THE ruling Zanu PF will hold its congress from October 26 to 29 in the capital and the hope is that it will have more time to focus on how to resolve the current political logjam, which has had serious ramifications on all eff orts to revive the flagging economy. Without a political solution in…
ACCORDING to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) the country has over 115 political parties. And more political parties are expected to sprout out as the country counts down to the fast-approaching 2023 harmonised elections. The proliferation of political parties is celebrated as growth of the country’s nascent democracy, even though some of the parties have…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga on Friday re-launched the revival of the Cold Storage Commission (CSC) in Bulawayo, a critical move in the growth of the beef industry in the country. The revival of CSC is paramount in improving the quality of meat and competition in the industry currently dominated by private players. In his address,…
EDITOR — Our beloved country is faced with enormous challenges ranging from poverty, unemployment and poor living conditions, to corruption, mushrooming of shebeens and prosperity churches and so on. It is sad that for a country that has so many educated people the challenges being experienced seem to continue unabated. The government continues to unconsciously…
KENYA held its elections almost two weeks ago in a relatively peaceful manner. The presidential poll results were announced last Monday with vice president William Ruto emerging the winner. On the day of announcement, there were some skirmishes, but not of a scale to taint the relative peace that characterised the whole electoral process. Democracy…
THE Premier Soccer League (PSL)’s decision to get rid of local coaches without the requisite Caf A licence should be commended as it helps in maintaining the required standards. The PSL announced this week that coaches without the requisite Caf A licence have been barred from sitting in the dugout, starting with Chibuku Super Cup…
CABINET on Tuesday announced the scrapping of mandatory wearing of masks outdoors by people who would have received third or fourth vaccination jabs against Covid-19 — a move that was considered long overdue. The wearing of masks was one of the several measures the government decreed over three years ago when the rampaging coronavirus reached…
THE United Nations (UN) has lent weight to calls we have repeatedly made, imploring the government to urgently address human-wildlife conflict which is increasingly resulting in the death of many people. Responding to Matabeleland director of economic development, Godfrey Mukwakwami, who had outlined the negative impact of climate change on Hwange National Park, UN resident…
CANCER patients yesterday petitioned Parliament on the need for the government to scale up funding for acquisition of drugs and equipment to alleviate their suffering. They feel the government must be compelled to treat them the same way people living with HIV are. The patients lamented that they were solely importing their drugs and begged…
EDITOR — According to the Bible, all was at one time darkness and God said let there be light and there was light. But in reality, you cannot have one without the other. Darkness is the removal of light and light is the removal of darkness. But why go into all this? It is because…
