Food crisis to persist

March 28, 2003

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS Net) has recommended that the government remove price controls on food staples and…

Commodity briefs

March 28, 2003

A United States State Department report released this month says a campaign of personal plunder, masquerading as "land reform" was…

When numbers lie!

March 27, 2003

Figures don't lie, goes the adage, but liars can figure. Which is precisely why we need to be a lot…

ZCTU to the rescue?

February 21, 2003

The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), which gave birth to the Movement for Democratic Change, Robert Mugabe's biggest headache…

One cent in 1990 now worth $1

February 21, 2003

Going shopping! Don't be put off by the prices. Just cancel the last two zeros and you have the real…

The Emperor without his clothes

February 21, 2003

Bill Clinton's famous statement about, and focus on, the American economy in the 1992 Presidential campaign more than any other…

Price of fuel goes up but still cheap

February 21, 2003

The government has finally increased the price of fuel but though petrol almost doubled in price while diesel went up…

Inflation, Bob’s worst enemy!

February 21, 2003

Inflation, considered by the World Bank to be the greatest tax on the poor, could President Robert Mugabe's nemesis. Despite…

New exchange rate reached by consensus

February 21, 2003

The exchange rate of $800 to the greenback on the second half of all proceeds from exports was agreed to…

RTG optimistic

February 21, 2003

International tourism wholesalers are now beginning to believe and to accept that, contrary to some media campaigns, Zimbabwe is one…