The Insider

There could be a confrontation between the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, which for the first time this year is organising the Workers' Day celebrations, and its affiliate unions as…

The reappointment of the country's eight provincial governors for only a period of three months -which coincides with the end of the current financial year- has increased speculation that this…

The present excessive supply of all meat products will lead to a protracted period of severe shortages later this year, the First Merchant Bank has warned. Some even believe the…

For the past 11 years Zimbabweans have thronged to the National Sports Stadium -or before its construction to Rufaro Stadium- on April 18 to celebrate the country's independence anniversary. Even…

The government's reluctance to accept that the country was facing a severe maize shortfall until it was too late has also cast doubt on whether it has put into place…

Former Southern Rhodesian Prime Minister, Garfield Todd, who has long been associated with the struggle for black rule and participated in the first independence Parliament, has expressed hope that the…

Zimbabwe's economic structural adjustment programme which was already six months behind schedule has been torpedoed by the current drought whose severity is becoming more obvious by the day. Cereal production…

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…

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…

Roy Lander, chairman of Anglo-American Corporation and several other companies in Zimbabwe, is going places. He is now on the board of the state-controlled Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM) following…