Moses Chamboko

By Moses Chamboko The recent public spat between Morgan Tsvangirai and Tendai Biti cannot be allowed to pass without reproof. Not only was it unfortunate but it was totally unnecessary — as unnecessary as buying a ring for more than a…
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By Moses Chamboko A stubborn fact that many Zimbabweans conveniently forget when we reflect on corruption in our country is that President Mugabe and his administration have no history of sacrificing loyal or useful lieutenants for…
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By Moses Chamboko In a democracy, everyone is entitled to their view. It is not a crime for 13 million Zimbabweans to have 13 million different opinions on a single subject. What is wrong and totally unacceptable is to promote the…
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By Moses Chamboko In 2008, it took the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) six weeks to release the results of an election in which only 3.2 million people had voted. Given that last week’s American election attracted 133 million voters,…
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By Moses Chamboko Blunt and courageous – these are two words which best describe the late Retired Major Saviours Kudzayi Mbudzi. News of his untimely death came to us as a shock. Some of us spoke to him just last week and he never said…
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By Moses Chamboko In a normal environment, promotion of a young, visionary, professional and energetic young person to high office is commendable. We celebrate the prosperity of the young generation, including our own children.…
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By Moses Chamboko The euphoria of 1980 evokes both shame and nostalgia. We are ashamed that what we thought we were celebrating is not what we ended up getting. At the same time, we have the nostalgia of emotionally welcoming home…
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By Moses Chamboko Saturday 6th August was a special day in the history of the democratic struggle. Never before have calls for unity of the opposition been that loud and clear on a single day and in different parts of the country by…
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By Moses Chamboko The citizens of Zimbabwe have had enough. We gained independence but nearly 40 years later, we are still not free.  It's time to finally confront our oppressors. Ordinary citizens have organised themselves to go…
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By Tatenda Dewa | Harare Bureau | The locally-based faction of the Zimbabweans United for Democracy (ZUNDE) party last week suffered numerous defections, shortly after its leader, Farai Mbira, announced a new leadership. Mbira…
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