Opinion
The Traffic Cameras Can See Everything Except What Is Important
The city can now detect millions of traffic violations, yet it still struggles to maintain functioning traffic lights, visible road markings and properly designated public transport stops.
Dangote’s $4.1 billion IPO is a False Solution to Africa’s Energy Problems
We cannot achieve genuine energy sovereignty by changing where we process oil while remaining dependent on oil itself.
Sabhuku’s Eye: The Anatomy of An Institutional Coup
For decades, the principle has been axiomatic: the President and First Secretary of ZANU PF is, ipso facto, the Party's sole candidate for national presidential elections. The draft now seeks to sever that umbilical cord.
Dr Gideon Gono’s Tribute to Dr Munyaradzi Kereke
My family and I received with deep sadness the news of Dr Munyaradzi Kereke’s passing this morning at Avenues Clinic in Harare. To his family, friends, former colleagues and all who knew and loved him, we extend our heartfelt condolences. At a time like this, words feel inadequate. Behind the name and the public life
Why Didn’t VP Chiwenga Visit the Chivayo Family? Here’s What We Know
The confrontation intensified when Chiwenga increasingly criticised politically connected wealthy businessmen whom he referred to as “Zvigananda”.
Tiffs And Tractor Jokes – My Sekuru-Nemuzukuru Tribute To Wicknell Chivayo
Zimbabwe has buried colour, controversy and, for many, possibility itself. Wicknell Chivayo, who died last Tuesday alongside his wife Lucy Muteke when their helicopter came down in Marondera, was not a conventional hero. And that is precisely why his conferment as a Provincial Hero is so significant. For a country that won its liberation in
The Silence After Chivhayo: Why Zimbabwe Is Struggling to Find One Voice in Mourning
Wicknell Chivayo’s sudden death has produced condolences, disbelief and controversy, revealing a divided public relationship with a businessman whose wealth, generosity and political visibility made him difficult to ignore.
From Fields to Factories: Can Agriculture Feed and Industrialise Southern Africa?
The COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical conflicts and disruptions to global supply chains demonstrated that countries and regions that cannot reliably feed themselves remain vulnerable to events beyond their control.
An Open Letter From CAF To The 12th Warrior!
Dear Zimbabwe,Congratulations. You are back. After 5 years of playing home games in Rwanda, South Africa, and other people’s hospitality, you finally brought the Warriors home. National Sports Stadium, full house, VIPs in the air-conditioned box, vuvuzelas tuned to C-sharp. You lost 2-1 to DRC. And then, as is tradition in our republic, you decided
A War 8,000km Has Just Made Farming Precarious in Zimbabwe
For the first time in 2 years, diesel now costs more than petrol in Zimbabwe and it is threatening to wipe out farmers’ profits just as they prepare for the summer planting season. The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) last week raised Diesel to US$2.08 a litre, while Blend petrol rose to US$2.06. This is