ZIMBABWEANS will go to the polls in August hoping the elections will be free and fair. Credible elections would usher an environment conducive to socio-economic development that Zimbabweans have been yearning for decades. The government and opposition parties must create a roadmap to the polls to ensure that they would be held peacefully. There is…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has announced that the ongoing inspection of the voters roll ahead of the upcoming general elections has been stalled in some areas owing to logistical challenges. We call upon Zec to urgently rectify the problem especially following numerous reports of anomalies in the voters roll. In a statement over the…
ZIMBABWE marked Africa Day on Thursday amid calls for the continent to fight for economic and social development as one entity given its vast and massive mineral and human resources — pleas that have largely fallen on deaf ears. African leaders have been pursuing national agendas in engaging the international community instead of working as…
THE eagerly-awaited Battle of Zimbabwe encounter pitting the country’s two biggest football teams, Highlanders and Dynamos, lived up to its billing as one of the must-watch matches on the local scene with either side putting on a lively performance that was full value for money for the thousands of people who parted with their hard…
YESTERDAY we carried a story on efforts made by United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) and its partners that resulted in 68 000 children across the country accessing protection services last year, after experiencing various social ills which include violence, abuse and exploitation. Titled ‘Child protection: Let children grow up safely’, the report revealed that…
THE call by opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa for national dialogue to resolve the economic crisis in the country as opposed to protests against the government is a sign of good and mature leadership that should be applauded. It is a sign of selflessness in that it is a realisation that…
SOCIAL media is awash with calls for protests against the current flagging economy characterised by the continuous weakening of the Zimbabwe dollar and spiralling increases in prices of basic goods. The economy has been in tailspin in recent weeks, but calling for protests will not alleviate the situation, but worsen it, further plunging ordinary people…
WHERE is the economy heading to? Is the current price madness going to end? Who is behind the madness which is defying economics and threatening to reduce most people into paupers? These are many questions ordinary Zimbabweans are asking as the economy is now on a free fall with local currency continuing to plunge on…
THE speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, needs the support of parliamentarians and right-thinking Zimbabweans that there is a need for legislators to come up with harsh laws to deal with early child marriages. Speaking in the National Assembly last Thursday on a matter of deep national interest, Mudenda said the lawmakers must take…
THERE is no doubt that our economy is slowly turning into a mess if urgent measures are not put in place to arrest the runaway foreign currency rate, that has resulted in spiralling prices of basic commodities. The rate is now at $3 000 to the United States dollar on the underground market, while the…
