ZIMBABWEANS are not ready for elections. I am talking of ordinary Zimbabweans, not those who make political capital out of people’s misery. I don’t know when they will be ready. When I first made that statement earlier this year after … Read more
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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
An elusive promise of freedom
ZIMBABWEANS should not be desirous of seeing results to issues which have plagued our country come to pass quickly. We should not look at the small insignificant advantages we stand to gain in the short term but rather the long … Read more
The politics of ‘outstanding issues’
I LOVE the irrepressible sense of humour of Zimbabweans. My only worry is that often it is hard to differentiate it from clowning, and therein lies the tragedy. In a nation with a claimed unemployment of over 90% and … Read more
Beware the curse of power, Mr Minister
THE Pitfalls of National Consciousness is the title of the third chapter of Frantz Fanon’s famous book, The Wretched of the Earth. It is one of my favourite pieces of political writing on Africa. It is recommended reading for … Read more
An akward partnership
INSIDE the Zimbabwean political amphitheatre are scenes of the tired; the old and the uninspiring. These are scenes one doesn’t gladly and willingly watch — but are forcefully thrust in our faces. No-one is spared from the ever-disappointing drama … Read more
Zanu PF must reform, for the sake of progress
IT IS fair to admit that there is a weighty temptation to join the heavy industry of criticism surrounding last week’s decision by the MDC to join the Inclusive Government. For a start, the cynicism is not without good … 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
When politicians lose the bigger picture
THERE is one thing about America which President Barak Obama can do nothing to change: the White House establishment. He will have to fit into the System. Most despicable about the System for us is the agenda it has … Read more
