Reviving Zim industry

Reviving Zim industry http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ November 9, 2012 in Opinion It is widely known that one of the key areas of Zimbabwe’s embattled economy that has become very weakened is the manufacturing sector. Report by Eric Bloch The decimation of industry has occurred nationwide, but has had a marked impact upon the industrial sector of Bulawayo, which for …

Shareholders to be held liable for bank collapses

Shareholders to be held liable for bank collapses http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ November 9, 2012 in Business TREASURY is finalising sweeping amendments to the Banking Act which will, among other things, see shareholders being held responsible for bank failures. Report by Paidamoyo Muzulu/Clive Mphambela The amendments will compel impromptu and mandatory stress tests, limit the number of shares an individual can …

PM, Mugabe agree on Save invasions

PM, Mugabe agree on Save invasions http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ November 9, 2012 in News PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai have agreed to end invasions of the money-spinning Save Valley Conservancy –– the largest private wildlife sanctuary in the world –– by army generals and party heavyweights. Report by Staff Writer In a recent interview with Zimbabwe Independent …

CSU statement on continued detention of staff

CSU statement on continued detention of staff 8 November 2012 Dear Colleagues, Fidelis, Zachariah and Tafadzwa have just spent their third night in the police cells, two in Harare Central and last night, in Bulawayo Central Police Station after an unwarranted transfer to Bulawayo. They were transported on the back of an open pick up truck, registration ACD …

Civil Society Coalitions issue response to police crackdown

Civil Society Coalitions issue response to police crackdown http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tererai Karimakwenda08 November 2012 Civil Society Coalitions, which represent hundreds of member organisations in Zimbabwe, met in Harare on Thursday and issued a collective response to the intensifying crackdown on human rights defenders and political activists in the country. The gathering of key groups came in the wake …

Coltart condemns police double standards

Coltart condemns police double standards http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ Education and Culture Minister, David Coltart has condemned the police and the Attorney General’s double standards for arrestting Counselling Services UNION (CSU) representatives yet failing to arrest named Asiagate match fixers.08.11.12 by Ashly Sibanda Coltart called on the police and the AG, Johannes Tomana to arrest Asiagate match fixers with the same speed …

CSU workers bailed after “illegal”transfer to Bulawayo

CSU workers bailed after “illegal”transfer to Bulawayo http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tererai Karimakwenda08 November 2012 The three employees from the Counselling Services Unit (CSU) in Harare, arrested on Monday after police raided their offices, were on Thursday released on bail by a Bulawayo magistrate. Fidelis Mudimu, Zachariah Godi and Tafadzwa Gesa had been “illegally” transferred from Harare to Bulawayo on …