Why Matabeleland calls the shots

March 3, 2005

It only commands 21 seats, an insignificant number to influence the 150-member House, but Matabeleland is presently calling the shots…

A nation of poor millionaires

February 24, 2005

I ALMOST blew my top when the cashier at The Post in Zambia told me she did not have my…

Zimbabwe’s political maturity on trial

February 17, 2005

The political maturity of Zimbabwe's aspiring legislators will be put to test tomorrow when candidates submit their nominations for the…

Bulawayo firm fails to get $541 million frozen in Trust Bank

February 10, 2005

A DEAL is a deal. That was the bitter lesson a Bulawayo company that tried to capitalise on high interest…

Doctor blasts detractors of Aids drug

February 3, 2005

A Ugandan doctor has accused those raising concerns about the safety of nevirapine, an anti-retroviral drug also being used in…

Culture of democracy still a long way off

January 27, 2005

"THE most painful consequence of democracy is often losing in public. That is humiliation, a defeat that you need democratic…

Writing on the wall for ZANU-PF?

January 27, 2005

While ZANU-PF is playing down the low voter turnout in its just-ended primary polls that were widely covered by the…

Bulawayo approves $18 billion plans

January 27, 2005

Bulawayo enjoyed a building boom last year, though this was largely at individual level, with the council approving plans valued…

Mai Mujuru is here to stay

January 20, 2005

  The meteoric rise of Joyce Mujuru to Vice-President has left many people baffled. The question still lingering in most…

New twist to ZANU-PF Bulawayo fiasco

January 20, 2005

Cracks within the ruling ZANU-PF continue to widen as it emerged yesterday that the provincial executive in Bulawayo was not…