Columnist / Tapson muchena
Zanu-PF's oppressive politics has cowed the populace
IT is time to put in place a new and different way of doing politics in Zimbabwe because Zanu-PF has failed and brought us to the brink of ruin. Zanu PE's oppressive, exploitative and manipula...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 06:23hrs | | by Tapson Muchena
Sekuru Munya's prognostications - Zimbabwe after the elections
I was sitting in companionable silence with my Sekuru Munya, enjoying sundowners on the stoep of his farmhouse. As the night settled, thousands of diamonds were splashed across the velvet of the Masvi...Published: 05 Mar 2018 at 06:47hrs | | by Tapson Muchena
Zimbabwe is being betrayed by the MDC - The opposition must think outside the box
Morgan Richard Tsvangirai stands as a giant in Zimbabwe politics. More than any other, he has taken the fight up to ZANU PF for the last 18 years and he has paid dearly for his courageous stance. At a...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 10:09hrs | | by Tapson Muchena
There is not a moment to be lost
The dust has settled. ZANU PF's factional war has been fought and won. ZANU PF has tightened its grip on power and the military has come out into the open as the powerbroker in Zimbabwe. Mnang...Published: 16 Jan 2018 at 11:33hrs | | by Tapson Muchena
A clear and present danger - Zanu-PF strategy to rule forever
A new era has dawned in Zimbabwe… or has it? In recent weeks, to popular acclamation and adulation, ZANU PF and the war veterans have used the military to depose the erstwhile President, install Emm...Published: 10 Dec 2017 at 07:22hrs | | by Tapson Muchena
Zanu-PF forever!
The palpable elation at the departure of Robert Mugabe has suddenly evaporated amid gasps of disappointment and disbelief. President Mnangagwa's eagerly awaited cabinet has turned out to be a coterie ...Published: 06 Dec 2017 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Tapson Muchena
That was no Zimbabwe Spring
Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans have taken to the streets in recent days in protest marches calling for Robert Mugabe to resign and then again to celebrate when the dictator was finally gone. Ten...Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 17:06hrs | | by Tapson Muchena
Tsvangirai must step down now!
Morgan Richard Tsvangirai is a hero who, for the past 20 years, has spearheaded the fight for freedom in Zimbabwe, taking the fight up to an evil and treacherous foe. He has endured despite be...Published: 13 Nov 2017 at 07:12hrs | | by Tapson Muchena
It's time for Tsvangirai to step down - MDC must seize the moment
Morgan Richard Tsvangirai is a hero who, for the past 20 years, has spearheaded the fight for freedom in Zimbabwe, taking the fight up to an evil and treacherous foe. He has endured despite bein...Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 11:21hrs | | by Tapson Muchena
The light goes out of Sekuru Munya's eyes
My Sekuru Munya is a war veteran. He saw bloody fighting in Manicaland during the liberation war and his badge of honour is his left calf which has a chunk of muscle missing. Since independence, he ha...Published: 16 Oct 2017 at 07:40hrs | 1 | by Tapson Muchena
No fire in the belly of Zimbabweans
Our nation is in desperate need of salvation but no saviour is going to miraculously appear among us; we Zimbabweans must redeem ourselves.Not so long ago people were being arrested and prosec...Published: 01 Aug 2017 at 11:56hrs | | by Tapson Muchena
We must demand change
It has been said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Zimbabweans cannot, must not, participate in another ZANU PF controlled election. That would...Published: 24 Jul 2017 at 00:09hrs | | by Tapson Muchena
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