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The larger the urban area in South Africa the greater seems to be the desire among whites for negotiated reforms. With a huge country-wide turnout of white voters (86 percent)…

In a typical example of how the government could be losing thousands of dollars through tax evasion, the High Court in Bulawayo, recently heard the case of a company that…

Zimbabwe is likely to lose out on a new coffee agreement arranged by Latin American and African farmers recently to by-pass existing middlemen and make supplies direct to international markets…

The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation, which was given a grant of $9.85 million to cover some of its losses and to help run Television Two and Radio Four, seems to be…

The recent increase in the producer price of cotton coupled with the fact that the Cotton Marketing Board itself has become one of the first agricultural parastatals to operate at…

The acute shortage of urban residential accommodation of all types throughout the country continues to deteriorate. Besides, with construction costs going up by 36 percent a year, there is an…

How much is the public told? With most financial institutions turning to computerisation to facilitate speedy monetary transactions, Zimbabwe may well have thrown itself into the complicated world of computer…

Wankie Colliery is planning to retrench 269 workers because of cashflow problems. The retrenchment was scheduled for the end of this month but had not yet been sanctioned by the…

Consumer spending habits are changing as people adjust to rapidly rising inflation. According to the authoritative First Merchant Bank (FMB) quarterly guide, consumers are now spending more on food than…

The by-elections to be held in Mberengwa and Chirumanzu next month will provide a crucial test both on the apathy that has reigned in the country for the past few…