HARARE – Under President Robert Mugabe’s watch, Bulawayo and many other cities have lost manufacturing jobs yet it is significant that on Saturday, July 27 he said that Bulawayo would rise again to reclaim its place as the industrial hub of the country. Addressing a star rally of a crowd estimated by state-controlled media to…
HARARE – As July 31 approaches, politicians vying for political office have been promising potential voters heaven on earth. Local Government, Rural and Urban Development minister Ignatius Chombo says government has scrapped residents’ water bills and is urging Zesa Holdings and the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) to follow suit “to bring relief to the…
HARARE – Only an outsider will talk of taking back an economy but one would not expect, for example, a tenant, in the house of the people, to talk of taking back something that they have possession of already. If I give my car to someone, for instance, it is not up to the beneficiary…
HARARE – Who owns the minerals of Zimbabwe? Are minerals capable of being owned? What is the relationship between the state and minerals? The concept of “mineral” includes any substance, whether in solid, liquid or gaseous form, occurring naturally in or on the earth, in or under water or in tailings and have been formed…
HARARE – There are apparently three types of lies according to a Victorian British prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli (1804 – 1881): Lies, damn lies, and statistics. Not to be outdone on this dishonourable subject, Russian novelist, short story writer and philosopher, Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821 – 1881) wrote thus: “Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The…
HARARE – What is the true meaning of the statement “taking back the economy” which is the election campaign cry of Zanu PF in 2013? If this cry was coming from a newly-formed party, one would understand its significance and import. However, Zanu PF is a seasoned party that was elected into office in 1980…
HARARE – With less than two weeks before elections, President Robert Mugabe is running out of time to convince a hungry and desperate nation what he is offering — something which he has failed to do in his 33 years of power. What has been disappointing is the fact that nothing new is coming out…
HARARE – The role of firms and individuals in building cohesive, inclusive and prosperous societies will always be a contested subject. President Robert Mugabe comes from a generation and background that is yet to be convinced that business can be a friend of the poor and unemployed. His generation lived through a period during which…
HARARE – As the July 31 make or break harmonised elections beckon, Zimbabweans have been taken aback as President Robert Mugabe resorts once again to unorthodox means to ensure that his Zanu PF party wins the election at all costs. While the 89-year-old former guerrilla leader has not resorted to his usual tactics of violence,…
DURBAN – The July 31, 2013 harmonised elections offer Zimbabweans two choices, of either remaining in the past or moving towards the future. It is a choice whether to keep on staying in bondage or moving to freedom and development. The Israelites had the choice between Egypt (the land of slavery) and Canaan (the Promised…
