EDITOR — It is sad that with the 2018 election around the corner most of us are still in the dark on what the opposition parties are doing to prepare for this crucial polls. Constitutionally, elections in Zimbabwe are supposed to be held next year from mid-year to any day or month after. This is…
HARARE – I have always believed that part of the fundamental duties or responsibilities of any leader — be it in the corporate, political and even social sphere — is to be able to speak the truth and accept it. Leaders owe their subjects the truth and vice versa. In our Shona culture, there are…
HARARE – The dismissal of Prosecutor-General (PG) Ray Goba, hardly two months after assuming office as the country’s substantive PG, is really shocking. As pointed out by constitutional law experts, President Robert Mugabe’s rescission of Goba’s appointment is a violation of the Constitution and is fraught with many inconsistencies. Goba’s dismissal was announced in last…
HARARE – Karma is a bi**h. And a week is a long time in politics. Just last week, de-stooled Prosecutor-General Ray Goba, abused and insulted a Daily News journalist inquiring into Victory World International Ministries Church leader Paul Sanyangore’s rape charges after a congregant reported a sexual battery case against him in June this year….
HARARE – It’s not every time that hard-pressed Zimbabweans get to hear news from industrialists that cheers them up because conversations amongst business leaders are most of the time dominated by depressing news. If it’s not the slow pace of bank transfers for cross-border transactions occasioned by the liquidity crisis, the discourse is centred on…
HARARE – On Thursday evening, I had a brief chat with CAPS United president Farai Jere as we made our way out of the National Sports Stadium following the club’s tie against Highlanders. I had not seen Jere and CAPS United for almost a year due to increasingly pressing work commitments but was happy to…
EDITOR — It made sad reading when MDC deputy president Thokozani Khupe this week appealed to ordinary Zimbabweans to pray for her boss Morgan Tsvangirai who is currently sidelined by illness. It is even sad that his illness seems to getting more serious with the 2018 elections around the corner. Tsvangirai last year stunned the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Election Commission (Zec) should take seriously concerns of intimidation and violence as reported by civic organisations monitoring the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) process. Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn), Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights), Election Resource Centre (ERC), Heal Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) are concerned by the early signs of political…
HARARE – Without a doubt the decision by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to rescind its earlier decision to appoint President Robert Mugabe as its African ambassador for Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) is hard to take for the nonagenarian and his band of supporters. It leaves Mugabe embarrassed and hurt because he personally did not…
HARARE – I am deeply saddened by the death of one of Zimbabwe’s most underrated players – Friday “Breakdown, Amayenge” Phiri – who yesterday gave up a good fight he had thrown in his bid to live longer. Phiri’s death reminded me of so many things that happened during my early life as an innocent…
