Will Mnangagwa be better or worse?
The Star July 27 2015 By Peta Thornycroft To many Zimbabweans, the answer to that question doesn’t really matter. They’re not looking for democracy, but economic relief, writes Peta Thornycroft. Johannesburg – There are so many mysteries about Emmerson Mnangagwa. And much curiosity about him as he is the front runner to succeed Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwe’s Vice President Mnangagwa hails ‘loving’ people of ‘Europe’s last dictatorship’
News24 Correspondent 21 July 2015 Harare – Zimbabwe’s vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, on a visit to Belarus, has described the European country as “developed, orderly and clean†and its people as “lovingâ€, the state broadcaster said on Monday. Critics have called landlocked Belarus “Europe’s last dictatorship†on account of the authoritarian rule of long-time president,
“Hate what is evil”
Senator David Coltart Opinion piece 21 July 2015 I had an interesting twitter exchange with Jonathan Moyo yesterday. It started when someone asked whether we agreed on anything. I responded by saying that we agreed on a lot prior to him “joining ZANU PF in 1999″. Moyo responded by agreeing with another 3rd party tweet
Moyo calls Coltart idiot in row over Gukurahundi
New Zimbabwe.com 20th July 2015 JONATHAN Moyo bristled with anger on Twitter Monday after former education minister and opposition politician David Coltart suggested that, by not resigning from Zanu PF in protest during Gukurahundi, he was complicit in the atrocities. “You’re a plain Rhodie idiot,†charged Moyo in response. Told by a follower that ‘idiot’
Jonathan Moyo in another social media war, calls Coltart a ‘Rhodie idiot’
Byo24News By Thobekile Zhou 20 July 2015 Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo has again been caught up in a social media war with lawyer David Coltart on his Zanu PF membership decades ago and Gukurahundi. Moyo, known for his sharp tongue described Coltrart as a ‘Rhodie idiot’ and ‘bloody BSAP Selous Scout!’ Moyo recently justified
Last stand of a Zimbabwe farmer struggling to keep his land
The Daily Telegraph By Peta Thornycroft 19 July 2015 Ian Ferguson, who owns the last private game ranch in Zimbabwe, faces a new battle to keep his property. There is a slither of land near Zimbabwe’s southern border that is classified as semi-desert, too arid to support either humans or livestock. But it teems with
Utseya lays racism allegations against Campbell
ESPN Cricinfo 18 July 2015 ZIMBABWE offspinner Prosper Utseya has, in a letter to Zimbabwe Cricket, claimed that he is a victim of racism and has levelled a string of allegations against Alistair Campbell, managing director of ZC. In a letter to Wilson Manase, ZC chairman, Utseya claims Campbell: Has a “personal agenda” against him
Who will lead Zimbabwe when Mugabe finally goes?
Newsweek By Graham Boynton July 13 2015 ON a Friday afternoon in the leafy northern suburbs of Harare, white, sun-baked former farmers gather at the Tin Cup restaurant for a lunch of barbecued ribs and cold Castle lagers, and to talk about the good old days. The owner, Leith Bray, was run off his Tengwe
‘Presidential scholarship a drain on fiscus’
The Standard By Phyllis Mbanje 5 July 2015 Is the Presidential Scholarship still relevant? That is the million dollar question as the Zimbabwe government fails to pay fees at South African universities on time, resulting in some beneficiaries turning into destitutes. The scheme, whose patron is President Robert Mugabe, has had its fair share of
It maybe “free”, but someone has to pay for it
Zimeye By Professor Welshman Ncube 3 July 2015 In the early 1980s, I was a young man in my twenties listening and reading with keen interest as nationalist politicians promised us unlimited access to free education, health and such other things. The newly ‘crowned’ ZANU Prime Minister, Robert Mugabe, dazzled bemused Zimbabweans with Marxist-Maoist rhetoric