HARARE – With a crucial election expected next year, the season of name-calling among our politicians is well and truly upon us. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai recently branded the leader of the breakaway MDC faction, Welshman Ncube, a “village politician.” This description implies Ncube is unfit to be a national leader, with connotations of only…
HARARE – While the majority may be looking forward to a referendum and eventually general elections, let’s take a moment to consider what this means, its possible impact on the immediate future of our country. Let’s ask critical questions now to avoid apportioning blame later, let us know and be clear on what we are…
HARARE – In this day and age, it is shocking that children are still being abused by those they look up to as parents or guardians. We call upon government, police and all stakeholders to put in place mechanisms to protect our children from abuse. As reported elsewhere in this paper, over 3 000 cases…
HARARE – The continued crackdown on NGOs risks costing the GNU’s legitimacy and more. Yesterday’s raid on ZimRights offices in Harare and the subsequent arrest of pro-democracy workers is plain deplorable. Over the past few days, several other NGO leaders have been raided or summoned to police offices while some have been harassed for days….
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe was unusually candid with his juniors at the Zanu PF conference in Gweru. He lambasted corruption, so rife in Zanu PF and state institutions that include Zimra and the police. Mugabe is attempting to reconnect with citizens on issues and challenges that we face every day. These include numerous…
HARARE – Judging from the number of no-to-low quality resolutions made at the just-ended, diamond-sponsored Zanu PF conference, this was yet another political non-event. As usual, Bob and his band of sycophantic hangers-on displayed that they are so far removed from the day-to-day struggles of Zimbabweans. There is no connection between any of the conference…
HARARE – A hint by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono that he may consider extending an olive branch to banks, which are struggling to meet his new recapitalisation thresholds is welcome in many ways. His statements, although not definitive, will not only serve as a relief to bankers themselves, but depositors too…
HARARE – Power is a relational concept in that persons exercise it over others. However, the problem is how it has been operationalised. In Africa, the concept of power has been located within individuals in what have been described as personalistic dictatorships. According to the new African rulers, the emerging political orders had to be…
HARARE – Regional bloc Sadc has once again convened an extraordinary summit to consider urgent and pressing peace and security matters that threaten the essence of regional cooperation and integration. And once again, Zimbabwe remains on this list. We applaud Tanzania as the current chair of the Sadc Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation,…
HARARE – Recent pronouncements that the MDC led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is considering ditching the traditional democratic modus operandi of going for primary polls leaves a lot to be desired. For a party that has purported to represent ethos of a democratic way of doing things, it baffles the mind why Tsvangirai and…
