We were honoured by the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister, Professor Arthur Mutambara and 10 other unity government operatives. Sihle Dube, a stalwart operative from London had condemned the self-seeking donor-sponsored movement as fraudulent. The generous welcome by the Zimbabwe government will make Sister Sihle to eat…

CABINET FILES WITH CZ Dear Cabinet and Politburo members COMRADES, after the hectic schedule of our very successful conference in Mutare, I thought it harmless to take just a small rest.As most of you might be aware, I will be taking my annual vacation any time from now,…

 It is, therefore, imperative that we look back at the political experiences of the year with an intention to try and pre-figure how 2011 may eventually unfold. The shrewd nature of transitional politics has really dictated the Zimbabwean situation and somehow caused stagnancy where growth was expected to…

What was most striking about the statement which, however, failed to get wider publicity was that it touched on one critical issue pertinent to the viability of opposition parties in Zimbabwe in particular and in Africa in general: The prospect of a pre-election coalition of opposition parties to…

 With an election that has produced two presidential candidates who have gone into a re-run and eventually inaugurated themselves as the substantive leader, a paradox is unfolding. This Cote d’Ivoire case presents a typical electoral scenario across the African landscape with vast potential to taint our quest for…

The exposures from WikiLeaks, a web portal created to receive and distribute sensitive information in the interest of a free society, has angered White House, but sent the ZANU-PF election machinery into fighting mode.But not against the Americans, but against Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his Movement for…

They can be your sister’s, brother’s or adopted. If you can raise them into adulthood without murdering them, then you know love is not that tough. We sit around and tell each other that we love our children unconditionally. That is not true. Of course, it is conditional.…

“Who wakes up earliest in the household? Is it you or the maid,” and none of the  previously overzealous women put their hands up. I mean none. In that unexpected point of reckoning all hypocrisy melted exposing a raw failure among the women to meet the biblical (and…

They were looking forward to a restful night at home, a hot bath and a warm meal. They knew that some kind of welcome awaited them, but were not sure what. Norton gave them the first indication of what to expect on arrival when many members of the…

 While organisations are struggling to meet salary obligations as demanded by employees most of them have now set reasonable salaries for all levels of employees. Some organisations have now moved to the Total Cost to Company model while others are in a transition stage to this model. We…