HARARE – Enough of the jubilation. Let’s get down to serious business. Our new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, and his administration, have their work cut out. Mnangagwa inherited a badly damaged economy, which was on the precipice of total collapse. The country — once a thriving nation and a shining example in the region — is…
HARARE – Events of the last three weeks were so compelling that millions of Zimbabweans — both those domiciled here and the Diaspora, respectively — broke with tradition as they all put a united front to see former president Robert Mugabe’s back. The unity displayed was touching as Zimbabweans believed that there was no other…
HARARE – A key member of a group of vanquished Zanu PF Young Turks called Generation 40 (G40) has told me that the current mood of Robert Mugabe veers from high spirits to embittered grumbling, describing a man who is scornful of the allies who abandoned him, angry at a military that prescribed a successor…
HARARE – The closure of former president Robert Mugabe’s long rule which was largely undisturbed for the duration of his 37-year reign, while good news to ordinary Zimbabweans, presents huge challenges to newly-installed leader Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government. President Emmerson Mnangagwa The challenges are not insurmountable but will need real action to overcome and…
HARARE – Zimbabweans have said President Emmerson Mnangagwa will be a good leader if he actualises his inauguration speech, which talked about re-engagement with the international community and compensating white farmers. The new president was sworn in on Friday at the National Sports Stadium in Harare at an event attended by foreign presidents and local…
HARARE – The inauguration of President-designate Emmerson Mnangagwa was all pomp, fun-fair and high fashion on Friday. Thousands gathered at the National Sports Stadium to witness the end of the military takeover that oversaw the subsequent resignation of Robert Mugabe. Due to the massive attendance at the inauguration, many people had to be kept outside…
HARARE – Fortune favours the bold. President Emmerson Mnangagwa took a huge gamble and won. Now he has to turn victory into success. He has given his country, Zimbabwe, and the cause of outward-looking democracy a fresh opportunity. The question is whether he can seize it. If he is to do so, he will need…
HARARE – Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans from all walks of life thronged the National Sports Stadium yesterday to witness the swearing-in of the country’s second Executive President, Emmerson Mnangagwa — marking the dawn of a new chapter for the country. To many gathered in the stadium, yesterday felt like a second Uhuru of sorts,…
HARARE – The 21st of November will go down in memory lane as one of the most important days in the history of independent Zimbabwe. It’s a day long-serving president, Robert Mugabe, left office under pressure from sectors that for so long had been the centrifugal forces coalescing around him to deny Zimbabweans their freedoms….
HARARE – Events of the past few days have shown how important it is for Zimbabweans to guard against being used by politicians for their own selfish gains. Former president Robert Mugabe’s wife, Grace, is one individual who enjoyed having people making a beeline to attend her rallies while government business ceased completely. This whole…
