HARARE – When things go wrong, we blame the leader; that is natural human behaviour. Zimbabweans were led to election 2013 like lambs to the slaughter, but can we only blame the leaders for the outcome that followed? Why oh why did we, the ordinary Zimbabweans, agree to take part in the July 31st elections?…
HARARE – The election marathon is now over and we all know now who gets what medal. The pitch I hear from the MDC leadership is that Zanu PF stole the election. They rigged! Please sons and daughters of the soil let’s not be stupid. In this short article in simple language I aim to…
HARARE – The election has come and gone, amid euphoria, expectations and excitements and fears of the unknown too. However, one thing we have to face and endure is that Zanu PF has emerged the winner of this contest. It is the fundamental truth that a progressive nation should accept. It is no longer about…
HARARE – South African President Jacob Zuma risks being hauled into the coals for his premature congratulatory message to his Zimbabwean counterpart. Zuma endorsed a seal of approval on the just ended elections whose results have been fiercely challenged by MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai who maintains they were rigged in favour of Zanu PF and…
HARARE – Amid real fears that Zimbabwe could slide back into the kind of political and economic anarchy that followed the deadly polls of 2008, we implore all political leaders in our country to act with some circumspection over the next few weeks. Emotions are, naturally, running very high after last week’s bitterly-contested harmonised elections…
HARARE – What appears to be a landslide victory for President Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe’s general election marks a huge step backwards in the country’s quest to build a solid and mature democracy that guarantees basic personal and political rights to all citizens. Zanu PF won two thirds majority in Parliament where its dominance had…
HARARE – We live in horrible times surrounded by horrible men. Men we have always assumed human, rational and real. They are not. Since late Wednesday, July 31, we have been walking like zombies, drowning in dark shadows of pain and disbelief, hoping that this is just a nightmare where someone will wake us up…
HARARE – After the historic vote on Wednesday, we are calling for calm as voters anxiously await the result, amid concerns about vote rigging. The counting, collating and announcement of votes is now being carried out and the largely peaceful voting process has given way to uncertainty as everyone waits nervously for the final results….
HARARE – If you stood in a voting queue yesterday, well done. Yesterday was not a public holiday for sitting outside in the sun having a beer and a braai. It was the only day we’ll have for the next five years in which we’ve had a real chance to change tomorrow and change the…
HARARE – Zimbabweans yesterday turned out in their millions to cast their vote but the day was spoiled by serious allegations of rigging perpetrated by Zanu PF across the country. The high voter turnout in yesterday’s watershed election is highly commendable, showing that people are no longer just sitting back and watching but want to…
