Comment & Analysis

Stop disreputable roadblocks

The clich too much of anything is not good best describes the outbreak of roadblocks on our roads.

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Prosecute CDF abusers

The naming and shaming of Cabinet ministers and MPs who failed to account for their Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocations is an act of gallantry.

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Zambia: a soccer-crazed nation

I have never seen anything like that in my whole life. I was in Zambia when the national team, Chipolopolo, clinched the Afcon trophy last Sunday and believe me it was a very emotional experience for Zambians. The mood was just electric.

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Improve remuneration to curb corruption

One of the darkest forces militating against economic recovery in Zimbabwe is the ugly spectre of corruption. Corruption bleeds developing economies of more than half of their wealth through leakages.

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Where do broken hearts go?

She was a lithe and willowy figure, endowed with beauty that could only be matched by her incomparable talent.

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A real awakening or another false start?

The last time I was at Kaguvi Building (it must have been in 1999) to submit my income tax returns form, the lifts there would hurtle up and down with a whizzing sound at an unbelievably frightening speed only comparable to a noisy plane take-off or my first rollercoaster ride as a kid at the Salisbury Agricultural Show.

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Bigwigs Zesa debts: Shocking hypocrisy

The revelations by Energy minister Elton Mangoma of how Cabinet ministers, MPs and senior civil servants are using their political muscle to avoid paying electricity bills clearly show why this country is in the mess it finds itself in.

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Zim continues on recovery path

Zimbabwe has registered positive growth rates in the last three years. Economic Planning and Investment Promotion secretary Desire Sibanda gave an insight into how the economy performed in 2011 and what the future holds. Below are excerpts of his analysis.

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Parliament should demand more changes to electoral bill

A meeting of the three principals to the inclusive government last week agreed that the Electoral Amendment Bill should be amended to do away with the contentious provision of a polling station-based voters’ roll.

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We need a well-functioning, accountable police force

The drama playing out in Mbare where work at a construction site is constantly being disrupted by activists from the thuggish Chipangano is emblematic of Zimbabwes defective investment climate.