Written on 10/12/2013, 14:55 by
It was a day of contrasts. The very day that Information Minister Jonathan Moyo took a swipe at the Western media for comparing former South African President Nelson Mandela with other African leaders, the British parliament did exactly that.
It postponed scheduled debates to pay a special tribute to Mandela. One Members of Parliament Nigel Evans did not only compare Mandela with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, but made a striking observation.
He said while Mandela had been jailed for 27 years, Mugabe will be celebrating 27 years as president next year.
"Nelson Mandela's legacy can be seen by those who go to South Africa in the growth that there has been. People have said that it is not perfect. Clearly, it is not, but nor is the United Kingdom perfect," Evans said.
"The advances that were made under Nelson Mandela's stewardship were tremendous. Indeed, what South Africa is not is also tremendous—it is not...
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Written on 10/12/2013, 07:14 by
The government has disbursed about $5.5 million in nearly 4 000 youths projects under its Kurera/Ukondla Youth Fund established after the indigenisation of Old Mutual, one of the country's largest institutional investors.
The bulk of the projects approved were in Manicaland with 667 while Matebeleland South had the lowest.
Deputy Minister of Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment, Mathias Tongofa said the fund was established last year with a capital base of $10 million raised after the indigenisation of 25 percent of Old...
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Written on 09/12/2013, 17:00 by
Mabvuku-Tafara legislator James Maridadi says two well known Zimbabwe African National Union- Patriotic Front sympathisers, Obadiah Msindo and Energy Mutodi, are allocating land illegally on Caledonia Farm.
Seconding a motion by fellow Movement for Democratic Change legislator for Zengeza East Alexio Musundire on illegal structures, Maridadi said those who were allocating land illegally must be arrested especially now that the government was planning to demolish all illegal structures.
He said that although a number of people that were allocating land illegally had...
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Written on 09/12/2013, 10:33 by
The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front councillor for ward 25 in Chitungwiza who was suspended by Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo was last week fingered in Parliament as one of the most corrupt councillors in Chitungwiza.
Fredrick Mabamba was suspended following an investigation ordered by Chombo into the illegal disposal of land in Chitungwiza.
Chombo said charges would be preferred against Mabamba and he would be given an opportunity to respond.
Last week, the Member of Parliament for Zengeza East Alexio Musundire told...
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Written on 08/12/2013, 19:17 by
Cecil John Rhodes, the man who annexed Zimbabwe and named the country after him, is still dominating Zimbabweans spiritually even in death, the Member of Parliament for Bulilima East Mathias Ndlovu said in Parliament last week.
Ndlovu said he was reminded of British imperial forces every time he passed Shangani River on his way to Parliament because of the small plaque in memory of the Allan Wilson Patrol which vanquished the Ndebele warriors near Shangani River.
He dreamed of the day when...
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Written on 08/12/2013, 17:06 by
The Movement for Democratic Change led by Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday expelled Mutare mayor Tatenda Nhemarare and nine councillors from Mutare, Redcliff and Victoria Falls for subverting the will of the electorate and disobeying the party's directives.
The mayor and the councillors are accused of conniving with Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front councillors in electing mayors.
The party also recalled Gweru mayor Hamutendi Kombayi.
The councillors who were expelled in Mutare are Pamela Mutasa, Richard Bhiza and Farai Mupfura.
In Redcliff the party expelled...
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Written on 08/12/2013, 14:41 by
The Member of Parliament of Bulilima East Mathias Ndlovu showered praise on his fellow Kalangas and said they would continue to support the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front because it was the present and the future.
Ndlovu said in the 31 July elections more people voted for President Robert Mugabe in his constituency than for him, adding "ZANU PF is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent".
"The people of Zimbabwe know the road they travelled during the colonial bondage. The MDC tantrums about human...
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Written on 07/12/2013, 19:18 by
Union demands $800 a month for diamond mine workers- The Associated Mineworkers Union of Zimbabwe is demanding a minimum wage of $800 a month for diamond mining workers, $700 for those in platinum mining and $573 for those in gold mining and other mine workers, according to a report published today. The present minimum wage is $227 a month. The Chamber of Mines wants an inflation-linked adjustment. Inflation is currently 0.59 percent.
Banks say no money was shipped outZimbabwe's banking sector...
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Written on 07/12/2013, 08:57 by
Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo is benefitting personally from the current demolitions of illegal structures across the country, the legislator for Zengeza East Alexio Musundire said this week.
He listed some of Chombo's companies that benefitted as Harvestnet Investment, Waywick Investment, Waycorn Investment, Tonewick Investment, Nedbourne Investment.
Chombo was exposed as one of the richest property holders in the country when his former wife Marian filed for divorce.
Musundire said Chombo micro-manages local authorities and has a desire to protect his personal fortune...
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Written on 06/12/2013, 09:43 by
Queues at the passport office will be a thing of the past with the aim being to reduce the waiting period for a passport to nine days.
This was supposed to be with effect from this month but the deputy Minister of Home Affairs Ziyambi Ziyambi said there had been a delay to clear the backlog.
He also said the demand for passports, which peaked in 2008, is now on the decline.
"We no longer have an increase but we are now on...
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Written on 05/12/2013, 19:57 by
The Parliament of Zimbabwe must relocate to Bulawayo as part of devolution and to bring life to Zimbabwe's second city, non-constituency legislator Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga said in the national assembly on Tuesday.
The former Glen Norah legislator who is representing Matebeleland South said by moving parliament to Bulawayo the government would be creating some economic activities in the city which used to be the industrial hub of Zimbabwe but was dying.
She said in South Africa Pretoria was the centre for the Executive...
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