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Zimbabwe third among the least free countries in SADC
May 24, 2026
Why I had a girlfriend two months after my wife’s death- Take 1
May 18, 2026
Why I had a girlfriend two months after my wife’s death
May 17, 2026
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May 16, 2026
Insider Publisher starts whatsapp channel
May 15, 2026
Who propped whom: Masiyiwa vs Nyambirai?
May 1, 2026
Britain says amendment of the Zimbabwean Constitution is a sovereign, legislative matter for Zimbabwe to decide
March 24, 2026
Who started the war?
March 4, 2026
Zimbabwe 2026 monetary policy statement at a glance
March 1, 2026
Was Chombo Mugabe’s number two?
February 6, 2026
Zimbabwe’s 2026 citizen’s budget
November 30, 2025
IMF says Zimbabwe’s economic recovery in 2025 is stronger than previously anticipated
November 8, 2025
Can anyone come to your farm and start mining? It depends.
October 24, 2025
IMF says Zimbabwe has the best performing economy in SADC
October 21, 2025
Mnangagwa vs Chiwenga:Who owes who?
October 19, 2025
ZiG relatively extinct and largely irrelevant
October 14, 2025
What sleeping for less than 6 hours can do to you
October 12, 2025
Zimbabwe among the 10 least innovative countries in Africa and the world
October 9, 2025
IMF calls for more clarity on transitional plan to make ZiG sole currency by 2030
October 8, 2025
Which is the most innovative country in the world – The answer
October 7, 2025
Which is the most innovative country in the world?
October 7, 2025
Mthuli Ncube taken to task over cost of Trabablas Interchange
July 10, 2025
Our lawyer betrayed us- Mutasa plot holders say
July 2, 2025
No one spared. 87-year-old disabled to be evicted from his plot by Wednesday
June 28, 2025
British legislator asks why the UK lifted sanctions on Owen Ncube and Sanyatwe
June 28, 2025
Britain still against Zimbabwe rejoining the Commonwealth
June 25, 2025
Zimbabwe among the 50 poorest countries in the world
June 24, 2025
81-year-old widow to be evicted today from plot she bought 45 years ago
June 23, 2025
Spared but it’s not over yet for 80-year-old plot holders from Mutasa
June 22, 2025
IMF says Zimbabwe should clarify that use of mono-currency will be limited to domestic transactions only
June 18, 2025
Developer gives 80-year-old plot holders 5 days to vacate plots they bought 45 years ago
June 15, 2025
Zimbabwe central bank says there is enough ZiG to meet current and future demand
June 14, 2025
Joke of the day
May 24, 2025
British MP says dangerous foreign criminals must not be protected
May 24, 2025
Joke of the day
May 23, 2025
Zimbabwe has the third most expensive diesel in Africa
May 23, 2025
Minister asked if you take our pregnant daughter back to school, are you going to marry her?
May 22, 2025
Trump’s Afrikaners are opportunists not refugees
May 22, 2025
Joke of the day
May 22, 2025
ZANU-PF chief whip asks whether apologies by ministers not to attend Question Time in Parliament are genuine or not after one turns up
May 21, 2025
Joke of the day
May 21, 2025
Zimbabwe legislator says private sector has turned internship into modern day slavery
May 21, 2025
US embassy in Harare paid its staff in cash for 10 years without approval from Washington
May 19, 2025
Are you one of the motorists on the police wanted list?
May 19, 2025
50 000 drop out of school
May 11, 2025
The poverty in Zimbabwe today is unacceptable because God blessed the country with a lot of natural resources
May 11, 2025
Why Zimbabwe is banning the importation of vehicles older than 10 years
May 10, 2025
Zimbabwe Speaker says Parliament cannot debate issues raised on social media
May 9, 2025
Only 10 ministers send apologies not to attend Question Time
May 8, 2025
Parliament debates motion to make it mandatory for companies to contribute to community ownership schemes
May 8, 2025
Zimbabwe has the most expensive sugar in Africa. Here is why.
May 8, 2025
Does it pay to be Shona and ZANU-PF in Zimbabwe?
May 7, 2025
Six reasons why Zimbabwe needs a law on community ownership schemes
May 7, 2025
Zimbabwe has no shortage of money. The problem is mismanagement of that money- MP says
May 7, 2025
Glimmer of hope for octogenarian plot holders from Mutasa
May 6, 2025
Zimbabwe moves 10 notches up on the world press freedom index
May 5, 2025
Even Mugabe was corrupt, and so was Ian Smith
May 3, 2025
Getting close to the President to appear untouchable is not new
April 30, 2025
Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi ‘s powerful Easter Sunday sermon
April 27, 2025
Auxillia Mnangagwa to be questioned about Zimbabwe journalist’s detention
April 25, 2025
Former US ambassador to Zimbabwe says Mnangagwa’s decision to lift tariffs on US products is a fatal blow to opposition
April 24, 2025
Is Zimbabwe heading in the wrong direction?
April 23, 2025
US looking forward to reinforcing business and commercial ties with Zimbabwe
April 18, 2025
Real test for ZiG begins
April 17, 2025
Octogenarian plotholders from Mutasa given 30 days to pay up or else
April 14, 2025
Think life in Zimbabwe is the worst on earth! Take a look
April 9, 2025
Zimbabwe GDP has grown from $16 billion under Mugabe to $50 billion under Mnangagwa but what do we have to show for this?
April 4, 2025
Murwira says brick moulding is a reserved sector for Zimbabweans but is this true?
April 4, 2025
Why are Chinese companies being allowed to fire Zimbabweans and hiring unskilled Chinese?
April 4, 2025
Zimbabwe goods to attract 18% tariffs as US introduces measures to curb trade deficit
April 3, 2025
Minister admits Zimbabwe does not have resources to drill 35 000 boreholes by 2030
April 3, 2025
Ministers who sent apologies not to attend question time
April 2, 2025
Bishop Mutendi calls for peace, says women should spearhead the initiative
April 2, 2025
Mthuli Ncube told he is negotiating compensation with the wrong white farmers 
March 27, 2025
Only 14 ministers send apologies
March 26, 2025
Parliament plans farewell party for Coventry
March 26, 2025
Zimbabwe army chief appointed Sports minister replacing new IOC boss
March 25, 2025
ZiG’s problem is the people. They have no confidence in the currency but it is here to stay
March 20, 2025
Drastic improvement as only 13 ministers send apologies for failing to attend question time
March 19, 2025
New Zimbabwe driving licence classes
March 19, 2025
Chitepo’s bodyguard still alive 50 years after bomb blast that killed his boss
March 19, 2025
How can Zimbabwe allow abortion when it has just abolished the death penalty- MP
March 18, 2025
Zimbabwe among 43 countries that could face a US travel ban
March 16, 2025
Taxed to death- 49 taxes that Zimbabweans pay
March 16, 2025
Men should have more sex and eat beetroot to prevent prostate cancer- Woman legislator says
March 13, 2025
Zimbabwe to introduce engineering schools from ECD to Form Six?
March 8, 2025
Zimbabwe ranked sixth most visited tourist destination in Africa in 2024
March 8, 2025
UK embassy official attended Zimbabwe journalist bail application
March 7, 2025
Paying US$30 for a car radio licence is like donating a goat to the ZBC every term, says MP
March 7, 2025
What the Zimbabwe Catholic bishops said about Mnangagwa’s third term, corruption and inequality
March 7, 2025
Tying ZBC licence to car licence is like being infected with HIV – MP says
March 6, 2025
Slight improvement in attendance of ministers for question time
March 6, 2025
Mthuli Ncube has the worst record for failing to answer questions from MPs
March 1, 2025
Zimbabwe Speaker asks Parliament to investigate ministers who consistently send apologies not to attend question time
February 28, 2025
Invest in young women, they are better entrepreneurs, all male youths think of is buying a luxury car
February 27, 2025
World Bank says Zimbabwe should stabilise prices and eliminate exchange rate distortions to boost its revenue
February 27, 2025
Free parking for MPs in Harare
February 27, 2025
Village heads cashing in on shortage of housing in urban areas, sell 10 000 plots but it’s all illegal
February 24, 2025
Your opportunity to write for The Insider
February 23, 2025
Mnangagwa has failed dismally to meet people’s expectations
February 23, 2025
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Zimbabwe third among the least free countries in SADC

Zimbabwe has been ranked third among the least free countries in Southern Africa but it is not among the 39 least free countries in the world, according to the latest…
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Posted by Charles Rukuni May 24, 2026
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Why I had a girlfriend two months after my wife’s death- Take 1

I had always considered it a curse for a wife to die before her husband. And I was right. I did not even last two months before I had a…
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Posted by Charles Rukuni May 18, 2026
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Why I had a girlfriend two months after my wife’s death

This is a true story about the challenges and loneliness I faced when my wife of 39-years died in July 2020, just a few months after the Covid-19 outbreak. I…
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Posted by Charles Rukuni May 17, 2026
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My first long-form article in booklet form: Why I had a girlfriend two months after my wife’s death is coming soon. For details and the latest updates, join my channel…
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Posted by Charles Rukuni May 16, 2026
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Insider Publisher starts whatsapp channel

The editor and publisher of The Insider, Charles Rukuni, has started a whatsapp channel through which he will be sharing his writing, mostly longform articles and books he has written…
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Posted by Charles Rukuni May 15, 2026
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Who propped whom: Masiyiwa vs Nyambirai?

A friend who knows about my legal battle with Zimbabwe’s richest man, Strive Masiyiwa, way back in the 1990s when he sued by publication, The Insider, recently sent me an…
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Posted by Charles Rukuni May 1, 2026
Tshabangu says it will take 67 years to complete the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road at the current pace
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Tshabangu says it will take 67 years to complete the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road at the current pace

Senator Sengezo Tshabangu yesterday expressed dismay at the pace at which the government is constructing the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road saying at the current pace it will take 67 years to complete…
Posted by Charles Rukuni May 10, 2024
Zimbabwe to fine those breaching official exchange rate US$15 000 or more
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Zimbabwe to fine those breaching official exchange rate US$15 000 or more

Zimbabwe has ordered providers of goods and services to use the official exchange rate or face a fine of ZiG200 000 which translates to about $15 000.  If, however, the…
Posted by Charles Rukuni May 10, 2024
Zimbabwe to introduce legislation to ensure official exchange rate is used for pricing
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Zimbabwe to introduce legislation to ensure official exchange rate is used for pricing

Zimbabwe is going to introduce legislation which ensures that the country uses one exchange rate for pricing-  the official interbank rate which is determined by the market. The country introduced…
Posted by Charles Rukuni May 8, 2024
Are Zimbabweans giving social media more credit than it deserves?
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Are Zimbabweans giving social media more credit than it deserves?

The role of social media on how people get their news in Zimbabwe is being hyped because a survey by African think-tank Afrobarometer says only 43% of Zimbabweans get their…
Posted by Charles Rukuni May 3, 2024
Top 20 countries in debt to China- Zimbabwe is not one of them
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Top 20 countries in debt to China- Zimbabwe is not one of them

Ten African countries are amongst the biggest debtors to China, but Zimbabwe is not among the top 20. The biggest debtor is Pakistan followed by Angola. Other African countries with…
Posted by Charles Rukuni May 1, 2024
Is Zimbabwe now on the right track?
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Is Zimbabwe now on the right track?

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Monetary Policy Committee, which met on Friday last week, says the country’s monetary policy statement released on 5 April has been well received by the…
Posted by Charles Rukuni April 30, 2024
Watch: RBZ governor warns those selling ZiG at 20:1 could be buying it at 10:1 in June
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Watch: RBZ governor warns those selling ZiG at 20:1 could be buying it at 10:1 in June

Zimbabwe’s new currency further weakened to 13.4407 to the United States dollar today down from a peak of 13.2517 on 24 April but central bank governor John Mushayavanhu is optimistic…
Posted by Charles Rukuni April 29, 2024
US loses its place as most influential power in Africa to China
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US loses its place as most influential power in Africa to China

The United States lost its place as the most influential global power in Africa last year as its star status dimmed and other countries -China in particular- gained fans. A…
Posted by Charles Rukuni April 27, 2024
Zimbabwe central bank chief says street forex dealers cannot destabilise the ZiG
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Zimbabwe central bank chief says street forex dealers cannot destabilise the ZiG

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mushayavanhu says street money changers who cash in small amounts like US$5 or US$10 cannot destabilise the country’s new currency the Zimbabwe Gold…
Posted by Charles Rukuni April 26, 2024
Zimbabwe International Trade Fair plans to turn exhibition centre into commercial complex
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Zimbabwe International Trade Fair plans to turn exhibition centre into commercial complex

The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) has announced an ambitious long-term plan to turn the Bulawayo exhibition grounds into a mixed-use commercial development. Property developer Terrace Africa will develop a…
Posted by Charles Rukuni April 25, 2024

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