The first part is always the toughest. Your election commission says your opponent won, and even the West African regional body says the vote was free and fair.There have been calls for travel restrictions and asset freezes on you and your cronies, but hang in there. The African…
It is the month that marks the end of the year. It is the time for family get-togethers, as schools close for longer periods. For others it is time to go on holiday to places far and wide. It is a season of good tidings and a season…
People are crying out for jobs while Chinese companies in Zimbabwe are dominated by Chinese nationals. Besides, the treatment given to local professionals by the Chinese is so bad. Locals in every field are sidelined by these guys based on race. If you are black, to the Chinese…
Global growth remains fragile and world output is expected to grow 4,8 percent and 4,2 percent during 2010 and 2011 respectively. Growth will largely hinge on emerging market economies led by Brazil, Russia, India and China (‘BRIC’ countries) and developing economies in the coming year. China, which has…
A review of the various strategies and operational initiatives adopted by the leadership of the statutory fund with guidance from the parent ministry of higher and tertiary education for the period 2009/10 confirms this view.ZIMDEF is a Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education fund established by section 23…
Our wish as human rights defenders is that, respect for human dignity and human rights should become the basis of governance for the vision of a free, liberated Zimbabwe in which the security of all persons is guaranteed by the state regardless of political affiliation.We reiterate that human…
SM: Can you outline any successes registered in the economy in 2010?TC: The economy grew from the inception of the inclusive government to the beginning of 2010, after which it stagnated. Capacity utilisation grew from below 10 percent to about 40 percent during this period. The economic stagnation…
What audacity!The CZI and all other employer groups should be embarrassed by such uncanny moves. CZI president, Joseph Kanyekanye, has the impudence to even say they will approach the Vice- President to influence Labour Law amendments giving industry unlimited rights to fire workers. We are not surprised by…
Most businesses are winding up operations as 2011 dawns. Most manufacturing companies are still operating below 45 percent capacity.The inflation target of 4,5 percent seems to be attainable.However as much as we might agree that the Zimbabwean economy has passed the Red Sea, it may not have reached…