Monthly Archives: January, 2014

Plot to derail debt restructuring talks

THE US has been caught in yet another embarrassing plot to grab the limelight from the country’s 44th Independence celebrations by derailing Harare’s ongoing Zimbabwe Structured Dialogue Platform on Debt Clearance by tasking its officials to bring into the fray issues to do with governance...

US onslaught on Zim continues

By Elizabeth Sitotombe THERE was nothing surprising about Tendai Biti’s decision to abandon the opposition's turbulent  politics by taking a ‘sabbatical’. The CCC has become nothing more than a playground for clueless political nonentities. Indeed, the CCC has not only been drowning in a sea of confusion,...

Government must avoid half measures on RBZ debt

GOVERNMENT has finally agreed to take over debts amounting to about US$1,35 billion incurred...

Indaba addresses women’s economic challenges

THE Women in Enterprise Conference and Awards (WECA) will next month hold a breakfast meeting...

Let’s preserve wetlands: Kasukuwere

THE Minister of Environment, Water and Climate, Saviour Kasukuwere has castigated the mushrooming of...

Zim-ASSET and soyabean production – Part Two

I NOTICED in Mafuta Resettlement area, Raffingora, that some farmers had left weeds to...

Futile attempt: A typical Rhodesian/white script

Dead Wrong, Calamitious times in Zimbabwe By Elinor Kennedy ISBN 978-0-7974-4731-8 DEAD Wrong, which was set...

‘Motivate actors with better salaries’

LOCAL film producers should improve the welfare of actors through better remunerations in order...

Mountains and Zimbabwe’s indigenous culture

By Elliott Siamonga MOUNTAINS have played a central role in Zimbabwe’s indigenous culture and the...

An Africa-centred critique of Shakespeare’s King Lear

By Dr Augustine Tirivangana WHEN William Shakespeare wrote his plays, he was commenting on the...

Adams shames regime change agents

DECORATED Canadian soft rock singer, Bryan Adams came to Zimbabwe and successfully held his...

How to teach our children to be heirs of Zimbabwe: Part 17

Chimurenga Chokutanga “…Vasikana mandikangaidza Mandikwidza muti une shavi Mandiona ndichimukonewa Onai njiva yoru-u Yobvurukuta hu-u Ichitsvaka mwana hu-u…” EARLY Childhood Development...

An Africa-centred critique of Shakespeare’s King Lear

WHEN William Shakespeare wrote his plays, he was commenting on the England of his...

Grand Reef attack planning in Mozambique: Part One

…Commissioner General Chihuri speaks BY 1977 Rhodesians were desperate admitting that the ‘penetration’ and...

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Plot to derail debt restructuring talks

THE US has been caught in yet another embarrassing plot to grab the limelight...

US onslaught on Zim continues

By Elizabeth Sitotombe THERE was nothing surprising about Tendai Biti’s decision to abandon the opposition's...

Mineral wealth a definition of Independence

ZIMBABWE’S independence and freedom cannot be fully explained without mentioning one of the key...

Let the Uhuru celebrations begin

By Kundai Marunya The Independence Flame has departed Harare’s Kopje area for a tour of...