ONLY last month, the Premier Soccer League’s all weather friend Delta Beverages, through their Castle Lager brand, committed themselves to another spell as the top flight’s title sponsors. This commitment came amid high hopes that local football would continue its positive and upward trajectory following an improvement in fan attendances last season. And the PSL,…
WITH cases of armed robberies continuing to increase across the country, the police have expressed concern with the involvement of both former and serving members of the security sector. This explains why some of the robberies are being executed easily as the former and serving members of the army, the police and intelligence services use…
DEBATES and differences of opinion are healthy in a democracy. They help to build consensus and to create constructive tension out of…
THE government’s move to decentralise the issuance of birth certificates and national identity documents is a commendable move, which should have been implemented a long time ago. This comes as Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe’s announcement that the initiative was part of his ministry’s strategic plan to ensure everyone gets legal documents regardless of their…
ZIMBABWE’S narrative has to change pronto for the benefit of the country and its citizens. The country cannot continue to trudge on a path of self destruction because of our toxic politics of hate and self-aggrandisement — politics that lean heavily on which party you belong to, race, tribe and region you come from. There…
AFTER a year-long stadium crisis for local top flight football teams, the recent approval of match venues such as Rufaro in Harare, Sakubva in Mutare and Wadzanai in Shamva has eased the situation, allowing clubs to cut costs. For much of last year, as well as the first round of this season’s Castle Lager Premier…
ZIMBABWE will this month celebrate 44 years of independence with the country facing several headwinds, especially the worsening economic crisis. A promising nation at Uhuru in 1980, the country has in recent weeks seen the economy on a freefall, characterised by a weakening Zimbabwe dollar, increases in prices of basic commodities and scarcity of foreign…
IN RECENT weeks there have been increasing calls for an all-inclusive dialogue in the country to resolve political and economic crises that have been haunting the nation for decades. The church, opposition Citizens Coalition for Change, the ruling Zanu PF and civil society agreed that only dialogue would resolve the country’s challenges. Its high time…
RENOWNED banker John Mushayavanhu commenced his duties as Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor last Thursday amid huge market expectations given the economic situation in the country. His first task is to issue the long-awaited monetary policy statement which, among other things, must address economic fundamentals that include currency and prices volatilities. Mushayavanhu has to calm…
ON Monday this publication urged authorities to launch an Easter Holiday Road campaign to ensure that starting today we experience an accident-free vacation. Indeed, the campaign started on Wednesday, a bit too late given reports of road accidents that have so far been recorded since Monday. We now need to redouble the campaign. The Easter…
