Dr Michelina Andreucci

Old guard indispensable

By Dr Tafataona Mahoso PRESIDENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA last week expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of a sector which has been my pre-occupation and occupation for half my career, the sector of internal public communication, meaning the way in which the people communicate with their popularly...

US takes Chinese war to Zimbabwe

THE US plan to counter Chinese investments in Zimbabwe has been inadvertently laid bare by its Ambassador Designate to Harare, Pamela Tremont. Her shameless lies that China’s trade with the country is benefitting the elite at the expense of the majority sets the stage for...
spot_img

Keep exploring

Money and the pursuit of wealth: Part 39

LIKE their Portuguese counterparts, the Spanish monarchs initially attempted to achieve a monopoly on...

Money and the pursuit of wealth: Part 38 …Da Gama’s military matrix

VASCO DA GAMA’s voyage, in 1497, was not a voyage of discovery or even of commerce.  Guided by...

Money and the pursuit of wealth: Part 37…mercantilism, land grants and slave trade

THE first empires in the New World and the Pacific were formed by Spain,...

Money and the pursuit of wealth: Part 36…Columbus’ looting journeys

BY the time the Portuguese were solidifying their grip on Indian Ocean commerce, Christopher...

Money and the pursuit of wealth: Part 36…Columbus’ looting journeys

BY the time the Portuguese were solidifying their grip on Indian Ocean commerce, Christopher...

Money and the pursuit of wealth: Part 35… of Africans as a commodity

THE arrival of the slave trade altered the structure of tribal life in Africa.  Warfare...

Money and the pursuit of wealth: Part 34 … Admiral Cheng Ho’s journeys

THE opening of the Americas to Western civilisation is considered one of the most...

Money and the pursuit of wealth: Part 33…emergency of rules and laws of commerce

THE nobles of Europe were able to tax both of the rising classes, but...

Money and the pursuit of wealth: Part 32…scandalous corruption in the Church

THE 14th Century was a period of turmoil during which time many of the...

Africa, the last agriculture frontier

IN ‘The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World’ report in 2017,...

Money and the pursuit of wealth: Part 25…armies rise to defend commerce

WHILE merchants and mariners in southern Europe —the Italian city-States in particular, were profiting...

Biltong: Zimbabwe’s heirloom delicacy

IN times of economic austerity, as is being experienced in Zimbabwe currently, young, astute...

Latest articles

Old guard indispensable

By Dr Tafataona Mahoso PRESIDENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA last week expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of...

US takes Chinese war to Zimbabwe

THE US plan to counter Chinese investments in Zimbabwe has been inadvertently laid bare...

Visitors spare us …we are capable of running our own affairs

By Tawanda Chenana WE, in the village, are very particular about our identity. In the village,...

Standing in solidarity with Malawi

THERE is a tragedy in Malawi. They are our neighbours and Cyclone Freddy has...
Facebook Iconfacebook like buttonYouTube IconSubscribe on YouTubeTwitter Icontwitter follow buttonVisit Our BlogVisit Our Blog