Archive for February, 2010
Eddie Cross & white cartel destroying MDC
By Peter Mandeya There have been numerous stories on corruption allegations against Ministers Elias Mudzuri of Energy, Giles Mutsekwa of Home Affairs and deputy Minister of Mines Murisi Zwizwai but all the stories fail to detail how the three MDC officials have been involved by way of bringing to the fore evidence to prove the [...]
Dictator Robert Mugabe turns 86
The world’s oldest head of state, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, turned 86 on Sunday, with no indication that he plans to give up his long hold on power. Mugabe, who came to power after independence in 1980, has led the southern African country for 30 years. He is to mark his birthday, as [...]
Power cuts worsen after plant shutdown
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s state power utility ZESA Holdings has extended electricity cuts after a complete loss of generation at the Hwange thermal plant, the company said in a statement on Saturday. Most urban areas have for the past week experienced prolonged electricity cuts, sometimes lasting more than 24 hours. ZESA said Hwange, with a [...]
Tsvangirai not in hospital for surgery
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in Zimbabwe has on Saturday denied reports that its leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, was admitted into a South African hospital. The Zimbabwe’s main opposition party spokesman Sibanengi Dube said in a statement that the rumour which started circulating on Friday night has led to a “flood of media queries”. He [...]
Government appoints media commission
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe on Friday appointed the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC), one several commission meant to open democratic space and reform Zimbabwe’s politics. Mugabe, whose previous government forcibly closed several independent newspapers while arresting scores of journalists, named the new commission in a government gazette published Friday. Former state journalist Godfrey Majonga will [...]
IMF restores Zim voting rights after 7 yrs
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund member countries on Friday restored Zimbabwe’s voting rights after a seven-year suspension but said it could not have access to IMF funds until it had paid off $1.3 billion in arrears. While the move is more symbolic, it is also a step by the international community to [...]
Biti says talks have reached deadlock
By Tichaona Sibanda Tendai Biti, the secretary-general of the MDC-T and also the chief negotiator for the party, has said dialogue between the three parties is ‘going nowhere’ and that as negotiators they had ‘reached the ceiling.’ Biti, who is the Finance Minister in the inclusive government, told journalists on the eve of his trip [...]
Tiger Woods makes his public apology
By FRAZIER MOORE and JAKE COYLE Across the media landscape, time stopped for 13 1/2 minutes Friday as Tiger Woods emerged from the shadows with a much-awaited, tightly packaged video apology for his sexual escapades. Dozens of broadcast networks, cable news outlets and online streams carried his scripted statement live, allowing a global audience to [...]




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