IT IS worrying that transaction sex involving young girls is on the increase. While a report was done on rural Matabeleland, transaction…
THE DECISION by the South African government last week to condemn the attack of foreigners by a radical group calling itself the Dudula Movement must be commended. This came after the rogue group attacked foreigners, among them Zimbabweans, in Alexandra township in Sandton. Several members of the group were rounded up by the police after…
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VICE President Constantino Chiwenga and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday told multitudes of their supporters in Mutare and Beitbridge to be calm ahead of by-elections on March 26. They appealed against political violence. Both were dead right. Politics is about ideas, not violence. President Emmerson Mnangagwa has spoken quite fluently against violence and it is…
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CLEARLY the rains are not as consistent as expected this agricultural season. Most crops across the country are wilting, suffering from moisture stress. This calls for drastic action. Social service deputy minister Lovemore Matuke was in the Senate on Thursday and was dead right. Seventy percent of Zimbabweans are starring starvation. The government has to…
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FUEL prices shot up on Wednesday, twice within five days, as the country is now bearing the impact of the Russo-Ukraine conflict which started over a fortnight ago. The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) first increased the price of fuel from US$1.44 to US$1.51 a litre on Saturday. On Wednesday, it hiked it to US$1.68…
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THE move by authorities to establish special courts around the country to deal expeditiously with all cases involving political violence and intimidation must be applauded to avoid a bloodbath before, during and after the March 26 by-elections. In recent weeks, the country has recorded a surge in politically motivated violence and at least one person…
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IN YET another chilling warning, the parliamentary portfolio committee on Defence and Home Affairs has warned that the country’s police service could collapse if poor working conditions bedevilling the law enforcement agency are not urgently addressed. In a report recently presented in Parliament, the portfolio committee’s chairperson, Levi Mayihlome, said morale in the police had…
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ZANU PF’S co-vice president Kembo Mohadi struck the right chord at the weekend when he spoke of the need to foster peace and unity as a catalyst to social and economic development. Disunity breeds all sorts of problems, especially tribalism and regionalism, leading in inequalities and civil strife. Mohadi raised concern at a rally of…
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THE March 26 by-elections campaigns have been upon us for almost a month now and we have been entertained by politicians, especially the three bitter rivals — President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Nelson Chamisa and MDC’s Douglas Mwonzora. It has been good entertainment as the politicians have been…
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It is looking increasingly likely that the prolonged dry spell currently being experienced in the country could lead to food shortages. In fact, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fewsnet) and national farmer organisations such as the Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) and the Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) have all predicted poor harvests. The above…
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