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Sugar fad

With this year's sugar production standing at only 3 368 tonnes compared to a normal harvest of 260 000 tonnes and the situation only expected to return to normal in…
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Government spending too high

After two years of making unfulfilled promises most people are closely watching to see if the government will this time make tangible efforts to reduce its spending when Finance Minister,…
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Zimbabwe loses to SA

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…
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Place for the disabled

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…
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The bull is back

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…
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Queen’s lingo

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…
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Whose insurance?

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…
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Shoot to kill

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…