Has he really won?

Has he really won?

So the man with the funny scarf has signed the unconstitutional Act. He has got his way, but how far will it take him and the Fat People’s Party?

So, Mr. President, is your staying longer in power “best for the country”?

So, Mr. President, is your staying longer in power “best for the country”?

The rhetoric of political self-preservation has always been wrapped in the language of altruism. 

Zimbabweans question claim two-year term extension will improve development

Some Zimbabweans have questioned the government’s argument that extending the terms of the president and Parliament by two years will allow key development projects to be completed, saying the ruling Zanu-PF has had more than four decades in power without delivering meaningful improvements in public services or the economy.

Forex Rates

Forex rates

Parallel market rates this week   last week
US$1 = from Z$410,000 – 430,000   310,00
GBP1 = Z$790,000     650,000
SAR1 = from Z$65,00 - 70,000     47,000
Pula1  ...

Writing Africa

Writing Africa
By Ranka Primorac (picture byline)

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Somewhere around the middle of Nadine Gordimer’s ground-breaking 1979...

Musical buffet of the year

Musical buffet of the year
BY TINS MAGABA
BULAWAYO – It’s winter in Zimbabwe, but during four...

Afrolution – real and original

Afrolution – real and original

BY JKW
LONDON - Zimbabwean born hip hop artist Metaphysics is featured on...

CHIPAWO graduates making a mark

CHIPAWO graduates making a mark

BY TINS MAGABA

HARARE - When the Children’s Performing Arts Workshop (CHIPAWO) was...

Sundowners and Sunsets

Sundowners and Sunsets

The challenges facing the Zimbabwe tourism industry became quite apparent again following the last...

Shopping Basket

Supermarket prices: Harare northern suburbs

Around Zimbabwe

ZRP sets up special desk for Chinese

Shona 22-06-06

Madzimai zana eWOZA akasungwa ndokukushairwa mhosva
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100 WOZA women arrested
Omama beWOZA abalikhulu babotshiwe
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International News Briefs

New global consensus gives hope
BULAWAYO - The MDC leadership has expressed hope concerning the emergence of...

Torture – shocking stats

HARARE - One in 10 Zimbabweans need psychological help and one in 10 people over the...

MDC grills Gumbo on key economic recovery issues

BY MFANDAIDZA HOVE
In the local press last week, minister Rugare Gumbo is quoted as claiming...

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