Posts by Charles Rukuni

Figures don't lie, goes the adage, but liars can figure. Which is precisely why we need to be a lot more skeptical of the numbers we publish... especially numbers that…

The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), which gave birth to the Movement for Democratic Change, Robert Mugabe's biggest headache since its formation four years ago, is about to bail…

Going shopping! Don't be put off by the prices. Just cancel the last two zeros and you have the real price you are paying. For example, if you find sadza…

Bill Clinton's famous statement about, and focus on, the American economy in the 1992 Presidential campaign more than any other factor probably secured his Presidential election victory. And more than…

The government has finally increased the price of fuel but though petrol almost doubled in price while diesel went up by 80 percent, it is still much cheaper than in…

Inflation, considered by the World Bank to be the greatest tax on the poor, could President Robert Mugabe's nemesis. Despite the wholesale price controls his government introduced in November, inflation…

The exchange rate of $800 to the greenback on the second half of all proceeds from exports was agreed to by the three social partners in the Tripartite Negotiating Forum…

International tourism wholesalers are now beginning to believe and to accept that, contrary to some media campaigns, Zimbabwe is one of the safest tourism destinations in the world but the…

Despite a dramatic decline in agricultural production largely because of the country's agrarian reform programme, tobacco giant, TSL, saw its sales increase nearly three-fold from $6.2 billion to $16.2 billion.…

Agricultural inputs company, Chemco has lamented the introduction of price controls and the recent changes in foreign currency regulations saying they will hamper growth of the company. It says restricted…