IT IS barely two months into the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League and already two matches have been abandoned owing to a combination of crowd trouble and errant behaviour by players. Last month at Mandava Stadium in Zvishavane, the match between FC Platinum and CAPS United was abandoned at the death when Mekepekepe fans invaded…
THE training of guidance and counselling teachers across the country on how to identify and support learners affected by Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a very positive initiative. The initiative by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) in partnership with Musasa Project, which has to date seen the training of over 6 000 teachers, is very…
WITH the current El Nino weather outlook, it is evident that farmers did not have a good harvest. The erratic rainfall patterns impacted seed germination and contributed to crop scorching due to temperature extremes. Zimbabwe, alongside several southern African nations, faces the harsh reality of El Niño’s impact on food security. Some southern African countries,…
THE on-going arrest of illegal money changers is a welcome development and it brings confidence to the economy. For years, illegal money changers have been causing havoc on the national economy and repeated calls to bring them to book have not yielded any fruits. However, the police now seem to have the confidence of ending…
THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) roars into life today amid expectations that it will play a pivotal role in engaging and forging innovative and sustainable trade models with potential to create new opportunities. The five-day fair is expected to be officially opened by Kenya president William Ruto on Friday. An impressive 576 exhibitors are…
NINE suspected armed robbers were arrested earlier this week for a spate of robberies they allegedly committed in Harare, Ruwa and Mashonaland East. They were allegedly found with heavy ammunition and worryingly, three members of the group were reported to be serving members of the army. Also of great concern is the increase in cases…
AUTHORITIES have come out guns blazing. They will descend heavily on currency manipulators in the wake of the country introducing a new structured currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG). All security sector arms and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) should be all out to protect the new currency and ensure that the foreign…
ON THURSDAY Zimbabwe will mark 44 years of Independence amid renewed hope that the country’s political leaders, both from the ruling Zanu PF and the opposition, would soon set aside their differences and engage in dialogue. Zanu PF and the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) recently said they were ready for talks to…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last week addressed his ruling party’s politburo and the central committee in the capital. His thrust was simple — lets us focus on economic revival. The country has over the past two decades been shadowed by economic stagnation with the majority of ordinary people wallowing in abject poverty. Mnangagwa and his team…
IN December 2022, cabinet approved the principles of an Economic Empowerment Bill. Over a year after the approval, the Bill is yet to be tabled in Parliament. There is a need for an economic empowerment law to pave the way for indigenes to play a critical role in the economy. An empowerment law is not…
