HARARE – That Zimbabwe once again finds itself on the edge politically and economically — and that the centre can no longer hold both within the ruling Zanu PF and in government — is not a subject for speculation or conjecture anymore. Indeed, it does not matter which way long-suffering Zimbabweans look, the damning evidence…
HARARE – Two pastors are in Harare’s Remand Prison, not necessarily on religious grounds but political. Did I just say political! Yes I did. It is almost a taboo and surreal but that’s what it is. Clergymen Evan Mawarire and Patrick Mugadza are behind bars on frivolous charges against the State. Even though I have…
HARARE – “Before my husband was even buried, my brother-in-law was making moves (to take over my property)…,” a widow living in a homestead outside Bulawayo with her three children told me, “I only realised about three weeks later that I was being left out.” She is not alone in this experience. We interviewed more…
HARARE – Nominees for the 16th edition of the National Arts Merit Awards (Namas) released on Thursday have predictably elicited mixed feelings. As has become the norm since the awards were introduced by the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) in 2000, critics and art lovers alike have bemoaned the inclusion and exclusion of certain…
HARARE – The issue of equal pay for women in our local sport should be addressed as soon as possible for so many reasons but most importantly — to become truly all inclusive. Parliamentarians last week rightly sought government answers when they took Sports minister Makhosini Hlongwane to task over the matter as they reviewed…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) should share with stakeholders its roadmap for the 2018 harmonised elections which should be anchored on the principles of accountability, honesty and integrity. Zec announced recently that it had finalised its 2018 harmonised elections roadmap, and plans to come up with a ‘perfect’ voters’ roll between April and December…
HARARE – Sports minister Makhosini Hlongwane should not wish away the mistreatment of the Mighty Warriors before and after their national duty at the Women Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Cameroon last year. The welfare of the Mighty Warriors took centre stage in Parliament last week and rightly so with the legislators demanding to…
HARARE – After briefly visiting Harare last week on his way to Ethiopia from his long holiday, President Robert Mugabe must come down to his senses and address the burning issues of the day namely, the collapsing health sector, economy, extreme poverty hitting our people, the deadly Zanu PF succession issue, corruption and the rising…
HARARE – It is sad that government is quietly slashing a key piece of police funding despite promising there would be no cuts in the police budget at all. New figures tabled in Parliament yesterday confirm the extent of the cuts, forcing police bosses to scrounge for cash from other lines of revenue such as…
HARARE – Political analysts have said it would be suicidal for Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa to come clean on his mooted presidential ambitions despite growing calls by his supporters who feel his silence is fuelling the factional and succession fights in the deeply divided Zanu PF. Mnangagwa allies — Team Lacoste and a group of…
