Co-op Out

Regional cooperation was thrown out of the window when Fidelity Printers and Refineries, which is 100 percent owned by Zimbabwe's Reserve Bank, failed to win a contract to print Namibia's…

Who is getting the money?

The face of Martha Silundika, wife of one of Zimbabwe's national heroes, has now graced the front pages of a local Sunday newspaper on several occasions. But what she has…

More for trains

With the proposed increase in rural or inter-town bus fares, more people are likely to flock to trains which will be much cheaper although at times there are some inconveniences.…

Lorac: was First Lady involved?

The Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to carry out a more comprehensive investigation into irregularities of the Zimbabwe Banking Corporation and the Merchant Bank of Central Africa in their relationship with…

NP, IFP build bases

THE ruling National Party (NP) of South Africa and the Zulu-based Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) seem to have taken advantage of the break in the Codesa talks to develop their…

Calls for autonomy increasing

Calls for autonomy by minority ethnic groups sweeping across Eastern Europe seem to be trickling down to Africa just like demands for democracy, which resulted in the demise of communism,…

What are national affairs?

President Mugabe has managed to slightly trim his cabinet as well as fulfil regional balance but has created another dubious ministry, the Ministry of National Affairs, Employment Creation and Cooperatives…

A Ndebele speaks his mind

Twelve years of Zimbabwe's independence have witnessed the progressive marginalisation and domination of the Ndebele people by the majority dominant Shona groups. From 1980 to 1987 this process of domination…