A Few days before the Southern African Development Community heads of State and Government summit kicks off in Windhoek, a bitter feud has erupted between the Zimbabwean Ambassador to Namibia, Chipo Zindoga and Zimbabwean political scientist John Makumbe.
A South African court yesterday dismissed an attempt by the Zimbabwe government to prevent the seizure and possible sell in execution of its properties in South Africa by the German banking group KFW Bank Gruppe.
ZIMBABWEAN Government ministers have been accused of corruptly aiding Chinese companies to buy cotton off local farmers contracted by local investors. Court documents show that cotton producers are taking steps to stop a Chinese firm from using political muscle to clandestinely purchase cotton from farmers contracted by local industry. Zimbabwe Independent.
The blogosphere is abuzz with rumours of Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe’s health after he appeared to fall off a flight of stairs at the Africa Union Summit in Kampala, Uganda. Mugabe (86) was assisted down the remainder of the flight of stairs by his aides.
Zimbabwe’s national airline, Air Zimbabwe, has reportedly secured a deal with French aviation giant Airbus for the supply of two Airbus A340-600 long haul passenger jets and one Airbus A319 jet to replace its aging fleet of Boeing 737 jets scheduled to retire in 2011.
A Zimbabwean farmer, Elsie Hipkin (74) of Chipinge, was attacked by three armed men at her home in Chipinge, Manicaland province.
Zimbabwe’s Zanu PF political and military elite are seeking to capture the country’s diamond wealth through a combination of state-sponsored violence and the legally questionable introduction of opaque joint-venture companies, a new report from Global Witness reveals today.
Harare – Zimbabwe police on Tuesday seized all the photographs from an exhibition depicting repression under President Robert Mugabe, and arrested the chief of the human rights body that organised the show, officials confirmed.
Companies involved in shady mining deals at Chiadzwa in Marange, Manicaland province, are making a fortune on a staggering scale from the hotly contested diamond fields. Dumisani Muleya, Zimbabwe Independent.
Harare – Supporters of Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai have taken to the streets in the capital Harare, demanding prosecution of the perpetrators of political violence.
