Posts by Charles Rukuni

Britain says amendment of the Zimbabwe constitution is a sovereign, legislative matter for Zimbabwe to determine. This was said by Minister of State ( Development) Baroness Chapman of Darlington in…

It is now 47 years since I wrote the short story below for a South African African publication, the Staffrider. Zimbabwe was called Zimbabwe-Rhodesia at the time. South Africa was…

Zimbabwe has released its 2026 monetary policy statement in which it seeks to stabilise its local currency and has scrapped the 2030 deadline to return to a mono-currency. It has…

Far from it, on paper that is. Ignatius Chombo was one of the longest serving Ministers of Local Government holding that post from 2000 to 2015. But according to one…

Zimbabwe on Thursday announced a ZiG290.9 billion budget with revenue expected to be ZiG287.6 billion, leaving a deficit of ZiG3.3billion. This translates to expenditure of $11.1 billion and revenue of…

The International Monetary Fund says Zimbabwe’s economic recovery in 2025 is stronger than previously anticipated and the economy is expected to maintain strong momentum in 2026. In a statement following…

The answer is Yes and No. It depends on the size of the farm. Mines Deputy Minister Polite Kambamura said the current law says that when the farm is less…

Zimbabwe has the best performing economy in the Southern African region this year beating regional giants South Africa and oil-rich Angola by far. Its growth is estimated at 6% tallying…

The ZANU-PF national conference that was being held in Mutare has raised the tempo on the so-called rift between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga. I say so-called…