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Olkkonen offside again

RECENT remarks by EU Ambassador to Zimbabwe Timo Olkkonen that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Government was crafting what he said was ‘repressive legislation that undermines political liberties and freedom of speech’ cannot go unchallenged. Time and again, Zimbabwe has been subjected to this kind of undue...

Why Zimbabwe needs a Patriotic Act

THE reason Zimbabwe needs a Patriotic Act as a matter of urgency is not only to produce a responsible citizenry but to discard of the country’s recent past which has been characterised by disloyalty, incessant and brazen interference by foreign governments colluding with their...

Nehanda not a farce

IF there was ever any doubt about whites’ racism towards blacks, one has to scour the recurring pattern in the aftermath of the brutal murder of George Floyd, a black American, by a white policeman Derek Chauvin, on May 25 2020 and the wretched...

Mozambique conflict: Who is behind the unrest?

A SEETHING Islamist insurgence in Mozambique has intensified dramatically in recent months, with reports of attacks on passenger buses, Christmas Day village burnings, ambushes, beheadings, kidnappings and the brief seizure of two towns in the northern province of Cabo Delgado. The wave of violence, which...

Zim @ 41!…so much to celebrate

A BUMPER harvest, a stable currency, a stable pricing regime, peace and tranquillity and massive infrastructure development is what Zimbabweans will be celebrating when the country turns 41on Sunday.  There is a fillip to all this. The country has been using local resources to boost the...

US culpable for the Rwandese genocide

THIS week marks the 27th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, where more than 800 000 people were killed in just 100 days. The executioners used crude tools – machetes, clubs and other blunt objects, or herded people into buildings and set them aflame with...

Unpacking the Magufuli factor

TWO poignant lessons with potential to redefine Africa’s stance against imperialism emerge when unpacking the late Tanzania President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli’s policies and the narratives that have come out in the wake of his demise on March 17 2021. “Let us stand as one....

MDC plotting anarchy…in face of exodus

THE so-called agenda 2021 address by opposition leader Nelson Chamisa on March 9 2021, while designed to bring to the fore his ‘frustrations’ with Government over alleged ‘failure’ to improve the economy, the real issue is that he is frustrated by his massive failure...

With women in mind

By Eunice Masunungure INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY (IWD), on  March 8, commemorates the cultural, political and socio-economic achievements of women. The 2021 IWD ran under the theme: ‘#Choose To Challenge’. A look into various African leaders and women leaders’ sentiments regarding the 2021 IWD reveals, as important, the...

Sanctions or weapon of mass destruction?…as Gutu bares soul

STARTLING revelations by former MDC senior member Obert Gutu that he and opposition officials lobbied Western countries to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe must be understood from various perspectives, which all border on crimes against humanity in so far as the lobbyists and sponsors of...

An incredible legacy: Part One

‘Celebrating the life of Chief Jim Maduna Mafu, father to the late Chief Vezi Mafu (1935-2021)’ LAST week we celebrated the heroism of Chief Maduna Mafu, who commanded the Godhlwayo regiment which sparked the First  Umvukela/Chimurenga in Matabeleland, as well as the heroism of all...

Hunters’ paradise despite coronavirus

By Emmanuel Koro in Johannesburg, SA IT’S perhaps Africa’s most unique country where the adrenaline-seeking international hunters are going despite the COVID-19 pandemic travel bans.  They go there for the rare hunting experience while, crucially, paying hunting fees that benefit both conservation and rural communities co-existing...

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The contentious issue of race

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