© IF A woman gets recognition for an award for her outstanding role in the community or society, she may simply be classified as industrious and a hard worker. [GoogleAd] When the same personality goes on to be appointed — not on one but several boards and institutions — she is perhaps qualified as work-alcoholic. But…
© THERE is no electricity, there is no fuel, there is no water and there are still no jobs. For the ordinary person who took part in the November 2017 protests that led to the ouster of former president Robert Mugabe, the past is tantalisingly attractive. [GoogleAd] During his time in power for over 37 years,…
© Of late, there has been conflict between government and labour unions, mainly over the erosion of workers’ salaries as a result of ever-rising inflation with the umbrella trade union body, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) mooting demonstrations to press for their demands. Our reporter Blessings Mashaya speaks to ZCTU president Peter Mutasa, and…
© THREE years after issuing final warnings to land invaders on their farms, the Harare City Council (HCC) was issued with an order by the High Court to evict all illegal occupants off Crowborough Farm. [GoogleAd] Hundreds of invaders had taken over the paddocks and parts of the sewer ponds, buying makeshift illegal structures. High Court…
© LAW experts have said the provision used to detain Tourism minister Prisca Mupfumira for 21 days is unconstitutional. [GoogleAd] They said it invokes memories of the scrapped draconian Section 121 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, which former president Robert Mugabe’s administration used to detain his opponents without bail. Section 121 suspended a…
© THERE is no joy for homosexuals in Zimbabwe after government gazzetted the Marriages Bill that curtails the rights of sexual minority groups by outlawing their marriage. [GoogleAd] The ouster of former president Robert Mugabe — who hated gays with a passion — and his replacement by his deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa in 2017 was greeted with…
© NORMAN Chinyanga (not his real name) is sitting pensively on a bridge that has been converted into a meeting place for youths, mostly graduates from universities dotted around the country, with his mouth so dry you can easily tell he is hungry. [GoogleAd] A holder of a degree in Media Studies, Chinyanga left his…
© TOO many cooks spoil the soup. That old adage is haunting the country’s fragmented trade unions as they seek to bargain with government for decent wages. [GoogleAd] With workers divided, the employer is now seemingly playing hide and seek and failing to fulfil pledges made to workers. Since early this year, the government has…
© WHEN President Emmerson Mnangagwa came into power in November 2017, he vowed to fight “this cancer called corruption”. Subsequent to his vow, a number of former Cabinet ministers, parastatal bosses among others, have been arraigned before the courts on graft-related charges after being arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) which is mandated to…
© By definition a convention or conference is a meeting or formal assembly of representatives or delegates for discussion of and action on particular matters of common concern. It is a formal meeting of people with a shared interest, typically taking place over several days. [GoogleAd] In this case, the International Healthcare Conference slotted for…
