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Kasukuwere offside

Kasukuwere, who had been invited to address students at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Bulawayo, probably got carried away as a result of the hospitality of his welcoming host so much such that he took his right to freedom of expression beyond the extremes.Without…

Peace call: Genuine or grandstanding?

Since about October 2012, President Mugabe has been vehemently calling for peaceful elections and for the need to restrain from intimidating the electorate.The only yawning irony has been how his colleagues and those in state security institutions have been behaving. While President Mugabe is busy shouting out for…

Understanding social entrepreneurship

Just this weekend, I watched a CNN Freedom Project documentary called “Mozambique: Or Bust” which profiles the work being done by social entrepreneurs Kiamba Langas and Dave Terpstra. Through their wonderful organisation called Free the Girls, they have dedicated themselves to bringing hope and a new future to…

The guilty are afraid

 In its wisdom or lack thereof, it argued that the conditions outlined by the United Nations body amounted to interference in the country’s internal processes — a flimsy excuse that betrays its morbid fear for transparency especially as the world demands that Zimbabwe stages free and fair elections…

Quality of relationship you are in

According to neuroscientist Amir Levine and social psychologist Rachel Heller, who wrote the book Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment, people have different attachment styles — how you connect, relate or get attached to people. And the quality of your relationship is determined by what your attachment…

Boston bombing

At the time of going to press, five were pronounced dead and 150 people injured. This was the result of two Chechnyan Muslim brothers who planted three bombs at the Boston Marathon.The logic of the violence seems incomprehensible.Take the example of Richard Martin, wife, Denise, a librarian and…

Ensuring food security

 Incomes are also likely to rise due to a growing middle class in Asia and Latin America, and the total urban population would roughly double, changing diets as well as overall demand for food as city residents tend to eat more meat. So, how is the world going…