HARARE – Nothing captures the contemptible hypocrisy of Zanu PF apparatchiks and lickspittle State media better than the saying of famous American leader, Abraham Lincoln, who likened hypocrites to “The man who murdered his parents, and then pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan”. Yes, the hyper thin-skinned grand masters of…
LONDON – President Robert Mugabe has a tendency to swim against the tide of modernity. I am not talking about his reported disdain towards the modern gadgetry that has seized the attention of youths, including his children: he is probably right on that. Rather, it is his failure to appreciate the workings of a modern…
HARARE – They flocked in their thousands on Saturday to listen to their leader at the Zimbabwe Grounds in Highfield — that ceremonial home of people power. The 20 000 plus crowd was enough testimony — if ever there was need for one — that over the years, the Morgan Tsvangirai brand has carved a…
EDITOR — The awarding of broadcast licences has come up again with the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) issuing eight players out of the 21 applicants. But what is surprising is that some companies received more licences when they already have licences to broadcast in this country. The awarding of more licences to companies that…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF sent his wife on a nationwide mission which seemed designed to let every citizen know that his party was going to be tough with them — and use the language of the gutter too. The gutter language continued up to the time the president spoke to youths during…
HARARE – “When we are sick, we want an uncommon doctor; when we have a construction job to do, we want an uncommon engineer, and when we are at war, we want an uncommon general. It is only when we get into politics that we are satisfied with the common man.” — Herbert Hoover. For…
LONDON – In the past few weeks, some opposition figures have berated Zimbabweans for being docile in the face of prolonged authoritarian rule and poverty. First it was Tendai Biti of the renewal team who said Zimbabweans were simply cowards. Addressing journalists at the Bulawayo Press Club last week, the Welshman Ncube-led MDC spokesperson Nhlanhla…
EDITOR — Many parents are suffering at the hands of corrupt school heads who are fleecing them of their hard-earned cash in order to secure places for their children in schools. It has become a nightmare for parents to secure places for Grade One, Form One and Lower Six. School heads appear to make it…
HARARE – It is hard not to be impressed when you arrive in the populous, rich and modern nation of Egypt, especially when you are invited as a guest of the president. There is just a brief wait in the VIP lounge at the Cairo Airport, with its creme leatherette sofas and some soft Bollywood…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe does not have the best reputation for upstanding behaviour or respect for women, but his unrestrained attack on his former deputy Joice Mujuru at his birthday party yesterday, even about her structure, takes it to another level. Didn’t the nonagenarian learn a thing or two from his Ivy League education…
