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Zimbabwe celebrates independence amid doom

WHEN visiting some towns, urban and rural areas across the country one is greeted by sullen and dropping faces with sorrow and hunger written all over their faces.In a few days to come Zimbabwe will be celebrating 44 years of independence …

Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 18:03hrs | | by Leonard Koni

Trouble ahead in Zimbabwe

Conditions for the people of Zimbabwe continue to go from bad to worse. Triple digit inflation shows no signs of slowing.Over half of the country lives in poverty.Its corrupt government lurches from disinterest in the population's pain to …

Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:12hrs | 1 | by Michelle Gavin

South Africans says all Zimbabweans must leave the country

ANGRY South Africans say they want all Zimbabweans, documented or otherwise, to leave the country as soon as possible or face more xenophobic violence.This follows the callous murder of Zimbabwean father of four, Elvis Nyathi, Wednesday ni…

Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter

Is Zimbabwe a nation or just a country?

THE question is often asked "Where did Zimbabwe go wrong?" but it is not necessarily a helpful question. Any attempt to pin down what has gone wrong to one single factor like corruption or bad governance is overly simplistic.The reasons fo…

Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 00:06hrs | 18 | by Miriam Tose Majome

How to kill a country

Nearly forty years ago Ian Smith, the Prime Minister of Rhodesia, became the first and only white colonial ruler to break away from the British Crown. He had tired of London's nagging about the subjugation of Rhodesian blacks. In 1965 Smit…

Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 16:49hrs | 13 | by Samantha Power

What impact and advantages do foreigners have on the hosting country?

From time immemorial, people have been on the move, from one country to the other.The reasons for movement have always varied. Some movements have been short term, some medium and yet others have been permanent.In this article, Mthwakazi I…

Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 20:18hrs | 24 | by MOIR

Zimbabwe is a country of laws

Zimbabwe is a nation governed by law. There is not a thing that happens (or should happen) that is not provided for by any law.  We differ from the United Kingdom in one respect, they do not have a constitution. In the UK, you are all…

Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | | by Tino Chinyoka

Our Ponzi country Zimbabwe

A Ponzi scheme, for those unfamiliar with the term, is a way of creaming off money from deluded investors. They initially receive handsome returns but this does not come from profits on their investment but from new suckers drawn into the …

Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 13:39hrs | | by ZimVigil

Zimbabwe is really a cursed country

Last week, citizens witnessed the height of comic performances from two whole senior Cabinet ministers.To begin with, it was Transport minister Joram Gumbo who - in an attempt to explain the acquisition of four aircrafts from Malaysia - in…

Published: 15 Apr 2018 at 11:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Role of ICT in business creativity

TWO weeks ago I looked at the role of ICT in the music industry in general. It was noted that most musicians felt short-changed by the ICT boom as fewer people bought CDs compare to online downloads of the equivalent MP3s. It was emphasise…

Published: 07 Jun 2017 at 12:46hrs | 2 | by Robert Ndlovu

What can I do for my country?

Over the past few weeks the words John F. Kennedy stuck in my head,  "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." Often times I see myself as insignificant, sometimes invisible that I get discourag…

Published: 29 Apr 2013 at 07:22hrs | | by Louis Gakumba

Matabeleland is not a country in Zimbabwe, EU must be told

After a rout in a war, the victorious army pursues its vanquished far deep into the latter's territory on a mopping-up operation to snuff out any pockets of resistance. Now, is not a European Union (EU) delegation in the country to be view…

Published: 04 Feb 2012 at 09:38hrs | | by zimpapers opinion maker

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