CANBERRA – Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has conceded defeat in the general election, as Tony Abbott’s Liberal-National coalition swept to power. Mr Abbot said he looked forward to forming a competent and trustworthy government. With about two-thirds of the votes counted, the opposition coalition had secured a parliamentary majority. The campaign has been dramatic,…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s continued delay in announcing a new Cabinet has caused anxiety in the economy. Mugabe (89), who won the disputed July 31 election with a 61 percent vote, is yet to appoint a new Cabinet — a move which analysts say intensifies economic stagnation. The southern African nation’s economy — which…
HARARE – Prominent banker and entrepreneur Nigel Chanakira has sold his 30 percent stake in AfrAsia Kingdom Zimbabwe Limited (AKZL) to Mauritius-based AfrAsia Bank Limited (AfrAsia) in an equity swap deal. As part of the deal, AKZL will in turn sell its remaining interest in the Botswana-based offshore bank, Kingdom Bank Africa Limited (KBAL,) to…
HARARE – Member of Parliament (MP) for Hurungwe West Temba Mliswa took his bow in the National Assembly this week in what probably marked the end of a life dogged by controversy. The Guru, as his mates and rivals call him, is one of the interesting but not only MP who brings to the August…
HARARE – Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC says it remains intact and strong even after its failure to dislodge Zanu PF during the July 31 harmonised elections. MDC spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora said although his party was disappointed with the outcome of the harmonised elections claiming they were rigged in favour of Zanu PF, it faced no prospects…
HARARE – The media should play a crucial role of positively engaging government and holding it accountable, University of Zimbabwe political scientist Eldred Masunungure has said. Making a presentation on prospects for the future following the disputed election which saw Zanu PF scooping more than two thirds parliamentary representation, the Mass Public Opinion Institute (Mpoi)…
HARARE – Former Chitungwiza town clerk Godfrey Tanyanyiwa has been jailed for an effective two-and-a-half years after being convicted on three counts involving fraud and corruption. Harare regional magistrate Hosea Mujaya yesterday said prosecutor Oliver Marwa had managed to prove the state’s case beyond doubt — against Tanyanyiwa, who was facing eight counts of fraud,…
HARARE – Two MDC election agents yesterday appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing charges of conspiracy to commit fraud. The duo, Cosmas Kamba, 56, and Lancelot Mudavanhu, 59, pleaded not guilty to the charges that were allegedly committed during the July 31 harmonised elections. On the day the alleged offence was committed, Kamba was a…
HARARE – A Harare cop is to testify against his friend whom he alleges sodomised him after a beer binge. His friend Naison Mabhiyi, 29, a Chicken Inn employee has since appeared before a Harare magistrate on indecent assault charges. Prosecutors told the court that Mabhiyi and Abednico Makwembere went out for a drink on…
HARARE – A man who poured urine on his wife at the height of altercations was hauled before the courts. Munashe Murangwani was brought before the Harare Civil Court by his wife, Patience Pundo on allegations of physical and emotional abuse. Pundo told the court that her husband could not control his anger and urinated…
