Monthly Archives: October 2018
IRI Pod Cast -Episode 22: Zimbabwe
IRI October 2018 Zimbabwe experienced nearly four decades of authoritarian rule under Mugabe’s leadership, which included economic degradation, political repression, and state-sponsored violence. On July 30, 2018, Zimbabweans went to the polls to participate in the most significant elections of their lifetime. For the first time since 1987, Former President Robert Mugabe’s name did not […]
Squash sensation faces bleak future
Newsday By Fortune Mbele 23rd October 2018 ZIMBABWE’s squash sensation Ryan Gwidzima’s stint in the United Kingdom where he is studying on a scholarship could be cut short due to foreign currency constraints. Gwidzima could be returning home in a fortnight if the trust that has been taking care of his tuition and upkeep fails […]
Gwidzima shines in England
Newsday By Fortune Mbele 16th October 2018 ZIMBABWE’s young squash sensation Ryan Gwidzima was on a roll once again after he won the England Squash North West Junior Under-13 boys Championships at the National Squash Centre in Manchester, England, at the weekend. Playing for his school, Wycliffe College, Gwidzima (12) beat the tournament’s first seed, […]
‘Zanu PF Is The Real Threat’ Not Forex Dealers: Biti
263chat.com By Costa Nkomo 16th October 2018 MDC deputy chairperson and Harare East legislator, Tendai Biti has described the ruling party Zanu PF as “clueless and incompetent†amid economic meltdown which has seen the government moving to institute the two percent electronic transactional tax among other new financial reforms aimed at breathing life to the […]
Belt tightening is only for the poor and not for the wealthy ruling elite: Coltart on new tax
Pindula News 4th October 2018 MDC politician and former Education Minister David Coltart has criticised the increase in the tax for money transfers saying the government wants to make the poor pay for its wastefulness in the use of resources. Minister of Finance Mthuli Ncube on Monday increased the money transfer tax from 5 cents […]
Jonathan Moyo defends Coltart
Bulawayo News 24 By Stephen Jakes 3rd October 2018 Self imposed exile former Zanu PF politburo member Jonathan Moyo has leaped into MDC Alliance senior official David Coltart’s defence on accusations that he was a Selous Scout during the liberation war. †“The claim that @DavidColtart was a Selous Scout is false. I started it […]
Jonathan Moyo says he lied David Coltart was Selous Scout
The Insider 2nd October 2018 Former Information Minister Jonathan Moyo says he lied that former Education Minister David Coltart was a member of the notorious Selous Scouts, but it has taken him 17 years to set the record straight. Moyo said Coltart was his friend but that was only after Coltart asked him to put […]
I’m the brains behind POSA, Dabengwa reveals
The Chronicle By Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter 1st October 2018 ZAPU leader Dr Dumiso Dabengwa has revealed that he is the brains behind the original Public Order and Security Act (POSA) Bill but former President Mr Robert Mugabe refused to sign it because it was “too liberal.†In an interview yesterday, Dr Dabengwa said the […]