When the President gets sick, patriotism needs a passport
They tell us Africa is rising. They tell us to believe in our countries. But when the powerful become seriously ill, too often they...
Who Owns Zimbabwe’s Opposition? Politicians, Journalists or ZANU-PF?
There is something peculiar about Zimbabwean politics that deserves far more serious examination.
We spend considerable time asking: Who represents the real alternative?
Perhaps the more...
Zimbabwe’s Opposition Problem: Do We Build Parties, or Do We Build Personalities?
Zimbabwe’s political history raises an uncomfortable question that perhaps deserves more serious examination than the familiar debate about whether elections are free and fair.
Does...
When Disaster Comes to the Water: Zimbabwe Mourns the Lake Kariba Ferry Tragedy
Today, Zimbabwe mourns.
We mourn the lives lost on Lake Kariba after the passenger ferry Mbuya Nehanda capsized near Long Island. At the time of...
Chimurenga Does Not Belong to Thomas Mapfumo: When a Legend Mistakes Legacy for Ownership
There is a Shona saying that feels particularly appropriate to the increasingly uncomfortable public dispute surrounding Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo and his nephew, Kurai Makore:...