November 24, 2024
Open Forum Joram NyathiJOMIC would like to register its grave concerns over the resurgence in the use of “abusive language” in the media in recent weeks. This is evident in both the privately-owned and the public media, both electronic and print.This is not only unprofessional but also violates the…
I must admit that this subject is a fairly broad one and sifting through to find the most appropriate area to focus on for the discussion has not been easy.However, for those readers who follow the column, the future may permit more irregular insights into this fascinating area…
To many, this might yet be another futile exercise because there is nothing to suggest that things will be different this time around. Indications are that ZANU-PF, represented by President Robert Mugabe will continue to obstinately drag its feet on those issues it considers strategic to its stranglehold…
No matter how successful a black man is, and Judge Thomas sits in the US Supreme Court, blacks often find that they are reviled, in this case for their achievements as well as for their failures.The painful cuts are those that come from fellow blacks. Thomas, in his…
To be honest with you Cdes, I have this gut-feeling that this SADC has been infiltrated by some of our detractors…initially only our western neighbour was hostile towards me, but from the look of things, it seems like there are increasingly more SADC members that are taking a…
Most worrying is the manner in which the issue is being cast by the international media that for long has failed to find anything good to write about concerning Zimbabwe. Almost all the reports are presenting a picture of a country that is now a master at asset…
Like any other human being, I think I am entitled to a good rest so I thought this week I should bless myself with that rest.I will be addressing you adequately next week, but I can assure you that the whole world is firmly behind us.Kindest regards Yours…
And it’s now more than a whispered rumour in the corridors of Parliament that by the time he moved out, his stay at the plush hotel had chewed up significant amounts of US dollars against a backcloth of the ever worsening conditions of squalor and social deprivation —…
The MDC-T’s lunatic fringe pushing for the pullout contends that ZANU-PF refuses to answer the crying need for deep political reform to the extent that the inclusive government is only so in name. They feel that the two MDCs in the coalition are impotent, rendering Morgan Tsvangirai, placed…
Analysts attribute the problem of succession in ZANU-PF to the absence of democracy in the party. Over the years, democratic principles have been undermined in favour of the appointment system based on party loyalty and cronyism, where party loyalists have found themselves at the pinnacle of the party’s…