Following on from – Are We Going Down The Drain… Again? Part 1: Then there is another monstrosity in the form of the Zimbabwe National Road Agency, ZINARA. One is often reminded of another miscreation, the National Oil Corporation of Zimbabwe (NOCZIM) which, despite the glaring reality that we are yet to strike oil, that [...]
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Are We Going Down The Drain… Again? Part 1
March 7, 2012
There are some of us who have entered 2012 with a sense of trepidation. They believe this is the year when a decadent earth will collapse into itself. I predicted the same for Zanu PF, but the earth? My bible says no one knows the day or the hour when the Son of Man will [...]
Hwangwa on Zim: Tales of the Zimbabwean Dollar, Bad Memories For The Average Masses
February 19, 2012
HARARE – By David Hwangwa The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor, Dr. Gideon Gono once revealed that he had nightmares over the zeros he had slashed on the Zim dollar. Tales of the dreaded Zim dollar evoke several emotions amongst the people. The majority would not even want to hear even the slightest mention of [...]
Hwangwa on Zim: Zimbabwean Youths As Pawns In The Political Warfare
January 30, 2012
As youths we are pawns in the political field. We form 60% of the voting electorate yet we are hardly represented in parliament and government. There has been so much advocacy for women representation in government, i.e. in parliament and cabinet and the political parties have heeded this call with increased number of women in [...]
The Unemployment Challenge For The Zim Youth
January 10, 2012
Youth Manifestos for the upcoming elections Introduction The Zimbabwean youth make up about 60% of the active electorate and they are by far the most important age group that play a very important role in the society. Despite being the most important part of the electorate, the youth of Zimbabwe still have no active part [...]
Transitional Justice In Zimbabwe, Seeking Ways To Heal The Nation
July 8, 2011
On Wed July 6 a workshop was convened at the Diakonia Centre in Central Durban by Zimbabwe Exiles Forum (ZEF) in partnership with other Zimbabwean civic groups which are based in South Africa. Keynote speakers were Gabriel Shumba (ZEF), Munjodzi Mutandiri (NCA), Janet Munakamwe (Southern Africa Women’s Institute for Migration Affairs~SAIMA), Sox Chikohwero (Zimbabwe Global [...]
Wikileaks United States Embassy Harare Cable on Zimbabwe
December 2, 2010
Some of you will know that Wikileaks recently released a number of confidential US embassy cables. As you can imagine, a number of them contained information or sentiments that the United States government may have rather not had the world know about. The US Embassy in Harare was not immune with a 2007 cable being [...]
Time For Zimbabweans in the UK To Head Home Or Be Deported
October 28, 2010
The UK Border Agency recently released a statement stating that they were going to resume enforced returns of failed asylum seekers. The deportation of Zimbabwean nationals was suspended in 2006 but for some reason the UKBA now feels that it is safe for failed asylum seekers to return home. Understandably so, there are thousands of [...]
Passport Office Corruption and Fraudulent Zimbabwean Passports
October 21, 2010
It has been reported that the Home Affairs co-minister Theresa Makone is set to investigate alleged corruption at the Registrar General’s Passport Office. This includes paying for passports at inflated prices and/or having to pay in order to be served. The minister went on to say that she was not aware of such practises which [...]
The Plight Of A Zimbabwean Asylum Seeker
October 7, 2010
A Zimbabwean superstar in the making Gamu Nhengu has been causing quite a stir in the UK with her X factor performances. Unfortunately it all came to an end at the weekend and this left a number of fans very unhappy. Now news is going around that her and her family are facing deportation due [...]
Should Air Zimbabwe Be Privatised?
September 21, 2010
Air Zimbabwe like many other parastatals has been in a downward spiral for the last few years. It has been plagued with all sorts of issues with the majority being of a financial nature. Its pilots are striking at the moment over unpaid wages and this is causing a lot of turmoil. In response to [...]






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