The Insider is a political and business bulletin about Zimbabwe, edited by Charles Rukuni. Founded in 1990, it was a printed 12-page subscription only newsletter until 2003 when Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation made it impossible to continue printing.
Zimbabweans seem to have made a disastrous start to 1992. First there was the reintroduction of school fees at primary level. The price of sugar nearly doubled yet the product…
-Mhlanga accused of building a chiefdom but denies it A four-page document literally calling for the disbanding of the Agricultural Development Authority (ADA) or the appointment of a commission of…
The past year may have been the year of talk about the economic structural adjustment programme, which we prefer to call simply the structural adjustment programme since several other things…
It may be of some little consolation to our Zimbabwean doctors, especially junior doctors, to learn that they are not alone in their struggle to get better remuneration. In Egypt,…
The recent increase in the price of a Peugeot 504 station wagon from $39 642 to $77 046 has left many people wondering whether the government is now trying to…
Despite the criticism levelled here against Zambian President Frederick Chiluba's statement that his country will now open trade with South Africa, Zimbabwe is, in fact, South Africa's biggest trading partner…
At a time when cars, like wine, are maturing with age instead of depreciating in value, the Harare City Council was ordered to sell a Mazda 1600 for only $6…
An Avoca (Filabusi) businessman who was arrested at a cattle sale and later detained for five days before being released without being charged was awarded $3 000 when he sued…
Two sets of alternatives face all those seeking to improve representative democracy and to ensure effective economic development to benefit all Zimbabweans. These alternatives concern the type of government -presidential…