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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MDC-T’s dumbest decision yet?
IS THE MDC-T really serious that it can carelessly risk worsening the plight of the suffering majority of people in the country by treating its proposed but unwarranted and provocative post of Deputy Minister of Agriculture for a former Rhodesian army … 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
Zimbabwe: in the eye of the storm?
THEY say the perfect eye of a tropical storm is often calm, quiet and serene. The sky is clear and everything seems beautiful, a welcome relief after the heavy and violent storm. But at the same time it’s an … 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
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
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
Whose budget is it anyway?
THERE have been so many developments in the last week it is almost difficult to catch up. The feuding political parties have finally agreed to form a government of national unity ending years of bickering. The union, christened by … Read more
