Columnist / Cyprian ndawana
Mr President, you failed to uphold the Constitution
GOOD day President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, I have reason to believe there is overwhelming evidence that your presidential term was destined to be retrogressive. It has long been char...Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 07:47hrs | 8 | by Cyprian Ndawana
Zanu-PF brand at risk
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, my observations confirm that Zanu-PF has no culture of debate. Cadres are muffled, fearful of ruthless consequences as per threats you uttered ...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | | by Cyprian Ndawana
Zimbabwe desperately needs leadership renewal
GOOD day President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as you are quite aware, the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) symbolises the antiquity of State-owned public institutions. It is ground...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:43hrs | 9 | by Cyprian Ndawana
Gukurahundi genocide closure needs sincerity, maturity and solemnity
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as I see it, it is not conscionable for you to rope in tribal chiefs in the process of bringing closure to the Gukurahundi atrocities. Common...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:11hrs | | by Cyprian Ndawana
When First Lady beneficiaries are coached to express gratitude for donations
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Your Excellency, you ought to have known that true beatitude comes not from earthly riches, but from the milk of human kindness. You should have intuited. All...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:28hrs | | by Cyprian Ndawana
The Motlanthe commission report could be Mnangagwa's test
As President Emmerson Mnangagwa counts down to his maiden first citizen anniversary, as I see it, the probable outcome of the commission of enquiry into the August 1 brisk shooting of civilians in Har...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:42hrs | 1 | by Cyprian Ndawana
Varsities PhDs - a farce - Gukurahundi PhDs
IF the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) was a human being, it could be wrinkled and grey haired by now. All things being equal, it could be a seasoned citizen, mellowed by maturity; an individual who no lo...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 06:40hrs | | by Cyprian Ndawana
Mnangagwa must answer to past 'transgressions' first
Oftentimes, age is said to be nothing but just a number. Ask anyone in a cross generational romantic relationship and most assuredly, they would parrot like answer that age is only but a number. At fa...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:18hrs | | by Cyprian Ndawana
Sobriety should characterise campaign discourse
Aspiring for public office is not an infatuation, neither is it a trivial hunch. As I see it, there is no aspect of human enterprise that deserves to be undertaken after reasoned forethought than that...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:52hrs | | by Cyprian Ndawana
Mnangagwa cannot claim to be a Paul
Ever since his military-aided coronation in November last year, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has consciously been portraying himself as a Saul converted to Paul. He, henceforth, embraced a new mission...Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 09:09hrs | | by Cyprian Ndawana
Bad omen for Mnangagwa
As State-controlled media journalists, who lost in Zanu-PF primary elections retracted to their newsrooms, ethical quandaries they face constitute material for my future article.In view of the...Published: 09 May 2018 at 07:11hrs | | by Cyprian Ndawana
Chiwenga must shed army culture
Inherent in the dismissal of striking public service nurses is a hangover from a military mindset drilled to a regimented environment. As I see it, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga might no longer ...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 19:55hrs | | by Cyprian Ndawana
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