In sight of the upcoming 2023 elections, MDC supporters seem hopeful. These hopes were instilled by the events that took place in Zambia. However, the opposition has sometimes been said to be weak in comparison to Zambia’s leadership Hakainde Hilchilema. He has come under criticism for not doing much to be considered a worthy opponent.… Continue reading Watch: “Chamisa is still a kid” – says Eddie Cross, founding member of MDC
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The Bible is our only hope in fixing the world: Eddie Cross
Sometimes I wonder about the sanity of the human race. We live on a tiny blue ball in infinite space. All around us is the evidence of design, purpose and integrity. We are clearly in a league all of our own and everything that exists, exists to serve us and our needs. Yet despite all… Continue reading The Bible is our only hope in fixing the world: Eddie Cross
Exposing the problem with Zimbabwe’s retirement security: Eddie Cross
25 years ago, we launched the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) with fanfare and hope. Its Board was made up of Government and Employers and Employee representatives and we hoped it would help us provide security for those who retired from active employment. It joined the many private sector Retirement Funds which existed and was… Continue reading Exposing the problem with Zimbabwe’s retirement security: Eddie Cross
Eddie Cross: Not erecting the statue of the n’anga Mbuya Nehanda would have been a serious oversight
One of my great Uncles, 2nd Lt. Havelock Cross was killed in 1916 in the first World War. I am sure that somewhere in Europe is a blank white cross placed by a grateful nation in his memory. Today it is 77 years since the Allied Forces landed in Normandy to start the process of… Continue reading Eddie Cross: Not erecting the statue of the n’anga Mbuya Nehanda would have been a serious oversight
Zimbabwean economy is finally on a solid foundation: Eddie Cross
This morning I had breakfast with three friends and we were charged at the rate of 115 to 1 for our food which was priced in US dollars. Later I had coffee with another group of friends and the rate charged was 120 to 1. On the auction that week, the weighted average rate was… Continue reading Zimbabwean economy is finally on a solid foundation: Eddie Cross
Africans don’t realize how tremendously privileged they are: Eddie Cross
I am only now realising how different my upbringing was in Africa to that which is the experience of the majority of global citizens. We were not well off, my extraordinary mother had a very limited education but was an intelligent and very motivated woman who held our family together when my father became an… Continue reading Africans don’t realize how tremendously privileged they are: Eddie Cross
Conventional armed forces good-for-nothing: Eddie Cross
Casting your mind back over the last two centuries, you can see that the challenges facing mankind have changed dramatically. The main driver of this change has been technology. When Germany and Japan launched their global campaign for domination in 1939, it was on the basis of a sense of superiority and strength in terms… Continue reading Conventional armed forces good-for-nothing: Eddie Cross
Companies using informal sector rates are funding smuggling says Eddie Cross
Two years ago, the new Minister of Finance in Zimbabwe brought together a small group of local business persons in an informal advisory group. I was privileged to be included. Our meetings were irregular, largely driven by the Ministers need for a sounding board against which he could bounce ideas and problems. The great thing… Continue reading Companies using informal sector rates are funding smuggling says Eddie Cross
We need a weak currency to stimulate the productive sector – Eddie Cross
The Aftermath Shortly after the Government was sworn in August 2018, they agreed to an economic and monetary reform program. Since then much of this ambitious plan has been implemented and the consequences have been a sharp deterioration in living standards and disposable incomes. What has been already carried out? First they had to deal… Continue reading We need a weak currency to stimulate the productive sector – Eddie Cross
We are Back to Old Zimbabwe: Eddie Cross
SOMETIMES it’s nice to be right, that does not often happen, but in this case I am sorry that those of us who had said we are headed for trouble, were right. I am referring to the first statement by our new super star Minister of Finance Mthuli Ncube. Ncube is a slim, young (by… Continue reading We are Back to Old Zimbabwe: Eddie Cross