Alex T. MagaisaA tale of multiple personalitiesOne thing you notice when dealing with politicians is that a significant number of them have double, if not multiple personalities. They have mastered the art of effortlessly navigating from one persona to the…
As Zimbabwe grapples with its multiple challenges, it is important to take a step back and look at the bigger picture – to map the future it helps to understand where the country is coming from. This article gives a…
There were ten households in the village. It was a tight little community comprising the elderly, the young and mostly women – the mothers of the village. Most men, the fathers, worked in Harare, occasionally returning to the village on…
As a young lawyer fresh from law school, whenever I encountered a problem my first instinct was to consult the law to see what it said regarding that challenge. Law school had given me the impression that the law had…
Alex T MagaisaThis is my favourite painting. But it brings back painful memories. Its appeal lies not only in its beauty but also in the circumstances in which I acquired it. I bought it on 2 August 2013, at a…
“The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.”These words are often attributed to Joseph Stalin, the brutal Soviet dictator. The sentiment will not surprise Zimbabweans who remember the bizarre events around the…
The Zimbabwean government has effectively banned use of the national flag but making it the source of potential criminality and imprisonment. Today, the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs issued a press release warning citizens against using the national…
BackgroundIn an interview with the Sunday Mail on 3 September 2016, Patrick Chinamasa, the Minister of Finance and ZANU PF Secretary for Legal Affairs, basically dismissed demands for electoral reforms by opposition parties. He described them, rather condescendingly, as: “false…
The corporate graveyard in Zimbabwe has been busy in recent years. Hundreds of companies have gone insolvent and shut shop. The formerly vibrant industrial zones of Harare, Bulawayo and other cities now resemble ghost towns. The big industrial plants are…
Chipo DendereI get the sense that our government, the government of the independent Republic of Zimbabwe, does not understand why people of my generation, young Zimbabweans, have taken to the streets and social media in recent months. Their response to…