As expected, Zimbabwe’s senate has passed the Constitutional Bill with minor amendments. The bill was introduced on Tuesday after going through the lower house last week. All 75 of the senators present voted in favour of the new constitution. Zimbabweans voted overwhelmingly in favour of it in a referendum in March. It now awaits the president’s signature after
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Zimbabwe Senate Passes Constitutional Bill
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on May 14th, 2013
VIDEO: News24 Interview With PM Tsvangirai
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on May 14th, 2013
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai had an interview with News 24, in which he spoke on the new constitution, elections, his party the MDC-T. PM Tsvangirai spoke at length about reforms and his diplomatic offensive in Africa recently. He welcomed the defiance of the security chiefs saying that it demonstrated that it was something that needed
Gono Goes After Facebook Page Admins
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on May 10th, 2013
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr Gideon Gono has had enough of Facebook pages which have been rather unkind to him. A number of Facebook pages have been painting him in an unflattering light of late. First there was Mai Jukwa who accused Gono of stealing gold coins and pretty much bribing the country’s anti-corruption commission.
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1 Comment »New Constitution Sails Through Lower House
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on May 9th, 2013
Zimbabwe’s constitution has expected sailed through parliament. This was confirmed by a tweet from Indigenisation and Empowerment Minister Saviour Kasukuwere: History has been made.A new Constitution sails through in the lower house. CONGRATULATIONS ZIMBABWE. — Saviour Kasukuwere (@Hon_Kasukuwere) May 9, 2013 Zimbabwe voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new charter in May. It has now
Malema’s House Goes For R5.9 million
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on May 9th, 2013
Julius Malema’s half-built house gone for R2 million more than it was expected to be sold for. Auctioned earlier on Thursday to help raise the R16 million he owes the taxman, the house went for an incredible R5.9 million. It was expected to only go for between R2.5 and R3 million. The house went to
Posted in Politics Tags: Julius Malema, Julius Malema tax evasion, Malema house auction No Comments »‘Vote For a Woman Campaign’ Launch On Thursday
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on May 9th, 2013
Vice President Joyce Mujuru will on Thursday, launch the Vote For a Woman Campaign in Harare. The Women in Politics Support Unit (WIPSU) initiative is aimed at getting more women involved in the decision-making landscape of Zimbabwe. It is particularly targeted at getting support for women in the coming harmonised elections. A big step has already been taken
Malema House To Be Auctioned On Thursday; Trouble For Allies
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on May 8th, 2013
Former ANCYL leader Julius Malema’s partially-built house will go under the hammer on Thursday. Apparently over 30 people have shown interest in the Sandton house which he bought for R3.6 million in 2009. The auction is part of the efforts by the Revenue Authority to get the R16 million it is owed by Malema. Those
UPDATE: Zimind Editor, Chief Reporter Charged And Released
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on May 7th, 2013
Zimbabwe Independent Editor Dumisani Muleya and Chief Reporter Owen Gagare were charged and released on Tuesday in Harare. The pair were summoned to the Harare Central Police Station where they have been charged under section 31A.3 Criminal codification Act “for publishing statements prejudicial to the state”. This is in relation to a story which was published
Church Group To Petition Parliament Over New Constitution
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on May 6th, 2013
A religious group, the Concerned Christian Leaders & Citizens Network (CCLCN), plans to petition the parliament of Zimbabwe over sections on the constitution it finds unpalatable. In an email we received from them, they said: We as CCLCN are a semi-autonomous grouping of Christian opinion leaders and citizens of evangelical pentecostal persuasion affiliated to the Evangelical
About That SABC Mandela Footage
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on April 30th, 2013
So the first images in 9 months of South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela were released yesterday by the SABC. The footage showed us what was really a photo-op for current president Jacob Zuma. While Zuma was lively, Mandela stared vacantly into the distance. While Zuma insisted that the Madiba was fine, we are
Full Text of President Mugabe’s Independence Day Speech
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on April 19th, 2013
This is the full text of the speech given by Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe on the occasion of the country’s 33rd Independence celebrations at the National Sports stadium in Harare. Honourable Vice President Joice Teurai Ropa Mujuru, Honourable Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Honourable Deputy Prime Minister Professor Arthur Mutambara and Mai Mutambara, Honourable Deputy Prime
Posted in In The News, Politics Tags: #Zim33, Robert Mugabe independence speech, Zimbabwe independence No Comments »VIDEO: PM Tsvangirai’s CNN Interview
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on April 11th, 2013
Zimbabwe’s prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai was interviewed by CNN’s Becky Anderson recently and claimed that he still had the backing of the people. In the interview in which Anderson questioned whether it was time for leadership change in his party, MDC-T, he said that it was up to his supporters and recent congress had selected
Posted in Politics Tags: Morgan Tsvangirai, Tsvangirai CNN Interview, Zimbabwe politics No Comments »Margaret Thatcher Dead At 87 After Stroke
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on April 8th, 2013
Britain’s first female Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher has died at the age of 87, her spokesperson has said. Margaret Thatcher, dead at 87, divided opinionquixotic54 / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND Thatcher led her Conservative party to three election victories between 1979 and 1990. The ‘Iron Lady’ as she was called divided opinion, as she
Mandela Discharged From Hospital
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on April 6th, 2013
Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital, the presidency has said. The 94 year-old who was admitted to hospital on 27 March, ”will now receive home based high care”. This is “following a sustained and gradual improvement in his general condition,” the statement said He has received treatment for a recurring lung
Posted in In The News, Politics Tags: Manela released from hospital, Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela health No Comments »Of Justice Minister Chinamasa’s HARDTalk Interview
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on April 5th, 2013
Zimbabwe’s justice minister Patrick Chinamasa was interviewed by Stephen Sackur on BBC’s HARDTalk this past week. A lot of the interview was centred on reforms in Zimbabwe and land reform(Sackur called it ‘confiscation’). The two started off on opposite ends of the table and ended on opposite ends of the table. Chinamasa banged on about
