HARARE – Zimbabwe’s annual broad money supply growth declined by 18,8 percent in the 12 months to May 2013 as the country’s economy suffocates under liquidity constraints among other challenges. According to the African Development Bank (AfDB)’s monthly economic review for July 2013, the country’s broad money supply growth — defined as total banking sector…
HARARE – Southern African Development Community election observer mission (SEOM) says Zimbabwe’s disputed elections on July 31 were “generally credible” but questioned the fairness of the vote. Bernard Membe, a Tanzanian government minister who led the Sadc observer mission, told a news conference yesterday that the fairness of the July 31 election was questionable. Mugabe…
HARARE – MDC spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora has been dragged to court over a 1999 case, which the State is pursuing despite the complainant withdrawing the matter. Mwonzora, a lawyer by profession, was yesterday summoned to appear before a Harare magistrate for allegedly fleecing his client Lameck Kunjeku of Z$300 000 in 1999. Kunjeku yesterday told…
HARARE – Members of Zimbabwe’s 8th Parliament yesterday went through their induction programme in Harare with some promising to carry out their duties diligently. MDC members participated in the morning session as Zanu PF legislators were attending their party’s parliamentary caucus at the party headquarters. Zanu PF MPs did their induction later in the afternoon….
HARARE – The trial of Morgan Tsvangirai’s aides has been postponed to September 16 due to a lengthy Supreme Court referral application. Tabani Mpofu, Mehluli Moyo, Felix Matsinde and Warship Dumba have applied to have the case referred to the Supreme Court, but are yet to hear the verdict on the application. The quartet is…
BULAWAYO – An 8-year-old child was on Sunday afternoon mauled to death by two boar bull dogs in Bulawayo’s Cowdray Park suburb after the predators escaped from the premises they were locked in. The dogs escaped through an open gate while the owner of the house was parking his car in the yard. Owner Bruce…
HARARE – Former Warriors midfielder and ex-Triangle FC player Leo Kurauzvione is off the hook after his wife dropped theft and physical abuse charges against him. Primrose Muchiriri, Kurauzvione’s wife, told the court that they had resolved the issue as a family. Charges against the footballer arose after a report was lodged by Muchiriri that…
HARARE – A Harare magistrate has ordered Zimbabwe Open University pro-vice chancellor Gabriel Kabanda to pay $500 as monthly maintenance for his minor child. Magistrate Milton Serima ordered Kabanda to deposit the money into his wife Patience Kabanda’s account by September 30. Kabanda was last week dragged to the Harare Civil Court by his wife…
HARARE – As Zimbabwe emerges from an election hangover, it seems all is gloom and doom for an economy only forecast to grow by a mere 3,4 percent this year. According to former Finance minister Tendai Biti, a global slowdown in metal prices and non-performance of the agricultural sector were unfavourable for the local economy…
GRAHAMSTOWN – African journalists should hold public office holders accountable for their actions if they are to remain relevant, media experts and activists have said. Addressing the Highway Africa conference underway here, Herman Wasserman, the Rhodes University Journalism School’s deputy head, told hundreds of African journalists that commercialisation and generalisation have seriously affected Africa’s media…
