UN gives Mugabe platform to rail against ‘evil’ West

The UN General Assembly on Thursday served once again as podium for Zimbabwean leader and international pariah Robert Mugabe to rail against the “evil machinations” of the West. The 90-year-old firebrand told the United Nations that Western countries were seeking regime change in Zimbabwe and demanded an end to their “evil” sanctions. The man whose … Read more

Mugabe (90) taps last rich China for investment aid

Given the nearly 60% drop in Foreign Direct investment into Zimbabwe, Africa’s oldest ruler, Robert Mugabe (90) is looking to China for aid. Zimbabwe’s largest exports are: Diamonds (18%), Gold (18%), Raw Tobacco (13%), Nickel Mattes (9%) and Ferroalloys (7.3%). The country also has reserves of Chromite as well as Copper and Coal. Currently South Africa dominates … Read more

Zimbabwe Plans 100 Percent “Local Control” Of Minerals, Land

By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe will demand 100 percent local control of its minerals and land under planned changes to its controversial black economic empowerment law, which has largely kept some foreign investors away, the finance minister said on Wednesday. Patrick Chinamasa’s comments are sure to add to an already confused picture over policy in Zimbabwe, … Read more