Eddie Cross withdraws statement, offer apology to the First Family
In a shocking turn of events, Eddie Cross, a prominent Zimbabwean economist withdraws his statements regarding the endemic corruption that he alleges involves members of the first family. The withdrawal and subsequent apology was issued after he was summoned to…
Economic Evaluation of Zimbabwe: How is it different now from the first two years of Independence.
Just as Zimbabwe is a land of political contradictions, so it is a land of economic paradox, for the nation is simultaneously both developed and underdeveloped. A developed economy can be seen through its industrial sectors, in the commercial farm…
Women carrying the burden of the crumbling economy
A year ago, Tsitsi had her hands full, working 12 hour days as a waitress in a restaurant in town and raising five children in an impoverished settlement in Epworth, until in June when her boss told her that he…
Individualism, Relapse and the Zimbabwe 2018 Elections
By Takura Zhangazha* I am aware that I have used an awkward word (relapse) for this particular blog. But there were three significant events that brought a deeper reflection to the scheduled 30 July 2018 general/harmonised election to necessary thought. But before I…
Zimbabwe in ruins at 35
Malvern Mkudu In 1980 President of Tanzania Mwalimu Julius Nyerere congratulated newly elected Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe saying ‘you have inherited a jewel in Africa, you must preserve it’. These words pregnant with meaning meant that whatever the…
Why are maheu sales soaring?
A plate of sadza costs anything between $1 and $7 in Zimbabwean restaurants putting it out of reach for many of the Zimbabweans who live well below the poverty datum line. Depending on where you like to eat you are…