HARARE – In our African tradition, when two people want to get married, the family of the man scouts for someone known and respected by both families to act as the “go-between”, a facilitator, a mediator. He not only delivers messages from one family to the other but also counsels and advises them. The go…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe seems to enjoy taking people for granted and in the latest case, he is dithering on swearing in MDC’s Morgan Komichi as the deputy minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development. Komichi has been seconded by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to replace Tichaona Mudzingwa who passed away in April. Mugabe has…
HARARE – Recent events surrounding the marriage and wedding of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai are a reminder to the Premier that his road to the presidency is no stroll in the park. The PM should expect more thorns and pythons on the path as he wades the puzzle to State House — some thrown by…
HARARE – Yet again Zimbabwe is faced with acute food shortages in drought-prone regions of Matabeleland and Masvingo which has been worsened by poor agricultural policies employed by President Robert Mugabe’s government. It is government’s responsibility that no one starves and against this background the coalition government must intervene immediately to prevent starvation. The government,…
HARARE – Gogo Dismini casts a lonely figure at her house along Chatima Road in Mbare. At about 9 o’clock in the morning she is already sunbathing with her back facing the sun. The ever-noticeable empty gaze in her ageing bluish eyes is reminiscent of what struck most European visitors in colonial Algeria. Most…
HARARE – I have said in the past that Morgan Tsvangirai has done more for this country than we credit him for. I stand by that; he is the only political leader who has managed to withstand our brutal dictatorship for a long time. I have also said he should take full blame for his…
HARARE – After a tumultuous week, an uneasy calm has returned to Harare’s ranks following deadly clashes between soldiers and touts controlling the stations. Before the Zimbabwean police netted about 500 suspected members of the cult-like Chipangano group, extortion and macabre beatings were the order of the day at city termini. In self-appointed role and…
HARARE – After four years of the Global Political Aagreement, Zimbabwe still finds itself on the crossroads due to a number of socio-economic issues, especially polarisation. While one would have thought that, by now, the country’s political leaders would be more inclined to work together for the betterment of society, they have spent most of…
HARARE – Once again I find myself embroiled deeply in something too peripheral to my own problems and worries but as part of my profitable consultancy business I at times render advice for free. I can’t stand aloof and gaze whilst innocent souls are in anguish. Whatever semantics and Shakespearean syntax that have been knitted…
HARARE – This week we saw the devil standing firmly between love and a wedding; a political scarecrow clothed as a hapless, heart-broken woman. The political intrigue surrounding this issue was not lost to the nation. Those who are plotting behind the scenes exposed themselves by deploying yet another woman to file papers soon after…
