Zimbabwe’s Informal Is The New Formal
Zimbabwe’s Informal Is The New Formal By Trevor Ncube “We must destroy the informal sector!” This threat was issued at the recent CEO Africa Roundtable in Victoria Falls. It landed like an insult to the millions of Zimbabweans who wake before dawn to set up stalls, mend shoes, sell vegetables and ferry…
Zimbabwe First: Why Politics as Usual Can’t Build the Nation We Deserve
Zimbabwe First: Why Politics as Usual Can’t Build the Nation We Deserve By Trevor Ncube Zimbabwe stands at a painful but necessary reckoning: our nation is broken—and so are we. The politics of hate, division, and greed has shredded our social fabric and wounded our collective psyche. This is no longer just a political or…
As Trump Mimics African Dictators, Africa Offers a Lesson
ICWT Newsletter As Trump Mimics African Dictators, Africa Offers a Lesson By Trevor Ncube For decades, America cast itself as the world’s moral compass—championing democracy, condemning autocracy, and lecturing countries like Zimbabwe on press freedom, human rights, and good governance. Sanctions were imposed. Diplomatic scoldings were issued. The message was clear: America stood for democratic…
Is Mnangagwa’s Government Helping You at All?
ICWT Newsletter Is Mnangagwa’s Government Helping You at All? By Trevor Ncube Let us be brutally honest with each other, Zimbabwe. Day after day, we wake up and survive by sheer grit. We build, we hustle, we mend what’s broken—and we dare to hope. But we do it all alone. The Emmerson Mnangagwa government that…
Trump’s Tough Love: A Wake-Up Call for Zimbabwe
Trump’s Tough Love: A Wake-Up Call for Zimbabwe By Trevor Ncube President Donald Trump’s rapid and ruthless dismantling of USAID is a bitter but necessary medicine for Zimbabwe. While initial outrage against Trump and Elon Musk may dominate headlines, a sober reflection will reveal an opportunity for Zimbabwe to forge a…
How is 2025 treating your New Year resolutions?
How is 2025 treating your New Year resolutions? By Trevor Ncube How is 2025 treating your New Year resolutions so far? Crushing it? Or are you among the silent majority watching their commitments crumble? If global statistics are anything to go by, somewhere between 63% and 71% have already abandoned their resolutions.…