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…

Bank suspended

Finance Minister Tendai Biti today announced that he had fired the board of directors and management of Renaissance Merchant Bank Limited because of serious governance issues. Biti said Renaissance will…

Progress

South African mediators today said serious progress by Zimbabwe’s parties towards agreement on a road map to fresh elections. Lindiwe Zulu, President Jacob Zuma's international affairs adviser, said she hoped…