Eddie Cross MDC

By Eddie Cross I am a white African, descendent of the settlers who came to this southern tip of Africa some 500 years ago and later. In my case 1877. Over this long time, we have assimilated and become more African than our European…
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By Eddie Cross Last week I wrote 2000 words on why it was not in our national interest to continue with the use of foreign currencies for domestic settlement. I thought the case was strong but I was surprised when our President took…
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By Eddie Cross I am not a South African, so I venture into their space with trepidation as I know how sensitive these things are. But I am an African and a keen observer of events that affect all of us who live in the south of the…
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By Eddie Cross I do not get away very often but right now I am in the Eastern Cape which is my wife’s home base. We have not been here for 7 years and the changes and challengers are very visible. We tend to forget that not long ago this…
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By Eddie Cross The triggers for the subsequent collapse of the Zimbabwe State were many. The first was the decision in 1997 to pay the veterans of the liberation war reparations for their sacrifice in the form of a grant that cost Z$3,6…
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By Eddie Cross: "If we abandoned exchange control, floated our own currency and established a proper market for the currencies being traded, our own dollar would quickly re-emerge as first choice and emerge as a strong regional currency…
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Eddie Cross: "I get the sense that Christmas this year is going to be very subdued across the globe. In Europe, the war in Ukraine has not only torn that country apart and plunged millions into a cold, hard winter with massive disruption of…
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By Eddie Cross The electrical power crisis that has enveloped southern Africa has its roots in our post liberation history. Prior to that, the utilities created by the States of southern Africa exhibited considerable foresight and…
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Eddie Cross: "Where does this leave us in Africa? Apart from the fact that we are recolonising our former colonial masters by migration, Africa remains the major hope of meeting the demands of the future for resources and food. We have 60…
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By Eddie Cross From 1980 when we achieved Independence, to 1997, the agricultural industry in Zimbabwe not only recovered from the years of war and economic sanctions but grew steadily and was the largest single contributor to the…
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