No laughing matter

Much as Zimbabwe’s ability to laugh at itself is to be applauded, the lighter side of the 18- hour 4.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. power cuts...

Worshipping false gods has its limits

Zimbabweans are notorious for worshipping false gods. But false religion has its limits. No amount of...

Democracy in Africa: why it’s complicated

Nic Cheeseman has just produced a book called ‘Democracy in Africa: Successes, Failures and the Struggle...

Is Cohabiting marriage?

As social values are changing, younger couples are redefining traditional perceptions of relationships. ...

The shifting sands of Zanu (PF) factionalism

Failure by President Robert Mugabe and Zanu (PF) to manage the long-ruling leader’s succession has brought...

Caught in a spider’s web of lies

We are caught in a spider’s web of lies about our history, our potential and our...

The G40 are mere spoilsports

The Generation Forty (G40) outfit has emerged as a noteworthy player in the post-Zanu (PF) congress...

We’re all in the same boat

My outburst last week interrupted my discussion of our vision for a better society, but it...

Send me Pounds – Mugabe

You are squashed between two very large women passengers and trying hard to hold your breath...

Water, land and politics in southern Africa

A great book is just out by Joost Fontein, now director of the British Institute in...

A delicate balance: Hunting vs conservation

A party of 12 Zimbabweans walked from Chiwore River to Kanyemba in May this year –...

We need the right policies

“All political lives, unless they are cut off mid-stream at happy juncture, always end in failure...

No smoke without fire

As the saying goes, anything is possible in Zimbabwe. Crazy things have happened here in the...

The President’s Speech

Much ado has been made of the President reading the wrong speech. It prompted me to...

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