Vincent announces his arrival
The Southern Times By Robson Sharuko April 28 2015 Harare- FOR 18 rounds on Thursday at the Hilton Head Island in South Carolina, Zimbabwe’s latest golf prodigy had the honour of overshadowing 2015 Masters champion, Jordan Spieth, even though he was playing in his first tournament on the US PGA Tour. And, those who watched
‘Dangerous SA still beats life in Zim’
IOL News April 25 2015 By Peta Thornycroft “We can’t go home. There is nothing at home,†says Tendai, 27, who prefers to be known as David in South Africa. His is the same lament of many Zimbabweans living in South Africa – less than 1 000 took up the government’s offer of a free
Chinamasa’s Nightmare
Financial Gazette By Maggie Mzumara 23 Apr 2015 PATRICK Chinamasa, the Finance Minister, is in an ultimate catch 22 as he struggles to squeeze money out of nothing with apparently no ample legroom to manoeuvre to deliver for the broke country as the nation’s chief budget master. This comes at a time when some civil
Is Chinamasa the fall guy?
Daily News By Gift Phiri, News editor 22 APRIL 2015 Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa is caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place, with the unenviable burden of having to defend President Robert Mugabe’s political irrationality while dismissing the economic wisdom of his earlier decision to suspend civil servants’ bonuses. The 91-year-old publicly rebuked
Zanu PF to blame for millions of Zimbabweans in SA: Coltart
New Zimbabwe.Com April 22 2015 ZANU PF is to blame for the millions of Zimbabweans who have skipped the country’s borders in search of better lives elsewhere due to the ruling party’s violent and chaotic rule, a former cabinet minister said. An estimated 3 million Zimbabweans are said to be living and working abroad, mainly
Chinamasa the fall guy: Coltart
Southern Eye 22 April 2015 President Robert Mugabe’s public rebuke of Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa (pictured) over payment of civil servants bonuses will complicate the minister’s job as he tries to woo the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to rescue Zimbabwe’s economy, a former minister said. Mugabe at the weekend dressed Chinamasa
Mugabe endangers IMF talks
Newsday April 21 2015 By Paidamoyo Muzulu PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s announcement to reverse Treasury’s recent decision to suspend civil servants’ bonuses could jeorpadise Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa’s ongoing re-engagement efforts with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to obtain fresh funding to kickstart the free-falling economy. According to IMF statement No. 15/101, Zimbabwe had agreed to
Comment by Senator David Coltart regarding President Mugabe’s reversal of Finance Minister Chinamasa’s civil service bonus policy
Comment by Senator David Coltart April 20 2015 Poor old Patrick Chinamasa, Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister, has been forced to eat humble pie by President Mugabe this weekend. Having announced that the civil service annual bonus would not be paid in 2015 and 2016 as part of government’s austerity measures, Chinamasa was put down very publicly
Senator David Coltart’s statement on the occasion of Zimbabwe’s 35th Independence Anniversary
Statement by Senator David Coltart April 18 2015 Today Zimbabwe celebrates 35 years of independence from colonial rule. All patriotic Zimbabweans celebrate that racial discrimination and the oppression caused by white minority rule ended 35 years ago. We also celebrate that the dreadful war which was fought to end that oppression ended then. However beyond
Jonathan Moyo a hypocrite on xenophobia – David Coltart
Bulawayo 24 By Thobekile Zhou April 15 2015 MDC top official David Coltart has lashed out at Information minister Jonathan Moyo describing him a hypocrite over his xenophobic comments saying he cannot cherry pick what ‘types of xenophobia or racism are acceptable or not’. On Monday, ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe was quoted saying the