‘Mugabe must suspend Jonathan Moyo and his deputy Godfrey Gandawa or leave office’- Joice Mujuru, Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) leader

‘Mugabe must suspend Jonathan Moyo and his deputy Godfrey Gandawa or  leave office’- Joice Mujuru, Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) leader

  Former vice president and now Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) leader, Joice Mujuru, has given President Robert Mugabe an ultimatum – either suspend Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo and his deputy Godfrey Gandawa immediately, in the wake of a damaging corruption scandal that is devouring Zanu-PF – or leave office himself. Mujuru yesterday said that instituting a forensic audit into the swirling graft claims, and suspending Moyo – who has been receiving a savage bollocking…

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About 100 MDC TSupporters Storm (GMB) Depot Over Partisan Food Distribution

About 100 MDC TSupporters Storm (GMB) Depot Over Partisan Food Distribution

AT least 100 MDC-T supporters stormed the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depot in Mutasa District last Friday, protesting against alleged partisan distribution of seed and fertiliser under the Presidential Inputs Scheme.The placard-waving opposition activists denounced the ruling party and traditional leaders, whom they accused of corruption and politicising government-sourced agricultural inputs. The demonstrators, led by Mutasa Central Member of Parliament Trevor Saruwaka, defied heavy police presence and continued with the protest march. Earlier, Saruwaka had…

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‘Zanu-PF Will Never Declare Matabeleland A Disaster Zone’- Coltart

‘Zanu-PF Will Never Declare Matabeleland A Disaster Zone’- Coltart

While I cannot speak with authority regarding the rest of the country, Matabeleland is in the grips of one of the worst droughts we have suffered since 1991/1992. Aside from the poor rainfall, temperatures have soared. Whatever crops were planted after early rains have frazzled and are generally a total write off. Even if it rains now, crop yields across the entire country will be markedly lower than normal. Poor people are telling me that…

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