The Supreme Court ruling legitimises theft
THE Supreme Court of Zimbabwe on Tuesday delivered a landmark ruling declaring that a debt owed in US dollars incurred on or before February 22, 2019 could be…
Editorial
Bunch of spineless cowards?
SOUTH African newspaper columnist and vastly experienced editor Barney Mthombothi set the cat among the pigeons last weekend when he boldly asserted that the…
Restore sanity to lure FDI
MACHETE-wielding gangs, referred to as maShurugwi, have been unleashing a reign of terror, especially in gold mining areas, causing deaths and injuries. The…
There’s a thin line between reality and fantasy
On Wednesday morning, I walked into a supermarket in Harare and came across a factory worker gazing blankly at the front pages of local newspapers.
Zim must brace for more challenges this year
faith zaba HISTORY seems to be repeating itself, as Zimbabwe backslides towards the 2008 calamity. Zimbabweans will experience an even more challenging year in…
Gloomy economic outlook for 2020
Zimbabwe Independent THE economic outlook for 2020 is not looking good—and predictably so.As we report elsewhere in these pages today, Zimbabweans are…
Stop the imperial presidency
Welcome to 2020, folks. I hope you had restful holidays, although for most people this would have been impossible.What is my prognosis for the New Year? Well,…
Mountains couldn’t move
AS the year 2019 comes to an end, it is important as a nation to reflect and take stock of the struggles and accomplishments over the last 12 months.
Zim must re-imagine the future
RECENTLY, I met one of the big shots in the government and he said to me: “You journalists are always negative about the government. Can’t you see the good…
Land barons: Jury still out on Mnangagwa
IF Zimbabwe were a normal country, revelations that ruling party bigwigs and politically-connected land barons, housing co-operative leaders and property…
