Columnist / Mike, harare
Economic growth under our noses: ED is taking us in the right direction
Facts are rigid things. They stick and are very hard to delete or wipe out. No amount of debating or distorting can undermine pure hard facts. That is why it is so important to look...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 18:51hrs | | by Mike, Harare
Chamisa's Alliance with Grace and Bob shows a short memory or worse
Mugabe is backing Nelson Chamisa. It's official. While I hear the hardcore Vanguard of the MDC cry, "we can't help who endorses us", the response should be "yes you can".When Jealousy Mawarire...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 09:10hrs | | by Mike, Harare
Walking in a Winter Wonderland: Nelson Chamisa's Fables and Lies
This winter, we are hearing many enchanting fables. "Zimbabwe will have a currency stronger than the dollar!"Nelson Chamisa is telling us. "An economy like Switzerland", He exclaims!&n...Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 11:23hrs | 1 | by Mike, Harare
What did Chamisa have to promise for Mugabe to endorse him?
"Since nothing is free, to each his price" (Gore Vidal) One of the universal truisms in life is that nothing comes for free. Everything has a price. This is especially true in politics, ...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 09:58hrs | | by Mike, Harare
A time for calm heads
Anyone with even the most basic understanding of Zimbabwean history will have been nervous last week to hear the chilling words of MDC-T youth chairperson, Happymore Chidziva, that "we will make the c...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 09:41hrs | | by Mike, Harare
Chamisa's lies show how he is completely unfit for public office
American politician Daniel Moynihan once said: "You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts."Nelson Chamisa it seems would disagree with this statement. He wan...Published: 30 May 2018 at 14:03hrs | | by Mike, Harare
Chamisa and Mugabe's unnatural relationship is turning us into MDC-M
If there is one thing that should unite all the disparate factions within the MDC it is a distaste, to put it mildly, for former Zimbabwe president, Robert Mugabe. Almost every supporter, let alone me...Published: 21 May 2018 at 21:45hrs | | by Mike, Harare
Chamisa's Big Problem With the Truth
Yesterday morning in church I was a little more attentive than usual. The sermon seemed to hit a real nerve. Warning lights started flashing. And I started to listen harder. ...Published: 14 May 2018 at 08:50hrs | | by Mike, Harare
No Nelson Chamisa, sexism is not part of our culture, it's just you
Just when you thought Nelson Chamisa couldn't put his foot any further into his mouth, he goes and proves you wrong.Chamisa who has come under fire from many Zimbabweans, even in his own party...Published: 09 May 2018 at 10:56hrs | | by Mike, Harare
What workers day is all about
During President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Independence Day op-ed he made an astute assessment of what will drive our nation's future and especially its economy."When I travel abroad and greet fore...Published: 01 May 2018 at 14:02hrs | | by Mike, Harare
The newfound freedom to speak our mind
The English writer George Orwell once famously wrote, "if liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."We Zimbabweans understand the truth of...Published: 25 Apr 2018 at 09:23hrs | | by Mike, Harare
The importance of responsible leadership
There is a well-known saying in politics that the "perfect is the enemy of the good". This means that while there are unreasonably high expectations for a certain politician or policy to be perfect, w...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 10:24hrs | | by Mike, Harare
Reclaiming the soul of the MDC
The current furor surrounding the succession battle in the MDC since the loss of President Morgan Tsvangirai has been brutal and bloody. It has involved harassment, intimidation, sexism, tribalism and...Published: 05 Apr 2018 at 19:18hrs | | by Mike, Harare
Dispelling violence must remain part of our struggle in the new Zimbabwe
Unfortunately, the MDC are receiving a lot of attention these days for the wrong reasons. Mere months after we removed dictatorial brutality, political violence appears to have crossed the aisle with ...Published: 19 Mar 2018 at 10:29hrs | | by Mike, Harare
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