#IndependenceAndFreedomDifferent This was true yesterday; it is true today and will remain true tomorrow in Zimbabwe until things change and freedom reigns. Zimbabwe is an independent country, but certainly not free, especially judging by gross and systematic human rights abuses…

#TheDifferenceBetweenLeadersAndRulers There is a difference between leaders and rulers. A ruler is one who demands respect from people, while a leader is one who earns respect from people. Rulers are given respect as a result of their coercive power and titles; leaders earn…

#IsGukurahundiCrimesAgainstHumanity? #MalungaTacklesTheQuestionLegally So much literature - media reports, research articles and books - now exists on the Gukurahundi genocide, but what sets apart Zimbabwean international human rights lawyer Siphosami Malunga's research on the…

On a lighter note, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga and his wife Miniyothabo Baloyi stole the show with their unique and outstanding outfit at the Independence Day festivities at Murambinda, Manicaland province. Chiwenga and his wife stood out; looked gorgeous and exquisite.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Independence Day speech was out of touch with reality. He claimed the economy's GDP has grown three times since he took over (from US$16bn to US$47bn), but didn't address a plethora of woes buffeting Zimbabwe on its 44th independence anniversary.