HARARE – There have been recent events which have prompted some Zimbabweans to wonder if we are the next African country to be categorised as a “failed state”. A “failed state” is exactly that — a State which is no longer able to qualify as a State: the Central African Republic is the latest. Others…
HARARE – Reports that 664 National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) entry forms have been submitted for the 13th edition of Zimbabwe’s premier arts awards set for Bulawayo in February next year, is proof that the gongs are now getting wider acceptance. It is encouraging to note that, though music still accounts for the bulk of…
HARARE – The last festive season was by no doubt one of the bloodiest over the years as several lives were lost mainly due to human error in our blood thirsty roads. Musicians composed songs and awareness campaigns were the order of the day but all this failed to turn things for the better. Police…
EDITOR — When Jesus and his disciples were confronted by a serious situation he advised them to watch and pray (Matthew 26:36-46). They were in the garden of Getsemane, Judas Iscariot and the Jews wanted to arrest Jesus. Jesus then told his disciples to watch and pray so that they could not enter into temptation….
EDITOR — The seizure by South African authorities, on December 6, of the largest haul of cocaine at Beitbridge border post demonstrates the total failure by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to curb serious crime. According to the South African Revenue Service (Sars), 80 kilogrammes of cocaine worth R23 million was seized by customs agents…
HARARE – The collapse and closure of banks established after independence reflect a miserable episode in renegade corporate governance among local entrepreneurs that has spawned a deepening banking crisis. Just when confidence was gradually building and a saving culture developing after depositors lost out on life savings during the switch to a multi-currency regime in…
HARARE – Across the country hundreds of thousands of people must be busy compiling their CVs at this very moment. CVs for the position of domestic worker in the employment of the CEO of ZBC, Happison Muchechetere. This must surely be the job any of us would jump at: free accommodation; no transport costs,…
HARARE – I sat there in Qunu in the serene atmosphere of the Eastern Cape as the world bade goodbye to one of the greatest icons ever to grace this Earth. While I had signed the condolence book and attended a memorial service in Harare, I felt that was not enough to match the magnitude…
EDITOR ? Since the passing on of Nelson Mandela, I read a snippet somewhere that Morgan Tsvangirai would be attending his Qunu funeral and someone said that Morgan Tsvangirai was desperate for relevance. Tsvangirai is not perfect and he has made mistakes along with each and everyone of us; “Let you who is without sin…
HARARE – In our Shona culture we believe in life after death. Traditionalists believe that the dead can intercede to (Mwari) God on their behalf; Christians also believe that Jesus Christ can also intercede on behalf of the whole human race. The question of who is right or who is wrong is not the focus…
