A CURSORY glance at history reveals a providential order in the generational progression of mankind, with tides of change relentlessly lashing at humanity to spur us towards positive change. With the counting of Zimbabwean election votes under way, I have
THE International Bar Association (IBA) yesterday called upon Zimbabwe's electoral authorities and accredited international observers to take all steps necessary to ensure that the will of the electorate is not thwarted.
A coalition of 18 civil society groups in Zimbabwe have signed an urgent petition addressed to the heads of SADC countries and to the African Union, urging them to intervene in the crisis that has developed over the election results.
ZANU-PF, the party that has held power since Zimbabwe won its independence from Britain in 1980, has lost control of parliament - according to official election results - and its leader, Robert Mugabe, is facing defeat at the presidential polls
As Zimbabweans await the results of the historic March 29th election which are trickling in at a painstakingly slow pace news of how Zanu PF, candidates in Bikita and Chiredzi desperately tried to have their supporters vote more than once
DOES the mass media have control over public opinion? The emergence and use of new technologies like the internet - and the accompanying weblogs - has also led to the emergence of an opportunistic media.
There is a new play in town by Fraser Grace's depicting Robert Mugabe as a mental case who needs a white man to cure him. That is certainly uncalled for. But let the writer, the directors and the Mugabe bashers
Preside Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe appeared, yesterday, to be contemplating stepping down following signals that he failed to win last Saturday's Presidential election, according to agency report.
Zimbabwe's electoral body appealed for patience and calm following delays in the announcement of official results of Saturday's presidential polls amid speculation that opposition leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe were headed for a runoff after a tight
For obvious reasons, Breakfast With Mugabe - a politically charged play that is to be staged by Nairobi-based theatre company Bridge Theatre - was an instant hit when it premiered in British and American theatres.
ZIMBABWE'S Ministry of Information has quashed rumors that President Robert Mugabe was about to resign and was striking an exit deal with the opposition MDC calling it a 'Fools' Day hoax', which many people played along with.
The much-maligned electoral commission in Zimbabwe is emerging this week as the bedrock of a peaceful and transparent election, drawing praise from supporters and detractors.
THE Zimbabwe Government Tuesday denied speculation that they were in talks with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change and South African President to arrange the resignation of President Robert Mugabe, as reported by the Washington Post newspaper yesterday.
Indications that the Zimba-bwean president, Robert Mugabe, may step down emerged yesterday, although a government spokesperson said no deal had been struck.
The raising of the thresholds for each tax bracket is welcome but the Zimbabwe system of income taxes, while light on the very poor, still hammers middle-income earners hard.
DEMOCRATIC Alliance (DA) MP Dianne Kohler Barnard says she fears that subversion of election results in Zimbabwe could be the last straw. People could lose hope of escaping the hardship prevailing there.
On the fourth day of waiting for results of the much-watched Zimbabwean elections, church leaders from Southern Africa appealed for peace, amidst growing tension over the delay.
Although the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has released approximately half of the results of the country's March 29 legislative election, its continued delay in reporting the outcome of the presidential contest has raised concerns among diplomats and outside observers.
