Zimbabwe Churches and the Dangers of Political Overreach

The Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) recently issued a statement on an issue which essentially waded into a Zanu Pf debate around extending the current president E.D Mnangagwa’s term of office from 2028-2030.  I deliberately mention Zanu Pf here because this issue of 2030 is essentially a ruling party one.  It obviously has national connotations…

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Global Online Free Expression as Cold War: Tik-Tok, USA, China and the Rest of Us

The United States of America (USA) Supreme Court on Friday 17 January 2025 unanimously upheld a decision by both the executive government and Congress to indefinitely ban the hugely popular social media platform Tik-Tok. The main reason for this was/is the security threat the social media application would cause the USA from China. With the…

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Government Enabled Water Barons: Waiting in Opportunist Profit Wings and a Disaster for Zimbabwe

In the first calendar week of 2025, the Zimbabwe government announced its intention to privatize water in the capital city of Harare. The minister for local government, Daniel Garwe, in a recent press conference said the following, “Last week Friday, we were given the green light to privatise water services. We are now in the…

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