Posts by Charles Rukuni

Zimbabwe’s failure to stock up shelves that were emptied of basic commodities when the government ordered controversial price slashes in June as well as its failure to procure fuel has…

Zimbabwe’s crucial elections are just six months away but President Robert Mugabe is keeping everyone, including his own lieutenants, guessing. No one knows exactly when the elections will be held.…

It’s the talk of the town. The alleged adulterous affair of the Archbishop of Bulawayo Pius Ncube and Rosemary Sibanda has left tongues wagging. The publication of the story and…

Zimbabwe is now closer to change than at any other time since independence. This could be speeded up by the economic meltdown which is likely to see inflation soar to…

Central bank governor Gideon Gono says Zimbabweans are their own worst enemies. Three-quarters of their current problems are of their own making. Presenting his monetary policy interim review statement in…

The security guard at FXA Bureau de Change in Musina on the South African –Zimbabwe border speaks fluent Shona. She doesn’t even have an accent. She has good reason to.…

The business sector should not read too much into last weekend’s ZANU-PF resolution to harmonise “presidential and parliamentary” elections, a move viewed by many as a ploy to extend President…

Forget about rampant inflation, high unemployment, or the fact that more than one million people need food aid. Forget that you are lucky to live beyond 34. Zimbabweans just love…

With presidential elections less than 15 months away, the ZANU-PF annual conference scheduled for next month at Goromonzi High School in Mashonaland East should focus on who will succeed Mugabe.…

President Robert Mugabe has fired warning shots at one of his most trusted lieutenants- John Nkomo. Though political observers say Mugabe's sentiments at the 66th ordinary session of his party's…