By Tendai Chabvuta
Big brands that do not take care when dealing with their business run the risk of soiling their brands to a point of no return or leaving them with unpleasant dents. This could be said about the recent saga with the Impala Car Rental’s brand.
The case is quite interesting because it calls for an examination of the relationship between politics, state and business in Zimbabwe. Its is a case of the impala being hunted by the ferret. An examination of what has transpired is necessary.
By Tendai Chabvuta
In politics there are hard and soft issues that at times become cause for heated debates for ruling and opposition parties alike as well as their supporters.
The hard issues have a bearing on the immediate concerns of the party and in Zimbabwe for example these could concern whether a party like the MDC should accept an election result or not.
The soft issues relate to matters that occasionally come up but are not necessarily detrimental to the survival of a political party. These issues unless handled properly have the potential though to erode the support base of the party.
One such matter, is the issue of whether MDC senior leaders that are lawyers can represent in court, current or former members of the ZANU PF party without damaging the brand that is the MDC as well as hemorrhaging their support and trust with their supporters.
Arguments for and against the issue have been debated before. The issue is quite vexing but still needs to be dissected further.
By Tendai Chabvuta
So the furore in Zimbabwe’s health sector continues. Doctors have been fired by the Government of Zimbabwe. Patients continue perishing in government hospitals and at their homes and the government unashamedly blames the striking doctors.
Hospitals continue suffering from lack of funding, basics such as syringes and gloves let alone electricity and the ZANU PF sons and daughters continue to receive treatment in posh hospitals in South Africa, China, Singapore, India and any other place they can get “the best” of medical care.
By Tendai Chabvuta
Zimbabwe is one country that is like a child sitting on a see saw – on its way up, the feeling is exhilarating and probably nauseous, on its way down, it’s gut wrenching. The kid badly wants to get off the see saw but does not know how.
By Tendai Chabvuta
The 21 Gun salute was done at Robert Mugabe’s funeral in Harare. Adios. Comrade! The foreign dignitaries have come and bade farewell to their colleague, father and mentor. The Mugabe family has elected to bury him NOT on the day announced by the government.
I reckon the ZANU PF led government has proposed a mausoleum to be built in 30 days and thus the new burial date. Everything is stage managed, it’s laughable. The truth be told though, Grace Mugabe and her G40 gang are now using old Bob’s funeral to extract concessions from Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government for security and protection.
US President Donald Trump has extended a pause on planned military strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure by 10 days, saying discussions with Tehran are ongoing despite conflicting signals from Iran.
An inmate at Chikurubi Farm Prison, a unit within Zimbabwe’s largest correctional facility, Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison, has died under unclear circumstances, prompting an independent investigation amid social media claims that he may have been assaulted.
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo, whose lavish public cash donations have sparked widespread debate, has received indirect legal backing after Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube told Parliament that holding large sums of money is not a crime in Zimbabwe.
WestProp Holdings is charting a bold new chapter in its growth journey with the expansion into Mashonaland East, Chivhu, a town just one hour and thirty minutes from Harare.
