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Stick to economics basics, threats scare investors, ED Govt told

Stick to economics basics, threats scare investors, ED Govt told

The Zimbabwean government is fighting against the economy’s self-dollarisation tooth and nail, in favour of the surrogate currency, the bond, threatening companies along the way. When Delta Beverages recently disclosed, the intention to peg prices of its products in foreign currency, the government was shaken summoning the company’s executives to an urgent meeting, that ended […]

After Mugabe, ED Mnangagwa’s New Dispensation Still Enforces A Law Against Insulting The President

After Mugabe, ED Mnangagwa’s New Dispensation Still Enforces A Law Against Insulting The President

Terrence Mkhwananzi feels trapped and unsafe in what is now regarded as the new Zimbabwe. Bailed out from remand prison, the 32-year-old activist makes weekly visits to the police station while state prosecutors deliberate over a date to start his court hearing. He’s on trial for pointing at a presidential portrait at a public hearing […]

Emmerson Mnangagwa sidelines his coup ally VP General Chiwenga

Emmerson Mnangagwa sidelines his coup ally VP General Chiwenga

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has effectively ended Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga’s ambitions for the top post after Zanu PF structures took the unusual step of endorsing him as the ruling party’s candidate almost five years before the next election. Zanu PF will hold its annual conference in Esigodini in Matabeleland South this week amid simmering tensions between […]

Jonathan Moyo warns ED Mnangagwa to watchout for another military coup

Jonathan Moyo warns ED Mnangagwa to watchout for another military coup

Former Zimbabwe government minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has said endorsing presidential candidates four years before elections causes coups. Speaking on Twitter, Moyo said during former President Robert Mugabe’s days presidential candidate endorsements would be made days before an election. Moyo was reacting to news that the Zanu-PF Women’s league had also endorsed President Mnangagwa as […]

Military, CHIWENGA plot ED Mnangagwa ouster if Zimbabwe economy collapses

Military, CHIWENGA plot ED Mnangagwa ouster if Zimbabwe economy collapses

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is now all but unlikely to finish off his presidential term to 2023, amid heart-stopping disclosures this week, that a hardline military confederacy said to be loyal to Vice President, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga, reportedly wants to sieze power and allow for a three year military-managed Transitional Authority (TA) led by Chiwenga, […]

Joe Mutizwa spoke for Zanu PF politicians not business

Joe Mutizwa spoke for Zanu PF politicians not business

Zimbabwean businessman Joe Mutizwa yesterday appeared before the US senate sub-committee on Africa and Global Health Policy purporting to represent private business (audio notes above). He came prepared, presenting a 33-page document formatted in a style that suggests help from the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC). That Mutizwa was unable to refer to […]

Prophet Magaya fears for his life after ED govt sends armed police

Prophet Magaya fears for his life after ED govt  sends armed police

Armed police raided PHD church leader Prophet Walter Magaya’s office in search of “Aguma” the hiv/aids cure drug. The police ransacked the office of the Prophet in his absence around 7:30pm this evening whilst Magaya was at a church service. Prophet Magaya bemoaned this attack citing that he now feared for his life as the […]

Zimbabwe Central Bank Governer John Mangudya fired by ED, World Bank’s Andrew Bvumbe takes over

Zimbabwe Central Bank Governer John Mangudya fired by ED, World Bank’s Andrew Bvumbe takes over

Reserve bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Mangudya has been fired, with a senior World Bank official being tipped for the post, reports suggest. According to Alternate Executive Director at World Bank Group representing Africa, Anne Kabagambe the incoming Zimbabwe Reserve Bank Governor is Andrew Bvumbe who has since left his position as Executive Director […]

Democracy In The Making, Or More Of The Same?

Democracy In The Making, Or More Of The Same?

Fifteen days after Cameroon’s presidential election concluded, the country’s Constitutional Council unsurprisingly declared that 85-year-old Paul Biya had been re-elected for a seventh seven-year term. Now wearing the crown of ‘Africa’s oldest dictator,’ the end result was really never in doubt. But despite winning with a miraculous 71% of the vote, President Biya’s external legitimacy […]

Queen Bee most powerful oligarchy/cartel in Zimbabwe

Queen Bee most powerful oligarchy/cartel in Zimbabwe

Key Questions answered about corruption in Africa (Zimbabwe), factional politics and the powerful cartel (Oligarchy) controlling Diamond, Gold, Fuel, Grain (Command Agriculture), Basic Commodities and Foreign Currency trading. 1. *Who is Queen Bee?*-Queen Bee is colloquial name for the most powerful oligarchy/cartel in Zimbabwe. The group is heavily connected to senior politicians, the army, intelligence, […]

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