Open up car industry

News that Peugeot and TA Holdings are planning to assemble vehicles here is good news indeed because despite the limitations, cars assembled in Zimbabwe -on a dollar-for-dollar basis- are much…

Which is which?

Conflicting signals about investment in Zimbabwe have been flashed by the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), which represents the manufacturing sector of the country, and the International Finance corporation (IFC),…

Cashing in on gold

Illegal gold panners may be causing untold damage to the country's rivers but illegal buyers are cashing in on these desperate villagers who are now selling the precious metal at…

Zimbabwe: democracy in tatters

The immediate image associated with democracy in Africa is of men dressed in tatters, pleading to remain alive. The state of power and powerlessness on the African continent tends to…

Coal boom expected

Zimbabwe's coal mining industry which was boosted by the opening of the Sengwa Coal Mine could be in for a big boom if the owners can solve their financial problems…

Consumer power works

Industry and Commerce Minister Kumbirai Kangai's rallying call to consumers to show their mettle and force prices down, has recently shown that it can work provided his ministry creates the…

Computer fraud

Computer fraud has shown obvious appeal. Experts say only one out of 22 000 computer criminals is sent to prison. They estimate that only one percent of all computer crime…

SA changes -view from Harare

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)…