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Just added to our archives – Zimbabwe in end-game mode

Ten years ago, one of the country’s foremost economists predicted that Zimbabwe was in end-game mode. The crisis the country was facing he said would be resolved within a year…

Charles Rukuni January 3, 2011

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Entire liberation war history lost!

Twenty years ago we reported that 25 filing cabinets and 20 steel trunks full of ZIPRA documents had gone missing. Former ZAPU officials, including Dumiso Dabengwa who has now revived…

Charles Rukuni January 3, 2011

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Cholera outbreak

Authorities have today confirmed an outbreak of cholera in Mbare, one of Harare's oldest suburbs, with at least 20 households having reportedly been affected. An outbreak of the disease in…

Charles Rukuni January 3, 2011

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Just added to our archives – New church may have answer to Zimbabwe’s woes

Most Zimbabweans may be dreading 2011 because President Robert Mugabe has called for elections which no one wants because they mean violence and could reverse the gains the country has…

Charles Rukuni January 2, 2011

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Crocodile tears for Tsvangirai!

There has been an outcry in the Western media over the past two weeks that the release by Wikileaks of cables from United States ambassadors to Zimbabwe has done great…

Charles Rukuni January 2, 2011

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Elections may be postponed

Zimbabwe may not be able to hold elections this year as President Robert Mugabe wanted because the country must complete constitutional reforms first, the pro-government Sunday Mail said today. Most…

Charles Rukuni January 2, 2011

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Could this be your New Year resolution?

"When you die, pray that you are reincarnated as a white man. It is a curse to be born black," joked a local journalist. Read on to find out why…

Charles Rukuni January 1, 2011

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Just added to our archives- It’s not the money; it’s the people

This was our argument nine years ago when the government closed down bureaus de change. We also asked pertinent questions about how ZANU-PF operates. It always takes what appear to…

Charles Rukuni January 1, 2011

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Notes tourist attraction

The one hundred trillion Zimbabwe dollar bill the highest amount printed by Central Bank governor Gideon Gono before the country ditched local currency in favour of the United States dollar…

Charles Rukuni January 1, 2011

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Wikileaks, elections and Zimbabweans in SA battle for top spot

An uneventful year in which Zimbabwe was battling to get on its feet after starting on a new slate in 2009 ended on a high note with three major issues- the Wikileaks cables, elections and the regularisation of Zimbabweans in South Africa- battling for top spot.

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Charles Rukuni December 31, 2010