Observations on Zim’s economy
ZIMBABWE’S current fiscal and taxation policies are characterised by increasing tariffs, expanding the proportion of taxes, raising the cost of living,…
Economy
Mechanics of corruption III
EMPIRICAL data show that the lower the per capita gross domestic product of a country the higher the levels of corruption in that country. Zimbabwe is no…
This situation simply cannot go on
THIS is a message to those who currently hold power in Zimbabwe. I do not really care about how you got into this position, but now that you are there, we need…
Economy facing a ‘low animal spirit’
THE price for cash has gone up, with mobile money agents charging rates for cash as high as 40%, following the government’s decision to widen Intermediated…
Economy on a wing and prayer
METAPHORICALLY, the economy is on a wing and a prayer. The evidence to support this assertion is abundant. For starters, the likely massive decline in tobacco…
Institutional reforms fundamental for Zim
A reformed Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is now visible on the ground and biting, highlighting the power of institutional reform.
Open letter to the President (III)
YOUR Excellency, allow me, through the mind of a farmer, address two hugely sensitive issues: Special Programme on Grains and Livestock (Command Agriculture)…
Govt’s own policy measures to blame
REGARDLESS of who is to blame, the reality is that the economy is in a quandary, and a recent statement by Foreign minister Sibusiso Moyo that we should brace…
Open letter to the President (II)
YOUR Excellency, it is time we thought outside the box with regards to irrigated farming.
Open letter to the President (Part I)
It is with a heightened sense of urgency and patriotism that I write this letter to you. I am the man who interfaced with you at the recent Zimbabwe National…
