© 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…
© 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…
© 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…
© 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…
© 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…
© President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has been hailed and slammed for repealing the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act, in the face of seemingly insurmountable big-business opposition to a law that gave Zimbabweans the right to take over and control foreign-owned companies in the country. [GoogleAd] Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s repeal of the Indigenisation and economic…
© 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,…
© A vicious turf war is brewing after a Chirumhanzu chieftainship dynasty approached the High Court seeking an order compelling Midlands Provincial Assembly of Chiefs to name the correct successor to the deceased Jerald Mudzengi. [GoogleAd] A meeting of the traditional leaders’ steering committee convened by the Chirumhanzu chieftainship dynasty and held at Rutunga Business…
© 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…
© PARLIAMENT is piling pressure on government to act quickly as fresh water is fast becoming a dangerously scarce resource, driving a surge in fights to secure supplies in both rural and urban communities. [GoogleAd] In the National Assembly, MDC legislator for Warren Park Shakespear Hamauswa demanded that the Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural…
