HARARE – President Robert Mugabe has indicated that he wants to meet industry players before year-end to ascertain the extent of damage in the sector. While we understand that the meeting is long overdue — as it should have been conducted last year soon after the elections — nonetheless the move is a noble one…
HARARE – Most politicians believe in something. This is what drives them to dare to do the extraordinary. Being cynical, I know this is what drives them to make more money that is worth all that lying. I am, by any means, one who has little time for politicians. They are good and bad politicians….
HARARE – Picture this for a PhD thesis. Topic: From Weevils to Gamatox and back to Weevils — seesaw of political comedy. An analysis of theZimbabwean presidency 1980-2014. Student: Grace Marufu. Supervisor: Unknown. The Zanu PF circus has taken a well-deserved respite, thanks to President Mugabe who never misses an opportunity to flee urine-stenched streets…
HARARE – Zimbabweans know from experience that things are dire in their country when even the bastions of Zanu PF’s propaganda apparatus feel obliged to report that heavily armed police stopped supporters from demonstrating against President Robert Mugabe’s wife, Grace, when the First Family returned from their Rome vacation on Tuesday. According to State media,…
HARARE – I have followed the circus coming out of Zanu PF’s succession battles before the party’s elective congress in December this year and have observed that while it is intriguing to watch, there is a fatal ailment that has struck this liberation movement whose genesis can only be traced to toxins emitted by weevils…
HARARE – In Greek mythology a handsome young man named Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water and became so transfixed by his own image that he slipped into the pool and drowned. Last week, Matabeleland witnessed the arrival of First Lady Grace Mugabe as part of her whirlwind…
LONDON – The principle of accountability is the hallmark of any successful democracy. It holds that government officials — whether elected or appointed — should be held to account for their decisions and actions. It is fair to suggest that in this country democracy is at best inchoate at times reluctantly accepted as a concept…
HARARE – A regional election observer mission headed by Zimbabwe has declared Mozambique’s general elections generally “free, fair, and credible” yet the main opposition group Renamo on Friday rejected as fraudulent, results showing the ruling Frelimo party had won the national elections. According to Renamo, the vote was filled with so many irregularities that it…
HARARE – It’s hardly a couple of months since Grace Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s First Lady, launched her political career through a “surprise” nomination by members of Zanu PF’s Women’s League, the ruling party’s wing that represents the women. While it appeared like a surprise nomination, it was, in fact, a well-choreographed operation, which involved the incumbent…
HARARE – If politics is a game of numbers, then Vice President Joice Mujuru and her band of allies can “safely claim the mantle of being the real Zanu PF owner and kingmaker” today. But despite coughing up nearly 700 000 voters to President Robert Mugabe and his vanquished party – with her Mashonaland East…
