FP Interview: Roy Bennett »

From Foreign Policy – By Laura Wells,  23rd November 2009
The white archnemesis of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe speaks out about the terrorism charges against him, the country’s flailing power-sharing government, Mugabe’s misdeeds, and why he may well have to die for his cause.

(Pictured: Senior Zimbabwean MDC opposition official Roy Bennett, right and Prime Minister Morgan [...]

Massive RBZ-sponsored looting exposed »

From The Zimbabwe Times – By Takarinda Gomo, 10th November 10 2009
HARARE – Mildred Chiri, the Comptroller and Auditor General of Zimbabwe, is a very brave woman. Mai Chiri, as she is popularly known, tabled her first quarter report for 2009 in Parliament recently.
To say it was a damning report that exposed rampant corruption and [...]

Sadc crisis talks as Mugabe, Tsvangirai fall out »

From Business Day – by Dumisani Muleya, 19th October 2009
THE Southern African Development Community (Sadc) will this week intervene in Zimbabwe’s crisis to avert a collapse of its shaky government of unity.
Diplomatic sources said yesterday that Sadc would task the chairman of its organ on politics, defence and security, Mozambican President Armando Guebuza, to hold [...]

Gideon Gono’s wings will be clipped, vows Biti »

From The Zimbabwean – By Gift Phiri, 12th October 2009
HARARE – Finance minister Tendai Biti is adamant that the Reserve of Zimbabwe Amendment Bill will sail through Parliament before the end of this month, ensuring that central bank governor Gideon Gono will never again dabble in quasi-fiscal activities.
“What we intend to do is to restore [...]

‘Chiadzwa – the world’s biggest diamond field?’ »

Written by The Zimbabwean  – 23rd September 2009
In a remote corner of Zimbabwe, the true worth of a vast new diamond field emerges. Robert Mugabe’s response? To allow his mutinous military to enslave villagers as miners and seize the profits – and destroy fragile protocols against blood diamonds. (Pictured: A miner shows some low quality [...]

Mugabe’s dead hand »

From The Irish Times – 15 September 2009
MORGAN TSVANGIRAI is not ready yet to bring down Zimbabwe’s powersharing government. But the prime minister’s deep frustration, equalled only by that of his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), is clear. On Sunday, addressing a Bulawayo rally to mark the 10th anniversary of his party, he made clear [...]