HARARE – On August 23, 1973, two men wielding machine guns forced their way into a bank in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. They held four hostages, three of them women, for five days until they were finally rescued. Incredibly, after they were rescued, the hostages displayed a shockingly positive attitude toward their captors,…
HARARE – The Parliament-led constitutional review process in Zimbabwe is not a perfect process and the draft constitution released is a reflection of that. It was simply being too optimistic to think that a process led by three political parties would produce a “perfect” constitution. Yet what we have as a draft is something that…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe yesterday got a reprieve as the High Court granted his request for a by-election deadline extension to October 1 and this simply means he has to comply without fail. The extension was reached after an amicable negotiation between Mugabe’s legal team and those calling on him to declare the dates….
HARARE – It’s ironic that just a year before the World Tourism Conference is to be jointly hosted by Zambia and Zimbabwe all hell is breaking loose in the Save Valley Conference. Ironic is it, or careful timing? Just after senior Zanu PF officials were granted hunting concessions in the Savé Conservancy, the problems escalated….
HARARE – The recent recommendation by Copac to pay legislators $10 000 each for vehicles which were involved in accidents during the constitution-making process outreach programmes will be a bone of contention to all those who financially donated funds to the programme. Copac, which was created by an act of Parliament comprises legislators and awarding…
HARARE – For decades now President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF has dominated Zimbabwe’s politics but now is the time for the two MDC formations in the unity government to put behind petty differences and stand firm against Zanu PF intransigence. It is unfortunate Zanu PF is determined on ensuring that the constitutional process is derailed…
HARARE – One of the greatest players to ever emerge from the local scene is the late great Stanley “Sinyo” Ndunduma who achieved legendary status at CAPS United when he played alongside the likes of the late Shackman “Mr Goals” Tauro, Stanford “Stix” Mtizwa and Joel “Jubilee” Shambo (also late) among others. I grew…
HARARE – The recent proposed increase in the price of bread by the National Bakers Association of Zimbabwe (NBAZ) is counterproductive as it cannot be supported. Bread, apart from sadza, forms part of Zimbabwe’s main staple foods and to make it unaffordable smacks of insincerity by the bakers. The announcements are also coming at a…
HARARE – The impasse over the Constitution is yet another test of the political mettle of the MDC. Regrettably, history attests to a weak-willed former opposition party that now relies on regional players in the face of Zanu PF’s bullying tactics. In 2008, Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC won the elections. There was and still…
HARARE – It has never been more important than now that the beneficiaries of Zimbabwe’s land reform programme stop playing with farming and start engaging in the very serious business of producing enough food for Zimbabwe. It’s only been three and half years since we were all flocking across the borders to buy our daily…
