IF THERE is one line of engagement that requires originality, momentum and avoidance of stupidity it is politics. The authenticity of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) project has always been an open question and so a handicap in its … Read more
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Tsvangirai riding a power-sharing tiger
“If it is a question of just a couple more months, then I will have no objection but to give it another life of six months or one year, no, no, no, no,” so maintains President Robert Mugabe on the … Read more
Mugabe has outmaneuvered MDC
A COLLEAGUE reacted to news that President Robert Mugabe would seek re-election if asked by Zanu PF, and that such elections could be held whether or not there was a new constitution, by saying the elderly gent was having a … 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
Propaganda and the GPA
QUITE apart from being evidently ridiculous, the sudden emergence of a whole catalogue of titles preceding any and all mention of President Robert Mugabe’s name in the state media also demonstrates just how perverse the game of perception management has … Read more
Tough questions for MDC-T in Kinshasa
IF regional leaders meeting this week in Kinshasa for their annual Sadc Summit want to be taken seriously about their respected role as the lead-guarantors of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) signed by Zanu PF and the two MDC formations … Read more
Letter to the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
LET me congratulate you most warmly on your elevation from party president to Prime Minister of Zimbabwe. It is a heavy office, and yours is an onerous task. The office you have assumed reluctantly and with understandable reservations and … Read more
Decision time for MDC: to join or not to join?
THERE can be no doubt that the MDC led by Morgan Tsvangirai faces a crucial test when it meets on January 18, 2009, to decide whether or not to join the Inclusive Government led by President Mugabe. Such … Read more
