Posts by Charles Rukuni

The Chinese have a proverb which says “A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step”. This Working People's Convention represents the first step towards wrestling back the…

At independence, Margaret Dongo, now leader of the Zimbabwe Union of Democrats, was a comrade, in every sense. But today, she is no longer one. Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs,…

Now 75, but with three more years in office, President Mugabe has once again dodged the question about when he will retire. Although he indicated that he will need to…

The bull run on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange which began in January and was temporarily halted by President Robert Mugabe's remarks that judges who were questioning the government's illegal detention…

With yields now expected to be lower than had initially been anticipated because of the incessant rains, forward prices at the Zimbabwe Commodity Exchange (Zimace) are firming with some offers…

If Zimbabwe did not have a constitutional crisis as of February 18 when President Robert Mugabe told diplomats so, it definitely now has one on its hands unless the government…

It is amazing how Zimbabwe, of late, seems to have developed a propensity for self-destruction. Over the past 15 months there has been so much talk about the land issue,…

With auction floors due to open in two months, Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers, after receiving a battering last year in which they were only saved by the depreciation of the Zimbabwe…

Dairibord Zimbabwe Limited (DZL) has increased the producer price of milk by 27 percent from $5.50 to $7 a litre but it says since the purchase of raw milk from…

The continued volatility of the Zimbabwe dollar (since stabilised following the moral suasion between the central bank and the financial institutions) in spite of the anticipated disbursement of balance of…