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Silence
Their guide is the only Japanese they can find outside Japan who himself, we discover, ran away after he had denied his faith under the threat of torture while the rest of his family were killed. After...
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Zimbabwe’s make or break moment
For a country embattled by so much, one would assume that the problems lie in some sophisticated symphony of intricacies, nay, Zimbabwe suffers from a political crisis. It is that crisis that is key...
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Anti-Mugabe election coalition takes shape in Zimbabwe
Any opposition bloc would first have to overcome fierce rivalries within their various camps, and then hold together in an intense and often violent political landscape dominated by Mugabe’s ZANU-PF...
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Real Economic Empowerment
MDC-T local government secretary Eddie Cross The record is mixed – some success but many failures and some of them very costly. The Afrikaners were pioneers in Africa in the same way as they showed the...
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Resettled Zimbabwe farmers left high and dry
It’s not going so well for him; nor for many others. Increasingly unpredictable weather and a lack of government support has made it all but impossible for Zimbabwe’s resettled farmers to achieve...
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What prospects for the next generation of rural Zimbabweans?
The research highlights fundamental challenges of both social reproduction and accumulation, constraining livelihood options and life courses. Today, in the context of a crisis economy, there are few...
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What Britain and the West did – and didn’t – do during the Matabeleland...
President Robert Mugabe Along a post-independence fabric liberally blotted with death and suffering, the Matabeleland killings of 1983-4 remain Zimbabwe’s most glaring. Thousands of Ndebele civilians...
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Bitter fruits – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
https://www.flickr.com/photos/zimbabwevigil/34203611685/sizes/m/ The fear was that – despite news of reconciliation between Tsvangirai and Welshman Ncube – the opposition was facing an insurmountable...
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When a mad man has hijacked the Zimbabwe bus
Who is driving the Zimbabwe bus? Have you ever heard of a story of a man who had a mental illness and was called Mamvura from Sadza and Chikomba? He was well known in Njanja and Hwedza. He used to...
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Why Zanu (PF) will remain in power beyond 2018
The writing is on the wall, but Zanu (PF) still unmoved – from AP News Zimbabweans are not yet ready for change. Here’s why I say Zimbos love drama It’s in the type of things we derive joy in; drama....
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What is independence to a born free Zimbabwean?
Born free and ambitious; Namatai Chipunza Dear Mother Zimbabwe I woke up today and, while I was preparing for the day, I thought to myself “Oh so today Zimbabwe is celebrating 37 years of independence...
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When a child accepts food from strangers – kukwata
Kukwata – when a Zimbabwean eats food from other countries, especially during ban on imports “Kukwata: verb. In Shona culture, when a child accepts food from strangers, or neighbour’s house, without...
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Zimbabwe’s goat currency – the analysis
Suggesting that goats can be used to pay school fees is reminiscent of saying the poor can eat cakes if they do not have bread. This shows lack of knowledge of the material welfare of Zimbabweans. Not...
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Vacancies in Parliament
Kizito Chivamba MDC-T seat [Bulawayo Province] In GN 170/2017 of 21st April the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission [ZEC] gives notice of the vacancy in the Senate which occurred when Hon Senator Victor...
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Calls for military intervention in civilian politics irresponsible
Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko The constitution is clear that the military must remain apolitical. Section 211 of the constitution says that the Defence Forces must respect the fundamental rights...
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Land barons must be exposed and prosecuted
Claims ownership of the land … Zanu PF central committee member Philip Chiyangwa Whilst the MDC firmly and strongly believes in the rule of law and the protection and upholding of private property...
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Mugabe warned ahead of 2018
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chairperson Rita Makarau Speaking to journalists in Harare recently, National Electoral Reforms Agenda (NERA) Youths said the ruling party should stop‘stealing’ elections...
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>> Zimbabwean artists partner Rotarians to raise $60 000 in an Art for...
Triashill handover ceremony Rotarian Michael Willi from Switzerland and the current President of the Rotary Club of Harare Central Edith Chari and her club members graced the occasion at the Rotary...
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Africa’s rich list: Mauritius, SA top; Zimbabweans poorest of the poor – survey
The report’s authors underscore the long-term economic misery that accompanies policies like land expropriation, with property ownership rights a key to facilitating wealth creation. Other factors that...
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Human Rights Violations in Zimbabwe hotspot areas
Heal Zimbabwe recorded a total of 14 human rights violations from nine districts between 08 – 19 April 2017. The recorded human rights violations fell into 3 categories: Intimidation with threats of...
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