HARARE – Finance minister Tendai Biti’s decision to slash economic growth forecasts as well as the budget tells the story of how a 123 000-hectare stretch of diamond rich land has failed to put the sparkle to Zimbabwe’s struggling economy. Mines minister Obert Mpofu says Marange diamond fields have enough reserves and are so rich…
BULAWAYO – Among an assortment of black homeless figures that huddle for warmth on a row on the rough floor of a railway station waiting room is a blot that breaks the monotony. At first encounter, one is forgiven for mistaking the bushy-bearded face for an adventurous white tourist bidding to get first- hand experience…
HARARE – Harare city is battling to supply clean water to its residents as the population continues to balloon owing to high poverty levels in the rural areas where desperate villagers are flooding urban centres in search of better economic opportunities and better social living conditions. Water is erratic in most Harare suburbs with others…
MUTARE – A sombre atmosphere engulfs Mutare Central Police where jailed police chief Joseph Chani used to direct his brutal operations from. A police dog put on a leash by a sentry runs across the main entrance and sweeps its tail in the sand like many dogs do when their owners die. A few other…
