Monthly Archives: May 2016
Why Mnangagwa candidacy would be good for opposition
Zimbabwe Independent 13 May 2016 By Simukai Tinhu For probably one of the most politically-charged towns in the country, on the surface, Mt Darwin seems very unassuming. Scenery-wise, there isn’t much to see, or talk about. As you drive from Bindura town, one is confronted by the unsightly sight of low-lying hills, of mostly granite […]
David Coltart whitewashing history, seeking relevance
The Herald By Tichaona Zindoga 11 May 2016 It was last Saturday morning that I finally finished David Coltart’s autobiography “The Struggle Continues: 50 years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe” – a tome of well over 600 pages that details his life since his family came to Zimbabwe from South Africa. Last Saturday, of course was […]
Is Zimbabwe Parliament Playing Oversight Role in Introduction of Bond Notes?
VOA Studio 7 By Blessing Zulu 10 May 20126 WASHINGTON — The proposed introduction of bond notes by the Zimbabwe Central Bank chief to solve the cash crunch and stimulate the economy has taken a new twist with some legal experts calling the move unconstitutional opening the possibility of a constitutional court showdown. Reserve Bank […]
What Zimbabwe’s fall means for Test cricket
ESPN Cricinfo By Tim Wigmore 10 May 2016 They are locked in a vicious circle where the fewer Tests they play, the less competitive they are in the format. It does not speak well of the health of the five-day As with many press releases, the real meaning was not easy to spot. Nestled at […]
Coltart: (Hi)story and our story as Africans
The Herald Political Commentary By Nathaniel Manheru: The Other Side 7 May 2016 As I sit down to write this piece, it is February 18, 1978, and David Coltart has just taken off for South Africa, to start his university studies at UCT, the University of Cape Town. He leaves behind Rhodesia, still burning, his […]
Bond Notes Printing Marks Zim-Dollar Return – Opposition
Radio VOP By Sij Ncube 6 May 2016 Harare, May 06, 2016 – EDWIN Hama was one of Zimbabwe’s finest singers and song-writers who released the hit with the lyrics Asila Mali (We are broke) in the early 1990s to coincide with the start of the economic upheavals under President Robert Mugabe’s administration. The chart […]
Dokora War Escalates – Churches Blocked from Renting School Classrooms
Zimeye 2 May 2016 Just when the nation is still battling to come to terms with Primary and Secondary Education Minister, Lazarus Dokora’s banning of Scripture Union in schools, his Ministry has ordered Headmasters to cancel all rental contracts with churches. Dokora has issued a directive to review all contracts with churches renting school buildings […]
Coltart, Msipa’s memoirs: A time to reflect on Zimbabwe’s split patriotic consciousness
Sunday News By Richard Runyararo Mahomva 1 May 2016 Last week’s piece summarised how the element White liberalism intruded the idea of liberating Zimbabwe in pure nationalist and pan-Africanist terms. It was in that instalment where I highlighted the hidden agenda of what members of the colonial race present to us as generosity for what […]