Guided Suicide

(OPINION)The deadline given by the regional community in Maputo passed on Friday without a single decision regarding the issues that are still outstanding being met.  The political agreements were signed by the three Parties to the Zimbabwe crisis in September 2007. The reason was quite clear – Zanu and the Mutambara group simply do not [...]

The Century of Cyberspace

(Opinion)If one was to characterise different periods of world history you could decide to do it in several ways – the 19th Century was perhaps the century of steam, the 20th perhaps the fossil fuels century, this century may well be called the century of cyberspace. When I started this weekly letter it was to [...]

The Tide Turns

(Opinion)In an estuary the turn of the tide happens every day – when it happens it is difficult to see at first but soon the water starts to run, slowly at first and then like a flood, sweeping all in front of it and even tempering the incoming waves. Are we seeing the first signs [...]

The Tyranny of Time‏

(Opinion-Analysis)We are all aware of time. The older you get, the less time there is for anything and it seems to accelerate each year. Only when we are children does time seem interminable. Can any of us believe it is June already? The changes in the veld tell us it is winter although the clear [...]

Private Property and Freedom‏

The concept of freedom is not new; it has been an idea that previous
generations have sought with passion and determination. The first European
settlers in the United States were people fleeing religious persecution in
Europe, so were some of the first settlers in the Cape. It was this motive,
amongst others, that drove the Afrikaners to set out [...]

The Cost of the Farm Invasions – [Analysis]

In the late 90’s the Government of Zimbabwe held a conference on land reform in Zimbabwe. Broad agreement was reached between the State, the stakeholders and international aid agencies but the agreement was never implemented. Two years later, in an attempt to destroy the opposition base on commercial farms, the State began what it eventually [...]

The Economic Situation

Just how bad the situation is in the economy is not hard to see. Banks are empty – no clients and often just one teller on duty. Wholesalers are slowly getting back on their feet but stocks are pathetic and staff few and far between. The streets are empty of traffic and in town you [...]

The Power of One

(Opinion) All of us have at sometime been faced with a task or obstacle that seems so big that we are threatened with being overwhelmed. When that happens it’s good to be reminded of three truths: How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time; never underestimate the power of one person determined [...]

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