Dying city

October 23, 1992

Despite pleas for almost the greater part of 1991 and 1992, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second largest city and the country's major…

ZCTU to become more militant

October 23, 1992

After realising that quiet diplomacy had not taken it anywhere and that it was not being taken seriously, the Zimbabwe…

Mengistu again!

October 23, 1992

Reports that four of former Ethiopian President, Mengistu Haile Mariam's five body guards have deserted him should be a cause…

Angola sets bad example

October 6, 1992

The return of peace to Angola, when the two warring parties, the ruling MPLA and the opposition UNITA, signed a…

Malawi: the odd one out?

October 6, 1992

WHILE most one-party administrations in Africa are crumbling, President Hastings Kamuzu Banda of Malawi still insists that the multi-party system…

Mandela ill? 

October 6, 1992

AFRICAN National Congress leader, Nelson Mandela is reported to be ill and is likely to get treatment during one of…

Pilotless parastatals teeter

September 25, 1992

The absence of substantive chief executives for Zimbabwe's key service parastatals, the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), the Zimbabwe Broadcasting…

What happened to Zimbabwe’s rhino?

September 25, 1992

Reports that Zimbabwe has lost 1 500 black rhino in what appears to be dubious circumstances should be of great…

Are students really violent?

September 25, 1992

Despite the seemingly militant and violent attitude of Zimbabwean students as demonstrated by a series of strikes and boycotts at…

Whose budget is it?

September 25, 1992

Zimbabwe's parliament has often been regarded as nothing but a rubber-stamping body. The refusal by members to approve the vote…