HARARE – Agriculture has always been the mainstay of Zimbabwe’s economy, with crops like tobacco, cotton and maize proving to be major foreign currency earners as well as citizens’ livelihoods. However, over the years, tobacco and cotton farmers have been crying foul as a result of the behaviour of buyers during the respective crops’ selling…
HARARE – One erudite person once said that at midnight every tomorrow becomes today. A midnight speaks of an eternally simultaneous relationship and occurrence of two distinct elements. It speaks of exit and entrance or an end and a start in one go. By any standard, perceived or real, Zimbabwe is fast approaching its midnight…
HARARE – On Wednesday, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya said that the stubborn bank queues — growing longer by the day — were a mere symptom of a bigger problem. Simply put, the central bank chief, who was addressing a business symposium at the University of Zimbabwe, admitted that the deepening cash crisis…
HARARE – Charles Maurice de Talleyrand’s remarks on the behaviour of the Bourbon monarchy after their restoration following their ouster during the French Revolution seem to aptly apply to opposition politics in Zimbabwe. Talleyrand is famously quoted after the first fall of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1814 and restoration of the French monarchy under Louis XVIII….
HARARE – Former Cabinet minister and Zimbabwe People First elder, Didymus Mutasa, made startling revelations this week which give some insights into the rot that has crept into our body politic. Mutasa boldly claimed that “he is not rich because unlike others, I did not even steal a penny when I left government and all…
HARARE – Nearly a decade after ravaging hyperinflation — characterised by steep commodity prices rising by the day — it seems Zimbabwe remains a very expensive country to live in. Back then, around 2006-8, the country’s cost of living was way too high compared to its regional peers like Botswana, South Africa (SA) and even…
HARARE – The sight of former Cabinet minister and Zimbabwe’s first Speaker of the National Assembly Didymus Mutasa cutting a despondent figure, away from the niceties that had dominated for long his political career, is a reminder of how life can be. Mutasa has hit the hard times as he battles huge debts while trying…
HARARE – Congratulations to the Zimbabwe senior men’s soccer team, the Warriors, for winning a record fifth Council of Southern Africa (Cosafa) Cup title by beating Zambia yesterday in South Africa. There is every reason to look into the future with so much optimism after the heroics of this largely fringe team which underlined the…
HARARE – The Daily News of yesterday revealed that Zanu PF seems to be developing cold feet on threats made in April that the police would be brought in to investigate Eunice Sandi-Moyo and Sarah Mahoka in the event that they do not make good on their alleged acts of omission or commission. Sandi-Moyo, the…
HARARE – As Zimbabwe slowly but surely inches towards the 2018 national elections, an all-too-familiar picture is emerging: it’s President Robert Mugabe versus Morgan Tsvangirai again. This has been the story of Zimbabwe elections since 1999 when the popular MDC leader swapped his trade unionism jacket for the wretched politics of this country. Mugabe, believing…
