EDITOR— Zimbabweans are now very much addicted to our own type of music (Zim Dancehall) and as far as I can see no other artistes will make the crowds, especially the youths, go wild as long as they are not originally from Zimbabwe. Well, this proves that we are concentrating more on promoting our own…
HARARE – After China and Russia’s much-celebrated economic interest in Zimbabwe — over the last few weeks — we believe that this significant foreign direct investment (FDI) must be welcomed with a great deal of circumspection. While it is true that some of the offered projects could positively impact on our troubled economy, it might…
HARARE – Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda made a bold statement on Tuesday when he nullified Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa’s supplementary budget which the latter had tried to smuggle in as part of the Mid-Term Fiscal Policy Review. The move by Chinamasa is an indication of how President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF government has been…
HARARE – The recent introduction of various taxes by the government at a time life is becoming increasingly tougher for the average man will not help revive the ailing economy. President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF-led government must slash its bloated cabinet, reduce capital expenditure and cut on the civil servants wage bill. There…
HARARE – In yesterday’s edition, we reported on how $50 million worth of diamond cash — belonging to a consortium of Chiadzwa miners — was at risk of seizure after Amari Platinum Holdings Limited (Amari) had won a temporary order against President Robert Mugabe’s government. At issue is how the Harare administration unilaterally chose to…
HARARE – With global foreign direct investment topping $1,46 trillion last year, according to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Zimbabwe’s share was a meagre $410 million in 2013. Neighbouring Mozambique attracted inflows of $7,1 billion, up 30 percent from the 2012, South Africa being the top recipient, attracting $10,3 billion of $56 billion…
HARARE – Recent proclamations of Zimbabwe’s intention to bid for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations have generated tremendous interest in the country, but left question marks over our preparedness to host African football’s greatest showpiece in two years’ time. Let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves here. Telling ourselves that we can host…
HARARE – Former Big Brother Africa (BBA) housemate, Maneta Mazanhi’s new role on the popular South African soapie Isidingo has predictably generated a lot of excitement in Zimbabwe. While Zimbabweans have every right to celebrate the success of one of their own, we should also, rather ironically, view this as an indictment of Zimbabwe’s retrogressing…
HARARE – The accusation is fairly justified that the European colonisers of Africa were not inspired by altruism or Christian zeal in this adventure of mass looting of the continent’s riches. When, at last, they realised the jig was up — the Africans wanted them out like yesterday — they would do so with little…
HARARE – Although the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has admitted that four banks in the country are struggling with solvency issues, immediate action must be taken to allow depositors access to their money. We understand that the economy is currently going through a dry spell due to policy failure and the Zanu PF-led government’s…
