HARARE – The appointments of Nelson Chamisa and Elias Mudzuri last week as MDC vice presidents to add to Thokozani Khupe has created a lot of debate among political and social commentators with some who view it as the best way to strengthen the party ahead of the 2018 elections while others feel they (the…
BULAWAYO – People who lived in Southern Rhodesia, or even before then, must remember how we used to chide the colonial police as Baba, Satani Ari Pano here? Their full title was the British South Africa Police (BSAP). In English, it meant, Father, Is The Devil Here? The BSAP was led by whites, but there…
HARARE – There is a great danger of Zimbabwe completely missing out on Test cricket in the future if the two-tier system being proposed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) is implemented. The forthcoming two-match Test series against New Zealand might be the last one Zimbabwe hosts against the leading cricket nations. Lower-ranked teams like…
EDITOR — Transport minister Joram Gumbo should focus on the revival of the national airline as a priority. A national airline boosts the economy and tourism. Besides tourism, the national airline markets the country’s agriculture and other products. More so, tourism is now the biggest foreign exchange earner. With a national airline, you create jobs….
HARARE – The sad events which continue to unfold in Zimbabwe clearly show that pressure is mounting on President Robert Mugabe and call for an urgent, pragmatic and decisive solution. On Saturday, an all-women crowd protested in Bulawayo against Mugabe’s continued misrule under the #beatthepot campaign. The women blame Mugabe and his administration for the…
EDITOR — My heart bleeds whenever I read in the media reports of people who die due to cancer. Cancer is eating us slowly and will soon finish us. Research has shown that cancer cases in Zimbabwe are increasing steadily. There has been an overall increase in the risk of cancer in both sexes, with…
HARARE – “Endgame” is the phrase political pundits are using to describe a deepening stand-off between angry, long-suffering citizens and President Robert Mugabe’s government. So far, the fuming citizens have not been strong enough to bring down the government, which claims it has a mandate from the heavily disputed 2013 election to rule until 2018….
HARARE – Events of the past few days have exposed how President Robert Mugabe’s incompetent and ham-fisted government is desperately clinging to power — in most cases by lying through their teeth. What is, however, clear in all this is that we are all fed up with this regime that has grown rogue and blames…
EDITOR — We have a deep-rooted fatuous notion among Zimbabweans that obtaining a university degree equals future economic success. Growing up, I was taught like most Zimbabwean children, that the key to success in life is to do well in high school, this in turn will guarantee acceptance to university. We were further programmed that…
HARARE – The support that was given to #ThisFlag movement leader, pastor Evan Mawarire yesterday during his court appearance has shown that Zimbabweans are now fighting from the same corner regardless of colour and political beliefs. Scores of people gathered at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts to listen to the proceedings in a show of unity…
