The Insider

The Movement for Democratic Change- Tsvangirai faction has called for a commission of inquiry into the food riots at Chikurubi Maximum Prison and the immediate resignation of prisons boss Paradzai Zimondi arguing that any government that is unable to feed its prisoners is not fit to govern.

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Nothing unites people more strongly than a common dislike. The easiest way to build friendship and communicate is through something negative, says Trevor Blake, author of Three Simple Steps.

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Trade between Zimbabwe and India grew 166 percent to $133 million last year but was heavily skewed in favour of the Asian country which has become the source market for most of the southern African country’s pharmaceutical needs, an official said on Friday.

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The case of abducted journalist-cum-activist Itai Dzamara will come up for debate on Tuesday after the Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai faction failed to push it through as a “matter of urgent public importance” on Thursday.

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Zimbabwe’s annualised inflation rate shed 0.12 percentage points on the January rate of -1.28 percent to -1.40 percent in February, the national statistics agency said yesterday.

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Nigel Chanakira’s Kingdom Bank Africa Limited is technically insolvent, with liabilities of $19 million against assets worth $5.2 million, a report by the bank’s temporary manager has shown.

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In what could turn out to be a bruising battle reminiscent of the purge in the run-up to the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front congress last year which saw a number of heavyweights fall by the wayside, Masvingo Provincial Affairs Minister Shuvai Mahofa could be heading for a show down with Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi.

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ABC Holdings (ABCH) has secured a $50 million loan from the African Development Bank Group’s (AfDB) private sector funding  to expand its small and medium enterprises (SMEs) portfolio.

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Shareholders of the telecommunications company Telecel Zimbabwe have approached the government to resolve issues surrounding its licencing and non-compliance with local ownership regulations, the company said today.

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