Columnist / Dr clifford chitupa mashiri
How Zimbabwe can solve its current debilitating cash shortages
Here is what I think about how Zimbabwe can solve its current debilitating cash shortages once and for all within a week or two as of today 4th June 2016 rather than wait for the 200 million bond note...Published: 05 Jun 2016 at 07:34hrs | | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Robert Mugabe's Omnipresence Major Obstacle to Realignment of Laws
The obstacle to a sincere and professional alignment of the laws of Zimbabwe is, in my view, Robert Mugabe's omnipresence as an institution through the so-called Office of the President (OotP) in the ...Published: 23 Sep 2015 at 13:21hrs | | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
The EU's latest migrants' strategy and South Africa's xenophobic violence
The EU's latest migrants' strategy and South Africa's xenophobic violence.By Clifford Chitupa Mashiri, 27 April 2015Here is why concerned global citizens and intellectuals have organised a...Published: 27 Apr 2015 at 15:36hrs | | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri,
Death warrants: Is Mnangagwa playing God
News that Zanu-PF Justice Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa said he will not sign any death warrants because he was once sentenced to death appears to suggest he is now playing God. Of the 97 pe...Published: 26 Aug 2014 at 07:49hrs | | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Could Edmund Kudzayi end up being indicted in the United States?
In view of these hacking confessions into gmail accounts, ( see newzimbabwe.com, 27/06/14) could Zimbabwe's Sunday Mail editor Edmund Kudzayi end up being indicted to stand trial in the United Sta...Published: 27 Jun 2014 at 09:11hrs | | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Vatican City: Are these Robert Mugabe's 34 sins?
If EU sanctions were to apply in Vatican City, some people like Robert Mugabe and his wife would probably protest to the Holy See especially as Mugabe is reportedly having problems with his right ...Published: 27 Apr 2014 at 10:32hrs | | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Will 2014 usher in an Egypt style revolution in Zimbabwe? Part 3
In Part One, we explored two contrasting perspectives on the possibility of an Egypt-style revolution in Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe. On the one hand, the late Professor Makumbe emphasised that "...Published: 04 Feb 2014 at 07:20hrs | | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri, 4th February 2014.
What planet is Chatham House on?
There is shock and incredulity within the Zimbabwe diaspora community in the UK at the invitation of Zanu-PF to Chatham House this week despite the regime disenfranchising millions of voters in th...Published: 27 Jan 2014 at 16:04hrs | | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Will 2014 usher in an Egypt style revolution in Zimbabwe Part 2
Crane Brinton's Theory of Revolution Historian Crane Brinton argues that the revolutionary "fever" begins with certain "symptoms." It is only right and ...Published: 13 Jan 2014 at 05:07hrs | | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Will 2014 usher in an Egypt-style revolution in Zim? Part 1
Amid reports of Zimbabweans predicting a bleak future due to worsening economic challenges following what others see as rigged July 31 elections and a serious failure of leadership, questions are...Published: 01 Jan 2014 at 10:14hrs | | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Has the economy proved Mugabe's illegitimacy?
Contrary to assertions by Zanu-PF propagandists, Zimbabwe's economy seems to have proved Robert Mugabe's illegitimacy as President following the disputed polls on 31 July 2013.If you missed, ...Published: 05 Nov 2013 at 17:47hrs | | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri, 5th November 2014
After polls, can Mugabe rig the economy?
After the polls, the question people are asking is whether Mugabe has started to rig the economy following claims and counter claims about price increases and rate cuts, as economists predict a bl...Published: 07 Aug 2013 at 12:10hrs | | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Zimbabwe: Is the electronic voters' roll the smoking gun?
Despite President Jacob Zuma's rather premature congratulatory message to Robert Mugabe (89) as validly elected in Zimbabwe's sham election, attention should focus on an analysis of the electronic...Published: 04 Aug 2013 at 12:50hrs | | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri, Political Analyst, London
Zimbabwe should ignore David Smith and Miles Tendi
As the country finds itself forced into elections without reforms by a tyrant who is desperate for legitimacy to visit London, Zimbabweans should vote for change tomorrow and ignore David Smith's s...Published: 30 Jul 2013 at 16:49hrs | | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Coming soon, 'Robert Mugabe: A Tyrant's Quest for Legitimacy'
Preface The purpose of this book is to interrogate the classic authoritarianism of Robert Gabriel Mugabe as Zimbabwe enters an uncertain future after th...Published: 28 Jul 2013 at 10:29hrs | | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
A ballot and a prayer
Given the chaos that characterised Day 1 of the Special Vote yesterday with one station receiving only ballot paper at one stage, it's fair to say that ZEC will be on 'a ballot and a prayer' come p...Published: 15 Jul 2013 at 17:41hrs | | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Something to write home about
The landmark ruling this week by the Constitutional Court restoring dual citizenship following an application by Mutumwa Mawere represents one of the several issues to write home about. The ...Published: 28 Jun 2013 at 11:01hrs | | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri, 28th June 2013.
Inertia seems to be Zimbabwe's worst enemy
News that Zimbabwe's House of Assembly sat for only fifteen minutes on 18th June without transacting any business or giving any official explanation of developments related to the recent SADC Summ...Published: 20 Jun 2013 at 03:27hrs | | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Prof Jonathan Moyo is singing for his supper
It boggles the mind to figure out Professor Jonathan Moyo's twisted logic in his daily rantings in the state owned media which the other parties don't have access to. In his latest mouthing, M...Published: 11 Jun 2013 at 10:49hrs | | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri, 11th June 2013.
Zimbabweans can defeat tyranny
The recent agreement by Zimbabwe's main opposition parties to speak with one voice against the dictatorship of Robert Mugabe is of great significance in the country's political history at least since ...Published: 07 Jun 2013 at 18:31hrs | | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri, 7th June 2013
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