© AS THE late master of song, Oliver Mtukudzi lies quietly in his grave — thousands of music fans continue to talk about him — as his good works have somehow been sullied by personal decisions. [GoogleAd] His will in which he bequeathed everything to his widow Daisy continues to be a subject of much…
© MY friend Jasen Mphepho built a theatre. No, really. A new space for all of us to come together, tell stories and listen to the lines and catch the colours of the sunsets and sunrises living in-between the words and sentences and stories. What a brilliant and beautiful thing, a theatre. [GoogleAd] For me,…
© THIS is the third and last instalment continued from last week on some of Zimbabwe’s blacklisted songs from the 70s up until the 2000s as authorities tried in vain to control artistic voices. THE late Simon Chimbetu, although working closely with the government back then in the early 2000 had one of his songs…
© ZIMBABWE Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has called on government to invest in financial literacy programmes for members of Parliament (MPs) as this will enable them to make sound financial decisions as stewards of public finances. [GoogleAd] The financial watchdog which has started extending training has called for the strengthening of oversight roles…
© MANY artisanal miners’ deaths are going unrecorded in an unregulated industry where many workers are facing deadly hazards underground and cover-ups if accidents occur. [GoogleAd] The saga of miners killed in Battlefields where shafts collapsed and caved-in after flooding in a tunnel several metres below the surface has exposed perilous conditions in a booming…
© It was an honour to share my perspectives at the National Anti-Corruption Indaba organised by Transparency International. The indaba was timely and very important to stepping-up efforts to support the Government’s commitment and vision to end corruption in Zimbabwe. [GoogleAd] Ending corruption is at the heart of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals which aim…
© LAST week, legislators demanded for an independent Consumer Protection Commission, which seems to make a lot of sense. [GoogleAd] This is because ordinary citizens have been at the mercy of businesspeople and other service providers bent on making obscene profits. The proposed commission is surely not the first one but those before it were…
© ZIMBABWE has started using a generic version of the latest HIV/Aids drug that can improve and prolong the lives of people who suffer severe side effects and resistance to other treatments. [GoogleAd] A generic of Dolutegravir (DTG), first approved in the United States in 2013, is to start being given to people living with…
© WE are encouraged that the Education Amendment Bill explicitly entitles every child to “basic State-funded education,” including from early childhood to lower secondary education. The amended Act should provide the basis for Zimbabwe to guarantee the right to free education. [GoogleAd] We therefore remain concerned that the Bill does not explicitly eliminate fees for…
© TWENTY FIVE years ago, Harare was turned into a war zone when irate members of the public torched a police car and went on a looting frenzy. [GoogleAd] The orgy was sparked by the shooting incident in which police fired at a moving taxi along George Silundika but the shot missed and ricocheted —…
