November 16

• Zimbabwe: Budget - Back to Deficits Era

  THE budget presented Friday by Finance minister Tendai Biti revealed what many feared: we have slipped back into the bad old days of incurring budget deficits. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Chagonda Faces Boot for Being in Bethel Trust

  Afre Corporation chairman Innocent Chagonda faces the boot from the board of directors of the company amid concerns of conflict of interest on his part relating to his involvement... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Public Media Regulation - Hallmark of Dictatorship

  AT the heart of liberal democratic governance and journalism lies the principle of self-regulation and consequently the existence of the free press. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: First Mutual Proposes to Compensate Ecolife Policyholders

  First Mutual Life has submitted a proposal to the Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec) as part of its plans to compensate policyholders who had subscribed to the now defunct... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Govt Flouting International Regulations

  ZIMBABWE is flouting international regulations on illegal immigrants by forcing immigrants to fund their own deportation resulting in most of them spending more than two years in... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: A Crisis Crying Out for a Solution

  Last week the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries published results of its 2012 manufacturing sector survey. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Mugabe Elections Call a Sinister Ploy - Ncube

  PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is using constant election talk as a ruse to prevent Zanu PF from discussing his succession, with the unintended consequence of the ploy being the scaring... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Local Not So Lekker for the Mugabes

  Those countries that imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe are "dirty filth" President Robert Mugabe declared in Bindura last week when launching the Mashonaland Central Community Share... Read more »

• Southern Africa: SADC Opposed Zim Land Grabs - Mbeki

  SADC leaders were opposed to the chaotic "revolutionary" land grabs by President Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF-sponsored war veterans which displaced thousands of white commercial... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Must Change or Die

  ONE of the main reasons why the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), the former liberation movement which brought independence to Tanzania in 1962, has remained in power for 50 years... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Let's Cancel Annual Local Sports Awards

  SUCH is the paucity of sports achievements that we should not really hold the prestigious Annual National Sports Awards (Ansa) this year. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Running-Mates Clause Debate Divides MDC-T

  THE running-mates clause in the Copac draft constitution is causing serious ructions and headaches within the MDC-T which insists the document must go to the referendum without... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: PSL Crisis - Sponsors Make Demands

  The Premier Soccer League management will swiftly move to mend bridges with sponsors after the topflight administration was rocked by threats of pull-outs. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: 'Change or Die' CPC Tells Zanu-PF

  ZANU PF provincial chairpersons who recently returned from Beijing where they received ideological and mass mobilisation training from the Communist Party of China (CPC) with... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Mother of All Derbies

  AFTER Dynamos claimed rights to the "Zora Butter" dance, rivals Caps United have since responded by claiming the "Chop My Money" song and dance, but who will be dancing when the... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: MDCs Reject Mugabe Early Polls Push

  THE two MDC formations have rejected President Robert Mugabe's plot to railroad the nation into elections in March next year, saying the polls were only feasible by September. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Violent Polls to Hurt Economy, Biti Warns

  FINANCE minister Tendai Biti has painted a gloomy outlook of the economic situation, warning the economy could slide into recession if the make-or-break elections next year turn... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Storm Over Zanu-PF's U.S.$6,5 Million Hall Project

  A STORM is gathering over Zanu PF's estimated US$6,5 million state-of-the-art conference centre - expected to be the biggest in the country - currently under construction in the... Read more »

• Africa: Let's Re-Examine AU Intellectual Property Stance

  This is the first instalment of a two-part article on the Pan African Intellectual Property Organisation (Paipo) by principal law officer on the secretariat of the... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Nation to Engage in Mining Explorations

  GOVERNMENT is negotiating with Germany, Japan, North Korea and Chinese companies to conduct mineral exploration and aero-magnetic surveys across the mineral-rich country, including... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Mugabe, Pm in Cahoots - - Ncube

  AS the country prepares for elections President Robert Mugabe insists should be held in March next year after a constitutional referendum, Zimbabwe Independent chief reporter Owen... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Candid Comment - When Will We Have a Real Budget?

  AFTER listening to Finance minister Tendai Biti's budget statement Friday one felt very sad indeed. Read more »

October 27

• Zimbabwe: Uproar Over Path to Polls

  UPROAR in the constitution-making process triggered by President Robert Mugabe's plot for principals to hijack the exercise for personal political agendas is fuelling widespread... Read more »

October 26

• Zimbabwe: Airlines Scramble for Zim's Runways

  THE total number of airlines flying in and out of Zimbabwe are expected to reach 13 by November this year as more regional and international carriers scramble for Zimbabwe's... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Calls for Ervine's National Team Return Intensify

  Former Zimbabwe all-rounder Sean Ervine has returned to domestic cricket as calls for him to come back to the national side amplify owing to the team's continued decline. Read more »