HARARE – President Robert Mugabe yesterday gave an emotionally charged speech at the National Heroes Acre where he gloated about his victory. People of all ages and political persuasions stood side by side at the national shrine to show their appreciation for fallen heroes who laid down their lives for freedoms we enjoy today, including…
HARARE – After years of political turbulence, Zimbabwe is a country desperate for normalcy. It is, thus, unsurprising to hear people say, despite the suspicious conduct of the last election, we must move on. The “move on” brigade discourages current legal recourse over the election. It is, according to this camp, an exercise in futility…
WASHINGTON – On July 31, 2013, Zimbabweans took their hopes and aspirations to more than 9 000 polling stations across the country to cast their ballots in a much- anticipated election. While many analysts in Zimbabwe and throughout the world predicted a close contest between longtime President Robert Mugabe and his chief rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, the…
HARARE – Today, we celebrate Heroes’ Day and tomorrow, we remember our gallant sons and daughters who have sworn to defend this country and its people when we celebrate Defence Forces Day. We have many brave men and women of this country who paid the ultimate price to bring independence to the country of our…
WE join the rest of the country in remembering the gallant sons and daughters who gave their lives to help Zimbabwe gain its independence. It is Heroes’ Day, a special occasion in which we put aside our differences to reflect and learn from brave compatriots who died in the battlefront and those who contributed significantly…
HARARE – The prolonged Castle Premiership break due to the Zimbabwe national team’s busy schedule has exposed local teams for being overly dependent on gate takings for their survival. Big clubs like Dynamos and Highlanders have reportedly cried foul after going for some three weeks without playing, claiming this has affected cash inflow into their…
HARARE – Now that the election fever is over, the main question lingering in the minds of many, from all walks of life, is the roadmap for the future. The new government needs to foster and nature unity among Zimbabweans. Since 2000, this country has been greatly divided along tribal, ethnic and regional lines. This…
HARARE – The MDC is aware that the just-ended elections were neither fair nor free in the strictest definition of the terms and as such the outcome is not a legitimate one. That the elections were rigged is not debatable, it is a fact. The glaring inconsistencies in the process leading up to and during…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF party have a mammoth task of convincing a sceptical world that Zimbabwe can grow its economy. There is no doubt that the gains of the four-year transitional government are at risk of being reversed as the world shivers at the prospect of a five-year Zanu PF-driven…
HARARE – What goes around indeed comes around. The elections came and went, it is done and dusted for sure, and winners are celebrating while losers are back to the drawing board if at all they have recovered from the losing trauma. All those who managed to cast their votes for their favourite candidates did…
