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Uncle Sam lacks moral authority to lecture on democracy

ON Thursday 29 June, President Mnangagwa addressed a gathering of small scale miners where he emphasised his Government's support to the most productive sectors of the economy. He told the miners that the main thrust of his Government was …

Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 06:05hrs | | by Ranga Mataire

Youth blend in Zanu-PF candidates excites observers

The election season is upon us.It is an exciting time for the electorate and aspiring candidates for both parliamentary and local authority elections.While other political parties are yet to hold internal elections to select representative…

Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 06:41hrs | | by Ranga Mataire

Zimbabwe-based NGOs in panic mode

A new law governing operations of non-governmental organisations is likely to be operational in Zimbabwe before year end.Predictably, there is uproar and panic in the NGO sector, including some cacophonic grumblings from some benefactor We…

Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 05:17hrs | 294 | by Ranga Mataire

Thandiwe Newton: When little knowledge is dangerous

This week, social media got a dose of some revolting diatribes from one Thandiwe Newton, a bygone era British actress whose desperation for relevance is forcing her to utter the most outrageous things about Zimbabwe.  First, for those…

Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:33hrs | | by Ranga Mataire

West's Zimbabwean political project crumbling

There is an interesting quotation from the Old Man in Charles Mungoshi's "Waiting for the Rain" (1975). It is a quotation that epitomises his lament about the alienation that has afflicted Lucifer, his grandson. As the family prepares for …

Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 05:13hrs | | by Ranga Mataire

Sadc waits for signal from Mozambique

Let's face it, any disturbing developments in a neighbouring country have the effect of being contagious if not carefully managed. There is something disturbing taking place in Mozambique in the province of Cabo Delgado. Since the discover…

Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:50hrs | | by Ranga Mataire

Unmasking sanctions promoters

Many had hoped that the coming of a new administration  led by President Donald Trump in America was going to usher in a fresh foreign policy trajectory. This deduction was wrong. Let me explain. A few days after elections in Zimbabwe…

Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 05:13hrs | | by Ranga Mataire

Who Owns England?

Who Owns England? The question sounds oblique, when one considers the country's documented long history of "civilisation". One would think that, by now, this question should have long been settled. Yet, not at all.The question of who owns …

Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 13:33hrs | | by Ranga Mataire

MDC and the colonial ghost of whiteness

David Coltart, the self-confessed former British South African Police (BSAP) member, who authored a rehashed moribund autobiography, recently rebounded as treasurer of the MDC at the party's congress held in Gweru.It is almost 19 years sin…

Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 07:16hrs | | by Ranga Mataire

Rugeje is just what the doctor ordered for Zanu-PF

Rugeje's sincerity in ensuring vibrant internal democracy in zanu-pf is widely acknowledged even by those who used to be on the other side of the political divide.Exactly two months ago, Zanu-PF national political commissar Engelbert Rugej…

Published: 04 May 2018 at 06:15hrs | | by Ranga Mataire

US seeking a 'soft-landing' in Zimbabwe?

Many independent observers were shocked when the United States recently renewed economic sanctions on Zimbabwe at a time when it appeared Harare and Washington were warming up to each other following the resignation of long-time ruler Robe…

Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 06:16hrs | | by Ranga Mataire

Mnangagwa's road to Waterloo

OUSTED former Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa's political career could be over as he appears to have little chance of bouncing back after his spectacular fallout with long-standing ally President Robert Mugabe, analysts said last week.Fa…

Published: 12 Nov 2017 at 07:55hrs | | by Ranga Mataire

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Columnist / Ranga mataire

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