It’s now more than 12 months after the fall of Robert Mugabe, a tyranny who had ruled Zimbabwe with an iron fist for 37 years. Mugabe’s downfall was sweet news to many Zimbabweans who, for three decades felt robbed of their national pride due to the socio-political and economic decay that reduced millions into abject poverty, forcing many to leave the country in search of better livelihoods. As we speak, a million Zimbabweans are scattered in many parts of the world. Suffice

Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube who had the unenviable task of enunciating the 2019 budget squandered another opportunity to set the economy on a recovery path after years of stagnation as he deliberately skirted around the key issues of currency reforms while introducing token cost containment measures to narrow down the budget deficit for 2019 amid indications that the 2018 deficit could reach US$2.86 billion (11.7% of GDP). The economy has been moribund in the aftermath of t

In Prof. Mthuli Ncube, Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister of the “Austerity for Prosperity” 2019 Budget speech presented of 22 November 2018, President ED Mnangagwa has found a willing tool of the monopoly global cap italism. Through the Transitional Stabilisation Programme misunderstood to target growth through “strong, sustainable and shared” is set to attain exactly the opposite, because it fundamentally configures the Zimbabwean economy to please the external stakeholders irresp