Archive for September, 2009
Mugabe says elections in 2011
President Robert Mugabe has told his Zanu PF party to prepare for elections in 2011 and work towards emerging victorious. Mugabe told the fifth congress of the Zanu PF Women’s League at the weekend that the inclusive government formed between his Zanu PF and MDC would windup all constitution reforms within 18 months and call [...]
SADC must confront Mugabe: Jimmy Carter
By Jimmy Carter As president, I worked actively with African leaders and the British to change the apartheid regime of Rhodesia into a democratic Zimbabwe in 1980. Eight years later, The Carter Center established one of our first agriculture projects in Zimbabwe, at that time known as a breadbasket for the region and setting an [...]
Mutsekwa admits mistake in Meikles saga
The Home Affairs Ministers, Kembo Mohadi and Giles Mutsekwa, both authorised the seizure, after the group of companies was accused of externalising foreign currency. But on Friday Mutsekwa admitted on the Hot Seat programme that he made a serious blunder by only listening to CEO Nigel Chanakira, when he co-authorised the specification order. The Minister [...]
Father Thomas replaces Pius Ncube
By Thulani Ncube Seasoned Catholic cleric Father Alex Thomas SVD was ordained Arch Bishop of Bulawayo Diocese at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) arena on Saturday 12 September 2009. Pious believers from all over the country came to witness the colourful event. Thomas replaces Arch Bishop Pius Ncube whose character the Central Intelligence Organisation [...]
Shingisai pulls out, urges Fungisai support
United States based gospel singer Shingisai Suluma has pulled out of a planned gig in the United Kingdom blaming visa delays. Suluma was the headline act at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Glass Houses. Fungisai Zvakavapano, a late addition to the show will now fill in her boots. Writing on her website Shingisai said, “to [...]
Shocking revelations as council offices burn
The Sixth floor of the City of Harare’s Department of Engineering and Urban Planning offices, Cleveland House, went up in smoke on Wednesday, 15 September 2009 after an electric fault had occurred. The unfortunate incident opened a Pandora’s Box as it emerged that this part of the building was actually not being used as offices [...]
Min of Info abdicates national duty
Press Statement The MDC is seriously worried by the manner the Ministry of Media, Information and Publicity has abdicated its national responsibility to the taxpayer in pursuit of the shameful parochial interests of protecting one exclusive political party in the inclusive government. The public media has been abused to become the theatre and arena of [...]
Trail of lies over Semenya exposed
By Lucky Sindane An exchange of emails between the doctor of the South African athletics team, Harold Adams, and Athletics South Africa boss Leonard Chuene makes it crystal clear that Chuene knew Caster Semenya was gender-tested in South Africa before the World Championships in Berlin last month. Chuene’s denial that he knew of any tests [...]




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