HARARE – There is no doubt that the media has become an integral part of human existence. The right to correct information is as important as the right to life. People need correct information to be able to make decisions affecting their lives and to make sense of the world. As such, the media or…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s economic growth vis-a-vis the poor and deteriorating business environment appears to be a paradox. Despite averaging a GDP growth rate of 7, 3 percent per annum between 2009 to date — ranking the country among the fastest growing economies — the economy still remains in a quandary. The country continues to rate…
HARARE – In order to interrogate the process to having free and fair elections in Zimbabwe, one needs to appreciate what political transitions entail, the types of transitions and the one operating locally in the context of the Global Political Agreement’s article 6 which speaks on the need for constitutional reforms as a pre-requisite to…
HARARE – As political parties get their campaign a gear up, there has been an interesting development where Zanu PF is ambushing prayer meetings urging church members to vote for President Robert Mugabe. In recent weeks we have seen Zanu PF bigwigs donning the apostolic faith regalia, coercing members of the church to vote for…
HARARE – Why must we have this perennial guessing game about when elections will be held? What’s the big secret? As we were in 2000, 2002, 2005 and 2008, the whole country has gone back into ‘hold’ mode. No one is spending money or making longterm decisions, no one is hiring or firing, businesses are…
HARARE – As Zimbabwe heads towards harmonised elections, we call on all youths who have in the past been used as merchants of violence by politicians to desist from such heinous acts. Youths must understand that engaging in violence will come back and haunt them for the rest of their lives. While thousands of youths…
HARARE – The administration and context under which an election takes place are two broad criteria used in determining the credibility or otherwise of an electoral process. There is therefore an electoral chain that should not be broken at any point if the election is to be deemed the free, fair and credible. The…
HARARE – As the tenure of the GNU is about to end, it is clear that the said entity has failed to address the concerns of the students of Zimbabwe. The coming of the GNU on the political scene signalled disaster for many students who were forced to drop out of school as a result…
HARARE – Thomas Hobbes’ work, The Leviathan, is one of the greatest works of political philosophy. Hobbes essentially articulated a theory of “political absolutism”. Without a powerful sovereign (Leviathan) to hold man in awe, he argued, we would live in a constant state of war as we each struggle to protect our persons. Society, therefore,…
HARARE – Over the years, it has become very clear that South Africa is the worst mediator on the continent. From Thabo Mbeki to Jacob Zuma, South Africa has not had much success with its mediation efforts because their policies are formed around outdated camaraderieships with former liberation war political parties elsewhere. Unlike countries such…
