The formation of the Zimbabwe People First party led by Joice Mujuru has certainly sent shivers across the political terrain in the country. Political hawks and cyber bullies sympathetic to the splintering and dying Zanu PF and those aligned to some jolted and rapidly deserted political outfits, have responded by concocting, and at times exhuming,…
EDITOR — The recent launch of a new opposition party, Zimbabwe People First (ZPF), led by former Vice President Joice Mujuru has brought a ray of hope for the formation of a grand coalition of opposition parties to dislodge Zanu PF from power. It is true when they say forced marriages will never materialise. Those…
HARARE – For the umpteenth time, we would like to call on the warring Zanu PF regime to stop these useless catfights and try to salvage the economy which is on its knees. It is mind boggling that officials in the governing Zanu PF party are busy at each other’s throats when the economy is…
EDITOR — Zimbabwe is faced with enormous challenges ranging from poverty, unemployed masses and their poor living conditions, to corruption, mushrooming of both shebeens and prosperity gospel churches and so on. This is all prevalent as the government continues to unconsciously spend or rather overspend in the education sector with a somewhat misleading notion that…
EDITOR — Can something be done to improve the welfare and conditions of service of security guards? Being security guards does not mean we should not lead better lives. In fact, in some countries, security guards are respected and well-paid because of the importance of their jobs. But here in Zimbabwe, we are treated as…
HARARE – The emergence of many opposition political parties in the country is healthy for a democratic society but this should not divide the electorate. The political parties should work together as a united force to ensure that they can win against Zanu PF, a party currently reeling in dicey and endless factional and succession…
HARARE – Information this week that over four million people — over a third of the country’s population — are in need of food aid flies in the face of those claiming the chaotic and often violent land reform exercise was a success. Never in the history of Zimbabwe has such a large number of…
HARARE – As the country joins the rest of the world in commemorating International Women’s Day, we call upon the powers that be, who are presently entangled in virtually useless power struggles to focus more on providing for our mothers and sisters who mostly bear the full brunt of social, economic and political hardships spawned…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is facing a crunch time this week when an International Monetary Fund (IMF) visiting team is expected to give reports on the third and final assessment of the staff-monitored programme which ended on December 31 last year. The country started working on the IMF-administered programme in 2013 but Zimbabwe has repeatedly missed…
HARARE – More than 11 months after the forced disappearance of civil society activist Itai Dzamara, his brother Patson has filed an urgent High Court chamber application to force the police to lift its ban on the family’s planned peaceful march to mark one year since the activist’s disappearance. Government must clarify the state of…
