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Shingirai Zvokunzwa from Wroxeter Court, Newstead Rise, in Reading has been sentenced to 10 months in prison after fraudulently claiming 28 000 pounds in benefits.

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One of the reasons why The Insider would like Finance Minister Tendai Biti to investigate River Ranch operations between 2004 and 2007 is that the company appears to have a…

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai within hours of his being sworn in that he was “disappointed” with the power sharing negotiations and would not be sympathetic to requests for assistance until there was proof that the power sharing was truly being implemented according to one of the diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks.

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European Union sanctions targeted at members of President Robert Mugabe’s government and senior officials of the ruling ZANU-PF appear to be a monumental joke and may be hurting the ordinary…

It’s a classic case of contradictions. On Tuesday the European Union extended sanctions on Zimbabwe by one year. This was largely because of “an in-depth assessment the UK and its EU partners ha(d) unanimously agreed to”. At the same time Britain decided to increase aid to Zimbabwe to 100 million a pounds a year. The reason – this is a “reward” for improved democratic reform.

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This was what we thought four years ago and we have been proved right. And as we had predicted what led to the current inclusive government was the people rather…

Finance Minister Tendai Biti has taken a bold decision to investigate the diamond revenue from Marange. Reports yet to be confirmed say that the country may have lost as much as $300 million from the sale of diamonds from Marange. This is revenue the country badly needs especially in view of the low salaries for civil servants and the shortage of fuel.

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Three years ago the United Nations Development Programme admitted that vehicles registered in its name were used at River Ranch Mine near Beitbridge but claims that the vehicles were fraudulently…

Britain has an active programme of engagement with China on African issues and the most recent round took place in Beijing where the British government emphasised to China the need for balanced support for Zimbabwe’s inclusive government, a British Minister of State Jeremy Browne told Parliament on Tuesday.

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The question of President Robert Mugabe going and who will succeed him continues to intrigue Zimbabweans. He is turning 87 next week and continues to hang on. Five years ago,…