Persistence Gwanyanya: "The adoption of structured currency, which is supported by international reserves including precious metals naturally increases interest in the contribution of the gold subsector, not only to currency stability, but the economy at large. At a time when the country is estimated to be losing significant amounts of gold to smuggling, gold production has been revised down to 35 tonnes from 39 tonnes, weighing down mining sector performance, which is worrying."
In this second and final part of the article, I continue to examine the potential outcomes of ZANU-PF’s succession politics, focusing on whether Kudakwashe Tagwirei (whom I metaphorically refer to as “Mamvura”) will succeed in his presumed bid for the presidency, whether General Constantino Chiwenga will recover his political standing and take over, whether someone else will ascend to the throne, and whether President Mnangagwa will ultimately retire in peace.
Rutendo Benson Matinyarare, long celebrated as the chief acoustics engineer of Zimbabwe’s most delicate economic sculpture, the ZiG—now appears to have discovered an inconvenient truth: even the most beautifully crafted clay cow cannot moo indefinitely without cracking.
In his analysis of Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3, Rejoice Ngwenya delivers a masterclass in exposing the hollow pretences of ZANU-PF’s constitutional engineering.
