Msika : forgotten or a mistake

The Senior Minster for Local Government, Rural and Urban Development, Joseph Msika, his deputy Swithun Mombeshora who is in fact a fully-fledged Minister, and the eight provincial governors whose office…

What’s what?

Claims by the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation acting director general, Christopher Mutsvangwa, that all is well and there is an "insodus" as opposed to an exodus of staff may not be…

Dabengwa to feature in new book

Two new books on Zimbabwe's post-independence history which the compilers say will provide a more balanced picture of the country because of their wider representation of viewpoints, will be released…

Boost for NRZ

The National Railways of Zimbabwe, which almost collapsed three years ago but has since managed to cut its deficits by more than 300 percent in the past two years is…

Press battles looming

Zimbabwe's fledgling independent press is to receive another boost with the launching of an independent daily within two months, reports say, but its survival could be at stake because of…

Commercial rents to drop?

Rents for commercial and industrial space are likely to drop in response to the current economic downturn while residential rents will continue to be high because there is still a…

Parastatal loans staggering

While most of the parastatals, which have been given a freehand to operate on a commercial basis, are reported to be doing well, the amounts of long term loans they…

CIO budget cut

The budget of the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation, part of which is not subject to audit by the Controller and Auditor -General, has slightly been reduced indicating that reports that…

Milk tag

The introduction of a special "temporary" drought relief payment of five cents a litre to dairy farmers from 1 August to 30 November to assist them through "this difficult time"…