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Emmerson Mnangagwa could be Zimbabwe’s next president, but as ever with Mugabe there is no certainty.
Even the state appears to hang on every word of Walter Magaya and Emmanuel Makandiwa.
Political largesse broke the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe; now the state wants the public to fill up the coffers, but they are not amused.
Desperate government even removes rebates on foodstuffs imported by welfare groups.
There are fears the Zimbabwean government is selling off the country’s mineral resources for a song.
It is seriously damaging local industry but it is making a great deal of money for the government.
Despite all the fanfare, the Asian giant is not the easy touch the Zimbabwean despot once knew.
President Robert Mugabe is still up to his old tricks, allowing rivals to fight among themselves before stepping in.
The youth league has new leaders but the party is making sure they are no challenge to the old guard.
The country is divided over its isolated position and cannot attract the investment it needs.
For Zimbabwe, the re-opening of the fast-food outlet is a good sign.
Zanu-PF faces the difficult task of appeasing its supporters, who have been left fuming over Green Fuel’s expansion.
From taxis to tomatoes, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority is looking for cash as the formal sector dries up.
Priorities such as sorting out the economy will be set aside as Zimbabwe focuses on preparing for Zanu-PF’s elective congress.
Corruption and incompetence do not matter if the president knows he can count on you.
Russian investors are stepping up their presence in Zimbabwe, competing against China for a share of the country’s rich resources.
Not much will change in Zimbabwe after an attack on police but a point has been made – people do not like how they are being policed.
The state’s ’climbing up’ and ’climbing down’ on indigenisation is frustrating economic recovery.
Consumers in Zimbabwe are downgrading, opting for cheaper sorghum brew and Chinese clothing imports.
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange was booming last year, but the inflow of capital from overseas seems to be drying up.
