Tsvangirai must just shape up or ship out
PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is a public figure and his private life will have a bearing on how he performs on the political front. Therefore anything that generally concerns him [...]The post...
View ArticleStereotyping people always backfires
IN response to “Mugabe Jamaica comments ill-advised” (Zimbabwe Independent, September 14), my question is if Jamaica is a nation of lazy drunkards perennially hooked on marijuana why does such a...
View ArticleZim needs economic paradigm shift
DEPUTY Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara must be a frustrated man. His agenda of Public Private Partnerships or Private Finance Initiative, early in his deputy premiership seemed likely to deliver...
View ArticleBiti lost the plot on draft constitution
WITH all due respect to Finance minister Tendai Biti, I wholly disagree with his interpretation of chapter 16 of the draft constitution. It appears that both he and Constitution Select [...]The post...
View ArticleIncome gap widening
IT is sickening how the bigwigs in the financial services sector have gleefully joined politicians in the affluence bandwagon at the expense of the rank and file employees. These days [...]The post...
View ArticleCharity begins at home Mr President
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe should take a cue from the old adage that charity begins at home in as far as clamouring for democratic practices and reforms on the international stage [...]The post Charity...
View ArticleNo surprises in trust fund looting spree
IN response to “Share ownership trust funds looted” (Zimbabwe Independent, September 5), I always expected the funds to be looted at some point but I am still shocked it has [...]The post No surprises...
View ArticleSale of parastatals should always be above board
IN response to “Parastatals to cede stake in Chinese firms” (Zimbabwe Independent, September 5), state enterprises and parastatals are public assets which should not be sold-off willy-nilly. In the...
View ArticleOne step forward, two steps back for Harare
FOR Harare City Council it is always a case of one step forward, two steps back with their initiatives to bring normalcy in the capital always coming back to haunt [...]The post One step forward, two...
View ArticleQuota system an escape route for women MPs
THE new draft constitution could be a boon for some high profile women MPs.The post Quota system an escape route for women MPs appeared first on The Zimbabwe Independent.
View ArticleRussia mulls more deals with Zim
ZIMBABWE, which this week signed several mining deals with Russian companies, is currently negotiating joint venture partnerships in tourism, energy, education, railway sector, agriculture and...
View ArticleMandaza no hero for urinating on a grave
There are few persons who deserve to be pitied more than the fellow who tries to raise the esteem in which others hold him than he who boasts to them […] The post Mandaza no hero for urinating on a...
View ArticleZim: The 35-year irony
ZIMBABWE is celebrating 35 years of Independence from British colonial rule. This freedom was won at a high price on April 18 1980; 16 years of guerrilla warfare, sacrifice, bloodshed […] The post Zim:...
View ArticleMugabe induces Zim into vegetative state
Killer whales are known to kill the great white shark “without a fight” by turning the shark on its back. A shark on its back immediately goes into a deep […] The post Mugabe induces Zim into...
View ArticleDismantling tyranny the solution we need
If a coalition of the opposition parties as proposed by Vince Musewe is not the solution to Zimbabwe’s political and economic crisis; then what is the solution? ' The post Dismantling tyranny the...
View ArticleIt’s economy, not Mujuru a problem
“THE commander of Zimbabwe’s Presidential Guard, Brigadier-General Anselem Sanyatwe has threatened to use violent tactics to stop ousted vice-president Joice Mujuru ' The post It’s economy, not Mujuru...
View ArticleBudiriro house demolitions: victims urgently need help
Civil society joint statement on arbitrary and unconstitutional house demolitions in Budiriro 4 by the city of Harare. Hamref On September 30 a group of over 100 council officials descended […] The...
View ArticleGovt to blame for power crisis
Government’s lack of commitment and capacity to address the power crisis in Zimbabwe is a serious cause for concern. ' The post Govt to blame for power crisis appeared first on The Zimbabwe Independent.
View ArticleImperatives for a functional national peace commission
The Church and Civil Society Forum (CCSF) conducted nationwide consultations jointly with government from November 2009 to April 2010 on non-state actors minimum standards regarding the content,...
View ArticleMajor reforms critical for credible elections
“The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has admitted that the polling station-based voters’ roll trial-run recently conducted in Marondera exposed glaring logistical challenges which could stop plans...
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