ZANU-PF using financial squeeze to keep MPs in line

September 10, 1997

When ZANU-PF backbenchers refused to ratify the $957 million loan for the new Harare International Airport at a party caucus…

The Great Betrayal: A Review Of Ian Smith’s Book

September 2, 1997

There is nothing about "Never in a thousand years" (Former Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith's vow that blacks would never…

Presidential blunders

February 18, 1994

President Robert Mugabe seems to have a knack for making blunders whenever the country seems to be steering towards greater…

Church and politics

February 18, 1994

The next general elections may be some time away but the Catholic Church seems to have made an early start…

Mugabe’s successor- What outsiders say

January 21, 1994

One of the things that could see the diminution of ZANU-PF’s power is a breakup of the current leadership of…

Mr ESAP’s short-lived death

November 19, 1993

Rumours about the death of Finance Minister Bernard Chidzero sparked more debate about his successor than whether they were true…

Chihuri’s chance

October 30, 1993

The old proverb, once beaten twice shy, seems to be doing wonders within the police force. After surviving a scandal…

Shamuyarira exposed

October 22, 1993

When the whistle blew out on Nathan Shamuyarira as a former member of the dreaded Front for the Liberation of…

Nzarayebani’s cabinet

October 22, 1993

Outspoken Mutare South Member of Parliament Lazarus Nzarayebani has proposed a cabinet of 12 down from the present 24 excluding…

Zimbabwe could lose US aid because of unpaid parking fines

October 22, 1993

Zimbabwe could lose a sizeable chunk of its multi-million dollar aid from the United States just because some of its…