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1 week ago | bulawayo24.com | Tendai Ruben Mbofana

This is a fact we all need to understand. Zimbabweans are a naturally appreciative people. We are not inherently negative or ungrateful. On the contrary, we cherish and celebrate development. We desire to see our nation grow, with new infrastructure that eases our lives and boosts economic productivity. We long for roads that do not resemble warzones, power supply that does not cut off for sixteen hours a day, and hospitals, schools, and public facilities that actually serve their intended purposes.

1 week ago | bulawayo24.com | Tendai Ruben Mbofana

This is quite interesting. There's a loophole in the new Broadcasting Services Amendment Act - and it may be the only legal shield Zimbabwean motorists have. While much of the public outcry over the law has rightly focused on the injustice of linking a Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) radio licence to ZINARA vehicle licensing and insurance, most commentators have missed a critical detail: the law does not actually require a car radio licence.

1 week ago | bulawayo24.com | Tendai Ruben Mbofana

It's a tragedy when those meant to represent you no longer do. The recent enactment of a law compelling Zimbabwean motorists to first purchase a ZBC car radio licence before they are allowed to obtain a ZINARA vehicle licence and third-party insurance has sparked widespread outrage. But more troubling than the law itself is the question it raises: where were our Members of Parliament (MPs) when this law was passed?

1 week ago | bulawayo24.com | Tendai Ruben Mbofana

There is something tragically ironic about the state Zimbabwe finds itself in today. A country that was once described by none other than former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere as the "jewel of Africa" in 1980, upon attaining independence, has now become a pitiful shadow of its former self. The reason is clear: the culture of entitlement, patronage, and plunder by those with close ties to the ruling elite - what Zimbabweans now commonly call Zvigananda.

2 weeks ago | bulawayo24.com | Tendai Ruben Mbofana

There's always something telling - yet deeply disturbing - about the mantras repeated by the Zimbabwean government. Yesterday, I watched a report on the state-controlled broadcaster in which the Emmerson Mnangagwa administration was, once again, patting itself on the back for electrifying a small rural area through its Rural Electrification Agency (REA).