HARARE – The action by Chitungwiza municipality and the Epworth Local Board to wantonly demolish people’s properties is a direct affront to the country’s Constitution and Zimbabweans must begin to worry about whether ours can ever be a society that believes in constitutionalism. During the crack of dawn on Friday, the two local authorities demolished…
HARARE – One of English football’s most famous clubs, Leeds United is in danger of losing its benefactor Massimo Cellino, a move likely to throw the club into financial quandary.While the Italian businessman was found guilty of concealing €390 000 in taxes, the Zimbabwean game is also littered with questionable football administrators and sponsors. Other…
HARARE – Almost all countries claiming to be “squeaky clean” democracies have periods during which they seem to be obsessed with an “impunity craze”. In our case, the attachment to a real obsession with democracy could be what some critics might call “a sometime thing”. Zanu PF could pander to the essential tenets of democracy,…
HARARE – So we wake up to read that Gideon Gono, former Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, will not be a Senator any time soon because he is not registered to vote in Manicaland. We really care little whether or not Gono becomes a Senator. The truth is, it really won’t change anything…
HARARE – The 2014/2015 farming season is already upon us and this year, like in previous years, the country is not adequately prepared for summer cropping. Zimbabwe’s agriculture production has been declining since the demise of commercial farming in the country precipitated by the chaotic land reform programme instigated by the Zanu PF-led government at…
HARARE – The aspersions cast on a doctorate conferred on President Robert Mugabe’s wife Grace by the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) stem from the effect of Zanu PF rule on our social institutions. Grace, Vice-President Joice Mujuru and Education minister Lazarus Dokora were awarded PhDs, raising eyebrows on the authenticity of the awards and credibility…
HARARE – After claims that Morgan Tsvangirai was to lead protests against President Robert Mugabe’s government from the front, it is a fair comment or assessment that this juicy piece of information must be treated with both trepidation and excitement. While the country and its people are in desperate need of inspiration, and leaders to…
HARARE – For the past few months, depositors, mainly with Metbank and AfriAsia, have had to endure long queues to access their hard-earned funds while the RBZ keeps watching from a distance. In the past few days, things have gotten worse at AfrAsia, as it battles to meet a low self-imposed withdrawal limit of between…
HARARE – To give credit where it is due, Tourism minister Walter Mzembi is a “reasonable” individual, as his ideas are often impressive and captivating. But it is quite clear that he might not have known what he is getting himself into when he announced the race to enter the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations…
HARARE – I first met Fletcher Dulini Ncube in 1999 during the early days in the processes of the formation of the MDC. He was introduced to me by the late Gibson Sibanda at a meeting the three of us had with Paul Themba Nyathi and Esaph Mdlongwa. After Dulini Ncube was elected treasurer general…
