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Although Zimbabwe’s real gross domestic product grew by an estimated 6 percent in 2009 and 9 percent in 2010, growth benefits have not trickled down to ordinary Zimbabweans because the country’s budget is heavily tilted toward increasing the government wage bill with insufficient resources being allocated to social programmes and high-priority infrastructure, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday.

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Exiled Movement for Democratic Change treasurer Roy Bennett could lose his seat in the Senate because he has missed 21 sittings. But there is catch. His party could still nominate him as it has the prerogative to fill the seat.

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The poor showing at the just-ended Zimbabwe International Trade Fair, dubbed as the country's trade showcase, is a reflection of the deteriorating state of the national economy, observers say. “It…

Anglo Platinum which owns Unki Mine in Shurugwi, the newest entry into the lucrative platinum mining industry in Zimbabwe, says it supports the country’s indigenisation programme but does not believe that the 51 percent currently being proposed is “necessarily optimal”.

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Movement for Democratic Change treasurer Roy Bennett addressed an investor conference in Cape Town last month during which he lambasted mining companies for their complicity in “Mugabe’s blackmail”. Here is his full speech.

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A United States publication has named Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai as one of the biggest losers from the release of United States embassy cables by Wikileaks.

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