By Ranga Mberi
Growing up, I was always fascinated by a church they only called “chechi yemadhirezi marefu”. The church of the long dresses!
I’d see them on their way to...
By John Legat
The introduction of Zimbabwe’s own currency, the ZWL, in February 2019 has been a disaster as many economists, as well as ourselves, had predicted.
Since it was launched...
As Zimbabwe continues to struggle to produce
sufficient quantities of the staple maize grain, two decades after the
government started redistributing commercial farms from whites to black
farmers, a frequent claim comes up. The farmers who moved to Zambia are
responsible...
As power supply becomes more erratic, Zimbabwe's miners, among the country's largest consumers of electricity, are deepening their investments in solar energy.
Caledonia Mining is inviting bidders to build a 20MW solar farm...
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is among at least 43 African leaders who have flown to Russia, hoping to take a bite out of that country’s growing commercial interest on the continent.
But he goes...
The stench of decaying rubbish fills the air around
Euphrasia Mangwe’s house in the Zimbabwean capital, attracting hordes of green
flies to the two plastic bins in the corner of her garden.
It is an irritation...
By Ranga Mberi
Zimbabwe’s power utility says the rolling power cuts the country is facing have been caused by low water levels at Kariba. This is true, but it is only part of...
When Godfrey Huggins was prime
minister of Southern Rhodesia between 1933 and 1953, he made sure black workers
would not be allowed to organise as unions.
His reasons: “The European in this country can be likened
to...
CABINET speculation season is upon us and, once again, Zimbabweans are demanding the appointment of technocrats into Government. As if they voted for them.
Newspaper headlines are calling for these so-called technocrats. Social media is lining up a list of...
A new regime of US sanctions has just been signed into law, opening a fresh front in the increasingly polarised political debate in Zimbabwe.
Critics say they hurt the economy, while supporters say the...
