THE opposition in Zimbabwe will only have itself to blame if it loses the fast approaching 2023 elections as their senseless battles, failure to push for electoral reforms and lack of seriousness, will lead to heavy shellacking by Zanu PF. It is not a secret anymore that the opposition in Zimbabwe only becomes visible during…
LAST Saturday, India surpassed 400 000 Covid-19 cases in a single day — marking a new global record while at the same time sending a strong signal to the rest of the world that the lethal virulent respiratory disease is here for some time. The second wave of coronavirus in India —which has a mammoth…
THE late former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, in 1994 instructively described a critical, independent and investigative media as the “lifeblood of any democracy”. He went further: “It must have sufficient independence from vested interests to be bold and inquiring without fear or favour. It must enjoy the protection of the Constitution so that…
WHILE it is common cause that Zimbabwe is still battling to emerge from the ruinous rule of the late former president Robert Mugabe, there is absolutely no excuse for the second republic to fail, of all the things, to produce national identity cards for its citizens. The revelation by Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe before…
THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) is expected to roar into life in July after a one-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic national lockdown to contain and curb the spread of the lethal virus. Its return, according to the ZITF chairperson Busisa Moyo, is expected to play a pivotal role in engaging and forging…
THE political silly season is upon us ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections. The country’s main political players, the ruling Zanu PF, the MDC and the MDC Alliance, have begun forays into the rural areas either to recruit new members, set up structures or canvass for votes ahead of the polls. Zimbabwe has had a…
GROWING abuse of social media platforms to spread falsehoods and to character assassinate individuals is nauseating. Recently, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe said social media abuse had become a threat to national security and called for urgent enactment of the Cyber Security and Cyber Crime Bill to deal with the scourge. “In the Zimbabwean context,…
SINCE coronavirus hit our shores in March last year, cases of domestic violence have been on an alarming increase in the country. Several women and young girls have been sexually molested. Recently, Women Affairs minister Sithembiso Nyoni painted a gruesome picture in Parliament. She told the stunned august House that more than 2 000 minors…
ALL eyes are on the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security meeting in Maputo, Mozambique, today to explore ways to end an Islamic insurgency in the northern part of the country. The immediate past chairperson of the organ, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, incumbent chairperson, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, incoming chairperson, South…
ZIMBABWE is expecting record maize production of around 2,8 million metric tonnes (mt) and 360 000mt of traditional grains this year. Of late, authorities have been seized with sprucing up grain storage facilities in the country to ensure that not a single grain goes to waste. The storage facilities have been refurbished as reported by…
