Made to feel like a burden, a parasite in SA

I have been living in South Africa for seven years now and for the greater part of this time I have been made to feel like...

Forging a new path: re-defining Independence

Since the days of the Mutapa empire in the 15th Century, the Rozvi dynasty and Ndebele...

When we were students

Back in 1994, I was a 19-year old student at the University of Zimbabwe, fresh from...

Mini-skirt fashion

Nowadays, we are free to possess 50 inch LED televisions, electric gates, electric lawnmowers, ovens, and...

Nothing has changed

Those born before 1979 will remember travelling along the countryside in convoy, with military escort. The...

Capable of thinking

The word ‘independent’ is one that is flung about without thought. The dictionary definition reads thus:...

Not So Independent

It is Independence Day this Saturday. After 35 years of sameness, there is no reason to...

Corporate bullying with a huge stink

Is it not shameful for this company to rip of consumers, including poor people in far...

Are we really Independent?

In 1980, when I was only 17 years old, I had such high expectations of what...

Nothing to celebrate here

The government-controlled media has been running a somewhat sinister independence anniversary slogan, “sofarsogood”. We might have...

The hesitation of Thomas

Thomas is an interesting character in the gospel. He seems so impulsive and speaks his mind...

We have the land – where’s the economy?

In most countries Independence Day is a joyous occasion. It is the one day in the...

Building a future

Suppose you have had an accident and been injured, there are several ways you might cope...

By-elections: Half-hearted protests won’t work

In the days following the July 31 harmonised elections in 2013, I sat down with colleagues...

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