He also pledged to restore honour and decency to our Parliament. Three years have gone by since he took the oath and still nothing has changed.Let's examine the question of violence. In his capacity as Prime Minister, Tsvangirai has had a great opportunity to show his disgust for…

Although Justice and Legal Affairs Minister, Patrick Chinamasa, was so eager to make it known to anybody who cares to listen that by extending the invitation to the UN commissioner Harare had demonstrated that it has nothing to hide, the truth of the matter is that the government…

Tomorrow SADC Heads of States and governments will be meeting in Luanda for an extraordinary meeting. The executive secretary, Tomaz Augusto Salomao has indicated that this meeting has been called to discuss the various political conflicts and challenges facing the region. This meeting is coming about two months…

At the outskirts of the city, there are lots of marula trees. The tree is known as mupfura in Shona, umganu in Ndebele and sclerocarya birrea botanically. At close observation, some trees had fruits and others didn't have. The differences reminded me of an old story which my…

 Naturally, one of these calls has been for the banking sector to improve liquidity in the economy through funding various initiatives, a call amplified by the ongoing indigenisation agenda. Such initiatives have included start-ups and revival of distressed firms.In an environment poisoned by populist politicking and with a…

 Only a fortnight ago, the Youth Forum proffered useful insights on alternative approaches to youth development programming. The youth group suggested the need for holistic approach to youth development programming. This was in response to the perceived focus on financial incentives to youth as a panacea for dealing…

There is generally confusion from both the management and employee side on what determines what an individual employee should earn. This confusion has arisen from lack of understanding of salary management and remuneration principles especially their application in our current economic environment. This confusion has also arisen as…

As we speak, United States Catholics are struggling to rebrand themselves or simply to rediscover their once powerful role in society. I am not optimistic that it will be easy to reclaim their once lofty place.Catholics are answering to a host of contradictory forces and temptations. It is…

The remarks cast Mai Mujuru in a domestic situation where she "powerlessly" tolerated, persevered and stood by a philandering husband and somehow fought to stay on as Mrs. Mujuru until death did them part. Her domestic role comes across as that of a "well-cultured" and "well-socialised" woman who…

 Last year this time, the Renaissance issue and the impact of absolute power within the realm of corporate governance was the feature discussion. Indigenisation versus employment creation was the other issue, while succession within organisations was also featured. In the final article for May, we discussed the need…