Alex T. Magaisa

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…
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Although there were some vacancies arising from deaths, dismissals and re-assignments, the rest were new posts that were previously unoccupied. Their necessity is a point of serious doubt, especially in this period when the government is…
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Alex T. Magaisa - In this article, I argue that former Vice President Joice Mujuru should accept her constitutionally-guaranteed pension and allowances, in the interests of upholding the supreme law of the land and building a culture of…
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Alex T. Magaisa: Last weekend, The Herald published an interview of Vice President Mnangagwa with Baffour Ankomah of the New African, a pan-African news journal.
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By Alex T. Magaisa I understand the plight of workers, but I disagree with retrospective legislation. It is a path beset with danger and booby-traps. In this piece, I explain my views on the Labour Amendment Bill No. 7 of 2015 currently…
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By Alex T. Magaisa It is somewhat ironic that labour unionisation has been one of the biggest casualties of Zimbabwe’s economic decline spanning a decade and a half. This has also had important ramifications in the political equation in…
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The harsh exchange reported between Government Minister Saviour Kasukuwere and Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Indigenisation and Empowerment, Justice Wadyajena, is yet another reminder of the mirage of indigenisation and the…
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On Saturday 27th June 2015, I conducted a straw poll among my community of friends and associates on the social network, Facebook. I wanted to get a sense of attitudes of fellow Zimbabweans, mostly, to important social issues.
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Professor Jonathan Moyo was at pains to emphasise that contrary to so-called common thinking, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa is NOT the heir to the presidential throne in Zimbabwe.
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Bad news is hard to sell. It’s a nightmare for purveyors of propaganda. When you specialise in propaganda, it is incredibly difficult to spin hard facts and when you try, you end up looking very silly.
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