By Dr Tafataona Mahoso
WESTERN domination today is sold on a twin promise of establishing democracy and a free market economy and the small Western-educated Ukrainian elite following its young President Volodymyr Zelensky appear to have naively bought into that promise.
What is puzzling is why...
THE festive season is upon us, the Christmas fever has gripped the nation.
Naturally Christmas is characterised by lots of spending and visiting friends and relatives.
During this period, we go back kumusha/ekhaya to take stock of the livestock we have not had time to attend...
AS we come to the end of the year, it might be appropriate to look at some of the notable achievements the Second Republic can boast having achieved. However, these achievements should be seen as a challenge to excel in succeeding years. One of...
By Dr Tafataona Mahoso
IN the last instalment I suggested that the old foreign-sponsored media war, supposedly for media space, did not end with the repeal of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) and the licencing of new broadcasters; but it...
WE are now in December and 2022 is coming to an end.
It has been an eventful year and the hype, drama and sobering realities we encountered are finally coming to a close.
We have made tremendous achievements as a nation in most sectors of the...
THE ongoing World Cup finals in Qatar, have so far seen Africa become of age to justify a significant number of more slots in the expanded set-up of 2026.
The next World Cup with 48 teams, up from 32, will be jointly hosted by Canada,...
THE recent State of the Nation Address (SONA) by President Emmerson Mnangagwa was a timely and crucial address in many ways. It was a timely reminder and push towards increasing our efforts and energies towards economic growth. The SONA not only covered all sectors...
NOW that almost everyone is in a farming mood with the offset of the rains, which look promising, the Government’s decision to reallocate land to the thousands on the waiting list for farms, couldn’t have come at a better time.
Agriculture is the backbone of...
By Dr Tafataona Mahoso
WHEN it comes to the subject of media freedom and media reform, students of Media and Society Studies in Zimbabwe fall into two general categories.
Those who mistakenly believe that the recently repealed Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA)...
HISTORY has often been described as ‘the whole series of past events connected with a particular person or thing’, while others simply say ‘it is the study of past events, especially in human affairs’.
November 23 is a day we must never forget in our...
AS the country continues in its endeavour to leave no one and no place behind, the health delivery services are being attended to, regardless of the illegal sanctions.
In addition to improving services at district and provincial levels, the authorities are making sure the country’s...
By Dr Tafataona Mahoso
IN previous instalments I pointed out that one of the paradoxes of the 2010 Supreme Court judgement on ‘land reform’ and compensation in Zimbabwe was that it appeared to have settled the matter of who owed what to whom and how...