Teaching the wrong patriotism

President Robert Mugabe’s successive governments have for the past one and a half decades used all the wrong methods in their bid to inculcate a sense...

My wish list

To complete my vision for the future, here are a few things I would like to...

Khaya Moyo cheers while Zim burns

My grandmother was not the sweet, rocking-chair and knitting needles type. ...

All our Chickens coming home to Roost

Some months ago I asked the people who run the Zambezi River Authority for some information...

No laughing matter

Much as Zimbabwe’s ability to laugh at itself is to be applauded, the lighter side of...

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...

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