By Kundai Marunya
The Independence Flame has departed Harare’s Kopje area for a tour of Manicaland Province, where this year’s Independence celebrations are being held this week.
The Independence Flame, which was first lit on April 17 1980 to signify the rebirth of Zimbabwe after colonial...
This is an abridged version of an article that was first published in The Patriot on May 29 2020
By Dr Tafataona Mahoso
DOMINANT elites in Zimbabwe’s economic history have always relied on pushing self-fulfilling prophecies.
They start with a position which favours their minority interests.
They then...
THE latest Monetary Policy Statement and structured currency that was presented to the nation by the new RBZ Governor, Dr John Mushayavanhu, on Friday last week presents both challenges and opportunities for the country’s quest for a fresh trajectory.
The vultures that destroyed our currency...
By Elizabeth Sitotombe
THE future of the world — and Zimbabwe — lies in ICT, thus it is imperative to bridge the gender divide currently plaguing the industry.
Women have often described the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector as ‘unreceptive and tough’ largely because they...
THE election on March 24 of 44-year-old Bassirou Diomaye Faye as the new Senegalese President might have typically excited the opposition in Zimbabwe.
However, the ideological orientation of the West African country’s leader is a far cry from what the opposition here expected.
Zimbabwe’s opposition have,...
THE recent pledge of support for Zimbabwe’s bid to join BRICS’ New Development Bank is indicative of the progressive world’s confidence in the country as a key global economic player.
Zimbabwe has been on an aggressive economic revival and development trajectory that has seen massive...
By Elizabeth Sitotombe
OPPOSITION youths affiliated to former Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa are purportedly scheming to disrupt the approaching SADC Summit to be hosted by Zimbabwe in August 2024.
It is our understanding that a group of Harare-based youths aligned to Chamisa...
TWO critical lessons drawn from the recent debate on Zimbabwe in the British House of Lords, which called for a review of European sanctions on Harare, are that their failure to gain access to the country’s mineral resources due to that embargo as well...
By Elizabeth Sitotombe
IN an attempt to sow anarch across the country by calling for a nationwide strike among teachers, the Federation of Zimbabwe Educators’ Union (FOZEU) has taken on the role of the aggressor.
FOZEU, while relatively unknown, comprises members who have long been a...
By Elizabeth Sitotombe
THE US Agency for International Development (USAID)’s perennial attempts to tarnish the country’s image by meeting and funding hostile elements in a bid to destabilise the Government of Zimbabwe are not in tandem with the NGO’s mandate.
Four US nationals contracted by USAID...
By Mupakamiso Makaya and Tapiwa Bere
THE threat from the Siamese twins of biowarfare and bioterrorism is real.
There is, therefore, a need for a strong centralistic approach and a law that gives tasks related to biodefence to be handled at provincial, national, regional, continental and international...
THE provocative letter to the EU and US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, by South African opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, last week, calling for ‘international support’ in that country’s forthcoming elections must be understood in the context of two pervasive issues associated with...
