A LOT of Zimbabweans paid the ultimate price to unyoke us from the chains of repression under colonialism. Thousands of sons and daughters of this country perished fighting a suppressive regime to bring independence and democracy. In the first decade of Uhuru, our country achieved major milestones in education and health. We have also had…
AFTER a three-month wait, the Warriors coach was finally appointed with Norman Mapeza bouncing back onto the hot seat, albeit on an interim basis. He becomes the Warriors’ second interim coach in less than six months with Portuguese gaffer Baltemar Brito, whose contract expired at the end of last year, the other one. And just…
THE spike in sexual offences is a cause for alarm, which should prod the relevant authorities into action. According to Musasa Project, which provides relief to survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), it recorded a staggering 6 000 cases of rape last year — a shocking 80 percent of which had involved family members of the…
WE live in a surreal country where wise counsel is not heeded for the sake of political expediency, but to the detriment of social and economic development. For decades now, Zimbabweans have endured economic hardships as a result of toxic politics and it appears political gladiators are far from calling for a truce, uniting and…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last Friday addressed consumers, captains of industry and commerce and appealed for dialogue between his government and stakeholders to address challenges bedevilling the economy. Speaking at the second edition of the ED Mnangagwa Business Summit 2024, Mnangagwa was forthright, without dialogue the economy will face serious hurdles. “To achieve economic sustainable growth…
OUR sister paper, the Daily News On Sunday, yesterday ran a shocking article in which the Consumers Protection Commission (CPC) confirmed that it had fined over 2 000 shops for selling expired or sub-standard goods. This is for the period since April last year when the commission started operating. However, for the love of quick…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa must speedily intervene and end the power struggle in the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) by appointing a chairperson of the critical commission to restore order. Since the elevation of former chairperson Loice Matanda-Moyo last year to Prosecutor General, the commission has known no peace as haggling of power reigned supreme at the…
THE recent outcry by Bulawayo city councillors over the poor state of toilets in Zimbabwe’s second largest city indicates how far we are from our goal of eliminating cholera. According to councillor Nkosinathi Mpofu, as captured in the latest council minutes, most residents do not have access to proper toilets both in the central business…
THE tobacco marketing season opens on Wednesday next week amid complaints from farmers that the current price model is sub-economic. Farmers believe that the tobacco auction system is slowly and surely being eclipsed by contract farming. The gap between tobacco auction and contract average prices has been widening. From the trend in tobacco prices, it…
WOMEN Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa was spot on last Friday that women should strive harder to rise above all the myriad obstacles that are hindering their development. Speaking at the launch of women’s month organised by the fast-growing independent commercial television station, 3Ktv, on Friday in the capital, Mutsvangwa challenged women to become entrepreneurs, saying…
