ON Tuesday, Citizens Coalition for Change legislators boycotted the official opening of the 10th Parliament by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a despicable political grandstanding. The MPs were in no show at the majestic New Parliament Building in Mt Hampden, arguing they do not recognise Mnangagwa as the president. They claim without presenting copper-bottomed proof that…
IT IS encouraging that the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has started clamping down on peddlers of drugs that are often abused, but they must do more in collaboration with State security agencies. On Monday, MCAZ said it revoked permits of six wholesalers and four individuals after breaching the Medicines Control Act by promoting…
IN his weekly column in the state media at the weekend, President Emmerson Mnangagwa wrote that he intends to “reinstate the framework for Political Actors Dialogue (Polad), arguing “we need to work together, including across the political divide. It’s refreshing news coming from the head of state, especially that the country is emerging from harmonised…
REPORTS that cholera has resurfaced in Harare-hardly a week after Health minister Douglas Mombeshora announced the death of 12 people from the bacterial disease in Buhera-is a cause for concern. With about 1, 6 million people resident in Harare, the relevant authorities cannot afford to blink. They have to keep their eyes rigidly focused on…
FOR years, Zimbabwe has been making giant strides in promoting the girl child. However, on the sporting side of things, we have been lagging behind as a country with much of the focus, particularly when it comes to football, on the boy child. Over the years the contrast between the treatment of the male and…
IT IS heart-warming to read that the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) offers female offenders the opportunity to develop a range of entrepreneurial skills through its Phakhamani/Simukai Women’s Club scheme, providing them a chance to earn an income, behind bars. We need effective rehabilitation initiatives, and this is a step in the right direction…
THE church in the country has been making a passionate plea to Zimbabweans to move away from recent elections and focus on nation building to spur social and economic development. The elections held on August 23 and 24 saw Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa declining to concede defeat to President Emmerson Mnangagwa who…
THE much-awaited appointment of the senior men’s national team coach was finally concluded on Thursday with veteran Portuguese expatriate Baltemar Brito being handed the reins on an interim basis until at least June 2024. Given the current local football governing body, the Normalisation Committee’s status as an interim management body that is effectively laying the…
THIS publication has consistently said it and will not shy from saying today: We don’t believe in the economics of protectionism, neither are we disciples of price controls, but we feel strongly that the pricing regime on basic commodities now obtained in this country is unacceptable and exploitative. At the weekend, we published an article…
RESURGENT power cuts in the country are a cause for concern and authorities must ensure they are urgently addressed. The country has been largely enjoying uninterrupted power supply for over the past three months after Hwange Thermal Power Station units 7 and 8 came on stream, giving the nation an additional 600 megawatts (MW). Just…
