Festive Season headlines 25-31 December, 2013Mandela, Mugabe legacies worlds apartZim Ambassador Jacqueline Zwambila asks Australia for asylumMugabe tops ‘naughty list’Zimbabwe economic failure will trigger repressionDiaspora bond rejection a sign of ZANU PF ‘distrust’2013: When ‘big fish’ faced the music | The Herald2014 – Behold the miracle economyZimbabwe’s wasted economic potential – Eric BlochUntangling the mess at ZBC essential | The HeraldDo we have a revolution betrayed? | The HeraldCZI woos FDI | The HeraldInnscor to comply with indigenisation requirements | The HeraldTrust Bank to be liquidated | The HeraldForeigners stay put, says Govt – Sunday MailFAO, British Govt Unveil $48 Million Deal to Assist Zim FarmersUS$400m city roads deal in the pipeline | The HeraldCity secures US$600 000 loan | The HeraldUS$75m boost for city water | The HeraldAfDB approves US$20m Zim Fund project | The HeraldForgettable year for farmers as produce prices plummet | The HeraldMugabe link to illegal cigarette tradeWarrant of arrest for cigarette smugglers | The HeraldNo breakthrough in civil servants’ pay talksBickering as Govt pay talks resume | The HeraldPedestrians to be jailed | The HeraldSanta’s gift bag runs dry | The HeraldBus operators hike fares | The HeraldDon’t take him Germany – Zimbabwe Vigil DiaryMr President, you can keep Zanu PF and we will keep our freedom – war veteransHeadline Tuesday 24 December, 2013Shame on those South Africans who cheer MugabeDiaspora vote key to unseating Zanu PFThe best reply to Mugabe from DabengwaMugabe’s sincerity questioned as Nkomo statue unveiledMugabe honours man he ‘tried to kill’Nation honours Father Zimbabwe | The HeraldMugabe accuses ex-prime minister of treasonYou can go to hell, Mugabe tells ex-PMMDC says ZANU PF destroyed evidence of electoral riggingMDC-T supporters denied food and inputs in Mash EastMoyo must leave reporters alone – Tanonoka Joseph WhandeAMH printers face liquidation | The HeraldTourism rebate ‘too restrictive’ZESA Holiday Shutdown Leaves Residents in DarknessBanks push for mobile banking policyRBZ may sanction Econet | The HeraldBikita, diamond firm in fees row | The HeraldZimbabwe import bill to spikeHarare hospital stops new admissionsChivhu hospital officials under investigation for fraudUS$2,5m health scam exposed | The HeraldThe days of Zanu PF are numbered on one hand – ZUNDEHeadline news Monday 23 December, 20132013: A year when hope turned to despairZimbabweans Reject Proposed Diaspora BondsZapu Statement on Unity Day 22 December 2013ZAPU End of Year StatementMugabe Blames Sanctions For Nkomo Statue DelayMugabe confesses, Zapu makes him ‘cry’Reconciliation before UnityMugabe flies into stormObscene salaries jolt MugabeChina comes to town – Sunday MailEthics should come ahead of electionsPoll material destroyed – TsvangiraiGono’s Battered Policies Haunt Millions of ZimbabweansRBZ moves to ease liquidity constraintsBudget unsustainable, shakyBudget superficial and shallow: MKD‘Budget spells death of old economy’ – Sunday MailMDC joins Vigil in demanding new elections – VigilHarare Hospital runs out of admission space – Sunday MailFarmers battle to meet maize hectarage target – Sunday MailBILL WATCH 62/2012 of 20th December [2014 Budget Statement Presented: New Income Tax Act Delayed]Headline Sunday 22 December, 2013Budget is anti workers – ZCTUUS envoy to look into Zim AssetZanu PF stole Xmas – TsvangiraiZimbabwe needs an epiphanyMoyo sets up Media industry probe committeeMedia enquiry panel launched | The Herald2014 Budget: It’s all about execution | The HeraldHeadline news Saturday 21 December, 2013Mugabe: The last man standingBob funds broke Zanu-PFAfreximbank to bail out ZANU PFZANU PF chefs making $1,000 per meetingZimbabwe ranked third most corrupt country in AfricaOpen letter to Finance Minister Patrick ChinamasaTsvangirai end of year statementTsvangirai Revives Poll Fraud Fight, Says Country In Dire StraitsMasvingo suffers crippling water shortagesOverdue civil service wage negotiations set for MondayProvide good service and ‘pirates’ will goLet’s brace for a bumpy rideMicro-financers seek US$100m | The HeraldGovt done with Zisco: Bimha | The HeraldGovt to curb diamond cash leakagesZimbabwe to raise tax on diamond mining, sets ambitious 2014 growth targetZim diamonds sold for $10 million amid industry scandalDiamonds rake in US$10,5m at Antwerp | The HeraldBudget allocates close to US$1bn to education | The Herald2014 budget targets ‘ambitious’ – analystsHopeless budgetBudget attracts mixed reactions from MPs | The HeraldHeadline news Friday 20 December, 2013Diamond Special with SW Radio Africa’s Alex Bell and guest Farai MaguwuGovt blasts Biti’s utterances | The Herald“early” Reactions to the 2104 budget2014 Zimbabwe National Budget full PDF documentZimbabwe 2014 budget highlights2014 National Budget | The Herald blogChinamasa faces daunting task | The HeraldZimAsset situational analysis: fact or fallacy?Uneasy lies the head that stole the crown – Vince MuseweUnpaid municipal workers fingered in corruption probeZim banks undercapitalisedAngry bank clients cause more damage in BulawayoChinese firm plans $2bn Zim investmentMzembi, war vets on warpath over Victoria FallsHeavy rains expected in the next 3 daysLittle England Farm decimatedChefs make a killingTendai Biti is my choice – Gideon GonoMoyo suspends Herald Editor over Gono storyHerald editor suspendedSorry apology – The HeraldMoyo blasts Herald over Biti-Gono story‘Nothing amiss with Gono retaining Biti as his lawyer’ | The HeraldZBC boss case: Tip of the iceberg – Cathy BuckleChristmas in a Conflict Zone – Eddie Cross“Tragic failure of leadership” – Moses ChambokoHeadline news Thursday 19 December, 2013Govt to bring back Zim dollar – Tendai BitiMugabe economically illiterate: Mandaza‘Only new leadership, not Zim Asset can save the country’Zim Asset fatally flawed: KanyenzeZimAsset: An agenda but hardly a strategyNo Rescue Miracles Expected From ChinamasaUnease strikes ‘foreign’ business owners over indigensation deadlineRenaming Victoria Falls won’t put food on the tableZim must sign UN Convention on Torture: EUChinese mall opens despite warnings from environmentalistsSuccession race: Young Turks shut outWhere’s our hope? Young people ask for answersYouth fund: where has the money gone?View from the Left‘Corruption on the increase in Zim’Time to restore trust in banking sector | The HeraldZimbabwe civil servants may soon go without payZanu-PF engages Parly over campaign cars | The HeraldAppellations Zanu-PF does not need | The HeraldBiti and Gono ‘strange bedfellows’Gono, Biti ties stir hornet’s nest | The HeraldGvt orders stop to Save Valley occupation | The HeraldBill Watch 61/2013 of 18th December [Budget on Thursday Afternoon, 19th December]No chances for Zim dollar comeback | The HeraldBill Watch 60/2013 [2014 Budget on 19th December: Update on Printing of Bills]Headline news Wednesday 18 December, 2013Zanu PF seeks to rename Victoria Falls2014 budget will be fictitious, govt too broke – Tendai BitiChinamasa walks tight ropeZimbabwe’s inflation shows ominous signs of slowing economyZim Asset: Utopian pie in the skyZanu-PF plunges Zimbabwe into an economic crisis – Tendai BitiAn economic forecast for Zimbabwe in 2014Zanu-PF Govt Won’t Present Pro-Poor Budget – Tendai BitiIndigenisation or indigenous confusion?“foreign direct investment” evades domestic industry | The Herald5 lead pack to replace Gono | The HeraldPeace ho, John Robertson speaks | The HeraldCorruption cripples economic turnaroundZim diamonds plundered in illicit international dealsYoung people can create a better ZimZim too dear to be left to Mugabe aloneMDC-T wants parliament to investigate food shortagesPTUZ says gvt treats teachers like second class citizensZANU PF ups anti-pirate radio stations rantRights defenders urge Commission to act on abusesZimbos Protest Rising Abuses As Govt Blames Sanctions For Human Rights DeficitZimbabwe: Cashing outHundreds of houses, 2 schools face demolition | The HeraldRiots over cashSoldier runs amok at city bank | The HeraldDictators have no end game: Tendai BitiZANU PF sentence Zimbabwe to more years of hard labourHeadline news Tuesday 17 December, 2013Mugabe uses ZANU PF conference to rage and threatenWest the real enemy – Mugabe | The HeraldZim’s New Constitution: A False DawnThe flawed diamond sale: Sanctions lifted on gemstones from ZimbabweZim diamond miners up in arms after 10 months without payZimbabwe: A chicken that preys on its eggs19 firms defy Zanu PF empowerment policyForeign owned firms receive indigenisation notificationsAfrican Sun to delist?Innscor faces US$60m fine | The HeraldCottco CEO dipped fingers in company tillZimbabwe close to deflationThe curse of indigenous banksBanking crisis: Causes, consequences, remediesAngry depositors storm Allied bank in HarareCricketers on strike over unpaid salariesMujuru’s children neglected in UKZHRC hosts human rights march, Mnangagwa to addressInfighting scuttles Govt pay deal | The Herald‘It’s okay to have many wives’: MugabeMugabe attacks ‘promiscuous’ MDC-T leadersGovernment to establish Special Economic Zones | The HeraldZanu-PF 14th Annual Conference resolutions – 2013Tsvangirai attends Mandela send-offHeadline news Monday 16 December, 2013MDC-T dead and buried – MugabeBiti’s reforms set to be undoneMadiba Magic or Mandela the Myth?Mandela buriedThey’re fools, says MugabeFind money, Mugabe orders ChinamasaZMDC ‘doing nothing’: MugabeMugabe plans ban on private gold salesGold panners to get lifelineChinese leave trail of destruction in Mat SouthGovt to introduce import licences – Sunday Mail300 companies liquidated – Sunday MailChinotimba threatens to take standsCivil servants still await govt’s ‘token’ salary incrementStop the rot at parastatalsUS$800k scandal rocks Cottco – Sunday MailGvt slashes salaries of town clerks – Sunday MailThe ‘vision thing’ and the economic malaiseZanu-PF fears Zimbabwe opposition allianceMujuru: ‘Repel attacks on economy, security’A choice of frauds – Zimbabwe VigilHeadline news Sunday 15 December, 2013Mugabe summons Parly for Budget | The HeraldAsians, Ali Babas “reaping us off”: MugabeResources nationalism: The other side – John RobertsonMedia cannot ignore and accept unconstitutional statementsTwo new media houses launched in one weekI wish Mandela had been Zimbabwean – Vince MuseweUK university honours Mtetwa with doctoral degreeGovt plans new tourism policyGenerations yet to be born – Cathy BuckleHeadline news Saturday 14 December, 2013New diamond deposits found in Chimanimani, ZimbabweDiamond miners unpaid for 10 monthsZimbabwe Sells Diamonds in BelgiumRussian tycoon risks losing key Zim assetsBuild refinery or lose licence, Mugabe tells ZimplatsZim dollar return a “detrimental” threatCash Crunch Hits Zanu (PF)Dark cloud hangs over Zanu PF conferenceMugabe slams Zanu PF factionalismMugabe speaks on succession | The HeraldZANU PF plans amendment of electoral lawsParliament adjourns until end January due to lack of fundsBroke Parliament sends MPs homeZimbabwe government splashes on police, military equipmentMore public firms to delist from ZSE | The HeraldI don’t care – ZBC bossZupco boss suspended | The HeraldWebster Shamu unwittingly exposes police‘Army generals free to air political views’ | The HeraldMasire reveals Mugabe, Mandela rivalryMandela bashing takes ludicrous turn – MuckrakerNo one will starve: president Mugabe | The HeraldGono, Kereke feud escalatesKereke guns for Gono | The HeraldHeadline news Friday 13 December, 2013ZBC licence boycott is justifiedTeachers’ incentives to goZANU-PF amends poll lawQuestions surround dissolution of Zim mining boardsEconomics 101: Chinamasa ’s first acid testZSE weakens further as market waits for direction from budgetZESA technically insolventGMB failing the nationDeforestation now a serious threatZINWA cuts Darwendale water over police and army debtGoing to waste | The HeraldChitungwiza residents call for arrest of officials in illegal land dealsProperty sector to remain stagnant | The Herald14 000 houses face demolition in Chitungwiza | The HeraldWatchdog uses internet to monitor MPsZim Asset to suffer stillbirthZanu-PF conference urged to work out ways to fulfil election promises | The HeraldState media laments ZANU PF infighting ahead of conferenceMugabe’s divided houseZanu PF conference starts amid tensionsI’m not ashamed of Zanu-PF: Chihuri | The HeraldHeadline news Thursday 12 December, 2013Mandela’s qualities – inspiring Zimbabweans to a better 2014 – Vince MuseweBarack Obama blasts dictatorsThe African presidents who need to learn from MadibaWith Mandela gone, Mugabe looms and lingersAfrican leaders emphasised different qualitiesLet’s not canonise Nelson Mandela – and let’s not demonise other African leadersMandela Unites Zimbabwe’s Political Party OpponentsParly adjournment too long – MP’s$300m and no results – the futility of the Zanu summitChidhakwa dissolves mining boards, hands control to perm secZim diamonds in European auction as local market crumblesDiamond mining firm retrenches 950 | The HeraldMinister, board must answer for ZBC rot – NewsDayGovernment must clampdown on excessive salariesNo Miracles Expected From Chinamasa’s BudgetRights lobby group says government underfunding health sectorZINWA demands cash payments despite ZANU PF debt cancellationZINWA cuts water supplies to prisonPoor sentiment stalks ZSE as main index weakens furtherZSE and economic potential | The HeraldConfusion over payment date for bonuses5-day ultimatum for civil servants | The HeraldBill Watch 59/2013 of 11th December [Budget Presentation on 19th December]The Need for a New Road Map – Eddie CrossTaking stock of freedom costs – Nelson Mandela tributeWhen Mugabe goes: Three scenarios for ZimbabweMandela and Mugabe – Jan RaathHeadline news Wednesday 11 December, 2013No Zimbabwe dollar returnChinamasa gears up for budget presentationAfrican leaders urged to embrace Mandela legacyPray for Mugabe – TsvangiraiUS Wants Zimbabwe Economy to ProsperPower outages push company overheadsGovt to decide on van Hoogstraten’s Hwange offer next yearZBC boss’s feast amid penury | The HeraldZimbabwe to auction first diamonds in AntwerpZimbabwe may have to stop producing diamondsDiamond miners must invest in plants | The HeraldHeadline news Tuesday 10 December, 2013Friends of Zimbabwe need to facilitate a national dialogueZimbabwe diamonds must be exploited in the national interest – David ColtartDiamond miners hit hard rock | The HeraldZim government appears on the verge of a UN bailoutEU to grant Zim $4,1mMugabe rules out exception for foreign firmsDeadline looms for “foreign” business takeoversForeign buyers seen pushing ZSE to best performance since dollarisation‘Zim requires $22bn stimulus package’Govt warned over RBZ debtDepositors suffer as bankers live large | The Herald‘Resolve 99-year lease impasse’ | The HeraldTimba back to court to request inspection of voting materialZanu PF takes blueprint to churchesZimAsset will not solve our problemsMugabe taunts TsvangiraiMugabe speaks against infidelityMandela fine example for Mugabe et alList of heads of state to attend Mandela funeralTribute to Nelson Mandela – ZUNDEHeadline news Monday 9 December, 201353 heads of state for Mandela memorialWith Madiba gone, who do we become?Mandela ’s iconic stature earned, not demandedMugabe fought Mandela over global relevanceMandela: The next logical stage | The HeraldA Tribute to the Leadership of Nelson MandelaMugabe under pressure to elevate SK MoyoMugabe slams small housesMugabes give Gono’s daughter $10,000Gono gives daughter Borrowdale mansion as wedding presentTobacco rots as Banket farmer is ‘evicted’Mujuru calls on Zanu-PF officials to desist from vote buyingMDC rebels firedZanu PF superior to govt: GumboMugabe grabs aid money – Zimbabwe VigilHeadline news Sunday 8 December, 2013Fidelity deny printing Zim DollarsRBZ cancels Trust Bank’s licence | The HeraldZimbabwe asks for UN bailoutGovt disburses $24.7 million to distressed companies, industry requires $2 bln149 companies file for liquidation, expert call for rescue fundMugabe’s cousin worth £180 million claims wife in Zimbabwe divorce caseConversations with Myself by Nelson MandelaThree Myths about Mandela Worth BustingUnlike others, Mandela quit after one termZimbabweans reflect on Mandela’s influenceZim Lawyers Group Honours MandelaMandela Death Shocks Zimbabweans in South AfricaMugabe finally issues statement on MandelaMugabe sends condolences to Mandela familyBill Watch Parliamentary Committees 23/2013 of 6th December [Parliamentary Committee Meetings Suspended Indefinitely]Zimbabwe problems are a pointer to areas where Africa still ploughs darkly in denialHeadline news Saturday 7 December, 2013Mugabe mum on Mandela’s death, MDC offers condolencesZim state media ‘ignores’ Mandela deathSouth Africa, world mourn Mandela500 face retrenchment at “overstaffed” ZBCPolice officers arrested on suspicion of murderWarrant of arrest for SiwelaZim dollar return: RBZ arm speaksZANU PF accused of trading mineral wealth for armsGovernment to blame for looting of diamonds37 Harare women protestors arrested and cautionedZimAsset will not solve our problemsPlease enlighten your colleagues Cde Msipa – Muckracker‘Zanu PF poll flaws microcosm of July 31 theft’How Mugabe fooled TsvangiraiQuestion time for Zanu-PF | The HeraldDivided we fall – Vince MuseweBe careful, economists warn govtZim dollar return too ghastly to contemplate – Vince MuseweGono: Things that could not be saidWhither RBZ after GG? | The HeraldPopular Nelson Mandela quotesSouth Africa, World Mourn ‘Giant for Justice’ MandelaHeadline news Friday 6 December, 2013South Africa’s Nelson Mandela passes away – Thursday 5 December 2013Headline news Thursday 5 December, 2013Put Zimbabwe government on 12 month probationRBZ forex theft case postponed until new yearGovt urged to rein in ‘untouchable’ policeIs Zim heading to pre-2009? Cathy BuckleEU passes the buck to Germany over ‘sanctions busting’Zim Govt Urged To Ratify Outstanding International Conventions‘Relocate Parly to Bulawayo’Mugabe snubs TsvangiraiRebel MDC-T councillors to be dismissed from partyZimbabwe among the most corrupt countriesMash West on top of the pile | The HeraldSino-Zim $4,1m plant upgrade set to increase productionZSE November turnover declinesNegative sentiment persists on ZSE as main index fallsEconomy’s floating currency | The HeraldForeign retailers: Govt bewareIndigenisation policy re-think important‘Decision on white dairy farmers in national interest’‘We don’t support invasion of dairy farms’ | The Herald‘63pc below food poverty line’ | The HeraldMugabe Has Power to Appoint Vice PresidentZanu PF to reclaim lost seats: MidziZanu-PF to contest court rulingZANU PF MP implicated in ritual kidnappingRotarians to the rescue at ailing hospitalsTeach more maths and science in schoolsHeadline Wednesday 4 December, 2013Fresh Zim torture docket handed to SA authorities for investigationRBZ-StanChart forex appropriation case postponedWOZA Activists Stage Protests Over Zim’s Economic Blue PrintWe won’t chase away foreigners – MzembiTourism school produces half-baked cakesHappy days for Air ZimbabweListed firms struggleGovt to lower mining royaltiesZim to auction $37m diamondsGovt begs for more US fundingMotorists to be fined for litterbins | The HeraldDiamond polishing companies get green light | The HeraldBeatrice Mtetwa speaks outLatest on CDF probe | The Herald100 die from hunger in Zimbabwe’s prisonsZLHR: Zim prisons turn into death trapsMugabe could rule until he is 100ZANU-PF: The good, the bad and the ugly | The Herald‘Crocodile’ smothered, Mujuru unstoppableMnangagwa’s camp vows ‘he’s down but not out’Mujuru poised for takeoverMutasa speaks on elections, sucession talk | The HeraldHeadline news Tuesday 3 December, 2013Our spirit of resilience – Tendai BitiZimbabwe mining firms might be asked to triple wagesChidhakwa wants tougher mining lawsZANU PF involved in undermining civil society diamond fightFurore over diamond share schemeFood Shortages Bite As Prisoners Perish In ZimbabweZim Asset Executive summaryCIO boss attempt to evict 51 families goes to ConcourtHigh Court to resume theft of funds case against RBZCalls grow to name torture perpetrators after landmark SA rulingSovereignty does not mean freedom to kill one’s own people‘Lets have 365 days of activism’ says TsvangiraiWarning to EU – “Don’t legitimize Mugabe regime”Sanctions on Zanu PF should be tightenedMujuru ‘has presidency in her handbag’ – Lance GumaMujuru emerges as Mugabe’s likely successor5 retained in Zanu-PF provincial elections | The HeraldZanu PF provincial polls turn riotousWe can’t change our past, our future we can!Time is now for spatial and land use planning – SokwanelePaul Theroux Critiques Philanthropy in AfricaHeadline Monday 2 December, 2013Private media grossly misleading about the on-goings in Zanu PFBreaking:Zanu PF provincial elections results | The HeraldMore chaos hit Zanu PF electionsZanu PF internal wars escalate as chaos mars provincial pollsZanu PF Elections: What they SaidMliswa Beats ChiyangwaMugabe ’s succession race far from overHats off to ChidhakwaZim dangles ownership for platinum refineryZimbabwe should learn from Cuba says MzembiFidelity Printers and Refiners, ZB tie-up bears fruit – Sunday MailLet’s acquire business acumen from foreignersAfrica, Nations Of Impunity: ICJ Judge SebutindeZimbabwe police force needs serious reformationFix Harare pothole menaceFake seed floods market in MbareImports standards Act on cardsMugabe spares MDC envoys in diplomatic reshuffleZim Asset: The only game in townZimbabwe Marks World Aids Day With Activities in ChivhuNo legitimising the illegal regime – Zimbabwe VigilFlaws in Zanu PF election registerZimbabwe government human and life handling still appalling and shockingHeadline news Sunday 1 December, 2013Gono has nation at heart: BitiGono: I Defended Zim Interests“I Am Joining The Jobless Market” Says GonoMujuru to wipe out Mnangagwa?Air Zimbabwe deal is “privatisation by stealth”: MPIf silence could talk – Cathy Buckle NewsWhy the long arm of SA law reaches ZimLaw enforcement: PG scales up effectiveness | The HeraldParliamentary Committees 22/2013 of 29th November [Committee Meetings 2 to 5 December]November 2013 headlinesOctober 2013 headlinesSeptember 2013 headlinesAugust 2013 headlinesJuly 2013 headlinesarchives back to March 2000
Mandela, Mugabe legacies worlds apartZim Ambassador Jacqueline Zwambila asks Australia for asylumMugabe tops ‘naughty list’Zimbabwe economic failure will trigger repressionDiaspora bond rejection a sign of ZANU PF ‘distrust’2013: When ‘big fish’ faced the music | The Herald2014 – Behold the miracle economyZimbabwe’s wasted economic potential – Eric BlochUntangling the mess at ZBC essential | The HeraldDo we have a revolution betrayed? | The HeraldCZI woos FDI | The HeraldInnscor to comply with indigenisation requirements | The HeraldTrust Bank to be liquidated | The HeraldForeigners stay put, says Govt – Sunday MailFAO, British Govt Unveil $48 Million Deal to Assist Zim FarmersUS$400m city roads deal in the pipeline | The HeraldCity secures US$600 000 loan | The HeraldUS$75m boost for city water | The HeraldAfDB approves US$20m Zim Fund project | The HeraldForgettable year for farmers as produce prices plummet | The HeraldMugabe link to illegal cigarette tradeWarrant of arrest for cigarette smugglers | The HeraldNo breakthrough in civil servants’ pay talksBickering as Govt pay talks resume | The HeraldPedestrians to be jailed | The HeraldSanta’s gift bag runs dry | The HeraldBus operators hike fares | The HeraldDon’t take him Germany – Zimbabwe Vigil DiaryMr President, you can keep Zanu PF and we will keep our freedom – war veterans
Shame on those South Africans who cheer MugabeDiaspora vote key to unseating Zanu PFThe best reply to Mugabe from DabengwaMugabe’s sincerity questioned as Nkomo statue unveiledMugabe honours man he ‘tried to kill’Nation honours Father Zimbabwe | The HeraldMugabe accuses ex-prime minister of treasonYou can go to hell, Mugabe tells ex-PMMDC says ZANU PF destroyed evidence of electoral riggingMDC-T supporters denied food and inputs in Mash EastMoyo must leave reporters alone – Tanonoka Joseph WhandeAMH printers face liquidation | The HeraldTourism rebate ‘too restrictive’ZESA Holiday Shutdown Leaves Residents in DarknessBanks push for mobile banking policyRBZ may sanction Econet | The HeraldBikita, diamond firm in fees row | The HeraldZimbabwe import bill to spikeHarare hospital stops new admissionsChivhu hospital officials under investigation for fraudUS$2,5m health scam exposed | The HeraldThe days of Zanu PF are numbered on one hand – ZUNDE
2013: A year when hope turned to despairZimbabweans Reject Proposed Diaspora BondsZapu Statement on Unity Day 22 December 2013ZAPU End of Year StatementMugabe Blames Sanctions For Nkomo Statue DelayMugabe confesses, Zapu makes him ‘cry’Reconciliation before UnityMugabe flies into stormObscene salaries jolt MugabeChina comes to town – Sunday MailEthics should come ahead of electionsPoll material destroyed – TsvangiraiGono’s Battered Policies Haunt Millions of ZimbabweansRBZ moves to ease liquidity constraintsBudget unsustainable, shakyBudget superficial and shallow: MKD‘Budget spells death of old economy’ – Sunday MailMDC joins Vigil in demanding new elections – VigilHarare Hospital runs out of admission space – Sunday MailFarmers battle to meet maize hectarage target – Sunday MailBILL WATCH 62/2012 of 20th December [2014 Budget Statement Presented: New Income Tax Act Delayed]
Budget is anti workers – ZCTUUS envoy to look into Zim AssetZanu PF stole Xmas – TsvangiraiZimbabwe needs an epiphanyMoyo sets up Media industry probe committeeMedia enquiry panel launched | The Herald2014 Budget: It’s all about execution | The Herald
Mugabe: The last man standingBob funds broke Zanu-PFAfreximbank to bail out ZANU PFZANU PF chefs making $1,000 per meetingZimbabwe ranked third most corrupt country in AfricaOpen letter to Finance Minister Patrick ChinamasaTsvangirai end of year statementTsvangirai Revives Poll Fraud Fight, Says Country In Dire StraitsMasvingo suffers crippling water shortagesOverdue civil service wage negotiations set for MondayProvide good service and ‘pirates’ will goLet’s brace for a bumpy rideMicro-financers seek US$100m | The HeraldGovt done with Zisco: Bimha | The HeraldGovt to curb diamond cash leakagesZimbabwe to raise tax on diamond mining, sets ambitious 2014 growth targetZim diamonds sold for $10 million amid industry scandalDiamonds rake in US$10,5m at Antwerp | The HeraldBudget allocates close to US$1bn to education | The Herald2014 budget targets ‘ambitious’ – analystsHopeless budgetBudget attracts mixed reactions from MPs | The Herald
Diamond Special with SW Radio Africa’s Alex Bell and guest Farai MaguwuGovt blasts Biti’s utterances | The Herald“early” Reactions to the 2104 budget2014 Zimbabwe National Budget full PDF documentZimbabwe 2014 budget highlights2014 National Budget | The Herald blogChinamasa faces daunting task | The HeraldZimAsset situational analysis: fact or fallacy?Uneasy lies the head that stole the crown – Vince MuseweUnpaid municipal workers fingered in corruption probeZim banks undercapitalisedAngry bank clients cause more damage in BulawayoChinese firm plans $2bn Zim investmentMzembi, war vets on warpath over Victoria FallsHeavy rains expected in the next 3 daysLittle England Farm decimatedChefs make a killingTendai Biti is my choice – Gideon GonoMoyo suspends Herald Editor over Gono storyHerald editor suspendedSorry apology – The HeraldMoyo blasts Herald over Biti-Gono story‘Nothing amiss with Gono retaining Biti as his lawyer’ | The HeraldZBC boss case: Tip of the iceberg – Cathy BuckleChristmas in a Conflict Zone – Eddie Cross“Tragic failure of leadership” – Moses Chamboko
Govt to bring back Zim dollar – Tendai BitiMugabe economically illiterate: Mandaza‘Only new leadership, not Zim Asset can save the country’Zim Asset fatally flawed: KanyenzeZimAsset: An agenda but hardly a strategyNo Rescue Miracles Expected From ChinamasaUnease strikes ‘foreign’ business owners over indigensation deadlineRenaming Victoria Falls won’t put food on the tableZim must sign UN Convention on Torture: EUChinese mall opens despite warnings from environmentalistsSuccession race: Young Turks shut outWhere’s our hope? Young people ask for answersYouth fund: where has the money gone?View from the Left‘Corruption on the increase in Zim’Time to restore trust in banking sector | The HeraldZimbabwe civil servants may soon go without payZanu-PF engages Parly over campaign cars | The HeraldAppellations Zanu-PF does not need | The HeraldBiti and Gono ‘strange bedfellows’Gono, Biti ties stir hornet’s nest | The HeraldGvt orders stop to Save Valley occupation | The HeraldBill Watch 61/2013 of 18th December [Budget on Thursday Afternoon, 19th December]No chances for Zim dollar comeback | The HeraldBill Watch 60/2013 [2014 Budget on 19th December: Update on Printing of Bills]
Zanu PF seeks to rename Victoria Falls2014 budget will be fictitious, govt too broke – Tendai BitiChinamasa walks tight ropeZimbabwe’s inflation shows ominous signs of slowing economyZim Asset: Utopian pie in the skyZanu-PF plunges Zimbabwe into an economic crisis – Tendai BitiAn economic forecast for Zimbabwe in 2014Zanu-PF Govt Won’t Present Pro-Poor Budget – Tendai BitiIndigenisation or indigenous confusion?“foreign direct investment” evades domestic industry | The Herald5 lead pack to replace Gono | The HeraldPeace ho, John Robertson speaks | The HeraldCorruption cripples economic turnaroundZim diamonds plundered in illicit international dealsYoung people can create a better ZimZim too dear to be left to Mugabe aloneMDC-T wants parliament to investigate food shortagesPTUZ says gvt treats teachers like second class citizensZANU PF ups anti-pirate radio stations rantRights defenders urge Commission to act on abusesZimbos Protest Rising Abuses As Govt Blames Sanctions For Human Rights DeficitZimbabwe: Cashing outHundreds of houses, 2 schools face demolition | The HeraldRiots over cashSoldier runs amok at city bank | The HeraldDictators have no end game: Tendai BitiZANU PF sentence Zimbabwe to more years of hard labour
Mugabe uses ZANU PF conference to rage and threatenWest the real enemy – Mugabe | The HeraldZim’s New Constitution: A False DawnThe flawed diamond sale: Sanctions lifted on gemstones from ZimbabweZim diamond miners up in arms after 10 months without payZimbabwe: A chicken that preys on its eggs19 firms defy Zanu PF empowerment policyForeign owned firms receive indigenisation notificationsAfrican Sun to delist?Innscor faces US$60m fine | The HeraldCottco CEO dipped fingers in company tillZimbabwe close to deflationThe curse of indigenous banksBanking crisis: Causes, consequences, remediesAngry depositors storm Allied bank in HarareCricketers on strike over unpaid salariesMujuru’s children neglected in UKZHRC hosts human rights march, Mnangagwa to addressInfighting scuttles Govt pay deal | The Herald‘It’s okay to have many wives’: MugabeMugabe attacks ‘promiscuous’ MDC-T leadersGovernment to establish Special Economic Zones | The HeraldZanu-PF 14th Annual Conference resolutions – 2013Tsvangirai attends Mandela send-off
MDC-T dead and buried – MugabeBiti’s reforms set to be undoneMadiba Magic or Mandela the Myth?Mandela buriedThey’re fools, says MugabeFind money, Mugabe orders ChinamasaZMDC ‘doing nothing’: MugabeMugabe plans ban on private gold salesGold panners to get lifelineChinese leave trail of destruction in Mat SouthGovt to introduce import licences – Sunday Mail300 companies liquidated – Sunday MailChinotimba threatens to take standsCivil servants still await govt’s ‘token’ salary incrementStop the rot at parastatalsUS$800k scandal rocks Cottco – Sunday MailGvt slashes salaries of town clerks – Sunday MailThe ‘vision thing’ and the economic malaiseZanu-PF fears Zimbabwe opposition allianceMujuru: ‘Repel attacks on economy, security’A choice of frauds – Zimbabwe Vigil
Mugabe summons Parly for Budget | The HeraldAsians, Ali Babas “reaping us off”: MugabeResources nationalism: The other side – John RobertsonMedia cannot ignore and accept unconstitutional statementsTwo new media houses launched in one weekI wish Mandela had been Zimbabwean – Vince MuseweUK university honours Mtetwa with doctoral degreeGovt plans new tourism policyGenerations yet to be born – Cathy Buckle
New diamond deposits found in Chimanimani, ZimbabweDiamond miners unpaid for 10 monthsZimbabwe Sells Diamonds in BelgiumRussian tycoon risks losing key Zim assetsBuild refinery or lose licence, Mugabe tells ZimplatsZim dollar return a “detrimental” threatCash Crunch Hits Zanu (PF)Dark cloud hangs over Zanu PF conferenceMugabe slams Zanu PF factionalismMugabe speaks on succession | The HeraldZANU PF plans amendment of electoral lawsParliament adjourns until end January due to lack of fundsBroke Parliament sends MPs homeZimbabwe government splashes on police, military equipmentMore public firms to delist from ZSE | The HeraldI don’t care – ZBC bossZupco boss suspended | The HeraldWebster Shamu unwittingly exposes police‘Army generals free to air political views’ | The HeraldMasire reveals Mugabe, Mandela rivalryMandela bashing takes ludicrous turn – MuckrakerNo one will starve: president Mugabe | The HeraldGono, Kereke feud escalatesKereke guns for Gono | The Herald
ZBC licence boycott is justifiedTeachers’ incentives to goZANU-PF amends poll lawQuestions surround dissolution of Zim mining boardsEconomics 101: Chinamasa ’s first acid testZSE weakens further as market waits for direction from budgetZESA technically insolventGMB failing the nationDeforestation now a serious threatZINWA cuts Darwendale water over police and army debtGoing to waste | The HeraldChitungwiza residents call for arrest of officials in illegal land dealsProperty sector to remain stagnant | The Herald14 000 houses face demolition in Chitungwiza | The HeraldWatchdog uses internet to monitor MPsZim Asset to suffer stillbirthZanu-PF conference urged to work out ways to fulfil election promises | The HeraldState media laments ZANU PF infighting ahead of conferenceMugabe’s divided houseZanu PF conference starts amid tensionsI’m not ashamed of Zanu-PF: Chihuri | The Herald
Mandela’s qualities – inspiring Zimbabweans to a better 2014 – Vince MuseweBarack Obama blasts dictatorsThe African presidents who need to learn from MadibaWith Mandela gone, Mugabe looms and lingersAfrican leaders emphasised different qualitiesLet’s not canonise Nelson Mandela – and let’s not demonise other African leadersMandela Unites Zimbabwe’s Political Party OpponentsParly adjournment too long – MP’s$300m and no results – the futility of the Zanu summitChidhakwa dissolves mining boards, hands control to perm secZim diamonds in European auction as local market crumblesDiamond mining firm retrenches 950 | The HeraldMinister, board must answer for ZBC rot – NewsDayGovernment must clampdown on excessive salariesNo Miracles Expected From Chinamasa’s BudgetRights lobby group says government underfunding health sectorZINWA demands cash payments despite ZANU PF debt cancellationZINWA cuts water supplies to prisonPoor sentiment stalks ZSE as main index weakens furtherZSE and economic potential | The HeraldConfusion over payment date for bonuses5-day ultimatum for civil servants | The HeraldBill Watch 59/2013 of 11th December [Budget Presentation on 19th December]The Need for a New Road Map – Eddie CrossTaking stock of freedom costs – Nelson Mandela tributeWhen Mugabe goes: Three scenarios for ZimbabweMandela and Mugabe – Jan Raath
Source: Zimbabwesituation