The long journey to Lancaster
Tjenesani Ntungakwa The long and arduous journey to a free Zimbabwe was definitely not going to be an endless one. One day, the chickens would come home to roost. Each pace towards Independence...
View ArticleMedia as builders and killers of nations
Teddie Bepete In any democratic society, the media play a vital role in shaping and reflecting public opinion. From the early days of civilisation, the media have been the locomotive by which human...
View ArticleOPEN ECONOMY: Lack of accountability is the problem
GOVERNMENT is often accused of policy inconsistency and such concerns were also raised at a recent breakfast meeting hosted by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development in partnership with the...
View ArticleINSIGHT: We’re a willing lab mouse for America
Howdy folks! The United States never cease to amaze. Does that Western country want to see anything good coming from Zimbabwe? Certainly not! The shameless Office of Foreign Assets Control has recently...
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COMMENT: We cannot be beggars for life
Food is the most basic human right, and it is laudable that the Government of Zimbabwe is determined to ensure that everyone enjoys that constitutional and universal right. With this drought across...
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Understanding liquidity in Zim
Persistence Gwanyanya QUITE often economists are more inclined towards analyses-based approaches to economic issues, which is itself rooted on a “describe-before-prescribe” approach. I find this...
View ArticleSocial decadence restricting Zim development
Only a few decades ago, drug abuse was not a big thing in Zimbabwe. Issues around substance abuse were those we learned of on international news casts and we hardly related to them. Today, drugs, sex...
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The legality of Operation Mushikashika
Elias Z. Mapendere For the past two or so weeks, the police have been having a cat and a mouse relationship with motorists, especially those picking passengers at undesignated places. The operation was...
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How Dzamara became a Kodak moment
Wendy Nyakurerwa – Assistant Editor There are always two constant scenarios in the game of politics, if one is not a winner; they are the looser. There is no in between. Victors almost always never...
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Chimurenga Chronicles: Zim struggle – Has Zambia been paid enough?
Over the past two editions, Zambian veteran politician Dr Vernon Mwaanga has been narrating Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle from a Zambian point of view. This week, Dr Mwaanga concludes his narration,...
View ArticleThe battle for South Africa’s economic soul
Connect the dots. A story that all South Africans should be worried about is the intervention of Johann Rupert, known as the don of the Stellenbosch mafia, in the reversal of the appointment of Des Van...
View ArticleINSIGHT: Tackling the youth joblessness epidemic
Howdy folks! The 2016 National Budget was spot on when it said youth empowerment is crucial to the economy, especially as youths are the leaders of tomorrow. I t was indeed in harmony with the national...
View ArticleZHUWAO: ‘Law of the land shall prevail’
In 2015, Government gave foreign companies in Zimbabwe up to March 31, 2016 to submit their indigenisation compliance plans. However, several firms are yet to comply, prompting authorities to come up...
View ArticleZim needs to attract investors
Dr Gift Mugano Zimbabwe is struggling to bring in investors, which is crucial to achieving the long-sought economic take-off. It is not a secret that we desperately need foreign investors to achieve...
View ArticleHero gave his life for Zim’s freedom
Phyllis Johnson Herbert Wiltshire Tapfumaneyi Chitepo was born near Nyanga in the lush eastern highlands of Zimbabwe on 15 June 1923, the year that the British South Africa Company, a legacy of Cecil...
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Chronicles of Chimurenga II: Chitepo death: Zambia military speaks
Retired Brigadier General Timothy Kazembe is not your ordinary soldier. The Zambian government has honoured him with the Order of Grand Commander Distinguished Service First Division. He served in the...
View ArticleBISHOP LAZARUS: A sermon for Cde Chinamasa, RBZ boss
Today’s sermon is basically about advice mixed with a rewind into history just to sober up the Minister of Finance Cde Patrick Chinamasa and the Reserve Bank boss, Dr John Mangudya. Somehow Oliver...
View ArticleAnomie and the lack of social security in Zimbabwe
Anomie is a sociological term that refers to societal instability that results from a breakdown in moral values as well as widespread personal feelings of uncertainty and alienation. Examples of social...
View ArticleBin Laden won the war on terror
Ben Debney The idea for this article came to me after the shootings in San Bernadino; all it really required was another atrocity to give it legs. A dysfunctional part of me hoped I might get out of...
View ArticleINSIGHT: Buy Zimbabwe is a necessary evil
Howdy folks! I trust I find you well on this day of our Lord. He is indeed risen from the dead! The question uppermost in many critics’ minds following the cash problems experienced by banks not long...
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