The leader of Britain’s Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, said despite pressing humanitarian concerns in Zimbabwe, Western military intervention would be counterproductive because there was no regional support for intervention.
(11 VIEWS)
Defence Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa is likely to benefit most from an early poll because an immediate election would allow the reconfiguration of parliament which could elevate him to the post of deputy vice-president, a South African based think-tank, Idasa, says.
(17 VIEWS)
Foreign refugees in Zimbabwe were better off than locals at the height of the country’s economic crisis as they were getting adequate supplies with some even selling their food to locals, a cable released by Wikileaks says.
(20 VIEWS)
Movement for Democratic Change treasurer Roy Bennett joined the party after being spurned by the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front.
(24 VIEWS)
Old Mutual, which says it is the largest financial services company in Zimbabwe, says it will not divest from any of its business investments in Zimbabwe because it has policyholder and employer obligations to its employees, their families and dependents.
(34 VIEWS)
-DRC chairman gives Marange go ahead to export its diamonds
The Zimbabwe diamonds saga has taken another twist with the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme chairman Mathieu Yamba allowing Zimbabwe to export its rough diamonds from Marange with immediate effect.
(18 VIEWS)
The Movement for Democratic was well aware that yesterday’s sitting of Parliament had been cancelled but it still decided to go to Parliament to attract media attention.
(29 VIEWS)
Botswana President Ian Khama says the Southern African Development Community should find a lasting solution to Zimbabwe’s problems to ensure that Zimbabwe is removed from the regional organisation’s agenda.
(12 VIEWS)
South African President Jacob Zuma takes his mediation role in Zimbabwe seriously and is pushing the Commonwealth to readmit the country, the director for Political Affairs at the Commonwealth Secretariat Amitav Banerji told the last Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, in November 2009, according to one of the cables released by Wikileaks.
(37 VIEWS)
Today is D-day for Speaker of Parliament and Movement for Democratic Change chairman Lovemore Moyo following the Supreme Court ruling on 10 March that his election in August 2008 was null and void. A new Speaker should be elected before Parliament can conduct any business.
(40 VIEWS)
