Oval Office Deals and Dismembered Journalists

US President Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia’s crown prince knew nothing about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, which is an incredible thing to say with a straight face. It’s like insisting the sun had nothing to do with daylight. And he didn’t whisper it in some hallway. He said it in the Oval Office. The room where people pretend to be serious even when they’re … Continue reading Oval Office Deals and Dismembered Journalists

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoNovember 19, 2025November 19, 2025Leave a comment

NOISY TRUTHS, Politics, THIS IS NOT A DRILL

The Bail of a Man, the Silence of a Nation

Blessed Mhlanga is out. After seventy-two days of caged breath and cold concrete, after two humiliating bail denials and a nation’s stunned indifference, a judge has finally decided that the crime of journalism does not warrant indefinite punishment—at least not officially. He was released Tuesday 06 May on US$500 bail. But make no mistake: what has ended is not the injustice. Only the prelude. Because … Continue reading The Bail of a Man, the Silence of a Nation

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoMay 5, 2025May 6, 20252 Comments

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Oval Office Deals and Dismembered Journalists

The Bail of a Man, the Silence of a Nation