2009-07-03
Civil Society Rejects Mugabe Over Constitution
The co-chairperson of the Parliamentary Select Committee on constitutional reform, Douglas Mwonzora, on Friday said comments made by Robert Mugabe that the new constitution must be anchored on the Kariba Draft, were just a reflection of Mugabe's personal view point.2009-07-03
Libya Wants Continent to Snub World Court
African leaders in Libya were on Friday hotly debating a draft resolution by the African Union (AU) which will, if adopted, deal a major blow to the efforts of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute war criminals in Africa. 2009-07-02
U.S. Wants to Spotlight 'Successful Models' And Be An 'Effective Partner' - Obama
Barack Obama makes his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as president of the United States next week, following a trip to Russia as well as to Italy, where he will participate in a meeting of industrialized nations known as the G8. AllAfrica's Charles Cobb, Jr., Reed Kramer and Tami Hultman went to the White House to explore President Obama's views on Africa in advance of his visit. The interview took place in the Blue Room.Charles Cobb posed the questions. We asked visitors to our site, allAfrica.com, what they might be interested in with respect to your policy. And as you might imagine, the responses are everywhere: conflict resolution, development issues, trade issues, et cetera. But they and we have one immediate question: How is it that you happened to pick Ghana as the first place to visit in sub-Saharan Africa? 2009-07-03
Major Rift Opens Over New Constitution
THE Speaker of Parliament Lovemore Moyo and his staff are locked in a cold war with MPs in the parliamentary select committee over the constitutional reform process, further jeopardising the exercise. 2009-07-03
Mugabe Meets Top U.S. Official Carson
PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday met United States Under-Secretary of State for African Affairs Mr Johnnie Carson and Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on the sidelines of the 13th Ordinary Session of the African Union General Assembly here. 2009-07-03
Local Dollar Not Coming Back Yet, Says Minister
THE Minister of Economic Planning and Development Elton Mangoma said the local currency was not coming back on the market as the economic environment was not conducive for it to be re-introduced. 2009-07-03
Constitution Splits Civic Society Partners
CIVIL society is split on the constitution-making process with key members of Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) and the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions planning to boycott a two-day "peoples constitutional convention" that begins in the capital today. 2009-07-03
State Witness Vows Not to Testify Against Bennett
PETER Michael Hitschmann, the former police reservist who was jailed after the discovery of an arms cache on his property, was released on Thursday and vowed not to be a state witness in the trial of Roy Bennett, the MDC Deputy Minister of Agriculture designate. 2009-07-03
Activists' Case Referred to the Supreme Court
THE case of six MDC-T activists and a freelance journalist accused of terrorism was on Wednesday referred to the Supreme Court amid revelations of how they were allegedly abducted and tortured by suspected state security agents in violation of their constitutional rights. 2009-07-03
Anti-Reformists Bare Their True Colours
THE anti-reform proponents in the inclusive government are now coming out of the woodwork and seem not to be embarrassed at all to flaunt their reactionary credentials. 2009-07-03
Heroes Day - 39 Days to Go
Cde Isaac Mukusa (Sarudzai Chinamaropa) A veteran freedom fighter and hero of the Second Chimurenga War, Cde Isaac Mukusa, popularly known as Sarudzai Chinamaropa, died on November 10 and was buried at the National Heroes Acre on November 17, 1994. 2009-07-02
Global Fund Moves to Safeguard Money
Government officials in Zimbabwe are unhappy about a decision by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to ditch the National AIDS Council (NAC) as the principal recipient of its existing and future grants and to instead channel funds through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2009-07-02
Kimberley Group Probes Conflict Diamonds
The Kimberly Process, an international diamond certification body set up to curb trade in conflict diamonds has launched an investigation into reports that President Robert Mugabe's previous administration committed atrocities during a clampdown on illegal miners last year. 2009-07-02
Teachers Renew Strike Threat Over Pay
Almost two months after a potentially crippling teachers strike was averted, teachers once again on Thursday renewed their threat to down tools over low salaries. 2009-07-02
Minister Denies That The CIO Abducted Activists
State Security Minister Sydney Sekeramayi on Wednesday stunned a Harare Court by denying that the Central Intelligence Organization (CIO) was involved in the abduction of opposition and human rights activists, including Jestina Mukoko, last year. 2009-07-02
MDC-T Parly Majority Under Threat
THE Movement for Democ-ratic Change (MDC) formation led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai risks losing its parliamentary majority following the conviction of three of its legislators on various charges, with four others currently appearing before the courts on matters in which expulsion is applicable. 2009-07-02
Miners Defy Government Order
MINING corporations operating in Zimbabwe on Tuesday defied an order by Mines and Mining Development Minister, Obert Mpofu, to boycott an international mining conference organised in London by a South African resource industry consultancy after the government official was denied a visa to the United Kingdom. 2009-07-02
Storm Brews Between Zanu-PF, MDC
PARTIES to the Global Political Agreement (GPA) that gave birth to the inclusive government are heading for collision over plans to have the Kariba Draft used as the working document in crafting a new constitution for Zimbabwe, The Financial Gazette can reveal. 2009-07-02
Spare a Thought for UZ
WALTER Mzembi, then deputy water resources minister, told the nation last year that the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) was to sink boreholes at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) to end a crippling water situation that has delayed the resumption of learning at the institution. 2009-07-02
Zesa Now Owed U.S.$185 Million
NATIONAL power utility, ZESA Holdings this week said defaulting customers now owe the parastatal more than US$185 million in unsettled bills, some dating back to February this year. |
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