Fragile Zimbabwe’s $60bn ‘cybercity; for the wealthy
Zimbabwe’s politicians are plotting a new multi-billion dollar “cybercity” for the rich – a toxic bubble within a poverty-stricken land.
Zimbabwe’s politicians are plotting a new multi-billion dollar “cybercity” for the rich – a toxic bubble within a poverty-stricken land.
“The rains have returned to Zimbabwe and with it has come the weird and wonderful, the absurd and the insulting and the downright shameful.”
Zimbabwe’s crippling cash shortage has left a black hole in the financial system that’s crushing the rest of the economy.
Cathy Buckle paints what looks like another tough year for Zimbabwe, and she’s crying out for leadership that can shift the country’s current course.
Anglogold chairman Sipho Pityana knew exactly what he was doing when he drafted this powerful speech for the memorial service to his close friend, former Eastern Cape Premier Makhenkhesi Stofile.
This week’s edition of London’s influential The Economist magazine fires a fresh salvo at Zimbabwe’s 92 year old President-for-Life Robert Mugabe.
Zimbabwean riot police clashed with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s supporters who had gathered to welcome him back home after a month-long hospital stay in South Africa.
Zimbabweans have reportedly ignored calls for a stayaway, following government threats to crush any protests in the country.
Zimbabwe’s telecoms regulator has threatened to disconnect mobile subscribers it says are spreading information via WhatsApp about the protests that have rocked the country.
President Mugabe has used the police to keep a lid on the protests, but Amnesty International says their response amounts to a violation of Zimbabweans’ human rights.