HARARE – Every Zimbabwean ought to be very concerned by both the escalating level and the brutal tone of factionalism within President Robert Mugabe’s party. Zanu PF is, after all, not just our country’s long-ruling party, it is also the political formation that has previously boasted of having “degrees in violence” — and gone on…
EDITOR — Dube, let me start by congratulating you for winning the much-awaited Zifa elections last Saturday. I hope I find you in great spirits and ready to begin your second spell at the helm of Zimbabwean football. Let me not get too excited about your re-election and remind you of things the football public…
EDITOR — The leadership renewal call by some members of the MDC has not been given the attention it deserves by true progressive members of the opposition movement. Morgan Tsvangirai, the real target of the renewal calls has also managed to stifle debate on the same, using his well-known old strategy of unleashing violence against…
HARARE – With the end of the rainy season almost upon us and harvesting of the summer maize crop imminent, this is again an opportune time to bring the “land issue” back under the spotlight. In the next few weeks, preparations should be underway for winter cropping and most importantly for winter wheat — a…
HARARE – Government fears that millions of dollars supposed to be remitted to Treasury could have been lost when officials it seconded to represent its interests in diamond mining companies connived to under-declare proceeds, serve as a pointer to the level of official graft that has hobbled the troubled nation’s march towards better times. Other…
EDITOR — My stomach hurts from laughing at the Daily News headline ‘Lets take action — Tsvangirai’. The Tsvangirai that I know is not really a man of action, he is good with words though. For several years,I have monitored his political career with mixed feelings of humor and curiosity. I have heard him calling…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s withdrawal from the 4th European Union (EU) — Africa summit which kicks off in Belgium this week, is regrettable and retrogressive. It is a kick in the teeth to all those who have been working behind the scenes to make sure the country returns to dialogue with this bloc after more than…
HARARE – It seems confirmed that President Robert Mugabe is going to boycott the EU-Africa summit set for Brussels, Belgium. Apparently, Mugabe is taking a “principled” stance because some African countries have been excluded from the meeting. South African President Jacob Zuma has also pointed out that the EU should not decide on the composition…
EDITOR — Morgan Tsvangirai’s visit to flood victims at Tokwe-Mukorsi basin comes too late. How can an aspiring national leader acknowledge the existence of this national calamity three months down the line? The Tokwe-Mukorsi floods which affected over 2 000 families and several livestock were covered extensively by both local and international media so one…
HARARE – Agriculture minister Joseph Made must address the nation to clarify his statement that Zimbabwe is set to enjoy a bumper harvest despite evidence on the ground suggesting otherwise. Made was basing this on his assertion that “farmers had put 2,2 million hectares of land under cereal crops, with staple maize taking up the…
