HARARE – The Zanu PF-led government is not being sincere in dealing with the current land scams and so-called land barons as only the “small fish” are being punished while the politically connected are walking away scot free. In the past few weeks, close to 20 land barons have been arrested on allegations of illegally…
HARARE – There were times, in the midst of Zimbabwe’s seemingly never-ending crisis, when colleagues of ours swore that, in a few hours, some very higher-ups in Zanu PF would blame The Almighty for all the party’s troubles. With a Catholic at the head of the party? Some of us asked incredulously. One cynical friend,…
HARARE – An audit or full investigation into the on-going land barons’ saga which has seen several arrests of those implicated is the only way city fathers can establish the veracity or extent of the involvement of City of Harare Council (HCC) officials, an official has said. HCC spokesperson Michael Kudakwashe Chideme told the Daily…
HARARE – Government’s continued land grabs will worsen the country’s economic situation by pushing away investors. Last week, government gazetted 23 white-owned farms for acquisition, but we strongly feel that it’s now time Zimbabwe puts the land reform exercise to bed and politicians must not use land as a political tool at the expense of…
LONDON – No one denies the importance of history to any society. But history can be both a distractive and destructive weapon. A clear example of the destructive use of history is that of the Israelis. Because of the despicable events of the Holocaust, Israelis have capitalised on the sympathies on this dreadful event to…
HARARE – Sadc incoming chairperson — Ian Khama — whose relationship with President Robert Mugabe is frosty, at least judging by previous clashes, has an opportunity to get things right in the region. Khama comes in as Sadc chairman to deal with the festering Madagascar and Lesotho crises that vexed Mugabe and his South Africa…
HARARE – Today Mutare hosts the Zimbabwe National Youth Games which are scheduled to run for a week in the eastern border city. The games are being held at a time companies in the city and indeed elsewhere, are reeling from the country’s toxic economy which has continued to tank. In the midst of this,…
HARARE – Before he parted company with his old friend, President Robert Mugabe, Edgar Tekere chose a statement with which many people would identify at the time: “Democracy is in the intensive care unit…” If other people thought this was typical hyperbole from Two Boy, there was a shock for them: Tekere quit the party…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe must quickly resolve the succession crisis, which is threatening to tear his Zanu PF party apart, as part of steps to bring back investor confidence and revive the country’s moribund economy. We are not suggesting in anyway that the nonagenarian leader is about to depart this world — a journey…
EDITOR — The government and the city councils must not celebrate their eviction of vendors from city centres. Yes the streets are much cleaner but from where I stand the battle over the vending issue if far from over. My point is that as long as the government and the councils do not put the…
