Dodgy data and missing measures: why good numbers matter (part I)
Earlier this year, an excellent short book, “Poor Numbers: How we are misled by African development statistics, and what to do about it” by Morten...
22.4.2013
6:49
18.4.2013
6:10
Zimbabwe at 33
On the 18th April 1980 I was seated in the stands at Rufaro Stadium in Harare...
14.4.2013
12:00
The Changing World
I was born into a world that was literally at war with itself. This tiny country...
8.4.2013
9:45
When is research ‘really authoritative’?
Reviews of our book keep piling in; this time prompted by the recent publication of...
18.3.2013
18:52
Please stop the Bus
Last Saturday we held a referendum, our cities were crowded with observers and suddenly there were...
15.3.2013
8:15
The Indigenisation Scam
Zanu PF is guilty of many things – the collapse of the economy, the genocide of...
6.3.2013
10:15
The allure of tractors
What is it about the allure of tractors? They seem to be the archetypal symbol of...
9.12.2012
14:39
Zimbabwe; what if ZANU (PF) wins
Never say never, because politics is an unpredictable and dirty game....
28.11.2012
12:44
Zimbabwe; the comedy continues
We have accepted a substandard life and we are getting the leadership that we deserve....
25.11.2012
11:57
Basic Fundamentals – Education
When I was going to school, my mother was virtually a single mom, trying to raise...
16.11.2012
13:35
Whose law counts?
Much of the land debate in Zimbabwe has centred on a number of high profile legal...
16.11.2012
13:24
Migration myths
How many times have you heard that over 3 million people have fled Zimbabwe, migrating to...
