© THE centrality of the Supreme Court in so many burning issues of national life highlights the importance of judicious and discerning selection of every new member of the court. We say this after five candidates for appointment as judges of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe were interviewed in public by the Judicial Service Commission…
© THE interbank market for foreign currency (forex) launched in February this year by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) in order to tame the black market and remove opportunities for rent-seeking behaviour and arbitrage has thus far encountered countless hurdles. In as much as exporters and the central bank have tried to feed the…
EDITOR —The recent utterances by the Defence minister that the government would let loose the army if the masses decide to go on the streets is very unfortunate. For the past 39 years Zimbabwe has nothing to write about in terms of justice, socio-economic development. Since the time of Gukurahundi numerous people were murdered, tortured,…
ZIMBABWE’s security forces have been hit with several lawsuits involving torture of civilians perpetrated during this year’s January protests. A series of summons by various individuals have been made against Zimbabwe Republic Police and Zimbabwe National Army over physical and psychological injuries suffered as a result of the brutal attacks. [GoogleAd] In one of the…
IMPUNITY has led to the denial of justice for ordinary people who are failing to hold State security agents and government accountable for human rights violations, the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has said. In a report titled “Zimbabwe Restoring Legacy …What about Impunity for State-sponsored violence…?”, the forum cited human rights violations dating back…
© TRANSPORT minister Joel Biggie Matiza says lack of capacity and inefficiencies have contributed to a significant decline in the country’s railways market share. Matiza yesterday told a Southern African Railways Association (Sara) meeting that the rail industry in the region is suffering from a huge backlog in maintenance and rehabilitation of infrastructure and rolling stock…
© THE Livestock, Meat and Advisory Council (LMAC) says cattle slaughters declined 13 percent to 57 674 in the first quarter due to uncertainty and the current volatile prices. The advisory council noted that the average slaughters per month for the first quarter of 2019 was 19 225 head and the February slaughter figure of…
© THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says an electronic cargo tracking system (ECTS) which was put in place to combat transit fraud is yielding positive results. The ECTS, which was introduced as a pilot project in May 2016 and was officially launched in 2017, saw the enactment of legislation that empowered the authority to collect…
TALENTED gospel musician Mathias Mhere will tonight launch his eighth album at The Venue in Avondale at a red carpet event. Titled Greater Than Solomon, the album also features high-riding Jah Prayzah who is expected to grace the event among other musicians, socialites and religious leaders. The singer has promised fireworks. [GoogleAd] Macheso meets families…
© SOUTH Africa-based afro-fusion musician Kendyman Kobiri has bemoaned the political and economic decay in Zimbabwe through a song aptly titled Dambudzo. The politically-charged track, released last week, talks of an “elephant in the house” one Dambudzo, an all-powerful and ruthless man behind the suffering of Zimbabweans. Ironically, Dambudzo is the middle name of President…
