Devaluation or not?

The Zimbabwe dollar, which has so far managed to stand its ground against major currencies since the 1991 devaluation despite the tumbling of, first , the US dollar, and then,…

Mengistu again!

Reports that four of former Ethiopian President, Mengistu Haile Mariam's five body guards have deserted him should be a cause of great concern to the country's leadership. Scaling a 3-metre…

ZCTU to become more militant

After realising that quiet diplomacy had not taken it anywhere and that it was not being taken seriously, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade unions has decided to become more militant…

Dying city

Despite pleas for almost the greater part of 1991 and 1992, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second largest city and the country's major industrial base, is slowly dying while the government continues to…

Sithole’s double talk

ZANU (Ndonga) leader Ndabaningi, who on his return from self-exile in the United States promised to give every Zimbabwean $600 a month and a 15-acre piece of land, is now…