Posts by Charles Rukuni

After failing to clinch an aviation pact which would have allowed Malaysian Airlines to fly to Harare, the Kuala Lumpur government signed one with South Africa on June 18. The…

In one of the most ambitious studies to establish the plight of disabled pupils the National Foundation for the Disabled is conducting a nationwide survey on how many secondary schools…

Samson the talking bull is back and in full swing. The Cold Storage Commission, which has been in constant trouble to try and meet the country's beef needs in the…

English, which is Zimbabwe's official language although it is a first language for only four or five percent of the population, is now the world's primary language. It is now…

The announcement that the proposed National Social Security Scheme, which private insurance companies are strongly against, has been postponed for another year seems to indicate that the scheme may be…

Former police deputy commissioner, Emmanuel Rozario, who retired last month after being convicted on a charge of contempt of court and being fined $800, was essentially not a corrupt cop…

The Botswana army has adopted a shoot-to-kill policy against suspected Zimbabwe smugglers -sometimes referred to as border-jumpers, seven of whom were shot dead recently, according to reports. The Zimbabweans are…

The proliferation of political which kicked off with a national character but have degenerated into regional, tribal and other small cliques has solidified the fragile unity within the ruling ZANU-PF…

Faced with the bitter realisation that gains expected from the economic structural adjustment programme and trade liberalisation like increased investment and employment creation are not forthcoming, the government seems to…

The immediate image associated with democracy in Africa is of men dressed in tatters, pleading to remain alive. The state of power and powerlessness on the African continent tends to…