LONDON – For a successful democracy, it is fundamental to have a free and impartial judiciary. In this country, perceptions of the judiciary have been coloured by suspicion of allegiance to Zanu PF. President Robert Mugabe has appointed the Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice, judges of the Supreme Court, Judge President and judges of the…
HARARE – The current Brazil World Cup tournament will affect the social life of many Zimbabwean households, for better or for worse, depending on which side you are on. Every four years, Zimbabweans go crazy when it is time for the soccer World Cup, with life literally changing. For a whole month, lifestyles are dependent…
HARARE – Saturday’s Miss Zimbabwe beauty pageant was by far the most innovative and impressive beauty showcase in Zimbabwe’s recent history, even though there is a glaring need to de-militarise the contest. Even the $300 admission fee could not dampen the spirits of the well-heeled who wanted to witness the crowning of a new Miss…
HARARE – It’s now almost two weeks since the Zimbabwe national football team put up a pathetic performance to bow out of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations preliminary qualifying round at the hands of Tanzania. After losing the first leg 1-0 in Dar es Salaam last month, the Warriors needed to win the second…
HARARE – As a journalist, I have always wondered how my career would have gone if Nathan Shamuyarira had offered me a job in the Ministry of Information in 1980. “I’m sure we can fit you somewhere” had been his response to my inquiry by telephone from Ndola. A raging inferno had been lit under…
HARARE – The move by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to impose stiff penalties and garnisheeing the accounts of defaulting corporates is not only disastrous for companies but for the whole economy. For the past few months, the national tax collector has been instituting various ways of collecting taxes from individuals and corporates such as…
HARARE – Zimbabweans were sincere in congratulating Nigeria in becoming Africa’s leading economy earlier this year. We applauded its citizens and its leadership for overseeing the successful restructuring of their economy, and its subsequent ascendance to lead the continent in the global marketplace. But we also looked at Nigeria’s achievements and wondered how we, too,…
HARARE – Rarely do Zimbabweans come across a politician willing to ladle out frank and honest advice quite hard to ignore than that offered by chairperson of the parliamentary committee on industry and commerce, Ray Kaukonde to captains of industry. Zimbabwe’s economic stagnation is not helped one bit by politicians that are bent on scoring…
HARARE – Any good travel writer will tell you that the best way to get the real feel of a country is to take a road trip because in that way you see the real things not just the tourist spots and you meet and interact with the local people. When a tourist to Zimbabwe…
HARARE – The use of sexual violence in war is one of the great injustices of our lifetime. It is hard to document, let alone investigate. Perpetrators do not discriminate, because it’s not about sex, but violence, terror, power and control. When rape is committed during conflict, it has often been seen as an inevitable…
