Posts by Charles Rukuni

Kwekwe legislator Judith Tobaiwa has asked why Zimbabwe is allowing Chinese companies to flout local labour laws by, for example, firing Zimbabwean workers and replacing them with unskilled Chinese labourers.…

The United States yesterday introduced “reciprocal trade and tariffs” to reduce its trade deficit which it says amounted to US$1.2 trillion last year. Zimbabwe tariffs were set at 18%, significantly…

Lands and Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka admitted in Parliament yesterday that the government did not have resources to drill 35 000 boreholes, that is, one for each village, by the…

The number of government ministers and their deputies who sent apologies not to attend question time in Parliament today dropped by one to 13. They were:  Hon. Gen. Rtd. Dr.…

Zion Christian Church leader Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi today called for peace in Zimbabwe and said women should spearhead the peace because they have always been peacekeepers, peacemakers, peace nurturers and…

Zimbabwe Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube who signed a US$3.5 billion compensation deal with former white farmers whose land was taken during the land reform programme is negotiating with the wrong…

Only 14 ministers and their deputies sent apologies not to attend Parliament’s question time today. This is one more minister than the 13 that sent their apologies last week. Those…

Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front chief whip Pupurayi Togarepi has proposed a farewell party for former Sports minister Kirsty Coventry who was recently elected president of the International Olympic Committee.…

Zimbabwe’s army commander Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe has been appointed new Sports minister replacing Kirsty Coventry who was recently elected International Olympic Committee president. Coventry will take up her post in…

Zimbabwe’s currency, the Zimbabwe Gold, has stabilised over the past six months but people are preferring to use the United States dollar because they have no confidence in the local…