Mugabe’s health worrying

South Africa's ruling African National Congress today said President Robert Mugabe's ailing health could jeopardize efforts to resolve Zimbabwe's political crisis. The ANC said in its official newsletter that its…

Mobile boom

The number of people using mobiles phones in Zimbabwe has risen sharply, from 12 to 56 percent, since the inception of the coalition government two years ago, reports said today.…

Gono on foreign banks

Central Bank governor Gideon Gono today said he will take punitive measures against foreign-owned banks that resist demands to transfer majority shareholding to locals. "In my next monetary statement, I…

Parties resume talks

The constitution drafting process resumed today after parties to the inclusive government reached a compromise on how to analyse views gathered from the public. “Everything has been resolved now,” Movement…

Dead wood

Almost half of Zimbabwe's civil servants are either not qualified or are not working, reports quoting a World Bank report said today. The report said that 75 000 state workers…