by Lelety Mabasa – Zimbabwe – Always faithful in shocking the world, Zimbabwe has scored yet another first, and as usual, for all the wrong reasons. It seems that the country is moving towards an economy of special cheques for …

Zimbabwe Introduces Special Banknotes as Inflation Soars Read more »

by Lelety Mabasa – Zimbabwe – There was chaos and pandemonium at Harare’s city center on January 23rd, as thousands of ordinary people came face-to-face with the wrath of the police’s riot squad, who were summoned by Zimbabwe’s aging President, …

Mugabe’s Opposition, the MDC, Refuses to Be Crushed Read more »

by Lelety Mabasa – Zimbabwe – Vongai stumbles into the house and fumbles as she pulls her room key from her bra. After she struggles with the lock for several minutes, the door finally creaks open. She slips into the …

As the Power Supply in Zimbabwe Becomes Unreliable, Families, Industry and the Economy All Suffer Read more »

by Lelety Mabasa – Zimbabwe – Reeling under severe economic hardships which have earned it the world’s highest monthly inflation rate, Zimbabwe is to be dealt yet another blow as far as foreign investment is concerned. The impending disaster will …

Zimbabwe’s Planned National Indigenization and Empowerment Bill: Disaster for the Country’s Economic Infrastructure Read more »

By Lelety Mabasa – Zimbabwe – Mariah turns on her back. She winces from pain as she stretches her arms. She sleeps on the ground, and her thin blankets hardly protect her from the rough surface. From her room, she …

The Critical Exodus of Professionals from Zimbabwe Read more »