Posts by Charles Rukuni

Botswana was one of the poorest countries in Africa when it attained independence in 1966. Its per capita income was about P60 (US$80 at the time). Its gross domestic product,…

It's a tale of two cities. Not Charles Dickens', but Bulawayo and Harare. They are so alike, yet they are so different. They are both under Movement for Democratic Change…

Though it is still not clear whether the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) will participate in next year's general elections or not, daggers are already drawn in Makokoba, the pulse…

A Zimbabwean working in Botswana had this to say about Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader, Morgan Tsvangirai. "Tsvangirai akafanana nomunhu akasvika parwizi rwakazara, vanhu vatadza kuyambuka, akavati mirai ndinokuyambutsai.…

Party leaders consider him a renegade, but he commands a lot of support from the grassroots. He clinched the powerful post of chairman of the war veterans association against all…

When Harare Governor and Resident Minister Witness Mangwende accompanied Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo to Bulawayo last month, he had one aim: to learn the best practices in management that…

Zimbabwe, which rarely receives positive coverage from South Africa, has received a major fillip with the Standard Bank of South Africa saying the country's economy, which has been on a…

"Despite the forecast by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to reduce inflation to a manageable level, what we are seeing on the ground is the reverse of that. Whilst statistics…

For ZANU-PF, the Umdhala Wethu gala, held at Ascot Stadium in Gweru to commemorate the death of former vice-President Joshua Nkomo five years ago, was not just an event. It…

Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo, whose interference into the operations of the Harare City Council has almost crippled the capital, seems to be heading for a showdown with the Bulawayo…