HARARE – Prices of basic commodities like cooking oil and lately mealie meal have been silently rising. This has further eroded the already weakened buying power of most poor households living below both the food poverty line and poverty datum line. While the land reform programme was touted as the only sustainable means of dealing…
HARARE – “If you are a bully I beg you look for me good. If you are a bully, a folly, a bully. Treat me good I ‘m like a steppin’ razor Don’t watch my size, I’m dangerous.” I open this article by quoting the wise words of the reggae maestro, Peter Tosh, from the…
HARARE – We are outraged by the rape and murder of 10-year-old Stacy Munjoma. As citizens of this beautiful country, we implore government to urgently do something to stand up against rape. We find it unacceptable that the police insisted that the Munjoma family wait seven days before they start probing her disappearance. We abhor…
HARARE – With elections expected mid-year, Zanu PF and its agents have already stepped up the campaign of harassment. The signs are ominous. The current onslaught on civil society casts doubt on the prospect of free and fair elections. But generally worrisome is that four years of so-called reforms do not appear to have changed…
HARARE – The recent agreement on a contentious draft constitution negotiated by President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has left both Zanu PF and the two MDCs in a fix as they try to sell their leaders’ decision to the electorate. The Principals’ call for Zimbabweans to support the draft constitution has divided…
HARARE – This coming Saturday Zimbabwean masses will once again witness President Robert Mugabe cutting a gigantic monster-like cake, perhaps which some have never seen in their lifetime. Mugabe will cut and swallow cake as part of his celebration for attaining 89 years last week Thursday. The cake will surely be big enough, but the…
HARARE – Empowerment and the land reform are the two major decisions taken by President Robert Mugabe’s government which Zanu PF says are noble and just. But the hullaballoo surrounding the Zimplats deal in which Brainworks Capital, an advisory firm which stands to benefit from a multi-million dollar windfall for its role in the deal,…
HARARE – Since the formation of this so-called Government of National Unity, I have watched in horror as Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC made concession after concession to Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF without much in return. Time and time again, Zanu PF would neutralise any momentum that the MDC might have…
HARARE – If we had to pick one adjective that best describes MP’s demands that they be paid for educating their constituents about the draft constitution, that word would be shameful. Worse still, the call for payment was led by a mainstream MDC MP, Webber Chinyadza. In the last decade thousands of MDC supporters, members…
HARARE – In typical repressive style, police yesterday banned the distribution of free portable radios which were meant for rural communities. At the same time, the police broke windows and doors of Non-Governmental Organisations in a dastardly NGO crackdown which should be condemned. While we hold no brief for NGOs, we are shocked by the…
