CFI loss widens

Diversified agro-industrial concern CFI Holdings’ loss for the half-year to March 31 widened to $6.1 million from $3.8 million last year, as low capacity utilisation and inadequate working capital weighed…

IMF lying about Zimbabwe

A United States economist says the International Monetary Fund and the British magazine, The Economist, are lying about Zimbabwe’s hyperinflation figure. Steve Hanke of the libertarian Cato Institute, a United…

Do we want powerful leaders?

A trend toward greater authoritarianism seems to be spreading worldwide. Vladimir Putin has successfully used nationalism to tighten his control over Russia and seems to enjoy great popularity. Xi Jinping…

Zimbabweans go craze over zvihuta

A small bird has assumed heavyweight significance in Zimbabwe, Associated Press reported today. Thousands of unemployed people are looking to the quail as a deliverance from the dire economic conditions…