ONE of the irrefutable, yet unwritten, laws of nature is that in spite of earth being so vast, there are some things that you can’t hide. The most powerful man in the world discovered this very recently when a relative … Read more
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August 19, 2010 11:51
Making a constitution no one wants
THE United States ambassador to Zimbabwe, Charles Ray, appears to me to be a decent man despite his recent theatrics on behalf of The System at the burial of Sabina Mugabe at the Heroes’ Acre. If, on the other hand, … Read more
March 19, 2010 14:41
Nobel Prize: Honour without nobility
THE Nobel Peace Prize, says the sponsor’s will, must be awarded to “the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity among nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding … Read more
January 7, 2010 10:23
Good news for UK HIV sufferers
WITH an estimated one in seven adults living with HIV, Zimbabwe is experiencing one of the harshest AIDS epidemics in the world. Out of the large number of Zimbabweans who are affected by the epidemic, readers of this blog will … Read more
June 12, 2009 02:51
Distorting Tsvangirai’s goodwill mission
PRIME minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s trip to Europe and the US has elicited a variety of reactions from Zimbabweans. There are conflicting perspectives between Zanu PF and MDC-T sympathisers on the merits of the trip. Both are overwhelmed by a … Read more
June 11, 2009 18:38
Bumbling Holland throws spanners into PM’s works
SEKAI Holland’s incredulous claims that millions of dollars in hard currency are being spent on a secret Zanu PF militia are likely to stoke up tension in the fledgling inclusive government in Harare, and also throw the Prime Minister’s ongoing … Read more
May 8, 2009 15:05
Beware McGee’s second coming
AID: Mcgee with a US-donation of cholera kits at a UNICEF warehouse in Harare AMBASSADOR James McGee: “I am going back to the US military, and my specialty will be Zimbabwe.” Jason Moyo: “What do you mean?” … Read more
April 2, 2009 14:21
Begging from Beggars: Zimbabwe and the global crisis
Begging from Beggars I HAVE very vivid, if sad memories of the 1982-83 agricultural season in Zimbabwe. That year, someone decided to lock the gates and ran away with the keys. Crops failed. Many cattle, matungundu, as … Read more
March 7, 2009 22:51
United MDC and Zanu PF voices can unyoke us from sanctions
THERE are growing calls inside and outside the country for Zimbabweans to speak with one voice. SADC and the African Union want Zimbabweans to set the cue on the way forward for the coalition government, especially on the issue … Read more
January 30, 2009 01:54
A party of excellence
THE editor has this week allowed me the privilege to occupy his hallowed space in the paper. I accepted the honour with a huge sigh. In my Candid Comment column I have over the past months trodden where angels fear … Read more
