Robert Mugabe: The Man

Nomsa Nkala Deputy Editor
Seemingly reticent from a distance yet beguilingly captivating when engaged, this is the man who has steadfastly led Zimbabwe from her birth three decades ago, through her many upheavals to today and, perhaps, as his many followers aver, miles beyond.
And at the end of it, President Robert Mugabe, who turns 88 on Tuesday, would want to be remembered "just for what I am.
"A man: lover of my people, fighter of the oppressors of my people,'' he told The Sunday Mail in an inte... Read more...

President slams Biti over economy

Morris Mkwate News Editor
President Mugabe last week attacked Finance Minister Mr Tendai Biti for contributing to the slow growth of the country's economy by making questionable decisions that do not promote productivity.
In an exclusive interview with The Sunday Mail at State House last Friday, Cde Mugabe said although Western-imposed sanctions were largely to blame for economic stagnation, Mr Biti appeared negative about addressing challenges stemming from diminished economic performance.
He said... Read more...

Gvt crafts new laws for banks

Kuda Bwititi
Foreign-owned banks operating in Zimbabwe will soon be compelled to relinquish part of their shareholding to locals in terms of the country's indigenisation and economic empowerment requirements, if the new law being drafted by Government is passed.
Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment Minister Cde Saviour Kasukuwere told The Sunday Mail last week that his ministry was in the process of drawing up water-tight legislation that would lay out new regulations on how banks sho... Read more...