Stephen Chadenga

Bennett’s judgement day set

The ruling on whether Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) treasurer general, Roy Bennett should be acquitted or not has been set over to March 31st by High Court Judge, Justice Chinembiri Bhunu.

Law to indigenise Zimbabwe’s foreign owned companies comes into effect

Zimbabwe’s controversial indigenisation and Empowerment legislation which aims for a local takeover of foreign owned firms came into effect Monday amid growing concerns by various sectors of the economy of its intended benefits.

Prosecution witness denies supplying weapons to Zimbabwe’s MDC Bennett

The key state witness in Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) treasurer general, Roy Bennett trial on treason charges, has denied that he ever entered into weapon business transactions with the accused Tuesday.

State witness in Zimbabwe Bennett’s trial impeached

Zimbabwe's high court judge Chinembiri Bhunu ruled Monday that key prosecution witness in the terrorism trial of MDC treasurer general, Roy Bennett, is a "hostile witness" and the state is "obliged" to cross examine him.

Ruling to impeach state witness in Zimbabwe’s Bennett trial postponed

The application by the prosecution team to impeach a key state witness in the treason trial of Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) treasurer general, Roy Bennett, has been postponed to Monday after an assessor failed to attend court.

Zimbabwe’s MDC Roy Bennett trial takes twists

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's top aide and designate deputy agriculture minister, Roy Bennett's trial on charges of possessing weaponry, banditry and attempting to commit terrorism has taken a new twist with the state now applying to impeach a key prosecution witness.

Zimbabwe’s civil service mass strike looms over wages

Zimbabwe's Inclusive government, comprising prior warring political parties, Zanu PF and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), faces a serious industrial action by the country's largest employee base, civil servants, as the government and workers representative deadlocked Tuesday over salary negotiations.

‘Bleak to Brighter’ Christmas for Zimbabweans

2008 is the year every Zimbabwean would like to erase from their memories. The year was a tough one with the economy being the worst in the world. In short there was no Christmas to celebrate for the majority as the Zimbabwean dollar plunged into the economic sewerage drain, bringing misery to many.

Zimbabwe’s MDC a creation of Britain alleges Mugabe

Zimbabwe's 85-year-old geriatric President, Robert Mugabe told members of his party's central committee Thursday that the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Morgan Tsvangirai is a creation of former coloniser Britain to destabilize his revolutionary Zanu PF party.

“I was hired by politics to make them pretty” says Mugabe’s spokesperson

In Zimbabwe’s “highly polarized environment” the media is political, Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Media, Information and Publicity and 85-year-old President Robert Mugabe's spokesperson, George Charamba has said.

Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Tsvangirai blasts State media bias

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday took a swipe at the state media for continuing to serve partisan interests to the detriment of the inclusive government, saying it’s failing in its mandate of serving the people as a true public media.

Zimbabwe’s unity government principals deadlock over appointments

Zimbabwe’s protagonists to the inclusive government, Robert Mugabe of Zanu PF, Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and Professor Arthur Mutambara of the smaller MDC formation failed to reach agreement over the appointment of Central bank governor, Gideon Gono and Attorney-General, Johannes Tomana.

Rule of law key to Zimbabwe’s economic revival says Tsvangirai

The political chaos and general lawlessness that gripped Zimbabwe for the past decade has had an adverse effect on the once vibrant economy of the Southern African country. Lack of respect for property rights, wanton looting at productive farms, industries and government departments all in the name of self aggrandizement relegated the nation’s economy to the deep abyss.

Tsvangirai’s grandson drowns in swimming pool

Zimbabwe Prime Minister’s grandson, Shawn (2), drowned in a family pool at the premier's Strathaven home in the capital Harare on Saturday.

Zimbabwe journalist suspected missing

Below is a summary of what transpired up to the suspected missing of Zimbabwe’s Gweru-based independent journalist, Kudzanai Musengi yesterday. What is most worrying is that the development comes at a time when Musengi reported on the latest farm invasions of white commercial farms in Gweru, involving state security agents based in the town and the threats that he received for covering the invasions.

Tsvangirai involved in accident, wife dies

Prime Minister Tsvangirai survives fatal car crash, wife Susan dies

Tsvangirai bemoans state of the media in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister in the inclusive government, Morgan Tsvangirai, has lamented the media environment in Zimbabwe saying the nation cannot prosper if freedom of expression is trampled upon.

Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister offers himself as surety for Bennett

For 11 long days, Roy Bennett, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) National Treasurer and Deputy Agriculture minister in the inclusive government, has been languishing in custody since his arrest on February 13 on charges of allegedly possessing firearms and attempting to leave Zimbabwe illegally. His lawyers have been making frantic efforts for bail application. Now in a new twist to the court saga, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday offered himself as guarantor as Bennett is granted US$ 2,000 bail.

Zimbabwe government will lose face if arbitrary arrests continue says Tsvangirai

Ten years ago, on September 11 to be specific, a political baby, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) was born in Zimbabwe. Turning 10 this year and making early celebrations in Gweru, the country’s third largest city and heart of the country, yesterday, Morgan Tsvangirai, the president of the party and Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister in the inclusive government addressing about 10,000 of his supporters at Mkoba stadium, said the new government loses credibility if people are randomly detained in prison.

Bennett arrested ahead of Zimbabwe’s cabinet swearing in

Movement for Democratic Change Treasurer-General and Deputy Agriculture minister designate Roy Bennett living in exile in South Africa since 2006 after he fled from Zimbabwe fearing persecution from an alleged assassination plot on Robert Mugabe in March 2006, has been arrested few hours before the swearing in of cabinet.