The Insider is a political and business bulletin about Zimbabwe, edited by Charles Rukuni. Founded in 1990, it was a printed 12-page subscription only newsletter until 2003 when Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation made it impossible to continue printing.
It took the collapse of the Zimbabwe dollar which plunged from $17 to a United States dollar, just before civil war broke out in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Although some of the sitting Members of Parliament are not happy with the way things are they are quiet because they are more concerned about their future, a political analyst…
After 19 years in office, President Robert Mugabe is now among the top 50 oldest office holders in the world. According to a list compiled by Roberto Ortiz de Zarate,…
The saying wafa wanaka does not seem to be applying to Roger Boka, the disgraced former champion of black empowerment. Instead of respecting him and letting his soul rest in…
Masvingo Central MP, Dzikamayi Mavhaire is at it again. Debating the Parliamentary committee report on the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation during which MPs called for the dismissal of Finance Minister Herbert…
The government, which has been toying around with informal price controls since the food riots in January 1998, and is threatening to formalise them if millers do not rescind a…
The National Working People's Convention held in Harare on 26-28 February 1999, gathered working people from all corners of Zimbabwe, rural and urban, and from all economic sectors: to identify…
It has no name and has not even been formed yet, but the new party which will have the backing of the powerful Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions has sparked…
To most people Tich Mataz may just be a popular radio and TV presenter. But he is also a serious businessman now. He is investing US$2 million into Khulumani Communications…
Margaret Dongo, now leader of the Zimbabwe Union of Democrats, has joined a group of "right of centre political parties" according to a report in South Africa's Business Day. And…