Three people seconded to River Ranch diamond mine by a South African-based company had valid United Nations Development Programme permits five to 17 months after their contracts had been terminated. The three were the finance officer Pradipta Susari, the chief executive officer George Kantsouris and the security chief Lloyd Das. They were […]
Government confirms River Ranch vehicles were registered in the name of UNDP
Two vehicles with civilian number plates belonging to River Ranch diamond mine were indeed registered in the name of the United Nations Development Programme. This was confirmed by the then secretary for Transport and Communications, George Mlilo, in a letter to River Ranch’s lawyers, Costa and Madzonga. The letter, dated 15 November 2007, says […]
UNDP admits vehicles registered in its name were used to smuggle diamonds
The United Nations Development Programme has finally admitted that vehicles registered in its name were used to smuggle diamonds from River Ranch Mine near Beitbridge into South Africa but claims that the vehicles were fraudulently registered. It does not say who fraudulently registered the vehicles -UNDP staff in Harare, River Ranch Mine, or UNDP accredited […]
Zimbabwe: No Going Back
The days of Zimbabwe’s problems are over and it is only pessimists and those who do not see the hand of God in the political and economic transformation of this beleaguered country that are holding back. "This economy is now being directed by God and nothing can derail it. It is changing but not as […]
Zimbabwe’s Power Share Will Last Because ‘Mugabe Needs Tsvangirai’
Zimbabwe’s power-sharing government of President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is for real. Contrary to widespread sentiment, mainly propagated by a skeptical media that wanted nothing else but Mugabe to go, the marriage is going to last because "Mugabe needs Tsvangirai more than he needs oxygen", one political analyst joked. Mugabe has been […]
Zimbabwe Skeptical as Tsvangirai Sworn In
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was sworn in as Zimbabwe’s second Prime Minister on February 11 but the historic event was greeted with a lot of cynicism by a world that wanted only one thing- Mugabe to go. Some of the headlines that day said it all. Tsvangirai had made a terrible mistake by giving in […]
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