HARARE – It is often said that you are lonely when you are dead but not with the late Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, the former MDC leader and once prime minister in the inclusive government, who died on Wednesday at a South African hospital after losing his battle with colon cancer. Rarely do we praise politicians,…
HARARE – Zimbabweans will, for the first time since 2002, vote in a presidential election without its two main political characters; Robert Mugabe and the late Morgan Tsvangirai. Mugabe, who led the ruling Zanu PF and stood as their presidential candidate since 1980, was disposed in a military intervention late last year while Tsvangirai —…
EDITOR — As we celebrate the life of Morgan Tsvangirai, let us be reminded of the things he fought for. The man fought for a better life for the people of Zimbabwe, from his days in the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, until his untimely death. He may have made errors in trying to do…
HARARE – When politicians plan for and agree to form coalitions, the implication is they have been able to subdue personal egos. It is the culmination of an embrace of diversity and tolerance. They have agreed to iron out their differences while thriving on their areas of agreement. Their success rides on the wealth of…
HARARE – Unlike in Zimbabwe, football the world over is powered by big corporates who pour in millions of dollars in sponsorship. The corporates in turn receive mileage as they ride on the football teams’ popularity thereby promoting their brands and exposing them to wider audiences. Against this, it is encouraging that South Africa-based Zimbabwean…
Editor — A very short while ago, President Emmerson Mnangagwa told us, and all within earshot, that he would not be making populist decisions but the hard ones that count. That is a noble sentiment but the reality is that in order to benefit Zimbabwe, and it most certainly would, he’d need to make those…
HARARE – On Monday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced the appointment of Godwin Matanga as the substantive commissioner-general of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP). Before his appointment, Matanga was the acting commissioner-general, a position he found himself in after Augustine Chihuri was sent on leave, pending his retirement last December. Matanga has seen it all in…
HARARE – Although gravely ill, lion-hearted opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has not yet been called by his Maker — and as far as we know, there is not one living soul who has privileged access to the Lord’s workings to say with authority that he will not recover from his current physical infirmity. Very sadly,…
HARARE – For several years now, the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has been mired in a series of controversies involving examination paper leaks, placing its credibility into the spotlight. During the 2017 examination session, examination papers for several subjects reportedly leaked. It defies logic how such an important body is failing to put foolproof…
HARARE – This article focuses on the timing of elections and is necessitated by comments by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos that general elections would be held earlier than July, 2018. Unfortunately, since getting into office, Mnangagwa has made several statements which do not agree with the…
