Give G6 a Bell’s!
By Farai Maguwu
One speech that stood out at Wicknell Chivayo's funeral was by his younger brother, Joachim, popularly known as G6.
G6 spoke glowingly of...
ZANU-PF power struggle: What lies behind the postponed Politburo meeting?
By Phillan Zamchiya
Dear Reader, there are many questions surrounding Friday's extraordinary ZANU-PF Politburo meeting. Let me offer some answers on what happened, the underlying...
Chivayo, Ginimbi and Kuromba: Why extraordinary wealth attracts extraordinary rurmours
By Gabriel Manyati
Growing up in Sakubva, Mutare, I heard the phrase often enough. A neighbour’s tuckshop began drawing longer queues than the rest of...
Chivayo is gone, but the cars will keep coming: The ZANU PF patronage system behind the splurge
By Gabriel Manyati
Wicknell Chivayo is dead. The system that made his gifts useful to ZANU PF is not. Throughout his life, his flamboyant public...
Wicknell Chivayo and the limits of money: What his life, power and sudden death reveal about Zimbabwe
By Gabriel Manyati
The rotor blades of a private helicopter beating against the evening air above Marondera Rural on 30 September 2026 carried a man...
