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The question of food in Zimbabwe has been embroiled in politics since the controversial land reform programme in 2000. It has been more of a tug-of-war. The government versus donors…

The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front has always been accused of using food for political purposes- to get people to vote for it. Here is what one of the United…

Zimbabwe’s agriculture is likely to grow by 19.3 percent this year but productivity levels for key crops like the staple maize and wheat have declined sharply.

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Britain told Finance Minister Tendai Biti, two months after the formation of the inclusive government, that he should push the government of national unity to operate according to the agreements…

Business leaders are surprised that central bank governor Gideon Gono is still an issue in the Global Political Agreement because no one wants his job.

Finance Minister Tendai Biti is right about salaries of civil servants. They deserve an increase. No one queries that. But the pay roll should be rationalised first to get rid of the 75 000 ghost workers.

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President Robert Mugabe is more clever and more ruthless than any other politician in Zimbabwe. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is brave, committed but is also flawed, indecisive, not readily open…

I heaved a sigh of relief as George Bush stepped down and Barack Obama was sworn in as the President of the United States. I had nothing against Bush. As…

Former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano said seven years ago President Robert Mugabe and Zimbabwe were essentially the same and could not be separated.

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Although Zimbabwe’s real gross domestic product grew by an estimated 6 percent in 2009 and 9 percent in 2010, growth benefits have not trickled down to ordinary Zimbabweans because the…