HARARE – It was not so long into the inclusive government that its adversaries and at least those who seem to have lost it started agitating for a do-or-die election. This election talk is militating against the performance of the inclusive government. This in turn affected the performance of the economy in many respects. Firstly,…
HARARE – As Zimbabwe slowly drifts towards a constitutional referendum and elections, Zanu PF diversionary peace messaging is equally on the rise. Led by President Robert Mugabe, Zanu PF officials including Dickson Mafios, Zanu PF leader in Mashonaland West are all talking peace. No one is fooled by this forked tongue and double speak that…
HARARE – “I want people to remember me as someone whose life has been helpful to humanity. We hope and believe that the best way of limiting the usurpation of power by individuals, military or otherwise, is to put the people in charge. Between fractions, between clans, plots and coups d’etats can be perpetrated. “Against…
HARARE – Congratulations Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma for finally assuming African Union (AU) Commission hot seat. We share with you your optimism to work for a “prosperous, peaceful and integrated Africa”. We wish you well, but we ask? Is your leadership going to reassert Africa that is not defined by geography but by a set of values…
HARARE – We greatly welcome the news that law enforcement agents have moved a step closer to laying criminal charges against football players and officials found guilty last week of match-fixing. Last week, we remarked that the conclusion of the Asiagate match-fixing investigation by Justice Ebrahim’s Independent Ethics Committee was the first major step in…
HARARE – ANZ’s group editor, stanley gama, sensed the asiagate scandal four years ago. NOW In the aftermath of the Asiagate scandal, blood is all over the floor and 15 people have been banned for life while dozens others will receive various forms of punishment. In 2008 when the match fixing scam was in its…
HARARE – The right to peaceful assembly is guaranteed by the Zimbabwe Constitution. But that right is subject to certain rules and regulations and those restrictions are precisely for events such as the ongoing Second All-Stakeholders’ Conference. It is absolutely imperative that the ongoing conference is firstly, peaceful and secondly orderly. The government, for instance,…
HARARE – Police commisioner general Agustine Chihuri never misses a chance to praise the Zimbabwean police force glowingly each time a contingent returns home after completing a peacekeeping tour of duty abroad or somewhere in Africa. He did so last week during the debriefing of 27 members of the police force who had been on…
HARARE – The Zimbabwean state is a continuation of the colonial State. At the core of its administration just like its colonial predecessor, Rhodesia, is the use of coercion for political hegemony of the ruling class at any historical epoch. The security apparatus; the military, secret agents, police and vigilant militias are its tools. This…
HARARE – As budget consultation meetings begin, we are left wondering if the decision to include ever squabbling MPs in the budget consultation process will not derail the process rather than make it more efficient and transparent. We all know what has happened with the Constitution Select Committee where the “honourables” are included. Three years…
