Big office, big responsibilities

Darlington Musarurwa Business Editor’s Brief TODAY marks the fourth day after the new Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor, Dr John Mangudya, settled into the comfy but rather lofty Samora…

Maize imports suspended

Faith Mhandu Government has suspended mealie-meal and maize imports with immediate effect as part of efforts to empower local farmers, a senior Government official has said.

Market gains might be short-lived

Enacy Mapakame Business Reporter ANALYSTS believe that gains that were recorded on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange in the days leading to the Workers’ Day holiday might be short-lived if the…

Chinese employers beating workers understandable

The local Press has vilified the Chinese accusing them of being cruel employers, racist even. The reports invariably also carry helpful insinuations contrasting this ‘‘savagery’’ with the benevolent Europeans and…

What came first, Jongwe or the egg?. . . A critique of Vince Musewe’s ‘What Tsvangirai could learn from Nkomo’

Tau Tawengwa In simple terms, a letter asking a party leader to step down (thesis) will inspire a response from a party leader, physical or otherwise (antithesis), and this will…

Editorial Comment: Don’t increase civil servants’ salaries

The Source (April 30, 2014) reported one Alfred Makwarimba, a trade unionist, vowing to “fiercely resist” government plans to liberalise labour laws and adopt productivity linked wages, slamming the plans…

Shamu investigating DHL over charging scam

Brian Chitemba Investigations Editor Information and Communication Technology and Postal and Courier Services Minister Webster Shamu has reportedly launched an inquiry into allegations that DHL is double charging Zimbabweans unclear…

We will nationalise the sea — EFF

Cape Town. — The Economic Freedom Fighters will nationalise the ocean to ensure South Africans benefit from the country’s natural resources, the fledgling party’s Western Cape premier candidate said on…

Prof Moyo’s full statement on police Press march ban

On the one day when the national media is, along with its peers around the globe, commemorating World Press Freedom Day, it cannot be right that patently unconstitutional action is…

Bottled water merchants in brisk business

Charlotte Musarurwa and Heather Charema Bulk water suppliers and bottling companies are recording brisk business as more consumers exercise caution in light of concerns about the country’s tap water quality.

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