THE Zimbabwe national men’s senior cricket team, the Chevrons, may have once again fallen to a whiteball series defeat in Sri Lanka, but there were signs of promise from a number of players who took turns to shine. Indeed, of the combined six ODIs and T20s, only one ended in a victory for the Chevrons,…
WITH the cholera situation clearly getting out of hand, amid reports that the disease has claimed at least 400 lives, it can no longer be business as usual. There is a need for a robust multifaceted approach that prioritises water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH), rapid surveillance, social mobilisation, treatment and vaccines as part of efforts…
THE Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF), made up of the government, business and labour, congregated in Victoria Falls yesterday to, among other things, examine the plight of workers given the economic challenges in the country. The economy has been characterised by the continued slump of the Zimbabwe dollar against the United States (US) dollar on both…
THE process leading to the establishment of the long-awaited Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission (ZICC) has begun in earnest with the hope it would soon be up and running in the country’s quest to curb misconduct in the security services. Parliament on Saturday asked citizens to nominate would-be members of the commission. The nominees should be…
GOVERNMENT plans to introduce cameras on the roads to identify traffic offenders will go a long way in curbing road carnage. The country’s roads are slowly, but surely being turned into death traps by reckless drivers. According to police statistics, from December 15 last year, the beginning of the festive season, to January 8, 138…
THE resumption of the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers may still be nearly six months away, but the need for a head coach for the Warriors to be in place at the earliest possible time cannot be overstated given the importance of the campaign. After all, the Warriors, in the brief period that they were…
THE call by the government for local authorities to modernise both rural and urban areas is long overdue as it comes against the backdrop of increasing emergence of illegal settlements across the country. Sadly, these haphazard settlements are being fuelled in the majority of cases by land barons working hand in glove with corrupt council…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube on Monday conceded to calls by consumers, industry and commerce to scrap Value Added Tax (VAT) on key basic commodities and alter measures that had been imposed by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to reign in the informal sector. Though Mthuli’s move is commendable, it falls far short of what is…
AS PUBLIC schools re-opened yesterday, the government should heed the call by schools administrators and teachers unions to provide resources to stop the spread of cholera in learning institutions. Over 300 people have succumbed to cholera since its outbreak in February last year. The country has now recorded over 20 000 cases of the mediaeval…
FIFTEEN miners miraculously escaped death after spending almost 72 hours trapped at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga, Manicaland. A shaft collapsed last Thursday and rescue operations could not be immediately undertaken because the ground was unstable. They were only rescued on Sunday, thanks to the government and private sector cooperation in executing the gruelling operation. The…
