THE opening sentence of the Preamble of the United Nations Charter says: "To save succeeding generations from the scourge of war." Given the blizzard of attacks and charges on the Zimbabwe government by the MDC, it would make sense to go to the UN Security Council to seek solutions. Maybe not, if we examine how the system works and who it really serves.

ESTATE BLUES, one of our few Zimbabwean TV soaps, which snatched two prime time slots after the fall of the first, dubbed Studio 263, has, no doubt, got the hang of it now and it’s something worth glueing you on.

DEAR Honorable President Robert Mugabe. We humbly need your involvement to demand justice for the African American community in America. Today, 3 New York City detectives were acquitted without a jury trial for shooting a 23 year old unarmed man Sean Bell in a hail of 50 bullets. Sean Bell was due to be married the same day.

I AM a big believer in the power of friendship and the amazing ability to rise to the occasion. I have always felt that people that are your true friends may not always be the ones that you see everyday, or have a drink or coffee with.

THE AVENUES locale in Harare is famous for its ubiquitous Jacaranda trees that line its wide roads, that when in full bloom during the short but mild spring season dazzle residents of the capital with iridescent colors of purple and white and pink flowers. In recent years, the veneer of stateliness that once exuded from the avenues’ suburbs has slowly evaporated.

A SIGNIFICANT event happened on the weekend. The British Labour Party suffered its worst electoral defeat in 40 years. Make no mistake, the Labour Party is a great political party, — but have they transformed themselves to be in sync with the aspirations of their constituencies?