will win? That is the question that will be decided this week when the Kimberley Process, the organisation tasked with ensuring the trade of conflict free diamonds, meets in Israel from Monday, November 1.
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Violence continues
Supporters of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's faction of the Movement for Democratic Change continue to bear the brunt of the violence that continues to rock the country, a report said…
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Cricket boost
Zimbabwe Cricket has signed a US$1 million-plus kit sponsorship deal with sports goods manufacturer Reebok, reports said today. "We have reached an agreement with Reebok to sponsor our national team…
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RBZ given teeth
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has been given some teeth with the injection of $7 million to enable it to resume overnight loans to financial institutions. The central bank which…
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Pressure on Zimbabwe on again
Pressure to stop Zimbabwe from selling its diamonds on the open market is on again as the Kimberley Process prepares to meet in Israel on Monday. Civic organisations are piling…
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Constitution timeline can be met
The Constitutional Commission today said it can meet President Robert Mugabe's timeline for delivering a new constitution ahead of next year's elections. The commission is to resume public hearings this…
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COPAC meetings to resume
Meetings of the Constitutional Committee to get the views of the people that were abandoned in September after violence in the capital Harare are to resume this weekend, reports said…
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Rushwaya fired
The Zimbabwe Football Association chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya was today fired after being found guilty of match fixing. Rushwaya is reported to have organised matches for the national team against…
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Tsvangirai briefs Banda
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai today briefed Zambian President Rupiah Banda on problems facing the coalition government. He was accompanied by the Minister of State in his office, Jameson Timba. Banda…