The Insider

As Christmas approaches, the Zimbabwe/South Africa border gets busy. Crowds of people cross over, tonnes of goods are transported, and around 200 babies are illegally smuggled.

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Movement for Democratic Change secretary-general Tendai Biti today said the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front government in power since the 31 July elections was clueless on how to turn around the economy and as many as 300 workers were losing jobs every week because of the decline in business confidence.

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The Movement for Democratic Change has called for an overhaul of the Police Act to end the rot within the police force because too many officers are spending time on the roads demanding bribes instead of searching for dangerous cargo.

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Zimbabwe’s year-on-year inflation declined once again this time by 0.05 percentage points from 0.59 percent in October to 0.54 percent last month, according to figures released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Office today.

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“The interpretation that underdevelopment is somehow ordained by God is emphasised because of the racist trend in European scholarship,” Walter Rodney wrote more than 40 years ago in his book: How Europe underdeveloped Africa.

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MDC calls for probe – The Movement for Democratic Change led by Morgan Tsvangirai today called for a commission of inquiry into all the country’s parastatals following the shock hefty allowances paid to suspended Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation chief executive Happison Muchechetere. Muchechetere was paid allowances totalling $12 000 on top of a salary of $27 000 a month. “The decay at ZBC is a manifestation of the rot in most parastatals. It is the MDC’s position that a Parliamentary inquiry should be established forthwith to investigate all State enterprises to stop the rot and ascertain how best they can be turned around; and put less burden on the already suffering taxpayer,” the MDC said in a statement. “The benefits that Muchechetere received with the blessing of the dismissed ZBC board vindicate the MDC’s position that there is rampant looting and corruption in most State enterprises and hence the call for investigation.”

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Matebeleland South today walked away with the prize for the best organised Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front province based on its performance in the 31 July elections which the party won overwhelmingly.

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President Robert Mugabe today said party leaders should not divide the people because you cannot build a united party when people are divided into camps.

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