THE police last week released startling statistics on road traffic accidents. Between January and June this year, there were over 25 300 accidents along the country’s roads “There has been an increase in road traffic accidents and deaths between January and June 2022, with the country recording a 22 percent increase in road accidents, which is a cause…
THE recent virtual second anniversary celebration of Zimbabwe Commercial Rabbit Breeders Association (Zicorba) is a fitting celebration of the great achievements the sector has realised over the last couple of years. Formed in July 2020 by a group of rabbit farmers, Zicorba is the only collective voice of rabbit farmers in Zimbabwe. Since then it…
ZYBETA Metani’ Marashi, an Albanian author once wrote that “Guns are used to satisfy a sharp tongue. We all know guns don’t kill people, but a wrong move of your tongue can kill someone, or can start a war. People kill people.”This quotation should serve as a lesson to Zimbabwean politicians and political activists who…
THE effort by Transport minister Felix Mhona to revive Air Zimbabwe is a welcome development because of its significance regarding the country’s economic development. The impact of air transport on the economy arises both directly, via activity in the aviation sector; and indirectly, via increased spending and wider economic benefits associated with improved access to…
THE recent revelations by the Zimbabwe Republic Police that children as young as nine years were abusing illicit brews from cereals is yet another chilling warning on the dire drug abuse situation in the country. The officer commanding Harare suburban, Raudzi Chuma, said children were now using food items to create highly intoxicating brews to…
NEXT Monday we commemorate our fallen heroes and heroines who paid the ultimate price to unyoke the country from the chains of repression under colonialism. Thousands of sons and daughters of this country perished fighting a suppressive regime to bring independence and democracy. In the first decade of Uhuru, our country achieved major milestones in…
THE prices of basic goods in the country has become untenable as the majority of citizens cannot afford them. The fact that some retailers are now pricing their products exclusively in US$ at a time most people in the country are not earning foreign currency makes the situation even dire.That is why we call upon…
ZIMBABWE must make the most of the United Nations (UN)’s pledge to help the country fight corruption by providing technical support in order to spur economic development. This offer from the UN is very timely and critical given the way our fight against corruption has been stuttering without any evident results to talk about. In…
ACCORDING to the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe, over 50 pedestrians are killed monthly in road crashes. To avoid that unnecessary loss of lives, TSCZ acting managing director Clifford Gobo has suggested to Parliament that there was a need to reduce speed limits in residential areas, near schools and shopping centres. Gobo said it was…
FORMER war veterans leader and Zanu PF chairperson of Bulawayo Jabulani Sibanda is dead right that tribalism and regionalism are to blame for some of the challenges the country is facing. Rampant corruption and factionalism in political parties are executed in the name of tribalism and regionalism. In some instances, especially in the 1980s, it…
