Zimbabweans are chronically underserved by their government: 60% do not have access to electricity, 33% do not have access to a toilet, and 20% have no access to improved sources of drinking water. Cartels are partly responsible for this. They are, without question, the key barrier to the improvement of […]
By Taona Denhere The great African-American novelist, poet and essayist James Baldwin once philosophically said: “Music, is our witness, and our ally. The “beat” is confession which recognizes, changes and conquers time. Music itself must act upon time, not lose itself to it; must stem itself against the empty flood”. […]
At least 41 high-profile figures face imminent arrest over corruption allegations, including those sucked in a US$23 million scam at the embattled National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ). The wide investigation net is targeting murky tender deals, government projects, land scandals and underhand dealings in banks. The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) […]
Fresh startling details have emerged indicating how the late former President Robert Mugabe and his family worked with ex-top parastatal and security bosses to ship high-grade diamonds and ivory out of thecountry. Mugabe — who died in September 2019 — was as shrewd in underhand dealings as he was in […]
A nasty fight for mining rights has erupted over gold mining claims in Umfurudzi Game Park where violence is said to be the order of the day between machete-wielding Zanu PF youths from rival camps. It is alleged that the youths have turned the game park into a battleground as […]
Neighbours and creditors should resist its slide into autocracy and economic collapse A decade ago, as the rich world was struggling with the aftermath of the global financial crisis, much of Africa was surfing a wave of optimism. At the front was Zambia, which in the early 1990s was among […]
By Tawanda Majoni When baboons raid the maize field in broad daylight, monkeys find a merry time in the orchard. The centre stops holding and things fall apart. This is what is exactly happening with Zimbabwe’s command agriculture. Here is that season when every hobo in town fancies him or […]
The Zimbabwean government continues to blame ‘sanctions’ for the country’s economic woes yet it remains crystal clear that corruption and looting of national resources have largely contributed to the economic crisis in the country. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration has apparently failed to walk the talk in the fight against corruption with his cronies […]
Zimbabwe has reportedly lost between 30 and 34 tonnes of gold which was smuggled to South Africa last year in a new wave of illicit financial flows (IFFs) that are affecting the country, the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has said. In a recent report on IFFs, Zimcodd […]
By Carien Du Plessis South Africa is one of the major recipients of smuggled mineral resources from Zimbabwe, but not much is being done about an illicit industry that deprives Zimbabwe of at least $100-million a month. Zimbabwean mining boss Henrietta Rushwaya was arrested on 26 October for allegedly […]