HARARE – When newly re-appointed Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa presented the projected Budget for 2018 he did not mince his words. Paramount in the intentions of government is the embrace of (neo) liberal economics of the free market with a dash of State capitalism also known as “command economy” (intervention). It was a budget statement…
HARARE – A forthright discussion between an MDC Alliance delegation and the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee has triggered nasty exchanges between Zanu PF and its rivals in the opposition. Government’s anger was encapsulated by Foreign Affairs minister retired major general Sibusiso Moyo who savaged Tendai Biti and his delegation for washing the nation’s…
HARARE – Zimbabweans across the political divide should give President Emmerson Mnangagwa enough time so that he can see through his vision in the seven months that he will be head of State. But for all intents and purposes, just like Mnangagwa said, the voice of the people is the voice of God, hence this…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity (Zipp) was launched in South Africa on December 16, 2016 as a youth party and today we celebrate our 1st anniversary with pride at the ground work that we have covered around the country through our various campaigns and programmes that have resonated with many. As Zipp’s founding president…
HARARE – The United States (US) President Donald Trump must temporarily lift long-standing sanctions against Zimbabwe to undercut a massive government exercise in dishonesty that the targeted measures are at the root of all economic problems and a cash crunch that has forced the government to delay wages to soldiers and civil servants, local author…
HARARE – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)’s announcement on Tuesday of a $1,5 billion economic stabilisation package for Zimbabwe can be a game changer for President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s new government. President Emmerson Mnangagwa Afreximbank said they are to support the stabilisation of the Zimbabwean economy by providing currency liquidity to avoid bank queues. The injected funds…
HARARE – November 15 has earned a place in Zimbabwean political historiography for a number of reasons. Having been there when it happened is an honour for most Zimbabweans as they will be able to tell it to future generations. It was a day when Zimbabwe’s only leader then since independence, Robert Gabriel Mugabe, was…
HARARE – Finance and Economic Development minister Patrick Chinamasa has been on the lips of many after unveiling a 2018 National Budget last week that broke with the ruling party’s tradition. With President Emmerson Mnangagwa having set the tone in his inaugural speech of November 24 by reaching out to all those who wish to…
HARARE – Robert Mugabe, one of Africa’s longest-serving, and worst, presidents is gone after 37 years of misruling the southern African country of Zimbabwe. That is cause for rejoicing. It was not a voluntary retirement. In late November, the Zimbabwe Defence Forces swooped into the capital, Harare, to arrest “criminals around” him, his wife (and…
HARARE – As an avid follower of football I have been noting with interest the developments that are unfolding at the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa). It appears the same old voices that cause problems whenever elections are looming at Zifa have come out of hibernation and spiritedly so. But what worries me most is that…
