HARARE – President Robert Mugabe and his government have an opportunity to mend relations with the European Union (EU) despite the effects of debilitating sanctions once slapped on him and members of his inner circle. But those sanctions have been removed on almost all his cronies’ except the first family. By his admission recently, Zimbabwe…
EDITOR — It boggles the mind that sane citizens blame the police for chasing up kombis that run away from them for various reasons. A lot of lives are lost and a number of passengers maimed on a daily basis because of these reckless drivers, some of whom do not meet minimum requirements to drive…
EDITOR — Having discussed on World Happiness Day with young people and working with young people in Mbare District since 2010, we have on numerous occasions discussed the issue of service delivery and young people through the various platforms for discussion would like to bring to your attention the state of service delivery in our…
HARARE – Zimbabwe will turn 34 years in a few weeks, and no doubt, the independence anniversary will provide yet another opportunity to pause and reflect on the journey travelled and lessons learned, if any, about the true and intended purpose of the State to the extent that government actors have used the period to…
HARARE – Controversial sungura musician Hosiah Chipanga’s new song Ndeye Mweya — which claims that President Robert Mugabe is a God-ordained leader who does no wrong, reflects the dangerous thinking that has thrown this country into a political and economic abyss. Sadly, there are many people in our ruling class who, like Chipanga, believe that…
HARARE – The role of the media is to educate, inform and entertain the public. The media also plays the critical role of forming public opinion. Some media publications have not lived to the mandate stated above with regards to matters of religion and the respective leaders. In numerous cases they have departed from their…
HARARE – “Enlarge the place of your tent. Stretch your tent curtains wide , do not hold back, strengthen you cords, strengthen your stakes, for you will spread out to the right and the left…” (Isaiah 54 verse 2-4). In the past one week we have seen God at work, enlarging Tsvangirai’s territory as more…
EDITOR — The government is largely made up of people who are over 65 years of age yet the Constitution stipulates that the pensionable age of a Zimbabwean is 65 years. We are shooting ourselves in the foot. A study of the top government workers shows they are past their retirement age. Infact, if they…
HARARE – Six months after government launched its ambitious economic blueprint, the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (ZimAsset), the country’s economy is still experiencing a steep decline. Statistics unveiled by the Zimbabwe Statistical Agency last week revealed that the economy, which showed signs of life during the 2009-2013 era of the inclusive government, is…
HARARE – After the death of many young people looking for jobs in Nigeria last week, the people of that country must have asked the 64-million naira question: how much is our president worth in terms of performance? The same question could also be asked of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who only recently said he…
