There is a tarred road between Rushinga and Chmhanda which has a dust road gap in between of about 6 km . Its been like that for more than 10 years. Less than 10% of Mabvuku trablablas budget would complete. The people of Rushinga wont see it fixed in 2 years Spin this as well
President @edmnangagwa CERTAINLY deserves TWO MORE YEARS… This is not for him to finish projects, BUT TO DO MORE PROJECTS !!!!
This👇🏽 is the Mabvuku Interchange under construction & the progress is IMPRESSIVE!
Trabablas was a learning curve, am impressed by the SPEED & WORKMANSHIP on the Mabvuku Interchange… the use of Precast Beams should now be NORM, it speeds up construction.
By 2030 Zimbabwe’s transport infrastructure will be at another level…
@paultungwarara Much appreciated Dr and I have taken heed of your words. I will not bring the President, First Lady and first family into political debates in future.
No good can ever come from Zimbabwe huh. Nothing positive from you. There is always a but. Sometimes things are what they are even if you are not happy about it. Nobody claims ZW has arrived but even a frog has a beatiful spot somewhere. Just bcoz ur gud with wordplay u argue
Mufundisi, there is no need to cast aspersions. We need sober heads.
Two things can be true at the same time. Cement volumes can be up, driven by a construction boom largely linked to government projects and that same activity can be heavily influenced by a 43% increase in money supply. Monetary expansion cannot simply be ignored for convenience. Unless, of course, your argument is that monetary expansion is good for the economy?
For good measure, we must also keep in mind the many government suppliers who have still not been paid, along with export surrender ZiG balances that have remained outstanding for more than two years. If the economy were booming to the extent claimed, Treasury would surely have paid its dues more comfortably. More importantly without worrying about liquidity issues on the market. Unfortunately the downstream impact of non payment by government has not captured journalists imaginations. But we all know many who are out of business. They’ll not share your enthusiasm .
We cannot ignore these facts and select only the narrative that suits us. Let us have a robust debate and understand the numbers properly.
Why are you using skin colour to identify who should be doing what on the land. Some people never learn. Can you write about black farmers and landlessness and poverty of blacks wen white people had all the land. You wont we wont converge as equal Zimbabweans.
White Zimbabwean Farmers Suffering “Tenant Fatigue”
For years, the world has been fed this polished “comeback” story about Zimbabwe’s agriculture. Headlines celebrate 99-year leases, displaced farmers coming home, and record tobacco harvests under the so-called New Dispensation. But get behind the farm gates and the picture looks very different. For the white farmers who stayed or took the risk to return, the hope of rebuilding has quietly turned into what they’re now calling “tenant fatigue.”
They’re no longer independent operators on their own land. Too many have been pushed into Joint Ventures that feel less like partnerships and more like carefully disguised financial traps. They’re starting to realise they aren’t partners at all — they’re high-end tenants stuck on a treadmill that only spins faster. The New Dispensation may have invited them back, but it hasn’t created the kind of system where they can actually survive, let alone thrive.
The heart of the problem is brutally straightforward: the profit split is badly skewed. The farmer takes on all the risk, supplies all the capital and equipment, and does the actual work. Meanwhile, many landholders — often politically connected people who contribute nothing — take a cut of gross revenue, typically 7 to 10 percent, before a single expense is paid. Add steep taxes, levies, crushing interest rates, and the everyday chaos of Zimbabwe’s economy, and you’re already deep in the red before you’ve even planted.
It’s not just the money grinding them down. It’s the mind games too. Farmers speak bitterly about something they call “Combine Harvester Syndrome.” For most of the season the landholder stays quiet, almost invisible. But the moment the harvester rolls in and the grain starts pouring into the trucks, everything changes. Greed takes over. Agreements get ignored or rewritten on the spot, demands shoot up, and threats about access to the land or cancelling the lease come thick and fast.
The expertise these farmers bring — precision irrigation, smart crop rotations, solid international markets — has become a double-edged sword. They’ve turned into golden geese for people who see farming mainly as a rent-seeking opportunity rather than a real business. And the frustrations keep piling on: payments from the Grain Marketing Board that arrive months late, crumbling roads and irrigation systems they have to repair with their own money, and endless policy flip-flopping that makes even a 99-year lease feel uncertain.
What was promised as a partnership has become a high-risk tenancy with steadily shrinking rewards. Skilled operators end up subsidising politically connected landlords while absorbing every shock from currency chaos, soaring costs and economic instability. The result is deep exhaustion and quiet disillusionment. Many who returned full of hope are now wondering how much longer they can keep going on terms that reward extraction more than hard work and results.
Zimbabwe’s agricultural recovery is real but fragile. Tobacco has bounced back and some joint ventures have lifted production on idle land, yet the current setup actively discourages the long-term investment the country so badly needs. Without fairer contracts, honest risk-sharing and proper tenure security that rewards those who actually do the work, tenant fatigue risks driving away the very expertise the sector cannot afford to lose.
The invitation has been made. The conditions to stay, though, are still missing.
People are opposimg CAB3 based on the intentions of ED not against its literal merits etc. You have been wasting time trying to argue merits etc. This not a since ammendment. Its meant to prepare those with money to BUY power. Once we elect MPs Tagwireyi and Co will buy the MPs
President elected by parliament ✅✅✅
Pure proportional Representation: NO❌❌❌
Zimbabwe is creating an AWESOME SYSTEM with CAB3.
Zimbabwe already has Proportional Representation in Parliament through the Women’s Quota, Youth Quota, & the Senate…
People in Murewa want to vote for someone they know & trust to represent them in Parliament… That’s a GREAT SYSTEM…
South Africa uses PURE PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION for Parliament, but that’s problematic for some already… The political parties choose the people who will be in Parliament and subsequently vote for President…
So, if @mawarirej is happy with Pure Proportional Representation, he has no rational reason to oppose CAB3. CAB3 allows the people to CHOOSE those who will vote for the President… Pure Proportional Representation takes away that power from the people and gives it to political parties….
Here👇🏽, Mr Mawarire was saying EXACTLY what supporters of CAB3 are saying: The model we have fuelled political violence and deep polarisation! That’s exactly what Minister Ziyambi has been saying!
In 1980, Zimbabweans didn’t directly elect the President & Prime Minister, it was done by Parliament… Removing that system was a TERRIBLE MISTAKE & CAB3 is fixing that mistake.
The NEXT President of Zimbabwe after President @edmnangagwa will be from ZANU PF, that’s known FACT✅
The next President of ZANU PF after President Mnangagwa will be chosen by ZANU PF members, that’s COMMON SENSE ✅
Seeing CAB3 as a succession Amendment is INCORRECT & totally irrational.
As Ambassador Mutsvangwa rightly said: “If you want to succeed the president, you have to wait for 2030. All you need to do is to remain healthy & also to stay in good books with ZANU PF members (who choose the next President).”
CAB3 is an initiative of ZANU PF… any aspiring Presidential Candidate opposing it & disrespecting President ED is SHOOTING HIMSELF in the foot. You can’t harm the interests of the party you want to lead, that’s the apex of political stupidity… and President ED is WIDELY LOVED & RESPECTED, disrespecting him & undermining is the best way to sabotage one’s political ambitions.
President Trump visited Saudi Arabia last year with dozens of U.S. business leaders, and no one in the United States questioned why he traveled with them. Yet in Zimbabwe, it becomes an issue when President Emmerson Mnangagwa chooses to move around with his trusted business leaders. Presidents have the discretion to travel and associate with whomever they wish.
#dandarostreets Teachers will earn between $479 and $485 monthly plus an $80 allowance, while deputy heads will receive $503 to $510 and heads $724 to $734, all with the same allowance, under the new National Joint Negotiating Council agreement.
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#dandarostreets Teachers will earn between $479 and $485 monthly plus an $80 allowance, while deputy heads will receive $503 to $510 and heads $724 to $734, all with the same allowance, under the new National Joint Negotiating Council agreement.
Each package includes US$320 in hard currency, with the balance paid in ZiG at the official rate, placing teachers’ local currency earnings just above 6,100 ZiG and heads exceeding 12,600 ZiG, marking a structured adjustment in the education sector’s pay framework.
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@Shadaya_Knight Facial features are distinct. South Africans have certain features while Nigerian or Zimbabwean or Malawians or Congolese have. As South Africans we can tell you're not from here just by looking at your face
@Jamwanda2 the recent amendment to the CBA for mining presents a difficult situation. I had employee reading 0.4 on the breathelyser. Law says he must be counselled. The guy couldnt stand on his feet and could not proceed to work. It means he goes back home and we pay him.
Hie Boss-should the scorecard include more long-term measures like reserve replacement or project pipeline quality ?I am preparing a similar scorecard for one of my clients and also are these measures appropriate for a company facing commodity price volatility in case i want to maybe broaden this score card hahaha?
You are right! We have noticed an anomaly which needs correcting!!! When salary reviews and awards were made, there was not an appreciation that this had the effect of making many beneficiaries breach the level of taxable income, or a higher level of taxation. The result was that the increment got dissipated by new tax bands. The matter was discussed and in receiving attention. You are right!!!👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
24 years today with Nyaradzo, She who must be loved, adored, feared and respected. My pillar. My prayer warrior. My firmest critic and my most dependable supporter.
A stable home builds strong leaders. I have been truly blessed.
Nations are built a family at a time — and you, my darling, are a nation builder.
I love you, sweetheart. (She has given up on teaching me how to cook)