ZANU PF goes to its congress in October and every time there is such a conference rumours on succession politics take precedence over everything. Despite the party insisting that the indaba will not dwell on who will lead the party into next year’s presidential polls, the past fortnight has seen claims that Vice President Constantino…
THERE is a raging debate in the National Assembly on whether Zimbabwe should introduce a stiff mandatory rape sentence as a deterrent to would-be offenders. Suggestions are that offenders must be incarcerated for 40 years for committing the crime. This is coming at a time the country is witnessing growing levels of despicable gender- based…
THE total number of deaths of children under the age of five worldwide has declined from 12,6 million in 1990 to five million in 2020. According to the United Nations International Children’s Fund (Unicef), since 1990, the global under-five mortality rate has dropped by 60 percent, from 93 deaths per 1 000 live births in…
ZIMBABWE, like the rest of the world, will commemorate the International Prisoners’ Justice Day on August 10, amid concerns on the welfare of inmates. The Prisoners’ Justice Day movement started in Canada in 1974 in “support of prisoners’ rights and to remember all the people who have died of unnatural deaths while incarcerated”. Since then…
GOVERNMENT workers will tomorrow down their tools to force their employer to improve their salaries and conditions of service. This followed their two week notice to the government that they would embark on industrial action if their demands are not met. Clearly, the strike will paralyse the government and cause unimaginable damage to the economy….
THE Marvelous Nakamba Foundation (MNF) Under-17 football tournament, which was won by Mutare-based Majesa Academy, reignited fresh impetus towards junior football development in the country. The tournament which was held at White City Stadium in Bulawayo reminded people that there is a lot of talent out there. The MNF tournament was the first junior football…
FINANCE and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube has come out guns blazing, threatening to withdraw licences for manufacturers and retailers charging goods…
THE situation around prices of basic goods in the country has become untenable as the majority of citizens cannot afford them. The…
NATIONAL Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) spokesperson Obert Gutu last week made a compelling appeal to Zimbabweans for national healing. Appearing on independent commercial television, 3Ktv, Vantage programme, Gutu called for political tolerance as part of national healing and as the country gears for next year’s much-awaited harmonised elections. He said political parties would be obliged to…
WITHOUT doubt, human capital is by far the most valuable asset in any economy, whether developed or developing. As such, the medical…
