By Janet Zhou and Mukasiri Sibanda Despite being replete with natural resource wealth, Africa is grappling with a malignant development financing cancer manifesting in bulging illicit financial flows and debt distress. These challenges have...
By Mukasiri Sibanda Sometimes it feels like a huge weight to explain the thrust of a campaign. It is even more challenging when it is engrossed with technical details and development financing, as in...
By Mukasiri Sibanda In his acceptance speech for a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes, on 10 January 2023, Eddie Murphy delivered simple advice for young creatives seeking to make their mark in...
In this latest installment of his column, Pedestrian Opinion, our columnist Mike Murenzvi asks whether the fees that Zimbabwean candidates pay to run for office are really too high. And, what does it say about supporters and...
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By Arthur Choga The conversations around Kelly Rusike, the talented jazz bassist who recently passed away in Harare, have been very interesting. They paint a picture of how musicians who are...
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Ahead of elections expected later this year, Nelson Chamisa, leader of the opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change, writes on what his party is doing to mobilise voters, his proposals for electoral reforms, and his economic plans.
By Mukasiri Sibanda Zimbabwe’s quest to harness mining for transformative development is well enunciated in the National Development Strategy (NDS1) 2021-2025. Aware of the challenges to harnessing the country’s mineral wealth for the benefit...

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