March 28, 2024
But can the same be said of his treasury skills? In the court of public opinion, Biti is seen projecting himself as clearly out of his depths.This is particularly so when rated against his predecessors such as the extraordinarily able Bernard Chidzero (now late) and Ariston Chambati, a…
I am quite happy many of you senior members of our party have been quoted saying good things about him — it is quite encouraging.For the avoidance of doubt, let me spell my own personal position here. I personally would love to have Cde Jonah back in the…
Obama has provoked one of the most powerful lobbies in the US, the Insurance lobby in Congress. This lobby does not want to see any changes to the health care system, particularly on two issues. The first is that they want to eat their cake and keep it…
The euphoria, hope and anticipation that followed the formation of the new government bringing together ZANU-PF and the two MDC formations represented by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Professor Arthur Mutambara a year ago now has all but dissipated to be replaced by a mood of sullen indifference…
The implication being, of course, that diplomacy is necessarily a rather stealthy business.Then along came Brendan Huntley, the white South African who persuaded Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) to grant him refugee status in Canada on August 27, on the grounds that he had been persecuted by…
Those who regard themselves, or are regarded as true patriots have gone to great lengths in trying to demonstrate passion for their country, and whereas others regard it as foolhardy, they have sacrificed life and limb fighting wars in defence of their beloved motherland.No person can dispute that…
All hell has broken loose and they won’t leave the poor man alone. The Zulus say: “If you find a man who does not love women, I want to shake his hand.” In his honest moments, Sanford revealed his enthrallment with the signora and that his new found…
Our plan worked perfectly well. We hired some of our brothers in the region to strike down the motion on Zimbabwe from the summit’s agenda and they did exactly that. It was sweet music to the ear when it was declared that there were other more pressing issues…
Sanctions against Smith were seemingly justified because of the unfair political dispensation that existed at the time and the same can be said about sanctions in apartheid South Africa.The same cycle of events involving debates, boycotts and international demonisation of the Salisbury regime appear to be repeating itself…
The cash squeeze that followed the dollarisation of the country’s economy in February has meant that there is very little cash for consumers to spend, and naturally, industry and commerce have suffered a heavy knock.Margins in the retail sector and across all the industries have declined to the…