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Targeted sanctions were inevitable

GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, my deduction is that targeted sanctions were inevitable. It does not augur well for Zimbabwe that you are the first sitting President to be designated by the United States (US) under…

Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 16:09hrs | 9 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Probity warrants reinstatement of unduly recalled MPs

GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, throughout history, true greatness of presidents has always been measured by the probity with which they stand up for the common good during trying times.It seems to me that the unfa…

Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 07:28hrs | 22 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

A weird Presidency

GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, the appointment of the Commander of the Defence Forces, General Philip Valerio Sibanda to the Zanu-PF politburo as an ex-officio member, (by virtue of his job, office or position) mu…

Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:55hrs | 517 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Mr President, stop being blind to the obvious things

GOOD day President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, ancient wisdom has it that a guest sees in a minute what the host will have been blind to for a lifetime. Oftentimes, successive generations stumble, one after the other, on the same …

Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 06:50hrs | 24 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

There's life after Zimbabwe's August 23 polls

THERE is always a worrisome pattern that emerges particularly with each election.Generally, our elections are very competitive in nature. Sometimes members of different political parties tend to approach one another with antagonism, hate l…

Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:40hrs | 13 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Zimbabwe is under siege

GOOD day President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, my heart subscribes to the notion that Zimbabwe is completely under siege. As I see it, the country is overwhelmed with all manner of naked aggression instituted through the weaponisa…

Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:40hrs | 553 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Zimbabwe's Uhuru celebrations now a stale ritual

GOOD day President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, in my estimation, it was inevitable for the 43rd independence anniversary to be devoid of ceremony. As I see it, even the hosting of the main event in a rural setting for the first tim…

Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 18:56hrs | 13 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Al Jazeera exposÃ© signals doom for Zimbabwe

GOOD day President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, it is my fervent conviction that the Al Jazeera four-part documentary, whose first edition Gold Mafia: The Laundry Service was premiered last week, has far-reaching consequences on you…

Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:58hrs | | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Jitters over Al Jazeera exposÃ© telling

GOOD day President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, rarely has Zanu-PF and the said new dispensation been in jitters as they are now. Contrary to their characteristic obstinacy, they are unnerved, emotionally wearied and worried.Given t…

Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 06:53hrs | 10 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Zimbabwe crying out for political remaking

GOOD day President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, the refrain of the song Remake the World by Jimmy Cliff aptly portrays the magnitude of destitution that is prevalent among citizenry.Although his song pleads for equitable reconfigura…

Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 05:06hrs | 5 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

2023 elections crucial test of Mnangagwa's Statesmanship

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as I see it, by now, most of the determined would-be contestants for public office are already geared for the imminent race.  Although the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is yet t…

Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 16:53hrs | | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Mnangagwa's rule has been disastrous

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as I see it, it is now the norm for the festive season to be without merriment.Yet, be that as it may, convention and courtesy nonetheless warrant me to extend to you hearty seasonal greet…

Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 21:00hrs | 24 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Mnangagwa must seize the chance to unite nation, now!

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as I see it, it is apparent that Zimbabwe is bedevilled by deep-seated polarisation. Our body politic is fragmented through and through. Consequently, citizenry's mistrust of each other ha…

Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 10 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Mr President, Zanu-PF oftentimes erupts in annoyance

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as I see it, your party, Zanu-PF, exhibited the dearth of its democratic essence by denying the NewsDay crew accreditation to cover the party congress. Methinks the refusal was altogether …

Published: 02 Nov 2022 at 05:02hrs | 355 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Mr President, how far with the hyped mega deals?

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, there is still no evidence of the mega deals you hyped about during your inauguration. Corruption is still rampant. And, there is dead silence on the promise to name and shame land barons.…

Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 05:54hrs | 9 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Mr President, you hold on power through brutality

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, Zimbabwe has long been in socio-economic dire straits. Her citizenry are rendered economic wanderers. Even children of liberation veterans are also scattered in the diaspora.Sadly, the mul…

Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:03hrs | 13 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Mr President, Zimbabwe has never known respite from terror

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as we count down to the 2023 harmonised elections, it is my fervent supplication that you replicate the Madiba blueprint. Despite the massive support he enjoyed, he nonetheless resigned th…

Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | 9 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Mr Mnangagwa, longevity is a treasure beyond measure

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, congratulations on your 80th birthday. Given that for many people, 40 years is a lifetime, you rank among the fortunate remnant who have lived to a ripe age. Truly, your longevity is a tre…

Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | 14 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Mr Mnangagwa what's stopping you from arresting criminals?

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, never has the yearning for freedom manifested itself with intensity. Although citizenry has been gradually concerned by the progressive fall of livelihoods, they are now restive.Their aspi…

Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:49hrs | 16 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Mnangagwa, credibility crisis has dogged your leadership

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, it is my fervent conviction that your conferring the national hero status on Rev Ndabaningi Sithole was motivated primarily by ulterior motives than by camaraderie spirit.It was inherently…

Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Mr Mnangagwa, wheels of justice will catch up with you

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, methinks it is astonishing that you appear to be the only stranger who is not impacted by the allegations of sexual impropriety made by an Australia-based Susan Mutami.It is akin to being …

Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 06:32hrs | 11 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Your 'new dispensation' claims are banal

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, authority of the Office of the President is being undermined by the incumbent.Oftentimes your speeches are unwholesome and not in tandem with the occasions. They are distortions of the cou…

Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | 9 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Old habits die hard

DEAR President Emmerson MnangagwaYour Excellency, as Bulawayo hosted the 42nd independence anniversary, one thing for certain is that there was apparent resentment all over. Ordinarily, there was supposed to be merriment. But, the  un…

Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:11hrs | 10 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Mnangagwa slowly morphing into a Mugabe

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Your Excellency, it was typical of Zanu-PF banality that its 19th National Annual People's Conference, held in Bindura last week, rubber-stamped your candidacy. It was given on a silver platter that you we…

Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:36hrs | 31 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

New dispensation a replica of the old

DEAR President.Your Excellency, your ascendance to the Presidency was a political upstage which kindled hyped deliberations in the court of public opinion. Discussions on the probable direction the country was to take subsequent to your as…

Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 07:37hrs | 17 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

No leader has enjoyed universal approval

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Your Excellency, if ever there was a period in your life that you needed to exercise diligence and foresight, it is now. It is at this moment that you need to be a shrewd reader of human character and be c…

Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:13hrs | | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Cultivate succession culture in Zanu-PF

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Your Excellency, your gift of longevity is a demonstration of the generosity God has for you. Given that the average lifespan stands well below half your age, the Almighty smiles merrily at you. Congratula…

Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 05:50hrs | 17 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Malaba strayed from straight, narrow path of rectitude

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, it is a shame for government that the power to extend the tenure of senior judges beyond retirement age that was recently vested in you was successfully challenged in court. A threesome pa…

Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:15hrs | 14 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Open for business starts with health funding, Mr Mnangagwa

ONE death is a death too many to justify. As the cholera outbreak ravaged populous Harare high-density suburbs Glen View and Budiriro for the second time within a decade, my heart grieves and prays that the over 30 people who succumbed to …

Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:28hrs | 14 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Daunting task awaits Mnangagwa's new Cabinet

WITH Zimbabwe in serious economic woes, announcement of the new Cabinet was obviously a keenly awaited event. Tongues had for some time been wagging, posturing on a number of possibilities, ranging from size, selection and credentials of m…

Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:43hrs | 19 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Now is time for truth to be told

If ever there is an opportune time for truth to be told, it is now. As I see it, no truth has ever been crying out to be told since November last year than the truth that it was due to love of power than love for the country that motivated…

Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 07:15hrs | 16 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

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