The Insider

The year just ended will go down as one of the worst in this country's history. Nothing moved. The economy, agriculture and politics were all stagnant, if not declining. The…

Reports that the French government is to finance an $8 million feasibility study of the Bulawayo-Zambezi water pipeline seem to be just another indication of how inefficient and undecided our…

People should not call for democracy and at the same time expect the government to put some controls as this seems contradictory . This was the message delivered to journalists…

Despite problems facing the passenger transport industry, the much talked about Harare-Chitungwiza railway line seems to be still on. The detailed engineering, design and costing of the line is expected…

Subsidies on basic foodstuffs are likely to be lifted in the coming year when the country comes under pressure to implement the Economic Structural Adjustment Programme which is now way…

The price war among bus operators has resulted in one of the most glaring anomalies in bus fares. It is now cheaper to break your journey if you use the…

The decision by the Coffee Growers Association to go it alone instead of having the crop marketed by the Grain marketing Board, as has been the case all along, should…

South Africa is now trying to flex its financial muscle in Zimbabwe as it seeks to increase both its political and economic influence in the region. This will be done…

Plans to privatise the Posts and Telecommunications Corporation still seem to be on the cards but a number of questions remain unanswered. It appears when most people talk about the…

Reports that a Harare businessman, Claud Danha, is being paid as much as $20 000 a month from state coffers to mobilise funds for the drought relief programme must have…