“Say And Write What You Want Responsibly”- Welshman Ncube

“Say And Write What You Want Responsibly”- Welshman Ncube

  In my more than two decades in academia and as a politician I have heard again and again the often repeated assertion that the bond of any professional and ethical media practitioner is the maxim, “Facts are sacrosanct and opinion is free”, and with equal measure I have heard it repeated by rogue states and politicians that, “You are free to express yourself, but you cannot be guaranteed your freedom after expression”.   In…

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Mutumwa Mawere Warns Billionaire Dangote, He’s Risking Fortune With Unpredictable Mugabe

Mutumwa Mawere Warns Billionaire Dangote, He’s Risking Fortune With Unpredictable Mugabe

Dear Mr. Dangote, I am writing this open letter to you as a concerned African. My concern is limited to broader public policy and institutional issues arising from your recent visit to Zimbabwe and subsequent actions pursuant to your company’s interest in investing in Zimbabwe. I believe any decision to invest in a target country should be a voluntary and sovereign one. I am a Zimbabwean by birth and have been exposed to a number…

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ConCourt calls for law to enforce dual citizenship in Zimbabwe

ConCourt calls for law to enforce dual citizenship in Zimbabwe

The Constitutional Court has called for the enactment of legislation that recognises dual citizenship and spells out how lost citizenship can be restored to make the Mutumwa Mawere judgment enforceable. In a full judgment availed recently under Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe Number 4 of 2015, the court observed that Section 42 of the Constitution allows for the enactment of a law to deal with citizenship issues. The order was granted in 2013 just before the…

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