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Press freedom a responsibility not a right

By Jonathan MoyoPolitics
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HAS Trevor Ncube’s floundering Zimbabwe Independent gone to the dogs to the point of unashamedly becoming a pathetic MDC-T pamphlet in a desperate bid to secure a good chunk of the dirty £3 million that the British government started smuggling … Read more

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Time to break Europe’s strangehold on IMF top job

By Alex MagaisaEconomics, Money, Politics
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IT WAS not even possible to imagine, at the start of last week, that events in a luxury suite in a New York hotel would have profound ramifications on the politics of global finance and regulation. Yet the arrest of … Read more

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Stingy Samaritans: Zimbabwe’s debt burden should be eased

By Lance MambondianiPolitics

I WAS privileged to attend an investment conference hosted by the ZDDI in London a week ago at which the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Gorden Moyo was the guest of honour.   Among other topics, the … Read more

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Biti: seeking sympathy from the devil

By Jonathan MoyoPolitics

IS the MDC-T in the Coalition Government under the cover of a false paradigm for political, media and constitutional reforms to ameliorate the continuing suffering of Zimbabweans or is it actually pursuing a double-strategy to worsen and prolong that suffering … Read more

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MDC-T’s parallel government treacherous

By Jonathan MoyoPolitics

TODAY marks the first anniversary of the Global Political Agreement signed by Zanu PF and the two MDC formations. Given our country’s recent and rather troubled past, this is by any measure a major milestone that Zimbabweans across the political … Read more

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Tsvangirai’s Report Card on the economy

By Lance MambondianiStock Market

ZIMBABWE’S government of national unity has limped towards 100 days in office, and the Prime Minister has just launched a second phase 100-day agenda which is said to provide a blue print for the implementation of key sector reforms and … Read more

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Soros’ caveat on free markets

By Joram NyathiPolitics

“IF we increase our production capacity from the current 7% to about 25% or increase direct revenue to US$60 million from the current US$20 million, our workers would receive proper salaries.”   Finance Minister Tendai Biti made these comments ahead … Read more

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Sovereign Wealth Funds to dominate

By Gilbert MupondaStock Market

SOVEREIGN wealth funds are set to dominate Global financial markets in the wake of the credit crunch induced by the sub-prime mortgage crisis.       A Sovereign Wealth Fund is a state-owned investment fund composed of financial assets such … Read more

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