Can MDC do without Tsvangirai?

Three years ago he was just a trade union leader. President Robert Mugabe even joked that Morgan Tsvangirai and his colleague Gibson Sibanda, were dreaming that they could rule Zimbabwe.…

Mpofu and his bungling

The arrogance that Zimbabwe's politicians continue to display is amazing. Take the case of Matebeleland North governor Obert Mpofu for example. He was beaten clean in the parliamentary elections for…

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…

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…

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…

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…