© ONE of the saddest things about former president Robert Mugabe’s death is that he will be buried with his dark secrets, most notably those surrounding the Gukurahundi massacres of the 1980s. As a political leader in this region of Matabeleland, the people I have interacted with since his death last Friday have expressed deep anger…
© THE obtaining power crisis that has gripped Zimbabwe provides enough exhortation for government to look at alternative sources of energy to augment the dwindling supplies from hydro as well as thermal power stations in the country. Indications from power utility Zesa Holdings that the dire situation may continue well into next year are not…
© THE water situation in the country’s urban centres which are concentrated in terms of population is getting more and more desperate and exposing residents to water-borne ailments like typhoid and cholera. Already as reported in our Friday edition a school in Warren Park, Harare has been hit by a diarrhoea outbreak after the institution’s water…
EDITOR Harare’s streets have become so dirty that it boggles the mind how the city fathers still call it the Sunshine City. There is filth wherever you go, something we were not used to in the olden days. Is it that the city council does not have resources to fund refuse collection or is it…
© ONE thing that former president Robert Mugabe treasured most was the National Heroes Acre and in his entire 38-year rule, he made sure he presided over proceedings there. The National Heroes Acre is a burial ground and national monument meant to commemorate gallant fighters killed during the liberation war and contemporary Zimbabweans whose dedication…
DONTOPEDALOGY is an art of putting one’s foot in one’s mouth. This concept was coined decades ago by Prince Philip, the husband of the British Queen, who was prone to making indiscreet remarks in public, plunging the monarchy into embarrassing situations. It appears the problem of dontopedalogy has visited Zimbabwe with far-reaching consequences to the…
ZIMBABWE’S economy is in a tailspin, characterised by skyrocketing prices of goods and services, dearth of both domestic and foreign investments, rolling power cuts affecting industry and commerce, high unemployment, and the ever-worsening political crisis. This is despite Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s commitment to turn around the country’s fortunes when he launched his much hyped…
© THE death of former strongman Robert Mugabe — who led Zimbabwe from independence in 1980, first as prime minister before becoming executive president in 1987 — in a way eclipsed the visit by The Elders last Friday. [GoogleAd] The reason fort the visit by The Elders — an eminent group of global human rights…
© I only met Robert Mugabe once. It was 2012, at a school in Tsholotsho. [GoogleAd] As I shook his hand, I was struck by how soft and delicate it was. It was the hand of a fragile old man. This was the man responsible for the death, rape and torture of thousands of my…
© THINGS have really fallen apart in the country, with prices of basic commodities and services like health care shooting through the roof. [GoogleAd] However, where these costs can be justified, there is no problem, but when practitioners in the sector seek to profiteer, preying on the desperation of patients and their relatives, then this…
