This is a million dollar question that has been vigorously debated in economic circles.  The prevailing view in policy circles in North America and Europe is that recent economic history provides a conclusive answer in the affirmative. Multilateral institutions such as the World Bank, IMF, and the OECD…

Among other things, the Indigenisation and Economic agenda seeks to have a 51 per cent indigenous shareholding in major and strategic companies and develop a broad-based domestic private sector which is critical to economic growth and development. To get clarity on aspects of this agenda, Anthony Jongwe (AJ)…

Wesley and his followers continued to work among the neglected and needy. Seeing that he and the few clergymen cooperating with him could not do the work that needed to be done, he was led, as early as 1739, to approve local preachers who ministered to the united…

Our achievements as Zimbabweans, and as women, have been rather mixed.  There are definitely some positive achievements, and there are definitely also some serious deficiencies.  It is incumbent on us to look at both sides of the picture, and in this way to empower ourselves to do better…

 Some chemicals have instructions on their label that limit the amount of product that may be added per 40 000 litres at a time. If the amount of chemicals that is necessary to add exceeds the maximum amount, then the chemical must be added in multiple doses allowing…

   For doctors, their inclination to employ incomprehensible medical verbiage is understandable because not much of their literature is for public consumption.     However, for lawyers, the age old propensity to employ foreign lingo, especially Latin, as well as repetition, bamboozling, tongue twisting and confusing phrases is unpardonable…

It was refreshing to hear the President comment on particular stories in newspapers and why he felt some of the media needed to focus more on constructive rather than destructive reporting. I couldn't agree more, Mr President. Indeed, having been director of information and government spokesperson in the…

As President Zuma arrived at Heathrow Airport, he was greeted by a virulent Rupert Murdock newspaper, The Daily News. It warned the British that Zuma was a “sex obsessed bigot (and) a buffoon” and that the British government should not entertain the thought of receiving him kindly. The…

 I mean it is up to the party and its patriotic supporters to ensure that at the end of it all, the whole programme is a resounding success. This, we can only do by making sure we do not give the detractors of the programme any chance to…

There now seems to be a point of concurrence on the part of the MDC-T leader and his ZANU-PF counterpart, President Robert Mugabe who has recently declared his intentions at another Presidential term. What will, however, likely bring the two parties to disparity are the mechanisms and arrangements…