Alfonce Mbizwo

Johannesburg

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Editors Memo: What’s the point of PVOs Bill?

May 31, 2024 | theindependent.co.zw | Alfonce Mbizwo |Shame Makoshori |Melody Chikono |Julia Ndlela

Zimbabwe is in the throes of a devastating drought, the worst in 40 years, that has left over 60% of its 16 million citizens needing food aid to survive until the next harvest. The southern African country, along with Zambia and Malawi, is among the hardest hit by the El Nino-induced drought. The latest government crop assessment report put maize output for the 2023-24 season at 634 699 tonnes, down by 72% from last season.
Candid Comment: Bring finality to Old Mutual, PPC farce

May 31, 2024 | theindependent.co.zw | Shame Makoshori |Melody Chikono |Julia Ndlela |Alfonce Mbizwo

We have been grappling for long to identify and get rid of impediments to foreign direct investment. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s post-coup administration acted promptly to defuse the destructive power of the Indigenisation Act — one of the worst laws ever created. It forced foreign investors to hand over at least 49% of their interests in companies to Zimbabweans for free. The Act was an offspring of serious miscalculation which was formalised by parliament.
Editor's Memo: No one is coming to save us

Mar 8, 2024 | newsday.co.zw | Alfonce Mbizwo |Tinashe Kairiza |Nqobani Ndlovu |Freeman Makopa

This week, James Manyika , Google’s Senior Vice President in charge of Artificial Intelligence made some remarks that should give our leaders some food for thought. He had just attended the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. At the summit, he exchanged a handshake with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, whereupon a reporter asked him how and if he would help the country. “When I think about how I can help Zimbabwe, it’s a two-way street.
Editor's Memo: No one is coming to save us

Mar 1, 2024 | theindependent.co.zw | Alfonce Mbizwo |Tatira Zwinoira |Tinashe Kairiza |Tafadzwa Mhlanga

This week, James Manyika , Google’s Senior Vice President in charge of Artificial Intelligence made some remarks that should give our leaders some food for thought. He had just attended the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. At the summit, he exchanged a handshake with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, whereupon a reporter asked him how and if he would help the country. “When I think about how I can help Zimbabwe, it’s a two-way street.
Mnangagwa can rescue legacy by simply following the constitution

Feb 23, 2024 | newsday.co.zw | Alfonce Mbizwo |Freeman Makopa |Belinda Chiroodza |Tafadzwa Mhlanga

The overriding theme of this week has been the drive by elements of the ruling Zanu PF party to push for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to run for a third term at the 2028 elections. Bikita South MP Energy Mutodi set fire to the rain: “Zanu PF Masvingo province today offered President ED Mnangagwa a third term in office as president of Zimbabwe,” he wrote on X while attending Youth Day celebrations at Mushagashe Training Centre in Masvingo, which was addressed by Mnangagwa himself.
Zim needs clarity, action on food situation

Feb 23, 2024 | theindependent.co.zw | Alfonce Mbizwo |Tatira Zwinoira |Tinashe Kairiza |Tafadzwa Mhlanga

The World Food Programme’s country representative in Zimbabwe, Francesca Erdelmann made a startling announcement last week, that food insecurity in the country was on a par with several war-stricken nations. She equated the situation in the country to that prevailing in nations such as Ukraine, Gaza, Afghanistan, Yemen and Syria among others, countries that are in midst of devastating conflicts that have displaced millions and plunged more into hunger and starvation.
Mnangagwa can rescue legacy by simply following the constitution

Feb 16, 2024 | theindependent.co.zw | Alfonce Mbizwo |Freeman Makopa |Belinda Chiroodza |Tafadzwa Mhlanga

The overriding theme of this week has been the drive by elements of the ruling Zanu PF party to push for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to run for a third term at the 2028 elections. Bikita South MP Energy Mutodi set fire to the rain: “Zanu PF Masvingo province today offered President ED Mnangagwa a third term in office as president of Zimbabwe,” he wrote on X while attending Youth Day celebrations at Mushagashe Training Centre in Masvingo, which was addressed by Mnangagwa himself.
The art of doing business in Africa

Feb 12, 2024 | africanthinker.com | Alfonce Mbizwo

My last trip to Niger was in 2019. At the time I met these guys in the picture in Maradi, population approximately 270,000. I don’t speak Hausa (a Chadic language), my French is mediocre at best, but with the help of a translator we had some good laughs. From Maradi, I drove 4 hours to Zinder – the third largest city in Niger, with a population of 240,000. Both cities serve as key transit points for goods between Niger and Nigeria. I met simple, wonderful and welcoming people in both cities.
Editors memo: No one is coming to our rescue

Feb 3, 2024 | newsday.co.zw | Alfonce Mbizwo |Tatira Zwinoira |Shame Makoshori |Tinashe Kairiza

There is a great line in one of the signature songs by Oasis, a popular British rock band from the 1990s, from their second studio album, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, which was released in 1995. The song Don’t Look Back in Anger, is about defiance, having no regrets about one’s life. But following a terrorist attack in Manchester which saw 22 people killed at an Ariana Grande concert in May 2017, it became a song for commiseration.
‘Formalise small-scale mining to bolster output’

Feb 2, 2024 | newsday.co.zw | Tatira Zwinoira |Munyaradzi Madzokere |Alfonce Mbizwo |Tafadzwa Mhlanga

ARTISANAL and small-scale mining has proven that it is an important sector in terms of poverty alleviation in the country. From employing hundreds of thousands to supporting the livelihood of millions of people, the sector is definitely a mainstay of the local economy. However, the sector is struggling to stay afloat due to headwinds such as lack of funding.