The illusion of success: why Zimbabwe must reevaluate its obsession with flashy wealth

The illusion of success: why Zimbabwe must reevaluate its obsession with flashy wealth

In Zimbabwe, criminality risks being touted as achievement.

GMB Pegs Maize, Traditional Grains Prices At US$364.75 Per Tonne

GMB Pegs Maize, Traditional Grains Prices At US$364.75 Per Tonne

The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) says it remains the best-priced buyer on the market and is paying farmers on time, as it announced its producer prices for the current marketing season.

Constitutional Circumvention and the Limits of Amendment Power: Reflections on Zimbabwe’s Constitution Amendment No. 3 Bill

Constitutional Circumvention and the Limits of Amendment Power: Reflections on Zimbabwe’s Constitution Amendment No. 3 Bill

—Nqobani Nyathi, Zimbabwean lawyer, LLB from the University of Zimbabwe and an LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa) and LLD from the University of Pretoria

Zimbabwe’s descent into dictatorship and the peril of African leaders’ apath

Zimbabwe’s descent into dictatorship and the peril of African leaders’ apath

The Southern African Development Community’s governments, with South Africa being the most powerful, have been watching Zimbabwe’s slide into a constitutionally entrenched dictatorship in silence. This has consequences, not just for the country whose democracy is being killed, but for its neighbours as well.

Let’s stop the lies: blaming African culture for domestic violence is a dangerous myth

Let’s stop the lies: blaming African culture for domestic violence is a dangerous myth

Nothing good has ever come from self-hate.

16.10.2013 9:53

War on child labour

War on child labour
The Coalition Against Child Labour in Zimbabwe says it has vowed to fight for the release of 500 children from work, mainly in tea and...
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16.10.2013 9:51

Timber farmers switch to potatoes

The future of the timber industry here is under threat following the replacement of plantations with...
16.10.2013 9:47

Uzumba legislator appeals for peace

Simbaneuta Mudarikwa, an Uzumba MP and Minister of State for Mashonaland East, has made a plea...
16.10.2013 9:23

Teachers’ salaries deserve urgent attention: Coltart

Government needs to urgently address the issue of teachers’ salaries to improve the education sector, a...
16.10.2013 9:01

Community nips starvation in the bud

From small underground ovens to a fully-fledged bakery, residents in Buhera are cooking up their own...
16.10.2013 8:58

Govt forced to conduct land audit

The government has been forced to hurriedly conduct a land audit in Masvingo East farming area...
16.10.2013 8:55

Tackle council billing first, say residents

Harare residents have called for government intervention in getting the council’s chaotic billing system in order....
16.10.2013 8:51

More heads to roll over Kereke

Zanu (PF) says it is determined to crack the whip and discipline more Masvingo officials to...
16.10.2013 8:48

More than 500 cattle claimed by foot and mouth

At least 500 cattle have died in the last two months after an outbreak of foot...
16.10.2013 8:46

Youths castigate Zanu for misleading voters

Youth groups say they now doubt Zanu (PF)’s pledge to create jobs after recent statements in...
16.10.2013 8:43

Zimbabwe’s resources belong to us!

More than 500 years after commercial exploitation of Africa’s resources began the continent continues to host...
16.10.2013 8:40

No to presidential immunity

I am not against a Head of State receiving privileges that befit his office, but I...
16.10.2013 8:38

Foot & Mouth needs effective strategies

We report elsewhere in this edition that there has been a Foot and Mouth outbreak in...

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