'Give us a chance to fix economic mess' cried Chamisa. Failed to fix political mess - THE critical first task

Nelson Chamisa is like Unoka, in Chinua Achebe's book Things Fall Apart. Unoka wanted a good harvest but would not put in the hard work to earn it. Chamisa wants to be president of Zimbabwe but will n...

We've to battle without reforms! Said Ncube - because wouldn't 'implement reforms like a man!'

"We've to battle without reforms!" screamed the Daily News headline with a picture of Professor Welshman Ncube. "We have to be ready, prepared to win elections under the most adverse of conditions...

Pomona Project: All thunder, lightning flashes, no strike!

Pomona stink in newsroomsIlliterate newspapers are being pummelled back and forth by buffeted Mafume and his clueless Triple C councillors. It is all thunder, blinding flashes but no strike. A...

'Unoka' Biti 'appeals' to tyrant Mnangagwa to uphold rule of law - 'Go implement reforms like a man!'

"This is to advise friends and family that I am ok and in a good space. Thank you for your love and care. To Mr Mnangagwa, I appeal to you to stop your shenanigans, uphold the rule of law and protect ...

Chamisa need votes not retweets

For the first time the biggest opposition party in Zimbabwe led by the young man has come up with a good catch phrase or maybe it's the new slogan hameno. NGAAPINDE HAKE MUKOMANA. Today I am n...

My fallout with Ndabaningi Sithole

OVER the past few weeks, John Munodawafa Gwitira whose Chimurenga name was Kenneth Gwindingwi (KG) narrated how he grew up in Nyanyadzi and later joined the liberation struggle in 1970. He narrated ho...

West powerless against Zanu-PF, says Mugabe

President Mugabe yesterday addressed a rally at Chipadze Stadium, Bindura, capital of Mashonaland Central province, during which he called for unity of purpose,  patience in the wake of sanctions...

As regards reforms, Tsvangirai is Achebe's Unoka 'offering sacrifices to a reluctant soil!'

Morgan Tsvangirai is the modern day Unoka, the lazy man, in Chinua Achebe's classic book "Things Fall Apart". Unoka was lazy and like all lazy people he was poor and, worst of all, blamed ever...

Lessons from the work and life of Chinua Achebe

Achebe's work showed how so called Western civilisation  reduced Africa to a horrifyingly barren land. Africans who are owners  of the land are  exhausted by years of backbreaking work,...

Bad debtor sells friend's house without consent

WOMAN with a string of debts resolved to sell her friend's house WITHOUT consent. Like the character of Unoka in Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart, things fell apart for the s...