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Revolutionary greetings to all citizens of Zimbabwe. It has been long since I last wrote to you fellow Zimbabweans. I would like to thank you all for reading my last column The Political Professor Series which attracted the attention of…

As the country enters the last half of the year and warms up to the re-introduction of the Zimbabwean Dollar, it is now evident that the economy is swiftly sliding into a recession. In 2018, the economy grew by an estimated 4%, driven by…

Zimbabwe is on a journey. A marathon. Indeed, sometimes it feels more of a steeplechase. As although the journey has just begun, we have faced a multitude of challenges to overcome already. This was not unexpected. And as responsible…

The heated Twitter war between Zimbabweans and Ugandans over the football match was actually a reality check for Brand Zimbabwe. Let’s not take what the Ugandans wrote for granted as it is what truly reflects what Brand Zimbabwe is viewed…

As the Zimbabwean economy rapidly slides into hyperinflation induced recession, the levels of smuggling at the country’s border posts has reached alarming levels. Cross border traders, foreign nationals, truckers and businesses by-pass…

Our Independence Day theme for 2019 was  embracing devolution. Devolution is a great and brilliant idea but it means different things to different people. Some think it’s the decentralization of power, some think it’s the creation of…

The Zimbabwean government has indicated that the country will be launching new currency before the end of 2019. The announcement has caused some confusion amongst businesses and the transacting public who operated with an understanding that…

We are governed by subconscious memories that we have of brands as branding is distilling the essence of a place into an easily communicable symbol. Campaign, logo, advert or a mantra cannot brand a country. A country being on the map is…

The persistent price volatility in the economy has left producers and retailers in Zimbabwe with very limited options apart from indexing their products in the US Dollar or pegging their RTGS prices using the black market rates of the day.…

As Zimbabwe enters its third week of electricity blackouts under the national load shedding programme announced by the country’s power utility, Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), the experience for various consumers seems like a…