By Taurai Mangudhla The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s new Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) hit the ground running on March 26, announcing a raft of policy measures to sustain the fragile stability that has seen inflation falling and the exchange rate holding firm since June last year. It set the […]
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has hinted that by-elections may be held soon and called on Zanu PF to get prepared, while observing World Health Organisation (WHO) safety guidelines on COVID-19. Mnangagwa told his Zanu PF party politburo members that they should leave nothing to chance in ensuring victory in the upcoming […]
The High Court yesterday threw a lifeline at former Harare East MP Tendai Biti and five other legislators after ruling that their recent recall was illegal since the man who initiated it, Benjamin Rukanda, was not the legitimate People’s Democratic Party (PDP) secretary-general. High Court judge Justice Amy Tsanga ruled […]
A Zimbabwean-born forensic pathologist who trained in apartheid era South Africa has told the Derek Chauvin trial that George Floyd was killed by his heart condition and drug use. Dr David Fowler, testifying for the defence, also introduced the idea that vehicle exhaust may have played a part in Floyd’s death by […]
Zimbabwe and Russia’s Rosatom Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding to explore nuclear generation as the African nation seeks to cut its reliance on hydroelectric power. “The anticipated co-operation in the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes will provide alternative sources of energy which Zimbabwe needs,” Information Minister Monica […]
Zimbabwean Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube began a global roadshow to win over investors and highlight policy changes in the nation’s economy. Ncube met officials from South African fund manager Allan Gray Ltd. on Wednesday, according to a post on his Twitter account. “The objective of the pitch is to position […]
Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak was slapped with an eight-year ban for corruption dating back to his coaching stints with the national team and in several Twenty20 leagues, the game’s governing body said on Wednesday. The 47-year-old admitted five breaches of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) anti-corruption code and agreed […]
MDC Alliance legislator Joana Mamombe and activist Cecilia Chimbiri, who are accused of violating Covid-19 regulations, have again been denied bail. The duo had made a new application for bail on changed circumstances but Harare magistrate Denis Mangosi ruled that nothing has changed to warrant granting them bail. Mamombe and […]
Cabinet yesterday approved the reintroduction of the National Youth Service training programme, which was previously accused of being behind a Zanu PF militia that terrorised opposition members. The programme, whose cadets were commonly referred to as green bombers due to their conspicuous uniform, were introduced in 2000 by the late […]
By Jonathan N. Moyo Patriot Bill According to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Virginia Mabiza, as quoted in the Sunday Mail on 4 October 2020, her Ministry drafted principles of a “Patriot Bill” (which later became the “Patriotic Bill”) in August 2020; at […]
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has hinted that by-elections may be held soon and called on Zanu PF to get prepared, while observing World Health Organisation (WHO) safety guidelines on COVID-19. Mnangagwa told his Zanu PF party politburo members that they should leave nothing to chance in ensuring victory in the upcoming […]
By Taurai Mangudhla The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s new Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) hit the ground running on March 26, announcing a raft of policy measures to sustain the fragile stability that has seen inflation falling and the exchange rate holding firm since June last year. It set the […]
By Justin Willis, Gabrielle Lynch and Nic Cheeseman Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, the face of Uganda’s political opposition, has been much in the news in the past few months: usually surrounded by policemen or soldiers, sometimes wreathed in tear gas, sometimes bloodied. The violence against the opposition ahead of […]
By Gerhard Maré Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, who has passed away at the age of 72, was the longest reigning of all Zulu kings on record. This was the 50th year of his incumbency. His reign spanned turbulent decades in South Africa. He assumed the throne at the height of apartheid, and […]
