Boom continues but Hlalani Kuhle hits a snag

March 9, 2006

The building boom in Bulawayo continues but Operation Hlalani Kuhle has hit a snag. The Bulawayo City Council approved building…

Pricing system is ridiculous

March 9, 2006

I still get goose pimples every time I think of a million dollars. I know it doesn't buy much today…

Mutambara aiming for the big one

March 6, 2006

Former student leader Arthur Mutambara sneaked into opposition politics through the back door on February 25 when he was elected…

Minister told he can’t back out of partnership

March 1, 2006

The High Court has barred deputy Public Service Minister Abednico Ncube from kicking out his mining partner saying though their…

Pro-senate MDC faction desperate for credible, Shona, leader

February 23, 2006

The pro-senate faction of the Movement for Democratic Change has always been referred to as the Welshman Ncube-led faction. Rarely…

The Kadoma Declaration and what it says

February 21, 2006

It was a homegrown solution aimed at providing a quick fix to the country's economic crisis. Inflation, the country's worst…

Hlalani Kuhle housing programme could be health time bomb

February 20, 2006

The sprawling suburb of Cowdray Park, one of the fastest growing in Bulawayo, could turn into a health time bomb…

Zimplats more than doubles operating profit in fourth quarter

February 19, 2006

The operating profit for Zimplats, the country's largest miner of platinum, more than doubled to US$13.6 million in the last…

Bulawayo takes a tougher stance on stand holders

February 9, 2006

The Bulawayo City Council has decided to take a tougher stance on individual developers who do not finish building within…

Display of wealth hides extreme poverty

February 9, 2006

I can see it all from my office. The fights. The weeping. The celebrations. The flashy cars. Even the cops.…