HARARE – The month of June 2015 is the deadline of the International Telecommunications Union by which we must have fully digitalised. But while we are in such haste to move from the analogue to the digital in terms of our broadcasting system, we are still stuck with an analogue president in this digital age;…
HARARE – Tocky Vibes’ three National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) nominations, the highest by any artist in this year’s edition, is another evident sign of how Zimdancehall has evolved to become of one of Zimbabwe’s biggest music genres. Sadly, Zimdancehall’s growing popularity, however, comes against the backdrop of widespread indiscipline and unprofessionalism that has blighted…
EDITOR — The expulsion of Didymus Mutasa and his nephew Temba Mliswa from Zanu PF soon after First Lady Grace Mugabe’s arrival after a long period outside the country is ample proof that the First Lady now wields a lot of power in Zanu PF and is calling the shots. While many might regard this…
EDITOR — I’m a commuter omnibus driver plying the City-Epworth route daily and am worried by the conduct of police on this route (Chiremba Road). It’s only a small stretch of a few kilometres yet you usually find no less than four to five roadblocks yet other bigger routes like the City-Glen Norah one have…
HARARE – Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa drew the ire of various stakeholders on Monday when he lambasted the European Union (EU) for maintaining travel bans on President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace, while he also smilingly-received a $270 million donation from the trading bloc. If Chinamasa and his Zanu PF colleagues care so much…
HARARE – In 2011 veteran nationalist and former Midlands Governor Cephas Msipa, told a packed auditorium at the Rainbow Towers Hotel the harrowing stories of former Zapu cadres who bore the brunt of a crackdown by the North Korea-trained Fifth Brigade. The crackdown to stem ‘‘insurrection’’ by ‘‘dissidents’’in the Midlands and Matabeleland provinces resulted in…
HARARE – Global aviation, for nearly the past half-century was dominated by the colourful, imperial, “On Her Majesty’s Service” British Airways. Who would ever forget their stunning Boeing 747-400 fleet (55-strong today and the largest such jumbo-jet fleet in the world). We will not even mention the magical sprinkling of the supersonic aviation icon; the…
LONDON – Over the past few months, we have witnessed increased interaction between Zimbabwe and the external world. Several delegations from Western countries have been visiting the country prospecting for possible investment opportunities. One could say that the outside world is beginning to warm up to the Zanu PF government. The opposition MDC has often…
HARARE – Gukurahundi was a sad chapter in our country’s young history and the sooner that our leadership admits it, the better for national healing and progress, but sadly we have a whole Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko choosing to bury his head in the sand and insult victims of the deadly purge. Mphoko would have…
HARARE – With Zimbabwe’s 50 sporting codes either reeling under the weight of financial challenges or facing administrative misery, the country has been left to look to the forthcoming Cricket World Cup in Australasia for renewed belief and optimism. The ICC World Cup that gets underway in the ungodly hours of this morning in Hamilton…
