It would be wrong to ignore the death of the mother figure of the latest struggle for Zimbabwe, for the New Zimbabwe. She was taken in the prime of her life, when all those things she has fought for, stood for and prayed for were all beginning to bear fruit. For everyone who is married [...]
I was thrilled with an online article I read in the Zimbabwe Times about a clash between Webster Shamu and Nelson Chamisa over the control of the Communications department. The latter prevailed over the former, categorically telling him to buzz off his turf. The instigator was none other than the infamous George Charamba who whimpered [...]
I once wrote a poem on why I am ashamed to be a Zimbabwean, why we all Africans should be ashamed of ourselves. Not that I am very poetic, but you know how anything particularly negative gets most Africans singing. Such was the mood. On 20th January, I should have been proud to be African [...]
This is my first post in over four weeks. In the four weeks, I was also in Zimbabwe for the not-so-festive season for two weeks, from the 20th to the 31st December. I came back through Botswana hoping to catch some sight of MDC bandits toy-toying but had no such luck. My experience in Zimbabwe [...]
(This is written as a sequel to an earlier analysis – MDC prevarications must stop) I must of necessity point out a matter of great hypocrisy “the Facilitation” on the Zimbabwe Dialogue deflects in the hope of selling Zimbabweans and the whole wide world a dummy. In his infamous letter to Morgan Tsvangirai on page [...]
To prevaricate is “to avoid giving a direct and honest answer or opinion,or a clear and truthful account of a situation, especially by quibbling or being deliberately ambiguous or misleading”. For readers of my contributions, that I am sympathetic to the cause of the MDC is well known. That sympathy is of course born out [...]
On the ground Sometimes it is good to watch the world go by before you comment. It is also instructive to touch base with any situation you wish to analyse, so I was happy to get the opportunity to be in Zimbabwe the other weekend and experience first hand the sorry state of affairs. To [...]
Most Zimbabweans are saddened by the protracted, drawn out negotiations that are obviously leading nowhere. As an occasional marriage counsellor, I am inclined to advise young lovers to avoid taking the step if they see their conflicts are too many, too heated and leave them regretting how they ever came to know each other. Some [...]
“We may yet thank the dictators of Africa for catalysing the re-unification of Africa” As we wait to see the destiny of the nations of Africa in their struggle with democracy, I had lighter reflections on the direction in which our beloved continent is moving. I concluded that after the great migrations generally accepted to [...]
“A strong opposition party is the responsibility of the Citizens of any democracy-loving nation. Yes, there are opposition parties already, but most are not serious national organisations and are just survival projects for the politicians who run them to put food on their tables. A hypothetical, ideal position would be a clean split of a [...]
