Dr Tapiwa Shumba Archives

Imperatives of the ‘cool coup’ and a transition in Zimbabwe

Dr Tapiwa Shumba – For this to remain a ‘cool coup’, it must have a clear plan and a swift strategy for a return to normalcy. A clear strategy includes making it a point that the army returns to the barracks in a few days time and handover the country back to civilian authority.

The longer they take without an exit strategy, the closer this will move towards a ‘treasonous coup’ which will be frowned upon by Zimbabweans, SADC, AU and the international community who have been supportive thus far.

Nov 16, 2017 Read more

Cooperation, inclusivity, true patriotism and sanity only hope for Zimbabwe

By Dr Tapiwa Shumba The post-independence generation does not know the sound of drums of war; neither do the echoes of marauding helicopters vibrate in our ears. However, independence, for us, only means the battle ground had been shifted not cleared. As the then Prime Minister of Zimbabwe said in 1980; we are born with […]

Aug 31, 2015 Read more

Zimbabwe opposition must change from confrontation to cooperation: Shumba

By Dr Tapiwa Shumba OPINION – It could be true that only a fool will do the same thing over and over again but still expect a different result. After 15 years of the same strategy, it is high time opposition political parties accept that the old strategy has not worked and might never work. […]

Mar 05, 2015 Read more

Zimbabwe needs a national dialogue

The economic challenges facing Zimbabwe are symptoms of more dangerous weevils destroying the country. That the economy is on a downward spiral is now a settled fact. What we need to look at is how Zimbabweans can extricate themselves from the current troubles and a potentially miserable future.

Jul 12, 2014 Read more