HARARE – When presidents or rulers quote the Bible for whatever reason it will make news for real? Some of the headlines we have seen screamed “Mr so and so goes biblical”. Some commentators did devote acres of space reacting to such headlines. They were obviously making a point that it seems as if there…
HARARE – Parliamentarians’ bold decision to summon Energy and Power Development minister, Dzikamai Mavhaire, to explain the erratic power supplies to factories and homes deserves full support from consumers that agonise daily over unpredictable cuts. Frustrations, stress and uncertainty engendered when plant and machinery; computers and other electrical business gadgets go on the blink in…
EDITOR — The MDC have more pressing matters requiring their attention than engaging in a wrangle over their name. It doesn’t matter right now who came up with the name MDC, what matters most is who contributed to their defeat at the hands of Zanu PF. People should focus on defeating Zanu PF in the…
EDITOR — Government must desist from the habit of destroying people’s homes, it only worsens their plight. I know that there are by-laws that need to be complied with but the people have been staying in those places for years now. It is wiser to just let them stay. If government wanted to do something…
HARARE – Francis Nhema, the new Youth, Indigenisation and Economic empowerment minister has come up with refreshing statements on indigenisation where he seems to be advocating for a sober approach to the programme. Nhema’s bold statement last week that the programme should not take the dangerous “one-size-fits-all” approach sharply contradicts the tactics used by his…
HARARE – The announcement that the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) has transformed into a political party was met with mixed reactions. Apart from the misgivings over converting a civil society organisation into a political entity, the outfit faces a problem of identity in Zimbabwean politics. Zimbabwe is a pretentious democracy; the political space remains thorny…
EDITOR — I have two questions for Nathaniel Manheru, whoever he really is, with regards to his suggesting Morgan Tsvangirai concede defeat and that the MDC and ZPF hold hands once again, albeit, in a different way to take the country forward. I ,like just about every single Zimbabwean, desperately want to see our nation…
EDITOR — I would like to express my concern over the attitude of staff and management at Snake World. I recently visited the place with my family and paid the requisite $5 per adult and $3 per child entrance fee. Upon receiving the receipt, we entered the premises only to realise that out of approximately…
HARARE – The ecological disaster that has killed over a hundred jumbos at the Hwange National Park and has endangered more inhabitants of that land as the rain season is approaching has shocked the nation and the world. Chemical warfare of any kind, be it against humans, animals, nature and the environment is unacceptable for…
HARARE – It is important that the ICC as a court of justice depicts the qualities of independence, impartiality and accountability in the discharge of its mandate. Without these qualities, it is hardly possible that it can succeed in its mandate of eradication of impunity for widespread and systematic gross human rights violations on the…
