Archive for July, 2009

Prince Tendai helps in Fortune burial

Prince Tendai helps in Fortune burial

By Ester Gomo (Showbiz Correspondent) Prominent musician and former member of the RUNN family Prince Tendai has played a significant role in facilitiating the burial of the late Fortune Muparutsa who died in the UK last year in October. Nehanda Radio understands it was Prince Tendai who helped raise the money to buy the coffin. [...]

National healing campaign underway

National healing campaign underway

By Angus Shaw HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s coalition government launched a campaign of “national healing” and reconciliation on Friday, with political leaders urging supporters to end years of political violence and intimidation. The opening ceremony in a Harare hotel produced a rare scene of conviviality between Zimbabwe’s leaders, with President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister [...]

Mutambara Fight Gets Messy

Mutambara Fight Gets Messy

By Denford Magora I broke the story about the rebellion in the MDC Mutambara on this blog in April of this year in an article entitled Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara about to be fired. There was a flurry of activity after that article and even media outside Zimbabwe called me to see if they [...]

In Defence of Biti's Budget

In Defence of Biti's Budget

By Dr Paul Mutuzu Zimbabwe Finance Minister Tendai Biti’s recent budget contains important measures capable of wooing entrepreneurs,small businesses and the Diaspora for sustained economic recovery. With unemployment rate over 90%, Zimbabwe desperately needs triggers for driving the economy forward. “What this budget simply means is that it’s time to ship my ‘gonyet’, my tractor, [...]

Respect our rights or else step down

Respect our rights or else step down

By Mutsa Murenje “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” is how the founding fathers of the United States defined the highest values a government should protect. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are [...]

US Ambassador Ray's take on Zimbabwe

US Ambassador Ray's take on Zimbabwe

Statement of Charles A. Ray Ambassador-Designate to Zimbabwe Senate Committee on Foreign Relations July 21, 2009 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: It is a privilege and a great honor for me to appear before you today as President Obama’s nominee to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe.  I appreciate the confidence the [...]

Zanu PF should physically commit to peace

Zanu PF should physically commit to peace

Zanu PF should physically commit itself to peace On Friday the principals to the Global Political Agreement (GPA), Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, President Robert Mugabe and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara will lead Zimbabweans in observing the three days of peace. This follows a proclamation last week which designated the period between this Friday and [...]

Full text of PM's speech on national healing

Full text of PM's speech on national healing

Address by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai on the occasion of the National Dedication Programme Towards Healing, Reconciliation and Integration, Harare July 24, 2009. Your Excellency, President Robert Mugabe, Deputy Prime Minister Mutambara, Vice President Mujuru,  Deputy Prime Minister Khupe, Ministers from the Organ of National Healing, Other Government Ministers [...]