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Crude oil big debate

The "crude" ignorance of opposition-minded people about the various usages and applications of the term "crude oil" is being exposed by the day. The "crude" ignorance posted by the oppositionist ARTUZ could be reflective of zero pass rates…

Published: 08 Feb 2021 at 20:06hrs | 3 | by Conway Tutani

Even slaves refused to sell their souls

As the world marks 400 years since 1619, when Africans were first abducted and sold into slavery in America, this extract below from the book To Be A Slave by African-American author Julius Lester, published in 1968, captures the abject wi…

Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:16hrs | 2 | by Conway Tutani

Zimbabwe demonstrations - like sanctions - are not targeted

IT is hoped that several developments in the past week or so will finally open people's eyes to see that party politics is the only game in town; that politics is not the only thing worth concerning oneself with; that they can operate outs…

Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:22hrs | | by Conway Tutani

ZCTU can do better than demonstrate for redollarisation

No good deed goes unpunished.Normally, the doer of a good deed expects just a "thank you", but usually someone is adversely affected by the good deed. For example, saving someone's life from a criminal is a good deed, but the criminal now …

Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 08:10hrs | 1 | by Conway Tutani

It's up to us to make Zimdollar work

The record needs to be set straight that Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has done nothing outrageous and/or unprecedented by banning the use of foreign currencies in domestic transactions.According to Wikipedia, this is a measure resorted to…

Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 06:25hrs | 2 | by Conway Tutani

Tendai Biti: Infant trapped in adult body?

Those familiar with former Finance minister Tendai Bitiâ€™s track record were not exactly surprised by his latest outburst against current Treasury boss Mthuli Ncube.It seems insults come as second nature to Biti.Biti last week told an aud…

Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:04hrs | 1 | by Conway Tutani

Dishonesty now biggest threat to democracy

Two inter-related issues - highlighted in two feedbacks I have received over the past six months - should be addressed as a matter of priority and urgency.The first one is do with what one mobile money transfer platform has given rise to o…

Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 06:54hrs | 2 | by Conway Tutani

Mthuli Ncube is not a Professor for nothing

"Be careful what you wish for," is an English expression used to tell people to think before they say they want something and to suggest that they may not actually want it. There may be unforeseen and unpleasant consequences.Well, I was re…

Published: 24 May 2019 at 06:48hrs | 7 | by Conway Tutani

Fuel crisis has nothing to do with MDC unconstitutionalism

Some of the problems Zimbabwe is facing today are clearly due to faulty thinking resulting in people mixing issues â€”and not knowing what the idiom "fair game" means.For starters, if President Emmerson Mnangagwa is fair game for criticism…

Published: 17 May 2019 at 17:32hrs | 3523 | by Conway Tutani

Politicians mustn't get away with slandering judges

The habit of the main opposition MDC of getting itself into a mess and then some rabid elements in the party blaming everyone - from the government to the courts - except themselves has to stop.After the High Court this week ruled that Nel…

Published: 10 May 2019 at 14:13hrs | 14 | by Conway Tutani

Africa has no divine duty to heed the West

IT'S quite refreshing that many Africans - both black and white - have refused to submit to Eurocentrism, where all things from the West are viewed in utopian terms in which everything is projected as perfect, on the one hand, while, on th…

Published: 03 May 2019 at 06:48hrs | 2 | by Conway Tutani

Religious imperialism? Count me out

I WAS pleasantly surprised when people from near and far, from within Zimbabwe and beyond the borders, white and black, Christian and non-Christian came to the defence of the Zimbabwe Bird after the national emblem was belittled by MDC All…

Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 07:18hrs | 4 | by Conway Tutani

Time to stop mischief of bashing under guise of reporting

IN the first analysis and final analysis, newspapers â€” in spite of and despite their editorial slant â€” should â€” and must â€” be guided by accuracy. Accuracy is the be-all and end-all."What a newspaper needs in its news, in its headli…

Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:49hrs | 3 | by Conway Tutani

MDC violence: A noble cause can beget savages

THE MDC Allianceâ€™s initial reaction to their defeat in the ward by-election held in Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, last week was a classic or textbook example of denialism â€” the human tendency to deny reality as a way to avoid a psychological…

Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 06:42hrs | 302 | by Conway Tutani

'A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination'

IT has reached the stage where, to be honest with each other, it is no more surprising that posting a most non-political and non-partisan message on social media praising Zimbabweans â€” one and all â€” can elicit a rabidly hostile and ang…

Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 06:28hrs | 3 | by Conway Tutani

These critics need more help than cyclone victims

CYCLONE Idai has brought out the good and the ugly in people.Many Zimbabweans have, commendably, risen to the occasion to assist fellow human beings, while others are using this as an opportunity to sneak in unrelated and expedient issues …

Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Conway Tutani

Forcing countries to pay debt in currency it denies them - that's the US!

ONE thing for sure is that Zimbabwe is not short of real original thinking to counter the West's capture of some Zimbabwean minds.Because of donor funding, too many politicians (naturally more so in the opposition), economists and others w…

Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 06:02hrs | 689 | by Conway Tutani

Don't fall for sanctions denialists' lies and wiles

The worst-kept secret is out that the United States is determined to see the Zimbabwean government fall â€“ just as it is doing in Venezuela. And denying that is like denying one's existence itself.Reported fin24 this week: "Zimbabwe is un…

Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 00:53hrs | 1 | by Conway Tutani

We need complete thinkers, not compartmentalised ones

What does it mean to be a "complete thinker"? Complete thinking entails connecting apparently disparate or unconnected ideas.To further elaborate, it means being able to take on a variety of ideas and disciplines and put them all together …

Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:47hrs | 2 | by Conway Tutani

It's most dangerous not to know where we are

It's self-evident that the situation in Zimbabwe is very much unsettled at the moment, but to go on to deconstruct it and reconstruct it to suit one's political narrative of the present is mendacious.But it has been quite refreshing to rea…

Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:47hrs | 1 | by Conway Tutani

Time to confront bloodsuckers wherever and whenever

THAT things could be on the verge of boiling over is not an overstatement, but for the "big boys" these are the best of times as they are making a killing.But it should be pointed out from the outset that the buck stops with the government…

Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:39hrs | 2 | by Conway Tutani

Tsvangirai familyâ€™s pre-emptive masterstroke the way to go

The funeral service in December 2018 for the late 41st President of the United States, George H Bush, who was in office from 1989 to 1993 (not to be confused with his son, George W Bush, the 43rd President of the US, who served from 2001 t…

Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 09:23hrs | | by Conway Tutani

When politicians say things to make people angry, not to solve problems

Many of the people who appeared before the commission of inquiry into the events leading to the August 1 killings, the shootings themselves and then map the way forward, proved themselves to be inventive liars, making up stories as and whe…

Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 10:53hrs | 1 | by Conway Tutani

Let the games begin - it's now jecha for jecha!

THE call by some in the ruling Zanu-PF party for the presidential age limit to be raised to 52 years from 40 has caused mixed reactions, but what is there to it?It should first be accepted that there is nothing wrong with the presidential …

Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Conway Tutani

Daylight robbery of pricing at 4:1, but giving change at 1:1

As economic recovery measures are implemented, let's discuss this wrong mentality - yes, wrong - that nothing works until everything works because in real life there are no quick and easy fixes.For one, we should also be wary of armchair a…

Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 06:30hrs | 2 | by Conway Tutani

Don't be left holding an empty bag

WHAT has emerged from the hearings into the events of August 1 has shown that the setting-up of the commmission of inquiry was the right step in the circumstances.The hearings have amply demonstrated that the truth often lies somewhere in …

Published: 30 Nov 2018 at 10:33hrs | 2 | by Conway Tutani

Zimbabweans' lives are not bargaining chips

TRUE to the base instinct of human nature - that subconscious urge or behaviour directed by primeval, animalistic, self-serving, and/or ignoble motivations - some people have quickly rushed to completely absolve their side over the tragic …

Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 05:54hrs | 2 | by Conway Tutani

Supporting Mnangagwa without backing Zanu PF, backing MDC without supporting Chamisa

"Time flies. It's up to you to be the navigator," observed a sage.I am not into political prophecy, but this week last year - precisely November 6, 2017, the day then President Robert Mugabe sacked Emmerson Mnangagwa, his deputy - I posted…

Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:17hrs | | by Conway Tutani

Strive Masiyiwa never ceases to shame the devil

Strive Masiyiwa, the Econet Wireless founder, has always been his own man.With all his wealth, Masiyiwa does not get ahead of himself. His public persona is that of gentility â€” that social superiority, not superior airs, as demonstrated …

Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 06:12hrs | 4 | by Conway Tutani

Let's not indulge obstructionists

The more I see some categories of people who are stridently and rabidly opposing Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's economic stabilisation programme - as opposed to those offering measured and constructive criticism - the more I feel he is on…

Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:10hrs | 4 | by Conway Tutani

ZCTU, why spare Bulawayo council over rates hike

That the United States has not seized a great opportunity to walk the talk on its human rights mantra shows that things are not what they appear to be.It was always too much to expect US President Donald Trump â€” addicted to sanctions as …

Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 11:32hrs | 1 | by Conway Tutani

Some Zimbabweans have poisoned themselves with spit

THE more one reads some reactions to the current upheavals in the economy, the more one sees that some people have poisoned themselves with spite.It's not only me who has observed that. Level-headed opposition supporter Tanyanyiwa Mugwiji …

Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 07:17hrs | 2 | by Conway Tutani

Nothing wrong in principle with 2% electronic transfer tax

"In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes," observed presciently Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), one of the founding fathers of the United States, who was both a philomath - a seeker of knowledge and facts; a…

Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 09:14hrs | 3 | by Conway Tutani

Mthuli Ncube's '0% political skills' certainly working

While cholera is highly infectious, positivity can be as contagious too as a counter-measure along with medicinally treating the actual disease.Posted Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, who has a positive outlook, on social media this week: "E…

Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:05hrs | | by Conway Tutani

Coventry 'a mere swimmer'?

Anything that can go wrong will go wrong, so says Murphy's law.Well, Murphy's law seems to following â€” nay, stalking â€” losing MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa.If there are two or more ways to do something and one of t…

Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 07:55hrs | 2 | by CONWAY TUTANI

Who is worse between manipulating politician and gullible follower?

AFTER the unnecessarily contentious elections, Zimbabwe could be about to reset and, thus, reboot itself on its journey from dysfunctionality to functionality.I say unnecessarily contentious because âˆ’ if I may paraphrase 20th century Uni…

Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Conway Tutani

Who can rescue MDC Alliance?

ONE of the biggest takeaways from the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) ruling last week against MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa's application to have Zanu-PF candidate Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory overturned on the ground…

Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:09hrs | | by Conway Tutani

Zimbabwe not white man's burden

We are on the edge of an epoch in Zimbabwe.The nation could experience a new normal, so to speak, as the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has only a matter of days to validate President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa's win, as announced by the Zi…

Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Conway Tutani

Time for Zimbabwe to move on

THE 2018 harmonised elections have come, but not exactly gone because the main opposition MDC Alliance has signalled its intention to approach the Constitutional Court to challenge the results, which gave the governing Zanu-PF complete vic…

Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 07:57hrs | | by Conway Tutani

Paying price of underestimating 'EDiots'

The tragedy which happened in Harare this week was not only completely unconscionable, but most preventable.The State, on the one hand, should not have unleashed soldiers on the streets, resulting in six civilians being shot dead. I believ…

Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 07:26hrs | 4 | by Conway Tutani

Zimbabwe must be the winner

For every winner there has to be a loser.But the more closely I look at Zanu-PF and MDC Alliance, the less I see differences in style and substance between them, with mere days before the election in which they are fiercely contesting agai…

Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 08:21hrs | | by Conway Tutani

Mugabe's resignation as voluntary as it could be

CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba has finally settled the matter of former President Robert Mugabe's departure by ruling in his chambers at the Constitutional Court that Mugabe resigned voluntarily last year.The ruling was despite the likes of Jon…

Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:47hrs | | by Conway Tutani

Can MDC Alliance point finger at Zec?

THERE is a time to set the record straight so that repeated lies about anyone and anything do not begin to sound like the truth.Fellow Zimbabwean Brighton Musonza posted this on social media recently: "Listen folks, no one is paid to have …

Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 08:47hrs | 1 | by Conway Tutani

'Talibanisation' of Zimbabwe politics!

ZIMBABWEANS in general can take things in their stride. They can calmly deal with something unpleasant and not let it have a crushing effect on them.So it's good that some strong, principled voices are emerging to say we are not going to b…

Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 13:47hrs | 2 | by Conway Tutani

It takes more than sadistic delight in Tsvangirai's health issues

INGRAINED in human nature is the base instinct - that subconscious urge, behaviour, or intuition directed by primeval, animalistic, self-serving, and/or ignoble motivations.That's why we are seeing some such psychologically depraved charac…

Published: 22 Sep 2017 at 06:42hrs | 336 | by Conway Tutani

Tsvangirai and Khupe just have to work it out

I have never claimed to be neutral - so here I go!The standoff between MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai and one of his three deputies, Thokozani Khupe, over the political trade-offs with other opposition parties to form a coalition under the…

Published: 08 Sep 2017 at 06:39hrs | 2 | by Conway Tutani

Morgan, primary elections - like a coalition - are a necessary evil

IT'S getting harder and harder to keep track of political developments in Zimbabwe.What with all the brouhaha going on every which way you look and at many levels? If you do not keep your eye on the ball, you will be pulled in all directio…

Published: 28 Jul 2017 at 07:50hrs | 1 | by Conway Tutani

Over to you, Nkosana Moyo!

One of the worst-kept secrets in Zimbabwe is out.Nkosana Moyo has finally announced his long-anticipated formal entry into next year's presidential race with many people not taken by surprise at all. It had become a question of "when", not…

Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 19:50hrs | | by Conway Tutani

Zim needs both brains and protests

The political opposition in Zimbabwe has a mountain to climb following its electoral defeat last year â€“ a result of both being robbed and outwitted by Zanu PF- and the damaging split in the wake of that loss.Now, it looks like it's going…

Published: 03 Oct 2014 at 07:19hrs | | by Conway Tutani

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