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Marange diamonds investigations subverted

NVESTIGATIONS into graft at Marange Resources, a government-owned diamond mining company, are unlikely to yield much
Chombo under graft probe

LOCAL Government minister Ignatius Chombo is reportedly being investigated by the President’s Office over an unprocedural construction of a business complex
Daggers drawn in the MDC-T

DAGGERS are drawn in the faction-riven MDC-T between party president Morgan Tsvangirai’s camp and those supporting treasurer-general Elton Mangoma
Is Tsvangirai going to be deposed?

MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s star has faded considerably since the height of his popularity in 2008/09.
Jostling for Vice President post intensifies

THE race to replace vice-president John Nkomo who died in January last year has intensified as three more candidates have entered the race to battle it out

Zanu PF government now becoming dysfunctional

‘Only a fifth of Zimbabwe has access to clean water. This situation constitutes a clear and present threat to the health of the population

Isolation must end

AS we report elsewhere in this edition, a delegation from the International Monetary Fund is expected in Harare next week to monitor Zimbabwe’s progress

Children’s future washed away by floods

THE worst floods in 40 years that swamped Masvingo did not just wash away homes and destroy the livelihoods of thousands of people near Tokwe-Murkosi dam

Wafawarova in defiance of Reason

YESTERDAY the Zimbabwe Independent was pounced on with potshots from Australian-based Herald columnist Reason Wafawarova

Politics

Wall Street bankers rescue Obert Mpofu

A MAURITIAN-BASED consortium headed by former Wall Street bankers has removed an albatross around the neck of Transport minister Obert Mpofu

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Chombo under graft probe

LOCAL Government minister Ignatius Chombo is reportedly being investigated by the President’s Office over an unprocedural construction of a business complex

Daggers drawn in the MDC-T

DAGGERS are drawn in the faction-riven MDC-T between party president Morgan Tsvangirai’s camp and those supporting treasurer-general Elton Mangoma

Jostling for Vice President post intensifies

THE race to replace vice-president John Nkomo who died in January last year has intensified as three more candidates have entered the race to battle it out

Grace Mugabe land seizures put Interfresh in dire straits

THE seizure of Interfresh Holdings Ltd’s Mazoe citrus estate, the group’s prime land asset, by President Robert Mugabe’s wife Grace

Business

Acting RBZ chief Dhliwayo’s tenure extended

FINANCE minister Patrick Chinamasa has extended the term of office of acting central bank governor Charity Dhliwayo

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‘Court case won’t stop compensaton’

THE Deposit Protection Corporation is to reimbursing depositors of Trust Bank which was closed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

IMF team expected next week

A DELEGATION from the International Monetary Fund is expected in the country next week to monitor Zimbabwe’s progress on the Staff Monitoring Programme

Zimbabwe hindered by unattractive policies

ZIMBABWE is hindered by unattractive investment laws and lack of policy consistency, trade experts say.

Many National Employment Councils locked in salary negotiations

MORE than 40 National Employment Councils are still locked in wage negotiations for 2014 with some heading for arbitration after a complete breakdown

Opinion

Opportunists plundering Zimbabwe’s diamond fields

WHILE moves to clean up the country’s shady diamond mining operations are afoot as recently outlined by Mines minister Walter Chidhakwa,

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Editorial: Let’s be serious

There was something rather pathetic yet revealing about reports in the public media of Chinese and Russian leaders sending birthday messages

What’s the game plan?

NOW that the dust has really settled after last year’s disputed general elections one would have thought attention would have shifted

Zimbabwe government must wake up to economic reality

FOR too long government has been ignoring realities and,consequently, is the cause of over a decade of economic distress with attendant massive unemployment

Extravagant shindig in a nation in dire straits

How much did the whole shindig cost? That surely was what the general public were asking last Saturday following the lengthy exchange of vows between Simba

Sport

All set for PSL showdown

ZIFA is seeking to weather a sustained storm to scupper ongoing elections as the process continues this weekend with the Premier Soccer League elections

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Masakadza looks beyond Ireland

ZIMBABWE’S clash with Ireland in the preliminary stages of the International Cricket Council (ICC) T-20 World Cup is touted as the potential banana skin

Bosso body blow

Highlanders’ coach Kelvin Kaindu’s quest to land the coveted league championship is headed for a major blow with three key players angling for the exit

Vultures circle Pasuwa

THE 2014 Premier Soccer League season is about a month away but vultures are already circulating above Dynamos coach Kalisto Pasuwa, with some club board members aready lining up candidates […]

Failure not an option this time

DYNAMOS’ 6-0 mauling at the hands of Esperance in 2012 still haunts coach Kalisto Pasuwa while the proud Dynamos supporters cringe at the memory of the embarrassing loss.