The Marange Debacle

In 1896, De Beers was given a monopoly over any discoveries of diamond deposits in Rhodesia. Over the following 100 years they did little to justify...

A thought for April

“April 18, writes Lovemore Chikandiwa, “reminds me of the struggle for independence, which was not like...

Independence – What Independence?

This week Zimbabwe celebrates 34 years of freedom. Many Zimbabweans will be asking themselves if indeed...

Changing ourselves

Last week I talked about changes we would like to see in public servants if we...

Nothing wrong with regime change

Without the help of foreign funding, Zanu (PF) and ZAPU would never have been able to...

Exposing corruption, reinventing the media wheel

I have noticed that the sensational coverage of corruption—particularly in the public sector—that started in early...

How have the ‘new farmers’ fared?

In last week’s blog, I looked at farm production, and the difficulties faced in recent drought...

Serving a great nation as a minister

The ingratitude of some fellow citizens has forced me to put pen to paper. Since the...

Open your graves

A grave is a place of loss and finality. We’ve stood at grave sides and mourned...

Change is coming

We are clearly heading for some kind of change. The present situation cannot last, but the...

Institutional failure – Where did we go wrong?

Successful countries all over the world are built on strong institutions of all kinds. We often...

IMF’s nice words mask economic disaster

I laughed the other day when I read the recent report on Zimbabwe by the IMF....

Mliswa: sad symbol of Zanu (PF)

Temba Mliswa is a gritty, weird but funny politician. He is useful too, for he has...

Rethinking Zimbabwe’s model for growth

Zimbabwe registered double digit growths between 2010 and 2012. However the sad thing is that the...

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