AS THE Zimbabwean crisis drags through its full tenth year, it has become de rigueur for political commentators, journalists and think-tanks to offer what is now something of a gospel to be questioned at one ‘s own peril: Robert Mugabe, … Read more
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Indigenisation and curse of land reform
IN HIS intriguing book, The Problems of Philosophy, British philosopher Bertrand Russell criticises “absolute sceptics” who claim nothing can ever be known with any certainty. While criticism is the hallmark of philosophical inquiry, he brands the sceptics’ approach as “destructive … Read more
Jomic: misplaced expectations
A QUESTION I am frequently asked these days is: What is Jomic? The simple answer is that Jomic is an acronym for Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee. It was constituted under Article XXII of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) … Read more
How Mugabe outfoxed Amanpoor
Unprepared … CNN’s Amanpour found wanting in Mugabe interview CNN’S Chief International Correspondent, Christine Amanpour’s interview with President Robert Mugabe on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly was appallingly inept and very nearly scandalous. Indeed outraged … Read more
Why I want to be a white man
IT is people like Cremer who give President Mugabe a cult status if what he allegedly said is true. It is also people like Sekai Holland who undermine the MDC’s credibility. For, as the Frenchman said, with friends like Holland, … Read more
Zuma has duty to ‘Africanise’ South Africa
LAST week, I watched on TV a debate on land reform between South Africa’s four main political parties contesting next week’s presidential and parliamentary elections. Those represented were the Democratic Alliance, Freedom Front Plus, the Pan African Congress … Read more
Zimbabwe at 29: a nation in need of healing
THIS weekend, Zimbabwe celebrates her 29th birthday rather sadly, as a mere shell of what it used to be; a shadow of what it could have been but for inept management. But make no mistake about it, the day … Read more
Of Biti and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
A NUMBER of images flashed through my mind as I read through Finance Minister Tendai Biti’s “revised” budget statement. Images of Gideon Gono; footprints of potential donors in retreat; Zimbabwe’s poor left to dry out in the sun; and of … Read more
Living through Zimbabwe’s darkest hour
THE past week has been both tragic and edifying for me. Tragic because in a space of four days, Zimbabwe lost two outstanding individuals albeit under completely disparate circumstances. Susan Tsvangirai died in a car accident, a victim of … Read more
A tale of two Britains
THERE is a schizophrenic disconnect between Britain’s foreign policy and its cultural ambassadors abroad. Well, sort of, if you can grasp the symbolic significance of my recent experiences. Two weeks ago I was a guest of the British Council … Read more
