Posts by Charles Rukuni

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…

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…