Columnist / Lloyd msipa
Zimbabwe - What lessons can be drawn from the Zambian elections
The Zambian election has come and gone and Zimbabweans what lessons can be drawn from it. Well, to begin with Zambia got its independence in 1964 from the United Kingdom, with Kenneth Kaunda as its fi...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 09:28hrs | 2 | by Lloyd Msipa
The Outlawed section of Marriage Bill demystified
'Clause 40 provides for relationships which, to make a clear distinction between them and proper marriages, have been termed "civil partnerships". Civil partnerships are the equivalent of what would b...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 09:56hrs | 4 | by Lloyd Msipa
Dr Dumiso Dabengwa - 6 December 1939 to 23 May 2019 - A Tribute
A giant has fallen. Zimbabwe mourns. Dr Dumiso Dabengwa personified the war of liberation. Affectionately known as ‘the Black Russian', in reference to the fact he was one of the few liberation war ...Published: 25 May 2019 at 16:13hrs | 5 | by Lloyd Msipa
How can we rebuild our national consciousness when we do not have our own currency? The case for the return of the Zimbabwe doll
Zimbabwe has sixteen official languages set out in section six of the Zimbabwe Constitution. In terms of that esteemed document our country is a Christian nation. It respects Christian values and upho...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 23:00hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Msipa
Zimbabwe: A presidency under siege, is there a way out?
“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second-best time is now” - African ProverbIt’s only been six months since Zimbabwe held its ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 04:25hrs | | by Lloyd Msipa
Zimbabwe : Responsible citizenship and leadership
Gordon Hickley once said, "Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation" How a nation is viewed by other nations very much depends on the conduct of its own citizens. Much more if those citizen...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 07:16hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Msipa
Zimbabwe: We rise and fall together
The prophets of 'scorched earth politics are at it again. Suddenly, according to their reading Zimbabwe is back to year 2008. What utter nonsense! The scenarios could never be more different. If we ar...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 18:23hrs | 3 | by Lloyd Msipa
Mnangagwa silences critics with new Cabinet
A developmental Cabinet I would call it. Brilliant balance between old and trusted hands, technocrats and youthfulness. A well thought out Cabinet that balances the competing demands of the economy an...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 19:23hrs | 13 | by Lloyd Msipa
The Constitutional Court Challenge: Judgement day, my predictions
Today the Constitutional Court sits to pass judgement on the application brought before it by the opposition party leader Nelson Chamisa heard this past Wednesday. The following are my thoughts and pr...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 11:14hrs | 2 | by Lloyd Msipa
Demystifying the MDC Alliance Constitutional petition
As I promised, Zimbabwe here is my critic of the Constitutional petition filed by the MDC Alliance. Everything starts and falls on the founding affidavit. Before going into the substance of his applic...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 20:14hrs | 4 | by Lloyd Msipa
G40 elements working with MDC Alliance to derail elections
The promised deadline for Edmund Kudzayi's publication of a 'public interest story' has come and gone. He says the minister in question has engaged him professionally and therefore he will not be expo...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 06:56hrs | 2 | by Lloyd Msipa
MDC-Alliance spoiling for fight they can’t win
THE threats to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) by Nelson Chamisa, leader of the MDC-Alliance are indeed unfortunate. They are a futile attempt by a player to influence the outcome of the elect...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Lloyd Msipa
MDC Alliance in a fight they will not win
The threats to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) by Nelson Chamisa, leader of the MDC Alliance is indeed unfortunate. They are a futile attempt by a player to influence the outcome of the electi...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 14:56hrs | | by Lloyd Msipa
MDC Alliance, exercise your rights, don't violate mine
THE right to freedom of expression, like several other rights we enjoy, is enshrined in our Constitution. It is an important right and should always be protected. The right to freedom of expression co...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 15:35hrs | | by Lloyd Msipa
Zimbabwe decides: implications of MDC-T Court dispute
The ruling by the Supreme Court that the MDC-T legal dispute between Dr Thokozani Khupe and Advocate Nelson Chamisa be resolved by way of the trial means that for the first time the MDC-T supporters a...Published: 28 May 2018 at 23:19hrs | | by Lloyd Msipa
How Dr Ibbo Mandaza got it wrong
I listened and I watched Dr Ibbo Mandaza's presentation at the just ended ERC symposium on peace and the 2018 elections in Zimbabwe. In a commentary on Zimbabwe's state of readiness for the harm...Published: 20 May 2018 at 14:04hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Msipa
War Veterans and the new dispensation
The other day I watched a conference in which the president of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa met the countries war veterans representatives from all the ten provinces in Zimbabwe. Just like the presiden...Published: 13 May 2018 at 13:15hrs | | by Lloyd Msipa
Legitimacy on trial as MDC-T feud goes to Court
The MDC-T feud has escalated with the Mr Chamisa led faction asking the speaker to recall Dr Khupe from parliament as she is part of the trio 'fired' that include Obert Gutu and Abednico Bhebhe. A few...Published: 15 Apr 2018 at 15:47hrs | | by Lloyd Msipa
Chamisa, Khupe fight, Matebeleland will encircle to protect its own
The leadership fight in the MDC, it appears is far from over. In actual fact as the elections dates draw nearer the violence between the two factions is escalating by the day if events in Bulawayo in ...Published: 06 Mar 2018 at 14:08hrs | | by Lloyd Msipa
The Jacob Zuma Dilemma and the options for the ANC
The highest decision-making body in the African National Congress (ANC), the National Executive Committee (NEC) has exercised its authority and has recalled its member and current state president Jaco...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 14:51hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Msipa
Zimbabwe: The shifting sands of MDC Politics
The Movement for Democratic change Tsvangirayi (MDC-T) as we know it is in murky waters. The political movement that gave Robert Mugabe a run for his money over the last twenty years is now a former s...Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 06:20hrs | | by Lloyd Msipa
Gukurahundi, Nyadzonya and the David Coltart apology
Its sixty days since the inauguration of Emmerson Mnangagwa as the president of the Republic of Zimbabwe on the 24th of November 2017. In his inauguration speech, he promised visible changes within th...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 09:46hrs | 4 | by Lloyd Msipa
Zimbabwe Elections: A case for postponement
Zimbabwe is due to go for national elections this year 2018. The elections come fast in the heels of a power transfer within Zanu PF, with Emmerson Mnangagwa replacing Robert Mugabe as president of Zi...Published: 13 Jan 2018 at 15:13hrs | 2 | by Lloyd Msipa
Zanu-PF expulsions, nullifications and reinstatements
Nullification is used as a reason to override or counter the effect or force of something. When an act that is bad at law is carried out, and the adjudicator chooses nullification as a remedy to...Published: 07 Dec 2017 at 07:39hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Msipa
Mugabe refuses to stand down - What are the options
Despite a popular show of people power demanding Mugabe to step down, he has stuck to his guns arguing that he is an elected president and in terms of the Zimbabwe Constitution he has a mandate until ...Published: 19 Nov 2017 at 10:42hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Msipa
The Chipanga and Simon Khaya Moyo response to the Generals – Implications
Yesterday, the Generals came together and issued a statement which was addressed to President Robert Mugabe as the head of ZANU PF the political party. The argument being that the repercussions of the...Published: 15 Nov 2017 at 00:14hrs | | by Lloyd Msipa
The Generals Statement, its meaning and implications
Yesterday, the Generals held a press conference at KGIV in Harare. The message they delivered was essentially directed at only one man, President Robert Mugabe, nobody else. The Generals only recognis...Published: 14 Nov 2017 at 12:26hrs | 3 | by Lloyd Msipa
Skeletons tumbling out - Dumisani Muleya - a rebuttal
I wrote an article entitled 'Dirty Cops and Corrupt journalists hired to smear Mnangagwa', I published it on my blog -...Published: 13 Nov 2017 at 07:43hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Msipa
Dirty cops and Corrupt journalists hired to smear Mnangagwa
Robert Greene, an American author wrote a book entitled, The 48 Laws of Power. In this book he outlines and explain the different types of power and influence and how those who exercise them can do so...Published: 11 Nov 2017 at 15:49hrs | 4 | by Lloyd Msipa
Mnangagwa expulsion, the implications for Zimbabwe
Mao Tse-Tung or more popularly known as Chairman Mao, the founding father of the People's republic of China, ruled as chairman of the Communist party of China from 1949 until his death in 1976. His fo...Published: 07 Nov 2017 at 15:10hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Msipa
Tsvangirai and Mugabe holding Zimbabwe hostage
There is a temptation to focus all our attention only on the political dynamics playing out in Zanu PF and ignore the same political dynamics in the opposition MDC-T, as they are big political players...Published: 21 Oct 2017 at 08:20hrs | | by Lloyd Msipa
Zanu PF Congress and the shifting Sands of Zimbabwean Politics
Ignatius Chombo, ZANU PF Secretary for administration is making the case for a special congress citing in the main administrative reasons for calling the big 'indaba'. He dismisses the narrative that ...Published: 15 Oct 2017 at 22:03hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Msipa
Mugabe reshuffle, implications for the Army
It is now clear that the recent Mugabe reshuffle has nothing to do with the economy, but more to do with keeping Emmerson Mnangagwa away from assuming the presidency of Zimbabwe. The changes made in t...Published: 10 Oct 2017 at 13:36hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Msipa
Analysing Mugabe’s Cabinet reshuffle - The Grace effect
After a week of tension in his party and government, Mugabe has reshuffled his cabinet. Mugabe has dealt with the succession tension Machiavellian style. If there is anything Mugabe is known for, it's...Published: 10 Oct 2017 at 07:03hrs | 2 | by Lloyd Msipa
Can Mugabe afford to go for broke and expel Mnangagwa?
In Lenin's Russia towards his end days, five potential successors emerged out of the ensuing power struggle. Trotsky. Zinoviev, Bukharin, Kamenev and Stalin. Stalin was not Lenin's favourite. In fact,...Published: 06 Oct 2017 at 07:40hrs | | by Lloyd Msipa
Zimbabwe, no country for young man
Zimbabwe, no country for young manMy paternal grandfather, fondly referred to as vaGumbo- Madyirapazhe died at the ripe old age of ninety nine ( may his soul rest in peace). One thing he was k...Published: 11 Sep 2017 at 22:27hrs | | by Lloyd Msipa
Grace Mugabe and diplomatic immunity - Expert
Zimbabweans are currently grappling as to whether Grace Mugabe is entitled to diplomatic immunity following an incident in which she is accused of having assaulted a young lady who happened to be in a...Published: 18 Aug 2017 at 06:56hrs | 3 | by Lloyd Msipa
Computer Crime and Cyber Crime Bill - an unjust Law in the making
"An unjust law is no law at all" this is a quote from Saint Augustine, an early Christian theologian whose writings influenced the development of politics and law. This quote pretty much sums up t...Published: 10 Aug 2016 at 14:34hrs | 5 | by Lloyd Msipa
The Raylton War veteran's Declaration, what it means for Zimbabwe
On the 21st of July 2016 the Zimbabwe War veterans met at Raylton sports club were they decided to revisit The Mgagao declaration of 1975. To highlight the significance of this declaration, we need to...Published: 23 Jul 2016 at 17:42hrs | 7 | by Lloyd Msipa
Zimbabwe: A People's revolution beckons
"We have been conditioned to think that only Politicians can solve our problems, but at some point, maybe we will wake up and recognise that it was the politicians who created our problems" - Ben ...Published: 03 Jul 2016 at 22:09hrs | 2 | by Lloyd Msipa
Is the UK referendum result to leave EU legally binding?
The question in most people's minds is whether the referendum result "to leave" is legally binding on the United Kingdom. One fundamental truth is that the United Kingdom parliament is sovereign and t...Published: 27 Jun 2016 at 06:34hrs | | by Lloyd Msipa
The Zimbabwe National Pledge, what a load of tosh
The government of Zimbabwe recently unveiled what it calls "A National Pledge" which according to press reports is meant to be cited by school children as instructed by the education ministry. It appa...Published: 05 May 2016 at 19:19hrs | 6 | by Lloyd Msipa
Zimbabwe and the death of ethical leadership
When President Mugabe stood in front of fellow citizens at the national heroes' acre last week, offering an apology as to the absence of the first lady from the burial of two national heroines. He tol...Published: 23 Apr 2016 at 20:38hrs | 5 | by Lloyd Msipa
Why ZAPU entered into the Unity accord of December 1987
Zimbabweans seem to have developed amnesia over the real reasons why ZAPU (Zimbabwe African People's Union) entered into the unity accord of 22nd December 1987.ZAPU was the main nationalis...Published: 21 Dec 2013 at 04:03hrs | 89 | by LLOYD MSIPA
Dual citizenship and the new constitution
VARIOUS opinions are doing the rounds on the internet and other forms of media with regard to the issue of dual citizenship in Zimbabwe under the new Draft Constitution, should it become law.T...Published: 14 May 2012 at 06:48hrs | 9 | by Lloyd Msipa
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