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Time to celebrate

ALTHOUGH the main independence celebrations will be held in Mt Darwin, Mashonaland Central Province, the merry mood expected there should cascade across the whole country. It is the country’s 43rd birthday as an independent State, and surely this should be an occasion which should make...

Reforming the world backwards … neo-liberal elites in contemporary problems

By Dr Tafataona Mahoso THE legacy of Zimbabwe in contributing to solving contemporary world problems still shines through the role of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) in UN peacekeeping missions abroad. This ZDF role has enhanced our own local knowledge and...

Uhuru with a difference

WHOEVER imagined that this year’s main Independence Day celebrations would be hosted in Mt Darwin, Mashonaland Central? Many things are already happening on the ground in preparation for the big day. The developments will undoubtably transform Mt Darwin and surrounding areas. Chibondo, on the other...

Poll observers are not superintendents

PRESIDENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA’S stance on who to invite (or not) to observe our elections in future must make those who believe they have the divine right to lord over smaller States think again. There is always feverish interest in Zimbabwe’s general elections, which many...

Black Church now knows better

PASTORS for Economic Development are evidence of an awakened people. For long, we have cried out and lambasted Africans who have mindlessly allowed themselves to continue to be fooled by the white Church and white priests. The attitude of the white Church has always been the...

Election fever mounting

THE overwhelming turnout in last week’s primary elections for council and parliamentary seats by ZANU PF demonstrates the countrywide popularity of the revolutionary Party. The ruling Party must be given credit for being a well organised mass Party after having organised such a mammoth exercise....

Standing in solidarity with Malawi

THERE is a tragedy in Malawi. They are our neighbours and Cyclone Freddy has left a trail of destruction. Cyclone Freddy also wreaked havoc in Madagascar and Mozambique, claiming casualties and leaving communities in dire need of help. In Malawi, however, over 500...

Mind your speed Ambassador!

WE have always had problems with American ambassadors 0ver their  condescending  attitude as demonstrated by their undiplomatic intrusion into the internal affairs of our sovereign State. The incoming US Ambassador-Designate, Pamela Tremont, was not slow in demonstrating she was no different from her predecessors. That is...

Our nation is very safe 

THE many young people vying to represent their communities on the ZANU PF ticket tell a very important and heart-warming story. The elders have done a very fine job, we must say. Our young are actively involved in the politics of their country, have a deep...

Easy choice for voters

EVEN before submission of their manifestos, the methods the two main political parties are using to select their candidates for the imminent harmonised general elections, are an eye opener. ZANU PF and CCC have already announced how they are going to select their candidates. Both...

Dariro and contemporary scientific research

By Dr Tafataona Mahoso BIG THINK magazine on March 7 2023 published an article titled, ‘Modern workplaces don’t mix well with our ancient instincts’. It was based on Kevin Dickinson’s interview of molecular biologist John Medina who also referred to the work of British geographer Jay...

Analysis of public communication in 2023 polls

By Dr Tafataona Mahoso THE date for the 2023 harmonised elections in Zimbabwe has not yet been fixed, but political parties and individual politicians are already designing and finding clever and various ways of campaigning. It is at this time that those concerned with safeguarding the...

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