December 3, 2010

• Zimbabwe: MDC-T Clashes Over National Executive Representative

  A fierce clash has erupted among MDC-T officials in Matabeleland North over the election of the party's provincial representative to the national executive. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Essar's Zisco Takeover Mired in Controversy

  Essar Africa Holdings Ltd, a Mauritian-based subsidiary of Indian steel-making giant Essar Group, won the tender to take over inoperative local steel company Ziscosteel amid... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Constitutional Data Open to Manipulation

  Data collected during consultation meetings of the constitution-making process is not adequately secured and is currently being stored at the Constitution Parliamentary Select... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Business Challenges Govt Over Early Polls

  Local business executives this week confronted Vice-President Joice Mujuru and bluntly told her they did not want early elections next year as that would upset the current... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Biti's Budget - the Bouquets and Brickbats [analysis]

  A Finance minister in Zimbabwe, it is hard to put a smile on everyone's face. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Zifa Laments Saintfiet Permit Delay

  Zifa is lamenting the delays by the immigration department in giving a response to the latest application for a work permit by Belgian coach Tom Saintfiet as they look to settle... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Chuchu Hits Back at Fans

  Under fire Dynamos coach Elvis Chiweshe has hit back at the fans that are baying for his blood over poor results that have dented the team's chances of winning the Premier Soccer... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Stakeholders Slam Agric Budget Allocation Criticised

  Treasury's allocation of US$122 million to agriculture is grossly inadequate for a sector that is expected to spur economic growth after a decade of stagnation, agricultural... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Retailers Poised for Rising Sales

  Retailers should see sales rising after Finance minister Tendai Biti awarded civil servants salary increases in his 2011 fiscal policy statement owing to increased aggregate demand... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Civil Service Salary - Spinoffs to the Broader Economy

  Last Thursday saw the Minister of Finance, Tendai Biti, presenting what can arguably be labelled a robust Fiscal Policy Statement highlighted by projections of strong economic... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: CABS Set to Go Commercial

  Zimbabwe's largest building society CABS is planning to go commercial, bringing to 16 the number of financial services institutions providing retail banking in the country,... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Increased Volumes, Efficiency Lift Hwange Colliery [interview]

  Hwange Colliery Ltd's capacity utilisation has risen to around 60%, but the company needs around US$110 million in capital to lift output to full capacity, company CEO Fred Moyo. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: SA Firm Set to Acquire Lobels Stake

  Tiger Brands Ltd, South Africa's largest food company, is in talks to acquire a 49% stake in one of Zimbabwe's largest and oldest bakeries - Lobels Bakery - business digest has... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Vulnerable Groups Laud Budget Allocation

  While many have dismissed the budget statement presented by Finance minister Tendai Biti as being deficient on funding for agriculture, empowerment and indigenisation programmes,... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Chihuri's Reckless Utterances Instructive [editorial]

  Utterances by Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri last Friday gives substance to calls for immediate security sector reforms if President Robert Mugabe continues to press... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Zanu Pf Factions Trade Bitter Exchanges

  Feuding senior Zanu PF members from Bulawayo were at each other's throats during last week's politburo meeting, trading accusations and counter-accusations over who is to blame for... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Wikileaks' 'Cablegate' Good for Journalism [opinion]

  A torrent of condemnation by alarmed world leaders and their governments is pouring down on the Swedish-based WikiLeaks, the controversial whistle-blowing website, after the... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: No Need to Discuss Mugabe's Successor, Says Ruling Party Chair [interview]

  Former ruling party Zanu PF will hold its annual conference in Mutare between December 15 and 18 amid President Robert Mugabe's pronouncement that the country will go to the polls... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Price Increases Hit Struggling Consumers [opinion]

  If an old gypsy lady gazed into her crystal ball and proclaimed to Zimbabwean consumers that the latest in a series of government economic initiatives and retailer pricing models... Read more »