Posts by Charles Rukuni

Retrenchments or wage freezes currently being implemented by Zimbabwean companies because of the current economic crisis could be doing more damage to those companies according to experts. They argue that…

Although most countries in Africa are striving to create jobs for their citizens very few have comprehensive employment policies. As a result the bulk of population -60 percent- are still…

With reports that Zimbabwe will need at least three normal average rainy seasons to achieve the standard of living or Gross Domestic Product it had in 1980, questions are being…

Hopes of the gold price rising above the US$400 mark which most believe is adequate to ensure the viability of mines are fast fading. In fact there are fears that…

Business optimism in Zimbabwe is fast dwindling and there are now reports that some investors may soon reduce or transfer their activities to other countries. Analysts say other investors will…

Zimbabwe and Kenya, which are currently dominating trade in the Preferential Trade Area of Southern Africa, are reported to have taken a major stake in the recently launched regional re-insurance…

The decision by the editor of the Financial Gazette Trevor Ncube to disclose the names of two Members of Parliament who are reported to have given his reporter Basildon Peta…

"Sharp decline in demand for refrigerators. Bus operators drop their fares. Slump in prices of electrical appliances. Prices of second hand cars plummet." These are some of the headlines that…

At long last, there seems to be some headway in reducing the country's bureaucracy. The size of the civil service has been reduced by 6 941 posts from last year's…

The cost of the house being constructed for the vice-President in Harare is reported to have gone up by $1 million from last year's estimates $3 million to $4 million…