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No more hoodwinking

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HARARE – Barely two months after President Emmerson Mnangagwa dramatically succeeded long-ruling 93-year-old Robert Mugabe, the new dispensation has made numerous pronouncements. From giving looters of national resources a three-month ultimatum to return the loot, to making moves to retire the old guard from civil service. Even officials long-suspected of corruption and criminal abuse of…

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Chiyangwa must act on mistakes

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HARARE – The flamboyant president of the country’s supreme football governing body, Zifa, Philip Chiyangwa, has fought very good wars in southern African football — thereby raising his profile as one of the faces that are welcome in the global sport. Firstly, he successfully waged a messy war with then long-serving Confederations of African Football…

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Nothing amiss about ‘opposition’ lawyers representing Zanu PF clients

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HARARE – In the expanding anti-corruption crackdown on the country’s political elite, several erstwhile senior ruling party members have been arraigned in the purge being pursued by new President Emmerson Mnangagwa. They face allegations of money laundering, bribery, extortion and exploiting public office for personal gain. [Adz] All those held are individuals with links to…

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Electorate must be wary of vote buyers

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HARARE – The year 2018 has begun in earnest and the keenly-awaited harmonised elections are fast approaching. The electorate must be careful as sitting and aspiring legislators have started making beelines to different constituencies in the country. [GoogleAd] The major purpose of the visits is to coax the ordinary citizen into voting for them come…

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ED’s diplomacy is quite significant

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HARARE – On Friday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa visited opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai who has been battling colon cancer since 2016. Mnangagwa’s statesmanship shone through his unprecedented visit to the ailing Tsvangirai. As noted by one analyst in our sister daily, the fact that he was with his deputy also shows that retired general Constantino Chiwenga…

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License genuine community radios

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HARARE – The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (Baz) should sail along with the new government by awarding community radios licences to deserving operators. For democracy to flourish and to augment calls by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to democratise the nation, we need to give the ordinary person a voice and this can only happen through the…

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Free user-fee policy good but…

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HARARE – It is not in dispute that a sizeable number of Zimbabweans have not been accessing public and private health facilities because of the costs involved resulting in a situation whereby a number of people have actually died in silence from treatable diseases, while others have sought alternatives such as consulting prophets and traditional…

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Mugabe package a bitter pill

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HARARE – Last week, we published an exclusive story — which angered and disappointed many long-suffering Zimbabweans — that deposed president Robert Mugabe had been awarded a lavish and hefty package. Apart from a cool $10 million which the long-serving 93-year-old leader had been given following his forced resignation — President Emmerson Mnangagwa approved a…

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Can internal transformation of Zanu PF solve Zim woes?

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HARARE – What transpired in Zimbabwe in the past two or so months perhaps signals a deliberate move by the powers-that-be in Zanu PF to change the way the party has been functioning in its over 50-year history. Last Sunday marked the end of an eventful year on the Zimbabwean political landscape as the sun…

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Jah Prayzah must see the bigger picture

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HARARE – Jah Prayzah is undoubtedly one of the music success stories of the past five years. He has grown from being an unknown quantity to be prodigious talent whose destination promises much bigger things. However, he needs to sort out a few things to be able to reap real rewards that his talent deserves….

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