Monthly Archives: September 2012

By JOHN CHIMUNHU Celebration Church founders Bonnie and Tom Deuschle fled to Zimbabwe in 1979 to escape a sex scandal, contrary to reports they came to start a church, Kingdom TV can reveal. According to a church video, Bonnie was … Continue reading →

Elections yes, what about democracy? As the MDC-T celebrated its 13th anniversary, one could not help but notice the long list of party founders who have vanished from the scene. Notable among the absentees from the high table were people … Continue reading →

Mugabe has unilaterally declared March 31, 2013 as the date for the next election.

1 USD = 8.10 ZAR 1 USD = 0.61 GBP ZSE The industrial index closed at 143.01, adding 0.39 points; recorded gains for second straight day. BAT led the movers, up 10 cents to 420c. Minings rose 1.73 points to … Continue reading →

By JOHN CHIMUNHU Pressure is mounting on Gideon Gono to resign as central bank chief after it emerged he closed Patterson Timba’s Renaissance Merchant Bank in order to hide his personal borrowings amounting to millions. Gono looted RMB in the … Continue reading →

By John Chimunhu Robert Mugabe tried in vain Wednesday to drag the United Nations into what he has consistently said is a bilateral dispute with Britain and allies over his attempts to uplift black people. “In the interest of justice, … Continue reading →

By John Chimunhu Muchadei Masunda confronted angry ratepayers during a radio talk show Tuesday and hinted that rates might have to go up next year to cater for infrastructure. In the end, listeners cracked jokes about the city’s water, while … Continue reading →

By JOHN CHIMUNHU On Special Assignment Workers at SMM Holdings’ Shabanie Mine have gone without pay for months after ZMDC officials allegedly looted money paid by a Chinese firm extracting rubble from the defunct mine. SMM’s state-appointed administrator Arafas Gwaradzimba … Continue reading →

By John Chimunhu The EU has said it is sending technical experts to Zimbabwe to assess development needs in a country wracked by rampant unemployment and grinding poverty. EU ambassador Aldo Dell’Ariccia said the visit later this week by the … Continue reading →