Mugabe keen to retire

President Robert Mugabe wants to retire from politics but his efforts have been thwarted by both his own ZANU-PF party and the surprise performance of the opposition Movement for Democratic…

Of baboons and voters

The danger of allowing people to stay in power too long is that they start taking people for granted. This was amply demonstrated by vice- President Simon Muzenda at Chivi…

Are things this bad?

Nothing seems to be going on well for Zimbabwe. The economy is in tatters and its image is in shreds. One recent report, for example, said things were so bad…

Was referendum rigged?

Huge discrepancies between the results of the national referendum in February and an opinion poll by the Helen Suzman Foundation carried out between January 14 and February 9 have raised…

Scandals and suicides!

When Minister of Lands and Agriculture Kumbirai Kangai left the court after charges of corruption involving about $228.4 million were levelled against him, he looked quite relaxed and even told…

All eyes on Tsvangirai

The surprising No victory seems to have catapulted only one person, Morgan Tsvangirai. The eyes of the world are now on him and the party he leads the Movement for…