ZANU-PF gearing for 2005 elections

It is now official. While the local and international media are debating Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe's retirement and succession, his party, ZANU-PF, is already gearing itself for the 2005 Parliamentary…

The Jewel of Africa

"You have the jewel of Africa in your hands," said President Samora Machel of Mozambique and President Julius Nyerere of Tanzania to Robert Mugabe, at the moment of independence, in…

Tough time for investors

The stock market which had become a safe haven for investors over the past two years is now lagging behind escalating inflation which soared to 228 percent last month. The…