Posts by Charles Rukuni

While some people are accusing the government of over-reacting by closing down the Daily News following the Supreme Court ruling that it was operating illegally, others argue that the publishers…

Overview The government of Zimbabwe has often asserted that the economic, social and political problems currently plaguing the country are rooted in land redistribution. The Government further claims that the…

Gulliver Consolidated joined the bandwagon of Zimbabwean companies lamenting poor trading conditions but at the same time making hefty profits. But its report underlines the major problem that the country…

The ruling ZANU-PF and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) have been talking for some time, and continue to talk, but the two parties are being forced to issue,…

One of the most respected newspapers in the United States, the New York Times, has called on the Bush administration to fulfill its promise to help Africa fight the AIDS…

A new organisation made up of Zimbabwean and South African church leaders, the Solidarity Peace Trust, has questioned the legality of national service introduced by the government two years. It…

By John Robertson Introduction Three separate and extreme crises currently top the long list of profound uncertainties already affecting Zimbabwe's business sectors and its people. Food scarcities are becoming more…

Zimbabwe has revised its HIV/AIDS figures downwards from an estimated 2.3 million to 1.82 million, reducing prevalence from 33.7 percent to 24.9 percent. But contrary to some reports which have…

The message on bank notes is clear and simple. "I promise to pay the bearer on demand (amount) for the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe," it says. But no one is…

The number of listed companies whose prices beat annual inflation increased from 60 in July to 67 in August with only 13 performing below inflation. But only two companies performed…