Opinion

African alibi: What we learn from Anglo-Saxon fear of Lumumba, Mugabe

2010-03-07T15:50:43Z

DESPITE the nominal co-optation and ascendancy of an African-American, Barrack Obama, to the presidency of the leading Anglo-Saxon power on earth,

MDC-T muddled up by mixed loyalties

2010-09-05T19:26:41Z

IN his famous speech in 1774, British politician and statesman Edmund Burke said to the voters of Bristol that a politician has four loyalties: "To his conscience; to the wishes of his electorate; to the nation; to his party".

Tribalists know nothing about heroes

2010-09-04T17:32:07Z

IF there is one telling development which has exposed the incurable poverty of leadership in the two MDC formations and further underlined the irretrievable irrelevance of both parties to Zimbabwe's political history and future, it is their astonishing inability to understand the meaning and context of national heroism and their shocking readiness to unashamedly wave ethnic flags to justify their opportunistic tribal nonsense under the treacherous cover of the so-called inclusive politics of the moment.

United States of Africa to define 21st Century

2010-09-01T23:33:17Z

OVER a hundred years from now, well after the ink has dried on historian's quills, future generations of students will be learning that the defining moment of the 21st Century was the formation of a United States of Africa. They will learn how that moment made the 21st Century an African Century.

Lawsuit against ministers ridiculous

2010-08-31T09:29:16Z

DEAR EDITOR -- Regarding a lawsuit that was brought against the four Cabinet ministers - Patrick Chinamasa (Justice), Kembo Mohadi (Home Affairs), Giles Mutsekwa (ex-Home Affairs), and Didymus Mutasa (ex-State Security), the figure of US$22 million is ridiculous.

MDCs have run out of ideas

2010-08-30T20:54:32Z

IT must really be painful to be an MDC or MDC-T supporter at this stage in the history of Zimbabwe.

Education: the biggest sanctions buster

2010-08-30T19:56:09Z

SOMETIMES we spend too much of our time dwelling on negatives, weaknesses and setbacks to such an extent that we fail to notice, let alone take time to celebrate, our achievements.

AAG, ZDTC making strides in diamond value addition

2010-08-26T00:43:26Z

DIAMONDS are not new to the world, but are certainly new in Zimbabwe. Hence all the excitement that comes with them.

Sanctions: a blessing in disguise

2010-08-23T10:47:06Z

WHILE on a recent trip to Zimbabwe, I discovered that there are many developments going on in the country and many people are wasting their time engaging in many useless debates in cyberspace.

Communique of 30th Summit of Sadc Heads of State and Govt

2010-08-19T18:41:08Z

The Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community was held in Windhoek, Republic of Namibia from August 16-17, 2010.