HARARE – Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku and his entire bench who on Wednesday slapped Prosecutor-General Johannes Tomana with a 30-day prison sentence for disobeying court orders should be commended for a job well done as their judgment not only cements confidence in the judiciary but victims of serious crimes like rape especially among children. The…
HARARE – The true history of the liberation war in Zimbabwe seems to be disputed every time those who supposedly participated in it write or give details in interviews which are usually hotly disputed. Others are said to never have participated in the war regardless of their claims with some are said to have run…
HARARE – Very few individuals in President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF administration, such as Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa, are pushing the international re-engagement agenda but their efforts are going to waste due to lack of complementing economic reforms. Over the past three years, Zimbabwe has seen an influx of business delegations from various European countries…
EDITOR — Allow me to express my views on the hot topic of succession in Zanu PF. I have been a staunch supporter of Zanu PF under President Robert Mugabe for more than two decades but it does not make me blind to the realities on the ground. One of the most contentious issues which…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe, as the commander-in-chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and patron of the war veterans needs to make the right noises to dissuade members of his party from fomenting divisions in these two critical constituencies. This also includes having a private word with his wife — Grace — whose attacks on…
HARARE – Presidential spokesperson and permanent secretary for Media, Information and Broadcasting Services, George Charamba’s recent threats that the country’s private media had turned into hate groups, hence the hammer could fall on them is just an “empty threat” meant to cow journalists so they do not continue debating Zanu PF’s succession, media activists have…
HARARE – Now that Cuthbert Dube and his entire board are no longer at the helm of local football, we expect better from the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa). But it looks like with Zifa CEO Jonathan Mashingaidze running the show until new elections on December 5, local football is still in the woods. On Wednesday,…
HARARE – After my last instalment in the Daily News, some dubious news sources, some fugitives from the law in South Africa whom Interpol have neglected to apprehend, were all over the place unintelligently spreading rumours about alleged payments that the Daily News made into a non-existent CBZ account which they claim is in my…
HARARE – First Lady Grace Mugabe’s attack on the private media on Wednesday in Rushinga — which is clearly part of a disquieting attempt by Zanu PF officials to intimidate the independent media from exposing the raging factional wars in the ruling party — needs to be taken seriously. The first lady’s emotional outburst against…
HARARE – Graduation in Zimbabwe is still accompanied with pomp and fun-fare years after the event lost all its value. In the not-so-distant past, graduation from an institution of higher learning symbolised not only accomplishment but it also brought with it status. It was something to be marvelled, something to be extremely proud of. For…
