Columnist / Rufaro mufundirwa
Leave vendors alone in your fight
One day my wife had a quarrel with our first born. While she was throwing insults on him, she uttered a statement that I took as an indirect attack on me. Women do that, at times to an extent of attac...Published: 16 Feb 2017 at 14:03hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
The opposition jinx is upon ZimPF
True to the prophetic predictions of President Robert Mugabe that very soon there will be Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) one, two, three and so on, ZimPF one is already in the offing following th...Published: 09 Feb 2017 at 09:13hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
Khupe is running scared of coalition
It is likely that the negotiations on the coalition of opposition parties in Zimbabwe to corporately face Zanu PF in 2018 national elections, will go beyond the elections date as the battles of egos a...Published: 07 Feb 2017 at 15:41hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
Khupe is running scared of coalition
It is likely that the negotiations on the coalition of opposition parties in Zimbabwe to corporately face Zanu PF in 2018 national elections, will go beyond the elections date as the battles of egos a...Published: 03 Feb 2017 at 13:11hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
A prophet is not without honour save in his own country
Many a times, people begin to realise the importance of something after they have lost it, the same scenario that also happens in human relations.One needs to attend a funeral to understand th...Published: 02 Feb 2017 at 13:01hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
This nonsense must stop forthwith
I read in one of the daily tabloids a story in which Zimbabwe was ranked by the United Kingdom based Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) as one of the least livable cities in the world. That ranking h...Published: 25 Aug 2016 at 11:47hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
No room for politicians without identity
In the House of Assembly or the Senate, the only members you see there either belong to Zanu PF or the MDC-T. The political matrix in Zimbabwe entails that you are a member of these two dominant parti...Published: 19 Aug 2016 at 15:10hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
They go fishing at Rotten Row Magistrates Court
The arrest of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) spokesperson, Douglas Mahiya has exposed not only local pretenders but their counterparts from abroad.While I a...Published: 02 Aug 2016 at 09:39hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
Only fools can heed Mawarire this time around
While addressing a rally in Chiredzi, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa mockingly said Zanu PF would rule this country while the opposition continues barking like a toothless dog. "Zanu PF ich...Published: 12 Jul 2016 at 15:32hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
Civil servants must bear with government
Civil servants allegedly rejected the $100 offered to them as advance payment to cater for their transport while waiting for their full June salary in July. While we sympathize with the civil servants...Published: 30 Jun 2016 at 13:44hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
Marange, a rich land with the poorest inhabitants
For decades, Marange has been known for nothing else save for poverty until some years ago when the greatest and most spectacular find of the century was made in that area. Expectations were h...Published: 21 Jun 2016 at 15:49hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
MDC-T bowed to Mushore
In one of the public seminars organized by the Mass Public Opinion Institute in Harare recently, the MDC-T spokesperson Obert Gutu who was one of the panelists on that day, told the audience with auth...Published: 15 Jun 2016 at 14:42hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
Justice delivery system coming closer to the people
The opening of a permanent High Court in Zimbabwe's oldest city of Masvingo by the Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) is a long overdue move, which is nevertheless creditable.The High Court wa...Published: 02 Jun 2016 at 06:36hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
Justice delivery system coming closer to the people
The opening of a permanent High Court in Zimbabwe's oldest city of Masvingo by the Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) is a long overdue move, which is nevertheless creditable.The High Court wa...Published: 02 Jun 2016 at 00:42hrs | 1 | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
It's the ordinary citizen who will feel the pinch
It is unfortunate that the ordinary citizens bear the brunt of every bungling made in this country. The rampant corruption in this country is having a bearing on the poor citizens. Let us look...Published: 24 May 2016 at 12:47hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
Sift through Munyeza's 10-point plan
In his strategy paper christened '10-Point Plan', former African Sun chief executive and businessman, Dr Shingi Munyeza proffered a mixed bag of advice to government, some of which sound decent ...Published: 18 May 2016 at 13:44hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
Youths, war vets should find each other
As the one million-men march date draws closer, there is need for the youths and the war veterans, both vanguards of the revolutionary party, to bury the hatchet and show the MDC-T that Zanu PF still ...Published: 12 May 2016 at 14:34hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
Cash crisis: Schools must bear with parents
The cash shortages currently bedevilling the country has sent us into panic. For those who were around in 2008-2009 can testify the horrible experience we went through. It is an experien...Published: 29 Apr 2016 at 07:29hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa in Harare
Manyadza speaks for himself
The headline in the Dailynews issue of 13 April was quite misleading. If it were the 1st of April, it was going to be the first article to be identified as the traditional prank usually associated wit...Published: 13 Apr 2016 at 13:15hrs | 2 | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
Visas needed to pass by Harvest House
The vicious attack of a Zanu PF member, Kenny Chabwana by the raucous MDC-T hooligans only serves to give credence to what have been said of that party all along. The MDC-T is a violent party and that...Published: 22 Mar 2016 at 13:57hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
Bloated govt workforce: we are our own enemy
Out of ignorance, I recently teased my friend who used to drive a Land Rover Discovery 4 but is now driving a Toyota Corolla Bubble shape with an engine size of a mere 1.4 liters. I changed my attitud...Published: 18 Mar 2016 at 06:54hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
Tsvangirai has always been violent
The recent revelations by the MDC-T members that the party's president, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai instigated youths to attack a fellow party member, vindicates what we have been all along saying about the ...Published: 03 Mar 2016 at 13:58hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
Zimbabwe Divine Destiny: a church or political party?
After learning that Zimbabwe Divine Destiny Church leader, Ancelimo Magaya is visually impaired, I forgave him for 'seeing' human rights violations where there is none. Honestly where are the acts of ...Published: 03 Mar 2016 at 10:35hrs | 1 | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
Zanu PF is unconquerable
When we were still growing up in the rural area of Buhera, uncle Lazaurus used to be a fun chap. He would challenge us to a fight while he knelt down with one hand tied tightly on his body. That means...Published: 24 Feb 2016 at 15:44hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
Thank You President Mugabe
While heading towards the bank yesterday accompanied by a family wearing smiles, I pondered on what would have become of me had the bonus escaped us this month again. Now that I have received my 13th ...Published: 16 Feb 2016 at 11:47hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
Government is prepared for the natural disaster
Watching Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa speaking about the El-Nino -induced national disaster on Tuesday, one can draw confidence that Government is very much prepared for this disaster. For that r...Published: 11 Feb 2016 at 10:37hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
Mukwazhe is a political comedy
At times it's not necessary to respond to some statements that some nonentities vomit in the newspapers. I read in the newspaper of some political comedians going by the names Kisinoti Mukwazhe and Mo...Published: 05 Feb 2016 at 13:08hrs | 1 | by Rufaro Mufundirwa
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