Hunting for food

The scramble for food is not only limited to individuals. Hotels too are now spending more of their management time trying to procure essential commodities and, of course, at reasonable…

Dongo, a rising star

Margaret Dongo only joined Parliament in 1990 as a ZANU (PF) candidate. Her entrance into the contest for the parliamentary seat in itself indicates she was a survivor because most…

Lame excuse

Recent statements by the Posts and Telecommunications Corporation that it may be forced to lay off some postmen because of the shortage of postage stamps should strongly be condemned. For…

Queue views

Queues, now the order of the day in the country, are likely not only to arouse political unrest but racial unrest as well if two recent letters in the local…

ADA -the conclusion

In the last issue we carried a story about alleged corruption in the Agricultural Development Authority (ADA). This was based on a document circulated to a number of politicians as…

Lecturer calls for a third force

National University of Science and Technology lecturer and defeated independent candidate in the 1990 general elections, Temba Dlodlo, has called for the creation of a strong opposition party to successfully…

Zvobgo again

Last month's statement by Public Service Minster Eddison Zvobgo that many ministers were tuning to the BBC and CNN to find out what was happening in the country "as a…

Mengistu’s shadow

Former Ethiopian head of state, Col. Mengistu may be lamenting in Harare that he is broke and may be drinking a lot to while up time since he does not…

Drought and politics

Drought like death, when they occur, always leads to or results in a lot of talk, some of it not very palatable. While it is a known fact that once…