HARARE – In 16 days, registered Zimbabwean voters will decide on what kind of future they wish to be part of. The three-in-one elections will allow voters to decide who should be President among the five men who have been successfully nominated for the office as well as who should be in the national and…
HARARE – The last 33 years have produced black and Indian judges — a development that was unthinkable during the colonial era, for it was held that non-whites could not be expected to be part of the social contract that informed the colonial constitutional order. The transformation of the judiciary effectively mirrors the transformation of…
HARARE – Zanu PF leaders have always been boasting of craft competency yet their 2013 election manifesto exposes startling revelations of incomprehensible confusion. The following are just but a few observations from the so-called people’s manifesto. The phrase “Taking Back the Economy” is more threatening than being attractive to the ordinary person in the street….
HARARE – We have since gone beyond bullets and rockets. This is a battle of the minds; a battle of policies, ideas and concepts. We are looking at brains and not brawn. We are not going to explode bombs and mortars. No. The armed liberation struggle is over. It was bravely fought by the gallant…
HARARE – A few days ago, the former ruling party Zanu PF unveiled its 2013 election manifesto. The dossier, pointing out the party’s plans or intentions on driving forward Zimbabwe’s economy, starkly shows Zanu PF’s fallacy. It exposes how the President Robert Mugabe-led party is so detached from the realities on the ground. The manifesto,…
HARARE – Whatever its shortcomings, perceived or real — the African Union (AU) has proven most people wrong by being very decisive on the Egyptian crisis. AU has been accused of trailing other foreign bodies on African issues that needed its quick reaction. It also stands accused of allowing the passing of the resolution that…
AN economic revival in neighbouring Mozambique spurred by bumper coal and gas discoveries two decades after the end of a civil war could be derailed by renewed insurgency from disgruntled Renamo guerrillas. Elsewhere in this edition, we carry a story of Mozambique’s armed forces attacking a camp of Renamo rebels in the centre of the…
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe would have been reminded he has presided over a seriously hungry nation. As he bad-mouthed a South African official and Sadc at the weekend, some in his audience were more concerned about something to put into their own mouths: bread. Mugabe attacked Lindiwe Zulu, Jacob Zuma’s aide and also threatened to pull…
HARARE – When millions of Zimbabweans woke up to see that one little word “scrambled”, on their TV screens a few days ago it seemed suspiciously coincidental. Everyone knew it was coming one of these days, but why now? How could Botswana and South Africa scramble the satellite signal at a time like this, just…
HARARE – Election campaigns often bring the worst in politicians as depicted by President Robert Mugabe’s out-of- sorts utterances denigrating South African diplomat Lindiwe Zulu by labelling her “a street woman”. Such a coarse description of women goes against the grain of modern trends that emphasise promotion and advocacy of gender-sensitivity in society. Zulu represents…
