Vincent Kahiya TOMORROW President Mugabe turns 80. If tradition is anyt (more…)
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Why Mugabe retained old guard
By Chido Makunike WE have had a lot of recent pointers to how seriously Zanu PF is taking the MDC challenge in the general election scheduled for a year away […]
Mauluka belongs in Hall of Fame
By Bill Saidi JOHN Mauluka, who died in Malawi last month, belonged to one of the oldest families in what was then Harare township where he was born in 1932.
Cyprus: Showdown at the Last Chance Saloon
By Gwynne Dyer “ALL sides have entered the Last Chance Saloon, whether they want to accept it or not,” said a diplomat as Greek, Turkish and Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot diplomats […]
Electoral reform debate not for MDC alone
Vincent Kahiya OF all social-movement tactics, the most successful and (more…)
ZCU/players rift widens
Staff Writer THE rift between the Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) and 15 senior players is widening by the day as investigations by this paper reveal that the players turned down […]
Dislodging this regime is the challenge
By RES Cook WE are constantly being told about the various “challenges” facing Zimbabwe’s economy. These, we are told, include infla (more…)
Gono still missing the point
Dumisani Ndlela RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono this week drew fury from opposition politicians and analysts who said his unorthodox monetary policy approa (more…)
Leaving all to Gono won’t bring sunrise
By Jonathan Moyo WILL the nation leave Gideon Gono, the governor of the Reserve Bank, alone? When President Robert Mugabe last week publi (more…)
What happens when a paper currency fails
By Thayer Watkins UNDER Tito, Yugoslavia ran a budget deficit that was financed by printing money. This led to a rate of inflation of 15 to 25% per year. After […]