EACH time someone one has cared to point to the sickening levels of corruption within the MDC-T establishment, they have been dismissed either as outright liars or functionaries of Zanu PF. That would be OK if it was just politics … Read more
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Curbing Masunda’s corporate incest
BULAWAYO-BORN Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda is the chairman of nine private sector boards and director in three others. Masunda is the chairman of Old Mutual, a British-owned and controlled insurance firm which is the biggest resident in Harare. He is also … Read more
UK court rules on asylum for Zimbabwe homosexuals
ON JANUARY 8, 2012, the United Kingdom’s Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) handed down an interesting determination in the case of LZ (homosexuals) Zimbabwe CG [2011] UKUT 00487 (IAC). This case focuses on the risk that gays and lesbians … Read more
Open letter to Ambassador Charles Ray
Dear Ambassador Charles Ray, I read with interest your speech on the state of Zimbabwe-US relations and have decided to share my opinion on the matter, if only in brief. You have achieved many wonderful things during your term in … Read more
Inaction is a vote too!
NDUMISO Ngcobo, a columnist for South Africa’s Sunday Times newspaper, has got me thinking. Ngcobo has some pretty strong views about membership of any entity, particularly that of a political party. I will not repeat what he wrote in its … Read more
European economic crisis: Is it time to head home?
AN EMERGING trend within the diaspora community in the UK points towards a gradual increase in the number of people who have, or are considering returning to Zimbabwe or emigrating to other countries as a result of the global economic … Read more
Zanu PF or MDC: A hard but simple choice
ZANU PF’S reputation had become severely adulterated by 1999, especially in the face of ever mounting evidence that its officials were selfishly feeding upon public funds and national resources and were now neglecting the very country and people they were … Read more
MDC-T sleepwalking into electoral T-saster
WHEREAS all along the “T” suffix in MDC-T was thought or understood to mean or represent “Tsvangirai”, it now turns out that in some pretty influential quarters it means “Theresa” (Makone). In other equally influential quarters the “T” in MDC-T … Read more
Mugabe must appoint successor
GIVEN some of President Mugabe’s failings over the years, not the least of which was the 2008 financial crisis which led to a whole host of calamities including widespread unemployment, acute food shortages and a record hyper-inflation, it is tempting … Read more
Tsvangirai, responsibility is start of leadership
MORGAN Tsvangirai needs to decide between a scandalous personal life and serving the nation. And if he cannot make the choice, then Zimbabweans will do it for him. Everyone knows that the present situation is indefensible, he cannot do both. … Read more
