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Politics of ethnicity: Jumping from the pan into the fire

BELOW is a book excerpt from In Search of the Elusive Zimbabwean Dream, Volume III (Ideas and Solutions) by Professor Arthur Mutambara.President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new Cabinet shocked many because of the crass ethnicity and primitive cla…

Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 08:31hrs | | by Arthur Mutambara

Heroism is earned, not conferred

Zanu-PF is not qualified to make or unmake veteran nationalist Ndabaningi Sithole's national hero status.More specifically, President Emmerson Mnangagwa (given his limited, frivolous and undecorated involvement in the liberation struggle) …

Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:36hrs | | by Arthur Mutambara

Artificial intelligence and robotics: Great expectations and daunting existential risks

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is both exciting and challenging. There are opportunities and dangers. There are fascinating possibilities and existential risks.The starting point is to understand the basic definitions of key concepts such as…

Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | | by Arthur Mutambara

Winning elections, fighting corruption not enough

YES, we must expose and fight corruption. Yes, we must win elections by:- registering to vote en masse- voting in large (unriggable)numbers- protecting the vote.However, all these efforts are necessary, but not sufficient for Zimbabwe's pr…

Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 06:05hrs | 9 | by Arthur Mutambara

Legal challenge to amendment Acts

As we have explained before, both Constitutional Amendments (No 1 and 2) Acts are unconstitutional and illegal.These two Acts have now been legally challenged in the Constitutional Court by the Law society of Zimbabwe, citing the following…

Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:20hrs | | by Arthur Mutambara

Mayweather coming to Zimbabwe

LEADING hospitality player rainbow Tourism Group subsidiary Gateway Stream has entered into a lucrative partnership with the Zimbabwe National Boxing and Wrestling Control Board and Lion Heart Promotions to livestream the fight involving U…

Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:58hrs | | by Arthur Mutambara

Makepekepe ready for take-off

Harare giants CAPS United have expressed confidence that the resumption of local football match would help propel the club's commercial drive, which was stifled by the Covid-19 pandemic last year.The club made a complete overhaul of the te…

Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:57hrs | | by Arthur Mutambara

Constitution changes: Understanding the history and motivation

There are extensive deliberations back and forth in May, June and July 2012, resulting in Copac (Constitution Parliamentary Committee) formally adopting a draft national constitution on July 21.This document is taken for adoption at the Se…

Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:56hrs | | by Arthur Mutambara

Implied and expressed constitutional provisions: The elusive concept

DOES Section 96 (2) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe apply to our current unelected Vice-Presidents?Did Vice-President Kembo Mohadi quote the wrong section of the Constitution in his resignation letter?Implied and expressed provisions â€” i…

Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 06:24hrs | 14 | by Arthur Mutambara

The Path to Power: A review of Arthur Mutambara's book

This is the second book in a series of three volumes  that traces the leadership thoughts and philosophical disposition of Professor Arthur G.O. Mutambara over a period of 35 years. The dramatic removal of Robert Mugabe by a people-ba…

Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 08:21hrs | | by Arthur Mutambara

Mutambara trashes Zanu-PF manifesto

Despite the critique we have offered in the past, Zanu-PF in its recently launched manifesto, insist on claiming that its vision is for Zimbabwe to be a middle-income country (MIC) by 2030.This is a bland and banal statement which requires…

Published: 14 May 2018 at 07:50hrs | 2 | by Arthur Mutambara

Zimbabwe's 2018 Rhodes Scholar selected

As the Zimbabwe Rhodes Selection Committee, we have just finished two days of interviewing nine outstanding Zimbabwean finalists for the Rhodes Scholarship. These shortlisted candidates came from Universities in Zimbabwe, SA, USA, and the …

Published: 26 Nov 2017 at 16:33hrs | 9 | by Arthur Mutambara

The definition of success and what it takes to achieve it

The headmistress of Hillcrest College Anne Holman, the deputy headmaster Orbert Chipato, our young people, the students, parents, teachers, officials from the Primary and Secondary Education ministry, teachers from neighbouring schools, fe…

Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 17:43hrs | | by Arthur Mutambara

Mugabe poll move unfortunate

We must work together. Remedies to our problems will come from ZimbabweansONCE again we continue to plunge forward into unnecessary and avoidable conflict on matters of the State. There is dearth of leadership across the political divide. …

Published: 16 Jun 2013 at 11:41hrs | | by Arthur Mutambara

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Supreme Court nullifies Welshman Ncube AI-generated legal submissions

'Mnangagwa is panicking'

Chiwenga's wife catching strays

Family yet to bury loved one 2 years after mysterious death

'Eat my wife, I kill myself'

RBZ policies, not banks, driving high lending rates

Zimbabwe to host major Africa trade fair from 2029

Govt urged to tighten screws on human trafficking

Zimbabwe night vending ban falters

Hughton, Redknapp among 200 applicants for Warriors job

Levy scandal as Harare buys only 2 ambulances

Chiwenga missed Mnangagwa's SONA

Mega Pak Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd manager up for fraud

Fugitive car dealer arrested after 5 years on the run

Harare Councillors and directors snub 2026 budget announcement

Bulawayo Polytechnic gutted by fire

Six Dead, 40 Injured in Harare–Mukumbura Road Bus Crash

No to 2030 extension

Police confirm Bulawayo-Beitbridge road accident

Zimbabwe loans ARVs to Botswana, donates portion in regional health solidarity

Govt to launch Responsible Mining Initiative amid worsening land degradation

MP Mhangwa urges govt to cut LPG Import Bill through local gas substitution

Man dies in bicycle accident

Relegation-threatened Bosso players boycott training

Pavillon bus involved in a serious accident

Tragedy in Mt Darwin as cow falls into well, killing young woman

Zimbabwe announces strict enforcement of axle load limits

Zanu-Pf, Eureka Mine unleash violence on artisinal miners

Church Leaders Unite to Tackle Africa's Social Crises at Landmark Summit

Minister to Lead Sanitation Awareness Drive in Guruve Amid Open Defecation Concerns*