HARARE – In his 33 years in power, President Robert Mugabe has treated Zimbabweans to the “best of demagoguery” the world has ever seen, including at key gatherings such as his annual party conferences, State funerals and other platforms. While the Zanu PF leader has been very good at rousing emotions, talking about black emancipation,…
EDITOR — The Chitungwiza Residents Trust (Chitrest) joins other progressive residents’ movements in the country in calling for the boycott of licence fees to Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) amid the unearthing of a salary scandal at the national broadcaster. This comes after the revelation, emanating from the current investigation on the salary structure at the…
HARARE – A big congratulations to our wonderful tennis ambassador, Cara Black, for winning the Zimbabwe Sportsperson of the Year accolade at the Annual National Sports Awards (Ansa) on Wednesday night following a fruitful year on tour. Black’s crowning moment sparked some debate in the Zimbabwe’s sporting fraternity, with some observers being of the opinion…
HARARE – On reading the Daily News editorial on Wednesday, I was very concerned to see expressions of political acceptance of many highly-contentious points. I would argue that serious misconceptions are keeping many unhelpful policies on our statute books and it is a source of some dismay to find that your paper is carrying editorials…
HARARE – My perennial visual image of Nelson Mandela is of his cell at Robben Island. I was among a group of Zimbabwean journalists visiting South Africa, shortly after the end of apartheid, one of the most savage attacks by human beings on other human beings in the history of humankind. Listening to accounts of…
EDITOR — The MDC calls on Parliament to urgently set up a commission of inquiry to probe all parastatals following the shocking disclosures of hefty allowances that Happison Muchechetere, the suspended ZBC chief executive is receiving while the State broadcasters’ employees have gone for over six months without salaries. Zimbabwe has over 75 State-controlled public…
EDITOR — I saw a picture of the US President’s wife staring grudgingly at the Danish blonde Prime Minister who sat on the other side of Barack Obama. You know how they say a picture says a thousand words? I think in this case a picture made headlines, despite the fact that we did not…
HARARE – The last minute cancellation of the Miss Heritage World pageant due to be held last Saturday has understandably sparked national outrage. Organisers of the pageant, owe Zimbabwe explanations for shamelessly tainting the country’s name. Zimbabwe won the right to host the global pageant in March but surprisingly from then until the startling cancellation…
EDITOR — I have been reading with interest the comments from the public over the chief executive officer of Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings, Happison Muchechetere. I can not help but deduce that this is just a tip of the iceberg. What boggles the mind is how a board in a country where civil servants and most…
EDITOR ? On reading Cathy Buckle’s, Indigenisation xenophobic,” one comes to grips with the alarming and rapidly sliding economy in Zimbabwe. I do not believe Zesa Holdings ever wrote off any debts. All they have done is add them to the new meter vouchers one buys when Zesa installs these contraptions. My family had one…
