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Minister Goche still in Intensive Care Unit

Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Nicholas Goche remains in critical condition in hospital. He was admitted on Tuesday. A doctor at the hospital who spoke on condition of anonymity yesterday said Minister Goche was still in the Intensive Care Unit.

Unresolved succession, real elephant in the room

Instead of burying their heads in the sand, the ZANU PF leadership must get off their bums and conclusively tackle the issue of succession. Short of this, the tormenting and unrelenting Tsholotsho ghost shall forever haunt the deeply divided party.

Zimbabwe gets new airline called FreshAir

A new Zimbabwean registered airline, FreshAir, yesterday launched its operations with an inaugural flight from Johannesburg to Harare. The FreshAir plane later proceeded to Victoria Falls where it made a stop-over before it returned to Johannesburg.

Car licensing deadline won’t be extended further

The vehicle licensing deadline will not be extended further, Transport, Communica­tion and Infrastructural Development Minis­ter Nicholas Goche has said after touring the Zimbabwe National Road Administration head office at Glenroy Shopping Centre in Highlands.

Draft constitution retains powerful presidency

HARARE – Lawmakers late on Monday presented the first consolidated draft Constitution to the management committee that would maintain the sweeping powers of Zimbabwe’s imperial-like presidency and abolish the post of Prime Minister.

Emirates makes maiden flight into Zimbabwe

EMIRATES Airlines made a grand entrance into the Zimbabwean airspace yesterday at a colourful event witnessed by hundreds of on-lookers at the Harare International Airport. The crowd, including travellers and spectators, cheered as the Airbus 330-200 touched down shortly after 4pm.

Goche halts Air Zim flights to UK & SA

HARARE- The Minister of Transport and Communications, Nicholas Goche, has issued a circular to stop Air Zimbabwe management from flying its aircraft to South Africa and the United Kingdom where one of its long haul Boeing 767 aircraft was recently impounded over an outstanding debt.

Mugabe declined US exit package: WikiLeaks

HARARE- The United States government offered President Robert Mugabe an exit package which would have guaranteed a soft landing for the octogenarian leader just prior to the 2008 harmonised elections. The offer was declined. The US government was confident that Mugabe would be defeated in the elections.

Goche named worst cabinet minister in Zimbabwe

HARARE – Transport, Communications and Infrastructural Development minister, Nicholas Goche emerged as the worst performing minister in the inclusive government for the 2011 year, according to the rating of government ministers by the Daily News.

Exiled James Makamba misses daughter’s funeral

MAZOWE- Exiled businessman and former ZANU PF Central Committee member, James Makamba, was unable to attend the funeral of his late daughter Chiyedza who died Monday evening in a tragic car accident. On Wednesday Chiyedza was buried at the family’s Blueridge farm just outside Harare.