Tsvangirai in No Show at Crossover Rally
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) president failed to pitch for the crossover rally that was held to mark one year since the harmonized elections of 2013. Morgan Tsvangirai was supposed to come and address hundreds of his party supporters that…
ZimAsset and The Challenge of a Widening Inequality Gap
Malvern Mkudu In the executive Summary of the Zim Asset policy document, its architects claim that the policy was crafted to ‘achieve sustainable development and social equity anchored on indigenisation, empowerment and employment creation.’ These are expected to be driven…
Election Watchdog Urges Government to Reform Political Parties (Finance) Act
An election watchdog has urged government to reform the current Political Parties (Finance) Act. The hybrid model ensures equitability on non-monetary financing and proportional direct public financing of eligible political parties.In its research paper titled Political Party Finance-Which way for…
Media and civil society should educate social media users on good conduct
Social media experts in Zimbabwe have called on the media and civic society to educate social media users on the dangers of social network platforms as they could be victims of arrest and persecution in Zimbabwe. This emerged from discussions…
Analysts Skeptical about Mugabe’s Statements on Economic Recovery
Economic analysts expressed dismay at President Mugabe sentiments when he said that the economy was on a recovery path. President Mugabe echoed these sentiments while addressing members of the uniformed forces and civilians during the 2014 President’s Medal Shooting Competition, at Cleveland Rifle…
‘Zvirikufaya’ Videos: Diaspora, Locals’ Converging Consciousness, Materialism and Humour
Social media continues its increasingly phenomenal role in Zimbabwean consciousness. Particularly where it is used to navigate the linkages between the Zimbabwean Diaspora and the growing number of its users in Zimbabwe. While initially it was intended for communication purposes,…
Education vs Profit, the Dilemma of Private Colleges in Chitungwiza
Education of one’s children is believed to be the most valuable investment a parent or guardian can make in Zimbabwe. Because of the way in which citizens value education, entrepreneurs have taken opened private colleges. Some of which do not even the…
No Matter How Small, Register Your Business. It Helps.
Most local businesses, especially in the informal sector, operate unregistered or licensed either under ZIMRA or the Company Registrar. This is mainly out of fear of paying taxes and other related charges. Other small scale businesses are unregistered because they…
GOING through Zimbabwe’s mainstream media one can be forgiven for failing to realize the country is on the brink of political stagnation or ripe for change. Between now and October 2014 the country has three congresses from the two main…
Are Private Public Partnerships Working in Zimbabwe?
Since 1980 Zimbabwe has not made any significant investments in infrastructure and the inherited infrastructure from the colonial state has been steadily deteriorating owing to lack of funding to carry out maintenance work. This has been compounded by the fact…