People’s power at last

President Robert Mugabe and the war veterans must have been baffled. While the people agreed that war veterans should be paid gratuities and pensions, they emphatically said NO to the…

Arrogance at its worst

It was arrogance at its worst. Or could Cde Mugabe be losing it? Without in any way trying to denigrate the country's Head of State, what President Mugabe did on…

Ministers and boards

Only a few months after assuming office, Information Minister Chen Chimutengwende, fired the Posts and Telecommunications board. No reason was given. Had Chimutengwende still been deputy minister of Information before…

Presidential blunders

President Robert Mugabe seems to have a knack for making blunders whenever the country seems to be steering towards greater democracy and accountability. After his government had just announced measures…

Church and politics

The next general elections may be some time away but the Catholic Church seems to have made an early start to conscientise people on the need to vote. But at…