In Zimbabwe, the day will be marked on Saturday by a series of  activities in Harare and other major towns and cities organised by the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ), just four days before what should be a landmark all stakeholders media conference in Kariba from May 6…

The issue is whether the visit of Finance Minister Tendai Biti to Washington this week will finally convince Western backers of the GNU to put their money where their mouths are. Biti has done the rounds at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and, more importantly, at…

Anyway, I cannot really call it rest because I have a lot of legal documents to read as I try to see how best I can dribble my case past these fellows who are pressurising me on some imaginary out-standing GPA issues. Anyway, I will be back to…

Take the cases of James Makamba and Chris Kuruneri, for example, who spent months in remand prison, with the former taking flight  to save his skin and is now domiciled in foreign lands, and yet, the notorious law that created so much havoc to their lives has been…

The country’s premier trade show offers local businesses, weakened to the bone marrow by the decade-long economic recession, a unique opportunity to showcase their products and demonstrate to the nation and outsiders that they are ready to get the country’s economy working again.ZITF officials are upbeat about the…

In the largest supermarket in my home district, 20 till points stand empty — only one was working. You do not have to book for a meal as most establishments are half empty. People do not have the money to entertain.Most factories are slowly starting to resume production,…

Non-governmental organisations, the private sector and civil society as a whole have a very important role to play in the promotion of good governance in our country, in Africa and beyond. Indeed, the importance of a strong and vibrant civil society cannot be over-emphasised.Partnership, frankness dialogue and discussion:…

It is therefore first to its readers and secondly to the editorial team that the column owes its survival, for had it not been for their persistent interest in it, it could have kicked the bucket a long time ago.Indeed,  since its birth, the column had several siblings…

Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, I am told that there is now pressure on some of our partners in this inclusive government to approach Cde Thabo Mbeki to mediate over the so-called outstanding issues. Well, they can go ahead and call him, but I really wonder if he…

However, that is not the view of the world. That is why President Barack Obama has been holding meetings in Europe, Afghanistan and the Caribbean, in order to reconcile the American view with the reality on the ground.President Obama, himself a product of the global village, a white…