Alex Magaisa - Hardly a week after Emmerson Mnangagwa was appointed as one of the two Vice Presidents of Zimbabwe, his allies and admirers fell over each other as they raced to shower praise upon him. Of the praise-singers, Josiah Hungwe, a Government Minister took the gold medal for sycophancy.
Alex Magaisa - The national treasury chair has a sobering effect upon its occupants. A little over a decade ago, Patrick Chinamasa, who was Zimbabwe’s Justice Minister, had an ominous message for the country’s then Chief Justice Anthony Gubbay. The Government could no longer guarantee his security, Chinamasa said.
Dr Alex Magaisa - Having studied the published results of a July 2015 survey carried out by the Mass Public Opinion Institute (MPOI), a Harare-based research and polling organisation, I was left with the distinct impression that if it were a person, his weakness would be that he tries too hard to be all things to all people. The problem with this is that in the end, no one is really sure who that person is.
Current debates on succession in Zimbabwe are based on the assumption that the matter will be settled by an agreeable elective process which will usher in a new leadership to replace President Robert Mugabe as leader of both Zanu PF and Zimbabwe. Dr Alex Magaisa looks at the possible scenarios.
When Emmerson Mnangagwa was asked, in a recent interview, about his chances of succeeding President Robert Mugabe, he was rather nonchalant and dismissive in response
Drawing on childhood memories of Zimbabwe hosting liberation refugees, Takura Zhangazha argues that today's anti-African sentiment in South Africa contradicts the values of Steve Biko, Nelson Mandela and the continent's liberation struggle.
Donald Trump has confirmed he personally asked FIFA to review Folarin Balogun's suspension, as criticism over the striker's eligibility continues to grow.
Makhadzi has appealed for African unity after Zimbabweans called for a boycott of South African artists amid rising tensions over Afrophobia and anti-immigrant violence.
South Africa's foreign ministry reportedly authorised its High Commissioner to receive Jacob Zuma in India, as Parliament awaits the outcome of an internal government inquiry.
