© IT IS sad to note that the Zimbabwe Football Association, after all the negative things that took place at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cairo, Egypt, had the audacity to disband the senior men’s national football team — the Warriors — without even engaging in a process of self-introspection. [GoogleAd] Zifa did…
© ANNUALLY in August, Zimbabwe remembers its national liberation struggle heroes, which is the correct thing to do, despite arguments that the definition of a national hero has been politicised by the ruling Zanu PF party to mean only those that were part of the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (Zanla) or the Zimbabwe People’s…
© ZIMBABWE’s economic slowdown has produced an increase in problematic forms of drug use, with sharp changes in patterns of substance use and related disorders. [GoogleAd] With some suffering job-loss, long-term unemployment and general economic hopelessness amid pre-existing vulnerabilities, some of Zimbabwe’s young people are finding solace in using different drugs that numb their thoughts…
© A FORTNIGHT ago MDC legislators watched helplessly as Zanu PF used its super-majority in Parliament to pass the Maintenance of Law and Order Bill and supplementary budget. [GoogleAd] It was indeed the tyranny of the majority in full display. There was absolutely nothing the opposition could do. The Bill, described by MDC leader Nelson…
© ZIMBABWEAN women have resorted to some bizarre, body grooming practices in their quest to sexually attract their men. [GoogleAd] The most disturbing practice that has left tongues wagging includes inserting fresh liver into one’s privates, which is later withdrawn, and then marinated with African juju, fried and served to the husband. Other ladies are…
© THE MDC has said the elderly lady who was severely beaten by gun-wielding police officers during Friday’s anti-government protests suffered serious injuries that she had to go under the knife. [GoogleAd] The grandmother’s name has been withheld to protect her identity. She suffered multiple injuries from the brutal attack which was broadcast to the…
© Zimbabwe’s anti-graft watchdog has launched an investigation into former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko, the latest “bigwig” to be ensnared in President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s crackdown on corruption. [GoogleAd] Since taking office in 2018, Mnangagwa has waged a war on graft, which he has pledged not to abate until he stops corruption that he said, in…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has to stop his divide and rule governance approaches when it comes to rewarding civil servants, political and social analysts have said. [GoogleAd] This comes after Mnangagwa last week pledged to pamper the country’s military with salary upgrades and other benefits to cushion them against the skyrocketing cost of living, while…
© FOR the past 20 years, authorities have failed to properly manage and regulate Harare’s water resources, depriving the people of Harare, Chitungwiza, Epworth, Ruwa and Norton — a population of roughly 4,5 million — of their right to safe drinking water. [GoogleAd] Harare’s primary water sources come from four impoundments on the Manyame…
© POLICE violently broke up anti-government protests in Harare yesterday, after jittery authorities had blocked a mass demonstration that had been planned by the country’s main opposition in the capital city, through a surprise prohibition order that was issued late on Thursday night. [GoogleAd] The refusal by authorities to allow the planned demo sparked widespread…
