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Mujuru suffers mass desertions

By Tendai Kamhungira Embattled former Vice President Joice Mujuru received more heavy blows yesterday after dozens of party heavyweights — including her former close confidante Sylvester Nguni — deserted her en masse, claiming that she was no different to President Robert Mugabe. Among those who dumped her were retired brigadier-general Agrippa Mutambara and the leadership […]

Zimbabwe corruption: When the abnormal becomes normal

By Cyril Zenda “Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich by promising to protect each from the other,” wrote Oscar Ameringer (1870-1943), a German-American editor and social activist who made a career out of warning the public of the dangers of trusting politicians. In the […]

Zanu-PF expels 3 more, suspends 6

Vicious infighting within the ruling Zanu-PF party saw the expulsion of three more officials, including a former Government minister. Two other officials were also suspended for five years and four others for two years for alleged indiscipline. Former Minister of State in former Vice President Joice Mujuru’s Office Mr Sylvester Nguni, who was serving a […]

Minister grabs Joshua Nkomo’s land

Controversial Masvingo provincial minister, Kudakwashe Bhasikiti, is at it again — this time allegedly working in cahoots with a private company in expropriating land at the Chingwizi transit camp owned by the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo.

Ten Zimbabwe ministers risk losing their posts

Ten ministers risk losing their Cabinet positions if the Constitutional Court on Thursday rules in favour of a civil society activist who is seeking to compel President Mugabe and the Prime Minister to reduce the number of ministers from 41 to 31.

WikiLeaks claims Mujurus were long divorced

Vice President Joice Mujuru was estranged from the late retired army commander Solomon Mujuru in the first decade of the country’s independence, one of the latest diplomatic cables dispatched by the United States embassy in Harare has revealed.

Minister and wife in messy divorce battle

Minister of State in Vice President Joice Mujuru’s Office, Sylvester Robert Nguni, and his wife of almost six years – Tsitsi – are divorcing and fighting over the division of property and monthly maintenance.