HARARE – In a recent interview with the Daily News, war veterans’ leader Jabulani Sibanda claimed the ruling Zanu PF party had gone off the rails owing to “endemic nepotism and corruption”. According to the news article, Sibanda claimed that the party allocated most of the proportional representation parliamentary seats to those women whose husbands…
EDITOR — The Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (RTUZ) bemoans the appalling ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level pass rates as shown by the June 2014 Zimsec results. What is worrisome is that while some stakeholders have put mechanisms to try and arrest the situation, the levels of recalcitrance especially from the very people who should be…
HARARE – Every year, at about this time when temperatures are going up, pods are cracking and new leaves are appearing on the deciduous trees, we start wondering about the winter wheat crop. How big is it, has it matured yet, is it safe from the sweeping maze of uncontrolled fires and have we grown…
HARARE – One year after the July 31 elections, extraordinary measures are needed to save the economy, but are not forthcoming. Growth since July 2013 has been too sluggish to move the economy out of its depressed state and restore it to full health. The employment rate has continually fallen for 12 straight months. The…
LONDON – For a country that has suffered record inflation, regular electoral malpractice and water and electricity supplies not too different from Gaza, among other things, the stability has been profoundly remarkable. While political cynicism proliferates, it has barely translated into action. Elsewhere, even in Africa, these conditions would trigger rumpus that challenges the existence…
HARARE – The Zanu PF government must now put a halt to a spate of fresh farm invasions by their supporters. The government must evict squatters who have occupied white-owned farms amid increasing violence in Matabeleland and Masvingo. If nothing is done now, this could lead to bloodshed. Elsewhere in this edition, we report agitated…
EDITOR — For ages, Zanu PF has been portraying itself as a saintly party and making fools of opposition parties. The current events taking place in the revolutionary party are a sure sign that it is finished. While, its party leader President Robert Mugabe can be seen as the only thread binding the party together,…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe, at 90, is surely the last man standing of the old fashioned politicians. The veteran Zimbabwean leader is Africa’s oldest president who has defied adversity and domestic pressures, largely traced to bad governance and an overly used patronage system to the detriment of his once good standing. But once Africa’s…
HARARE – Visitors help hosts straighten up very quickly. In anticipation of any guests, we find ourselves cleaning those crevices of our homes that we ordinarily would not attend to, so as to make a good impression when they arrive. That is why I thank the Sadc for continuing to place the spotlight on Zimbabwe….
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe is literally crawling through the valley of disaster — he has always done, some will argue, but, clearly, the earth is ceaselessly crumbling all around him this time around. Last week, he summoned top Zanu PF officials to a meeting supposedly meant for preparing for the Sadc summit. The summoning…
