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Mtshana Khumalo: The general who outfoxed villain Allan Wilson

A MILITARY tactician, General Mtshana Khumalo, commanded an elite group of fighters tasked with safeguarding King Lobengula's life and dignity as he trekked north at the height of the Matabele War of 1893. He protected not only his king, b…

Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:27hrs | 19 | by Elliot Ziwira

Sanctions: Politics of sabotage in 'Jambanja'

The opening chapter of Eric Harrison's memoir, "Jambanja" (2006) is telling in that it places Zimbabwe in the context of the many sanctions the country had been exposed to, either by the United Nations, the United States of America, the Eu…

Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:29hrs | 13 | by Elliot Ziwira

Imports cripple milling industry?

THE local milling industry's capacity utilisation has dropped below 20 percent as maize meal and flour imports pile pressure on local producers. The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ), the umbrella body for the milling companies …

Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:07hrs | 15 | by Elliot Ziwira

Dry weekend for Harare

All suburbs in Harare will have dry taps this weekend as the local authority has completely shut down its main water treatment plant, Morton Jaffray, to install a new pump and carry out routine maintenance. The council has been shutting do…

Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:07hrs | | by Elliot Ziwira

Mnangagwa's vision on the Zimbabwe we want

As the National Unity Day approaches on December 22, it is imperative that we reflect on President Mnangagwa's vision on the concept of "one-nation, one-people". When the President came to the helm of the Second Republic in November 2017, …

Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:06hrs | 4 | by Elliot Ziwira

When losers seek to overthrow winners

Quite burdensome are the times we are living in, and one hopes to wake up from this nightmarish existence wiser. What with all this talk about overthrowing a constitutionally elected Government or coercing it to the negotiating table in bo…

Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:17hrs | 2 | by Elliot Ziwira

Ethnic card not to blame for poor school results in Matebeleland

The recent recruitment of 1 300 teachers, by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, with the bulk of them being deployed to Matabeleland provinces, is a stride in the right direction. With the national teacher shortfall at 18 000…

Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 05:55hrs | 1 | by Elliot Ziwira

ShutDownZimbabwe: Where do we go from here?

When the heart is burdened, the spirit is broken, the soul feels encumbered, and the body is debilitated, making hope a mirage forever receding to the horizon. It is during such times that music becomes a source of inspiration. Music is on…

Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 23:16hrs | | by Elliot Ziwira

Calling for talks from burning anthills

There is so much talk about a Government of National Unity (GNU); talk which seems to be gaining traction, especially so with the coming on board of the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC), and the demonstrations that rocked our nation last…

Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:13hrs | 1 | by Elliot Ziwira

Zimbabwe's constitutionalism moves notch up

Today is a momentous day for Zimbabweans as constitutionalism moves a notch up with the Constitutional Court sitting to consider submissions by MDC-Alliance presidential contestant Nelson Chamisa in challenge to his loss to President Mnang…

Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:02hrs | 1 | by Elliot Ziwira

#ShutDownHarare, shutting the mind

Yesterday, the MDC Alliance took to the streets in an attempt to "shut down" the capital city, Harare, unless their demands for the implementation of so-called electoral reforms before the watershed harmonised elections on July 30 were met…

Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 06:58hrs | 2 | by Elliot Ziwira

The 'monster-victims' that society creates

Through adept characterisation, realism and language, Brian Chikwava's "Harare North" (2009) purveys, among other concerns, the way society creates victims who invariably become monsters, because of the templates it prescribes to individua…

Published: 11 Jan 2016 at 05:34hrs | 2 | by Elliot Ziwira

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