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.
President Robert Mugabe must be a very lonely man today. All his peers are gone or are on their way out. Botswana President Ketumile Masire, one of Southern Africa's longest…
It was almost like being slapped in the face. Strive Masiyiwa who had been battling for a cellular telephone network licence for more than four years was awarded the tender…
It was arrogance at its worst. Or could Cde Mugabe be losing it? Without in any way trying to denigrate the country's Head of State, what President Mugabe did on…
Regional weather experts are expected to meet in Windhoek on December 18 and 19 to discuss regional weather forecasting as a follow-up to the Kadoma meeting held in October. Zimbabwe's…
Sugar production by Anglo-American owned Hippo Valley Estates which had been projected at 300 000 tonnes for the year ending March next year will be some 20 000 short because…
Trans Zambezi Industries (TZI) listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange in February and on the Lusaka Stock Exchange in April has produced remarkable results with turnover more than doubling from…
December 22 will be a national holiday. Only three days before the big day, Christmas, to some people it will be more of a nuisance because they will break, go…
Zimbabwe is currently facing a financial quagmire. Stocks are falling, taxes have been raised, unemployment is rising and investment is not forthcoming. What then should the country do? Reserve Bank…
The die has been cast. "Land is the people's sovereign asset. It is their home, economic resource, a social and cultural asset, their religious shrine, their heritage and very likelihood.…
President Robert Mugabe and the war veterans must have been baffled. While the people agreed that war veterans should be paid gratuities and pensions, they emphatically said NO to the…