CAIRO – Work is under way to establish political stability in Egypt following the ouster of President Mohamed Morsy, the country’s interim foreign minister told the U.N. General Assembly on Saturday. Nabil Fahmy sought to assure the world that the temporary government is following a road map that will see nationwide elections by next spring….
WASHINGTON – Financial markets have been hit by the prospect of a US government shutdown and a crisis for Italy’s government. Italy’s stock market has fallen almost 2%, while shares in London, Frankfurt and Paris have dropped by about 1%. The US needs to agree a new spending bill before the financial year ends at…
HARARE – Saturday’s bombings of a Zanu PF district office and Jongwe Printing Press have invoked outrage across the political spectrum, with police being urged to probe the attack conscientiously. Many emphasised the importance of cool heads prevailing in these provocative circumstances. Zanu PF said it was outraged, condemning the attacks “in the strongest terms.”…
HARARE – Civil society in Zimbabwe is guilty of celebrating minor issues during the tenure of the inclusive government instead of pushing the reform agenda ahead of the election, Election Resource Centre (ERC) director Tawanda Chimhini has said. At a discussion convened by political think tank, Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) last week on progression and…
HARARE – With the diamonds bribery saga raging on, President Robert Mugabe has been urged to immediately stop the rot by setting up a commission to expose the massive looting of cash and diamonds in the country. Mugabe touched off a storm last week when he said ex-Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) boss Godwills Masimirembwa…
HARARE – Lovemore Madhuku yesterday tore into President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, as he officially launched his new opposition political party. In an address to a special congress, Madhuku said he was turning the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) into a political party. “It was a unanimous decision, we have transformed the NCA…
HARARE – Zanu PF Machipisa offices in Harare were damaged early yesterday in a suspected petrol bomb attack, but no injuries have been reported. Zanu PF immediately blamed the attack on the “enemy” angry at the devastating electoral defeat. With Zanu PF spokesperson Rugare Gumbo unreachable for comment yesterday and police spokesperson Charity Charamba tied…
JOHANNESBURG – He has private audiences with current and former heads of States including Nelson Mandela just before his recent discharge from hospital and he prophesied the deaths of Michael Jackson and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. He’s Prophet Uebert Angel (34), a British-Zimbabwean preacher whose church, Spirit Embassy, attracts more than 10 000…
HARARE – Ben Freeth has sought to apportion blame on Morgan Tsvangirai for the grand electoral theft of our time which came to pass on July 31. Freeth, who was the president of the Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) at the height of the country’s chaotic land reform programme, had no kind words for the…
HARARE – A suspected armed robber was shot while trying to escape and was remanded in custody to October 9. Albert Kwarira, 39, is currently receiving treatment for gunshot wounds at Parirenyatwa Hospital’s intensive care unit, where he is under armed guard. Magistrate Anita Tshuma remanded Kwarira — who was unable to speak — in…
