Columnist / Mukachana hanya
Britain shifts its policy towards Zimbabwe
The recent engagement of the British government with the Zimbabwean government, after more than two decades of imposing sanctions, reflects a pragmatic shift in diplomatic strategy. While the decision...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 10:15hrs | 1 | by Mukachana Hanya
Opposition parties, CSOs are seeing shadows in elections
As the August 23 2023 harmonised elections day draws near, there has been some shivers emanating from some opposition political parties and their funders as reality now is clear that they are facing d...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:48hrs | 9 | by Mukachana Hanyani
Things not looking good for Chamisa's CCC
The events that are taking place within CCC coupled with the party's defeat by Zanu-PF in the by-elections held in Binga, Gweru and Mberengwa over the weekend show that things are falling apart in the...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:05hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
African opposition leaders should learn to lose with grace
Elections for either presidential or parliamentary positions will birth two people – a loser and winner, so it is important that political parties and their leaders always bear this in mind the mome...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 05:50hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Kenyan elections: A lesson to Zimbabwe opposition parties
On August 9, Kenyans came out in their numbers to elect a man who will lead their country for the next five years.Dr William Ruto was on August 15 declared as the President-elect by the countr...Published: 23 Aug 2022 at 06:25hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Why is West silent on South Africa violence?
In August 2018, just after Zimbabwe's general elections, the country witnessed some demonstrations that were staged by opposition activists who had lost patience in waiting for the presidential electi...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 09:19hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
In Zimbabwe, policemen are often accountable to no one
Last week I decided to go to Mbare market to buy some Bambara beans (nyimo) and groundnuts. I went to find Mushikashika at corner Cameroon and Robert Mugabe. Naturally, I don’t like big cities becau...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 20:16hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
No need to compare Tendai Biti and Prof Mthuli Ncube
Following the recently introduced Statutory Instrument number 127 of 2021, where government has instructed the business community to use the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) auction floor exchange rate,...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 20:13hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
UN reforms: President Mugabe on a right track
"The UN is a body that encompasses the countries of the world. For him (President Mugabe) to say that he wants to form a splinter organisation, it shows that he is not normal," said Obert Gutu the MDC...Published: 28 Sep 2016 at 13:19hrs | 1 | by Mukachana Hanyani
Mujuru fishing from the wrong pool
The recent attendance in the Rotten Row Magistrate' court by the Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) leader, Dr Joyce Mujuru in the bail hearing of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association ...Published: 12 Aug 2016 at 07:12hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Stay aways: Civil servants should guard against being used
Some few days ago Zimbabwe witnessed some demonstrations in Beitbridge and the surrounding areas which were carried out by some alleged cross border traders after the government through the Ministry o...Published: 12 Jul 2016 at 15:19hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Demonstrations are counterproductive to the economy
The new Constitution of Zimbabwe, Chapter 4, Section 58 article (1) reads, "Every person has the right to freedom of assembly and association, and the right not to assemble or associate with others. S...Published: 06 Jul 2016 at 13:02hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
New imports rules: panacea to employment creation
The move taken by government through the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in introducing some new imports rules meant to ban importation of some basic commodities thereby promoting the local industry...Published: 22 Jun 2016 at 14:07hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Fighting corruption needs combined effort from everyone
Zimbabweans have been made to believe that the scourge of sanctions imposed in the country by the western countries more than a decade ago were behind the demise of the Zimbabwean economy yet corrupti...Published: 08 Jun 2016 at 09:57hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
ZANU PF appeals: close scrutiny needed on such members
The formation of the National Disciplinary Appeals Committee (NDAC) recently by the ZANU PF leadership has come at a time when those people who found themselves chucked out of the revolutionary party ...Published: 05 May 2016 at 10:16hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Sanctions on Zim: US ambassador reading from the hardcover
The United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Peter Harry Thomas (Jr)'s recent public denial that the sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by his country were not affecting ordinary citizens but were only ...Published: 28 Apr 2016 at 13:08hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Some MPs' misplaced priorities worrisome
The past week saw the Zimbabwean House of Representatives members coming together from all the political divide, calling for the government to handle their welfare well the same way as some other arms...Published: 09 Mar 2016 at 15:56hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
ZPF entry into political field not unique anyway
The entry by Dr Joice Mujuru the former Vice President of Zimbabwe into the political framework in the country has sent many tongues wagging with some prophets of doom already discarding ZANU PF as a ...Published: 09 Mar 2016 at 10:25hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Mujuru's inconsistencies unpalatable
SINCE the 2014 dismissal of Dr Joice Mujuru as Vice-President from both Government and Zanu-PF and the subsequent formation of her political party, the Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) meant to challenge...Published: 05 Mar 2016 at 08:07hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Mujuru: Is this how to enter into opposition?
The claim by the leader of the newly formed Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) party, Dr Joice Mujuru, the former Vice President of Zimbabwe that her husband, General Solomon Mujuru was shot before being bur...Published: 29 Feb 2016 at 05:30hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Gukurahundi issue: Mujuru seeking political relevance
For the past thirty-four years the proponents of the People First project led by Dr Joyce Mujuru the former Vice President of Zimbabwe, were in government enjoying the benefits that come with one bein...Published: 12 Feb 2016 at 10:21hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Celebrating Unity Day is a necessity
I read with dismay that there are some individuals who have gone to the constitutional Court challenging the constitutionality of observing and celebrating the Unity Day as a holiday forgetting that t...Published: 28 Jan 2016 at 09:41hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Corruption in local authorities is a cause for concern
The Commission running the Gweru City Council affairs should heed the instruction issued by the Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Saviour Kasukuwere that all dir...Published: 14 Jan 2016 at 14:41hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Zanu-PF for eternity as opposition political parties crumple
It all started with the MDC split of 2005 when top officials of the then powerful labour backed opposition political party was in disagreement over the participation in the senatorial elections. Membe...Published: 12 Jun 2015 at 12:28hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
'Didymus Mutasa vomiting utter rubbish'
DIDYMUS Mutasa, who has established himself as the Mujuru cabal spokesperson, fails to understand that his continuous statements in the public domain are no longer of substance as people are now quite...Published: 06 Jun 2015 at 16:09hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Time for Africa to stand on its own
As the continent continues to celebrate the Africa Day which came about some fifty-two (52) years ago, on 25 May 1963 when some independent African States gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to form the...Published: 29 May 2015 at 16:04hrs | 1 | by Mukachana Hanyani
Zanu-PF victory dispels voter apathy claims
The 27 March 2015, by-elections that were held in Chirumanzu-Zibagwe and Mount Darwin West constituencies showed the world that Zanu-PF is still in control in the country's political affairs. Zanu-PF'...Published: 02 Apr 2015 at 10:35hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Africa must be proud of its own institutions
President Mugabe, as the AU Chairman, implored all Africans to utilize African resources in financing African operations. His call for Africa to be for Africans meant that Africans should be proud to ...Published: 20 Feb 2015 at 08:01hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Both the EU and the USA should lift sanctions unreservedly
The French business delegation that was in the country recently came as a relief to the Zimbabwean people who have been struggling to survive under the illegal sanctions that were imposed by both the ...Published: 05 Feb 2015 at 15:11hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Let us learn to tolerate other people's religions
The Zimbabwean constitution clearly calls for the freedom of association; hence, everyone has a prerogative and priviledge to choose which church to worship in without hesitation and fear of victimiza...Published: 28 Jan 2015 at 09:11hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
People should take Cde Chinotimba seriously
The call by Buhera South legislator, Cde Joseph Chinotimba, dedicated to cleaning cities and other areas to ensure that the country is free of dirty and to avoid the spread of diseases, should ring a ...Published: 26 Jan 2015 at 13:40hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
No threat to Mugabe's AU and Sadc reign
The so-called political analysts tend to think that their views are so impeccable to the extent that they can sway the public opinion into believing their misguided perceptive. It is these myopic an...Published: 21 Jan 2015 at 06:50hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
The President's dismissal of VP Mujuru is a welcome development
The Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (Zim-Asset)'s successful implementation hinges on the overall commitment of government ministers who should be prepared to make su...Published: 18 Dec 2014 at 08:40hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
'No individual is bigger than Zanu-PF'
The Zanu-PF Central Committee elections which started recently have seen some big wigs falling by the wayside with new members coming aboard through winning of some elections. Some of the big wigs fa...Published: 27 Nov 2014 at 15:41hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
The USA's jealous of Zimbabwe reaching alarming levels
The United States of America (USA) should be more concerned with the war in Syria and Iraq where the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters, which the USA created and armed, are terrorizi...Published: 08 Oct 2014 at 14:36hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Local car assemblies should get govt support
The recent statement by the Finance Minister, Mr. Patrick Chinamasa that people should not import second hand cars from abroad as they are externalizing the little foreign currency needed in the ...Published: 30 Sep 2014 at 13:36hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Mr Tsvangirai, leaders are changed through the ballot
HISTORY should teach MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai that the route of demonstrations which he is inciting his supporters to take in order to catapult him onto the presidential throne is not productive...Published: 17 Sep 2014 at 22:20hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
The USA should lift sanctions on Zimbabwe
The admission by the USA government that the sanctions that they imposed in the country more than a decade ago have served the purpose that the USA wanted done, should make the same to lift them a...Published: 11 Jul 2014 at 12:39hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Farmers should not sublet their land to others
The land reform program which brought on board new farmers countrywide has started yielding commendable results with the tobacco and maize farmers mapping the restoration of Zimbabwe as the food baske...Published: 09 Jul 2014 at 09:53hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Pull him down concept by parastatals not progressive
Recent developments in the country where high ranking officials in government and parastatals have chosen to go to the press to blast each other as if channels of negotiation have been closed are a ca...Published: 03 Jul 2014 at 12:46hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Zimbabwean soccer needs cleansing
The soccer crazy nation was left dumbfounded with no answers, a few days ago when both the Warriors and the Mighty Warriors were dumped out of African safari by Tanzania and Zambia respectively. T...Published: 17 Jun 2014 at 14:41hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Assets declarations by bigwigs would curb corruption
The move by government to come up with the National Code of Conduct, which requires that all top executives in public offices and parastatals should declare their assets and outline how they got t...Published: 07 Jun 2014 at 12:53hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Africa rescue our daughters from Boko Haram
It is now more than a month since the Boko Haram extremist group kidnapped more than two hundred (200) girls at a school in Nigeria and African leaders have failed to take any action meant to resc...Published: 16 May 2014 at 11:06hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Zim-Asset funding: China should be applauded
It is with great hope and appreciation that finally the government's economic blue print, the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation ( Zim-Asset) has finally been promised t...Published: 09 May 2014 at 08:00hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Applaud President Mugabe for destroying factionalism
As the succession debate nicodemously continues in ZANU PF, although there is no vacancy and no need for people to discuss about that in ZANU PF, President Robert Mugabe, recently chipped in, cate...Published: 15 Apr 2014 at 10:29hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Mangoma good enough to replace Tsvangirai as MDC-T President
A close analysis of what is happening in the MDC-T shows a party sinking into a political dustbin as Morgan Tsvangirai, its current leader, clings onto power.Tsvangirai, who has perfecte...Published: 07 Apr 2014 at 15:38hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Zimbabwe should take a leaf from China on corruption
The story in the Newsday of March 31, 2014, indicating that the Chinese authorities have seized assets worth at least fourteen and half billion (14, 5 Billion) from more than three hundred (300) ...Published: 02 Apr 2014 at 16:47hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Crimean case, a carbon copy of Kosovo
While the United States of America (USA) and the European Union (EU) connived to impose sanctions on Russian authorities for accepting the March 16, 2014, Crimean referendum results that led to th...Published: 26 Mar 2014 at 12:03hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
The west must accept the Crimean referendum results
On Sunday 16 March 2013, the Crimean people thronged various polling stations in that country voting in a referendum to determine their issues concerning either their secession from Ukraine and an...Published: 18 Mar 2014 at 06:28hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Tsvangirai alienates himself from democracy
Elton Mangoma, the MDC-T Deputy Treasurer-General's suspension by the MDC-T National Executive Council over alleged insubordination on Friday 7 March 2014, just confirms that the MDC-T in genera...Published: 11 Mar 2014 at 14:38hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
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