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, […]
President ED and VP Chiwenga Clash Over Cabinet – Chiwenga Wants Deadwood Out
The military side of the current marriage of convenience in Zimbabwe has been pushing for Mnangagwa to ditch all the deadwood that is currently in cabinet. Sources say Chiwenga has told Mnangagwa that all he was concerned about was delivery and therefore would not tolerate the appointment of ministers that have been proven to be […]
ZANU-PF doesn’t run cheap campaigns, says Obert Mpofu
ZANU PF is going for broke ahead of the July 30 general elections with a war chest of over $200 million despite reports that the ruling party is broke. The extravagant campaign has raised questions about the source of the funding amid allegations that foreign countries are bankrolling Zanu PF. BY OBEY MANAYITI Our reporter […]
Former police boss Augustine Chihuri says not ready for Parly grilling
PARLIAMENT has finally managed to serve former Zimbabwe Republic Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri with summons to appear in the House for grilling over the $15 billion diamond revenue which allegedly went missing in Chiadzwa. The former police chief this week wrote to the Temba Mliswa-led Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy saying he was […]
Zimbabwe Chiefs seek peace order against Obert Mpofu
THREE Matabeleland North chiefs have approached the courts seeking a peace order against Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu, whom they accuse of being abusive, issuing ominous threats and occasionally hurling insults. The court affidavit was signed by Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Felix Ndiweni and supported by chiefs Neville Ndondo and Deli Asher Mabhena. The traditional leaders filed […]
Zimbabwe to legalise marijuana . . . Govt considers drug use for medical purposes
THE Government is considering an application that has been made by a Canadian international company to produce cannabis for medical purposes, a move that will see the country legalising the production and use of marijuana in selected areas, a Cabinet Minister has said. Macro-Economic Planning and Investment Promotion Minister Dr Obert Mpofu told captains of […]
Former Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono appointed as SEZ chair
FORMER Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, Gideon Gono yesterday returned to the limelight after being appointed chairperson of an 11-member Special Economic Zones (SEZs) board, while there was also a place for army boss, General Constantino Chiwenga’s wife, Marry Mubaiwa on the body. This came after President Robert Mugabe assented to the SEZ Act […]
How Zimbabwe National Roads Administration bosses were let off the hook
The first part of this investigative piece done by The Standard in partnership with the Information for Development Trust (IDT) published last Sunday revisited the alleged Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) corruption scandal in which the state institution acquired 40 graders at a cost of more than $8 million without going to tender, providing yet […]
Zanu-PF Hawks Eye US$500 Milion NRZ Loan
LOAN facility to the tune of US$500 million being negotiated between the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and the troubled National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has been mired in controversy amid indications that State bureaucrats are rubbing their hands in glee as they hope to corruptly benefit from the deal. To get its act […]
Zimbabwe Railways NRZ Open To Private Train Operators
ZIMBABWEANS with the financial muscle to buy their own trains are free to use the country’s railway infrastructure to pursue the business, Transport Minister Obert Mpofu told Parliament this past week. “I think that the policy is that, if one wants to enter into that kind of economic activity, he or she is free to […]
