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The economics of demonstrations

Demonstrations are a huge mark on a nation's economy. The average man is not aware of this. Maybe after reading this piece, the common man will be able to contextualize what a political demonstration mean.A country's economy is like its he…

Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 12:10hrs | 8 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

A time to impose sanctions on America!

America has imposed a new set of sanctions that must run for the next 12 months against Zimbabwe. This is not new. America has been doing this for the past 18 years since Zimbabwe took the bold but lonely path to reclaim its land. It didn'…

Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 14:47hrs | 12 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Waves from Kempinski Hotel

Hello guys, hezvoko! Bwaa! Greetings from my five star apartments here at Kempinski Hotel, right in the heart of the sizzling sights of the Atlantic Ocean sending encouraging breezes from my brother Trump. I greet you in the name of the Ma…

Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 10:47hrs | 6 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Land Audit: A true test of national empathy

The ongoing land audit breathes a new ray of hope to landless masses who hope to chance their first immovable property in a landmass collectively owned by all daughters and sons of the soil, Zimbabwe. The setting up and operationalization …

Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 12:55hrs | 5 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

ICC, a waste of African resources

The Democratic Alliance, an opposition political outfit in South Africa appears to have run out of steam and is seeking extra fodder to power its waning relevance. This week, the party hit the headlines urging President Cyril Ramaphosa to …

Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 11:29hrs | 21 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

MDC polishes art of violence

The blood thirsty opposition Movement for Democratic Change last week displayed its colours bare for all to see. Reports have it that eight civilians and a police officer have lost their lives so far in a senseless orgy of violence against…

Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 10:48hrs | 4 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Give peace a chance

The immediate past government of Robert Mugabe assembled a National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) mandated to investigate and make recommendations on past injustices in Zimbabwe. The need to set up this Commission was necessit…

Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 10:35hrs | 3 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

ED delivering a most peaceful election

The election season is upon us. Already, all candidates are in full swing preparing for the historic election, the first without Robert Mugabe in 38 years, and without Morgan Tsvangirai in 18 years. Historic also about the election is the …

Published: 10 May 2018 at 09:08hrs | 2 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Adios Cde Dr Amai Grace

Now that the local news wires are ablaze with how lewd Mrs Grace Mugabe conducted herself in front of the law, it becomes clear that to her and her family, the Constitution was just but one of those papers and had very little regard of it.…

Published: 27 Mar 2018 at 09:02hrs | 9 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Mugabe must accept retirement

Imagine some man kidnaps your wife for a good four days, you gang up with sympathising villagers and some brave youths to go reclaim your wife, after rescuing her, the kidnapper says he wants to come and negotiate with you to recapture you…

Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 07:09hrs | 11 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Mugabe must accept retirement

Imagine some man kidnaps your wife and gores her for a good four days, you gang up with sympathizing villagers and some brave youths to go reclaim your wife, after rescuing her, the kidnapper says he wants to come and negotiate with you to…

Published: 19 Mar 2018 at 10:16hrs | 8 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

G40 and the laws of power scarcity

People always argue that money is the scarcest commodity but political events in Zimbabwe lately show that there is one other thing scarcer than money. It is power. Because of this quality, power is very difficult to share. The number of i…

Published: 08 Feb 2018 at 12:31hrs | 9 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Approachable presidency, the panacea to national engagement

Since taking the reins of power end of November last year, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's presence in office has been felt far and wide. Locally, he has made impact on the political terrain with his charismatic leadership both at Governmen…

Published: 16 Jan 2018 at 11:58hrs | 4 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Let the AU pay its own piper to dictate the tune

The first quarter of 2017 saw President Robert Mugabe, former chair of the African Union meeting his length of the bargain following his 300 strong herd of cattle donation to the continental body. This goodwill had a snowballing effect dow…

Published: 10 Jul 2017 at 11:08hrs | 7 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Oceans are public property

Oceans are an important natural resource whose actions on the livelihood of every citizen of the earth can not be ignored. In the same vein, activities of villagers far away from a river's banks affect the river's system downstream. What w…

Published: 12 Jun 2017 at 16:36hrs | 214 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Disaster awareness, an important factor in rehabilitation

Delegates sat for a disaster preparedness workshop at Ndlela Centre in Gweru in 2009. This centre is owned by the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe (MCZ). The workshop was steered by the MCZ Education Department then led by renowned educationis…

Published: 08 Jun 2017 at 15:47hrs | 13 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Rural Industrialization: A sleeping potential for economic development

It is the fashion of the developing world that there largely is rural to urban migration. The opposite is true in developed worlds. The great trek to the city is in search of opportunities and other comforts absent in the rural areas.Pecul…

Published: 17 May 2017 at 14:16hrs | 335 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Inside Morgan Tsvangirai's Mansion of Understanding

The last time we witnessed a national power-conferring ceremony was when President Mugabe offered Justice Luke Malaba the reigns to lead the Judiciary as Chief Justice.The ceremony took place at State House, the President's official reside…

Published: 24 Apr 2017 at 06:26hrs | 8 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Of Mujuru and Tsvangirai: A coalition of blunder masters

The last time I witnessed a national power conferring ceremony was when President Mugabe offered Justice Luke Malaba the reigns to lead the judiciary in Zimbabwe as Chief Justice. The ceremony happened at State House, the President's offic…

Published: 20 Apr 2017 at 14:57hrs | 5 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

MDC-T, a poorly performer in internal democracy

So the MDC-T does not have a candidate election criteria, 18 years after it was formed? Did the MDC-T not come into existence to participate in elections? Failing to have a candidate selection criterion in their constitution is similar to …

Published: 11 Apr 2017 at 16:19hrs | 4 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

NestlÃ© Zimbabwe is back to serious business. The giant Swiss firm is not looking back on meeting the satisfaction of its market. At a time other companies are whining about a harsh economic environment, NestlÃ© is casting its eyes beyond …

Published: 10 Apr 2017 at 18:21hrs | 9 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Burundi and the Comoros: A time for SADC to show its mettle

The Hutus and Tutsis appear to be a quarrelsome lot.  In Rwanda the cousin tribes engineered a world famous genocide that wiped a million people in nine months. Just 270 days my people! This translates to an average of 3700 killings p…

Published: 28 Mar 2017 at 13:34hrs | 418 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Water, a top priority human right

A water-wise Good Samaritan has been offering clean water for free to strangers along Samora Machel Avenue West in the vicinities of Belvedere's Marimba shopping centre for decades now. Possibly that person has supplied enough water to cov…

Published: 23 Mar 2017 at 07:28hrs | 8 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Concrete roads, the concrete solution

Zimbabwe has lost thousands of breadwinners on its highways leaving orphans whose path of life will be left to the hands of fate. Together with poor driving, the poor state of the roads is a cause for alarm. Losses incurred on the roads al…

Published: 14 Mar 2017 at 12:56hrs | 4 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Corporal punishment must never be viewed as violence

Editor,Children have to be put on a leash. A child who grows without the leash of fear of the stick meanders boundlessly into forbidden seams of the social realm. The element of force is an essential societal tool which has to be used to c…

Published: 11 Mar 2017 at 12:25hrs | 4 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Spare the rod and spoil the child

We keep a German shepherd at home. He is quite an intelligent and polite dog. He is very inquisitive and playful with every new person it meets. It is very alert and energetic.The dog weighs a forceful 30kgs. Its healthy and well kempt loo…

Published: 06 Mar 2017 at 13:56hrs | 4 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Downtown shops must pay tax

The trend in town is that unless one wants to buy from a supermarket, he has to be armed with a credit card only east of Julius Nyerere Way. Tradition has it that downtown shops trade only in hard cash despite the widespread use of plastic…

Published: 13 Feb 2017 at 14:02hrs | 20 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Learning sciences in local languages: now is the time

Let's talk about the philosophy of natural sciences. The mention of the word philosophy frightens many a people. Philosophy requires deep thought. Because the average person dislikes cranking his own mind, he would rather immerse his mind …

Published: 06 Feb 2017 at 14:51hrs | 6 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

Of 2018 and 'Quarrelations' of the opposition

Political discord is the order of the day in corridors of power in the opposition political movement. All eyes are on Joice Mujuru and Morgan Tsvangirai. The biggest open secret is that the two leaders will never agree for a coalition base…

Published: 06 Feb 2017 at 14:48hrs | 4 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

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