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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…
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Balancing the army!

The recent promotions of army and air force commanders seems to be aimed more at tribally balancing the army than anything else. The appointment of Perence Shiri as commander of…
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Angola sets bad example

The return of peace to Angola, when the two warring parties, the ruling MPLA and the opposition UNITA, signed a ceasefire agreeing to internationally supervised general elections, was hailed as…
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Malawi: the odd one out?

WHILE most one-party administrations in Africa are crumbling, President Hastings Kamuzu Banda of Malawi still insists that the multi-party system is unsuitable for his country and will cause corruption and…
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Mandela ill? 

AFRICAN National Congress leader, Nelson Mandela is reported to be ill and is likely to get treatment during one of his trips abroad.  ANC officials are, however, denying this but…
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Whose budget is it?

Zimbabwe's parliament has often been regarded as nothing but a rubber-stamping body. The refusal by members to approve the vote for the Ministry of National Affairs, Employment Creation and Cooperatives…
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Spilling the beans

The decision by the editor of the Financial Gazette Trevor Ncube to disclose the names of two Members of Parliament who are reported to have given his reporter Basildon Peta…
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Are students really violent?

Despite the seemingly militant and violent attitude of Zimbabwean students as demonstrated by a series of strikes and boycotts at the University of Zimbabwe and the massive destruction of property…
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Zim-Kenya in reinsurance

Zimbabwe and Kenya, which are currently dominating trade in the Preferential Trade Area of Southern Africa, are reported to have taken a major stake in the recently launched regional re-insurance…