What’s in a song?

Oliver Mtukudzi's latest album, Bvuma/Tolerance has been doing quite well. The title song is even topping the charts on Radio 3's hit pick. Radio three is considered the station for…

Jonathan Moyo’s rise and rise

He has been called all sorts of names. He has been cartooned, scandalised, ripped apart, but he has plodded on. Information and Publicity Minister Jonathan Moyo has defied his critics…

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…

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…