Archive for March, 2010

Meet Zimbabwe’s ugliest man

Meet Zimbabwe’s ugliest man

By Esther Gomo A married father of ten with two wives was last Saturday voted Zimbabwe’s Ugliest Man beating 35 other contestants at a pageant held in the border town of Beitbridge. After the disappointment of last year when he came second Elmas Moses says he worked on his weaknesses to win the Ugliest Man [...]

Don’t let Malema have the last laugh

Don’t let Malema have the last laugh

By Helen Zille (Democratic Alliance) What are the essential differences between countries that succeed in becoming sustainable democracies, with growing economies, and those that don’t? I spend a lot of time thinking about this question, because it is the DA’s job to help ensure the long-term success of South Africa’s transition. We know there have [...]

MDC Youth Assembly Petition

MDC Youth Assembly Petition

Date 19 March 2010 From:  MDC Youth Assembly, Harare Province To:  The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Cc: Co-Ministers of the Organ on National Healing and Reconciliation Attorney-General RECOGNIZING that the rights of all Zimbabweans should be protected by the State and that according to the Constitution of Zimbabwe, all Zimbabweans are equal [...]

Gunners gun down Al Ahly at Rufaro

Gunners gun down Al Ahly at Rufaro

By Edward Marange Zimbabwean league champions Gunners FC stunned Egyptian continental giants Al Ahly in a champion’s league match at Rufaro Stadium, this Saturday. Former Dynamos striker Norman Maroto now plying his trade for the Gunners was the toast of the day as he fired in the solitary winning goal. Not many would have predicted [...]

Chamisa awarded best student at UZ

Chamisa awarded best student at UZ

By Never Kadungure Zimbabwe’s Information Communication Technology Minister and MDC-T spokesman Nelson Chamisa graduated last Friday from the University of Zimbabwe winning a Book Prize in the process. There was 20 minutes of uninterrupted applause as the charismatic politician made his way to the stage to be capped by President Robert Mugabe for the second [...]

Forget the Reds, meet the Capitalists

Forget the Reds, meet the Capitalists

By Chris Muronzi At a rare meeting with journalists a fortnight ago, President Robert Mugabe disclosed that he owned Highfield Farm in Norton, a farm he bought in the early 1980s, and Gushungo dairy farm in Mazowe, which he called a family farm. From there, in the words of David Copperfield, he “meandered” into business [...]

ZINASU VP Masaraure suspended again

Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) Vice President Obert Masaraure has been suspended from the Midlands State University (MSU) pending a hearing. Masaraure a final year student at the Midlands State University was served with a suspension letter dated 8 March 2010.  Surprisingly barely a month after firebrand student leader had been reinstated at the university [...]

MDC-T unprincipled & misrepresentative

By Psychology Maziwisa  If opposition politics is to yield any meaningful results there are certain inalienable attributes that must exist. The moment those attributes are dispensed with the entire agenda becomes nothing but a farce. Principles are at the heart of every success story and while there are many possible conceding areas in shared politics [...]