When I then heard the ever-fervent Minister Patrick Chinamasa announce that there would actually be 35 more constituencies for by-elections; together with the tone with which he announced it, I knew political Machiavellianism had once again been given an opportunity. If these by-elections are held as intimated by…

Crackle-e-e, cric-k-k, creeeek! A sweetly deafening sound which was most welcome.So, yeah, yet another critical glass ceiling was shattered last week when South Africa's Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma, born January 27 1949, was elected chairperson of the African Union (AU) in a move that changes the continental bloc's game…

 Although such awards have been present in the past, they are undoubtedly taking on greater significance in light of the heightened levels of competition within the economy. In an environment in which liquidity is becoming tighter by the day, and the customer pool is slowly but surely drying…

 He could see western civilisations going down the drain if the United States became the world leader. This week, it has come as a shock to those who value decorum and probity to find Catholic nuns talking back to the Holy Father, the Pope, and screaming bad words…

 They have been doing this for several years now. I really wonder why they have to waste time doing this routine ritual when they can just make the sanctions permanent, that is if they really think the sanctions would break our back!Well, in the run-up to this week's…

 Three and a half years on, what have been the achievements in terms of both successes and failures, of the GNU?This article is an attempt to scrutinise, assess and discuss the performance of the GNU project from political, economic, social and administrative angles. There is both good news…

Sacked Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) legislators - Abednico Bhebhe (Nkayi South), Njabuliso Mguni (Bulilima East) and Norman Mpofu (Lupane East) - approached the High Court in 2009 after they were thrown out of Parliament, seeking an order compelling President Mugabe to call for by-elections in their respective…

The months of lobbying and the series of SADC ministerial meetings have now culminated in the highest diplomatic office on the continent landing within our region. Are there implications to this victory? What are the issues to be cautious about as we receive and glorify ourselves in this…

All referrals of the style I needed done led me there.Some of you may recall the "glory" of the Fragrant Hair Salon of the late 80s to early 90s.  That was the place to be.  In its heyday, Fragrant ndiyo yaive neyese.  It was all that and more.…

 The impact of this activity on national productivity statistics has been nothing short of jaw-dropping, never mind any individual or political successes that may have been scored.The model of taking from the rich to give to the poor, made famous by English outlaw Robin Hood, finds great acceptance…