Harare – Last year, the Southern African Development Community declared October 25 the region’s Anti-Sanctions Day as a statement of solidarity with Zimbabweans and a reiteration of the bloc’s opposition to the Western economic embargo on a sister republic. Zimbabwe has been under declared and undeclared economic sanctions for around two decades now, and SADC …
Harare – The United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols says SADC must play an “assertive” role in solving what he believes is a deepening crisis in Harare. “This is an opportunity for (SADC) to stand up to the excesses that are taking place here in terms of human rights abuses. And this is an …
Mabasa Sasa There is an aspect of the Zimbabwe story that those who say the country’s problems are self-inflicted never want to talk about. Before Washington officially unleashed its onslaught on Harare, former US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Chester Crocker made a shocking statement, which has remained under-reported ever since. While preparing …
The Zimbabwe Anti-Sanctions Forum here reproduces excerpts of a talk at African Liberation Day Public Forum, Accra Polytechnic in May 2008 by Nigerian writer and political philosopher Chinweizu on Africa’s duty to help Zimbabwe fight illegal Western sanctions on the country. The Southern African Development Community, by declaring October 25, 2019 a Solidarity Day with …
Have you ever wondered why America, as powerful as it is, can refer to country’s as tiny as Zimbabwe as an “unusual and continuing threat to US foreign policy”? Michael Parenti, in his book “Dirty Truths”, throws light on American foreign policy. Though published in 1996, this collection of essays has poignant lessons for developing …
Mabasa Sasa in New York President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said Zimbabwe has no quarrel with the United States government and its people, and he is pleased with the way relations between the two countries are improving. Zimbabwe’s Head of State and Government made these remarks while responding to questions from the floor at the Zimbabwe …
A popular media myth seeking to explain Zimbabwe’s economic downturn has been that Zanu-PF has mismanaged the economy. Gibson Nyikadzino, in this article originally published by The Southern Times, tell us there is much more to the story than has been told. *** Gibson Nyikadzino Since the turn of the millennium, there have been many …
Mabasa Sasa I have read a bit of Jean-Paul Satre, needless to say inspired by his foreword to Frantz Fanon’s “The Wretched of the Earth”. It was thus that I stumbled upon a very old play of his titled “Dirty Hands”. Without boring you with the fuller details, suffice to say the play revolves around …
HE ED Mnangagwa One exciting headache we in Government grapple with daily is the demand for foreign currency, which has now more than doubled. Exciting because this unprecedented rise in demand for currency speaks to growing business activity in the economy. There is demand for more raw materials and more machinery, both in the wake …
Mabasa Sasa There are several variant stories on Ernesto “Che” Guevara’s last moments on this Earth. One that was propagated very early on by the Western propaganda machine was that he was cowering and full of regret after living his years out at the forefront of the fight against imperialism in Latin America and, briefly, …
