PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was in the United Kingdom last week to attend the coronation of King Charles on Saturday. He took advantage of the visit to first meet with the current chair of Commonwealth, Rwanda President Paul Kagame and later with the club’s secretary general Patricia Scotland. The meetings were in pursuance of Zimbabwe’s quest…
IN AN effort to improve access to healthcare services, the government says it is striving to guarantee that the country develops its own medications with the help of countries like Cuba. This is crucial as there is a serious scarcity of important medicines, including painkillers and contraceptives, in Zimbabwe’s healthcare system. Even emergency drugs cannot…
THE continuing pillaging of the Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) has reached disproportionate pro[1]portions and cannot be allowed to go unchecked. Several executives and board members of PSMAS have appeared in court facing several cases of fraud and corruption that they allegedly siphoned millions of dollars from the society. While it is sub-judice to…
THE performance by Zimbabwe’s upcoming athletes at the recently-concluded Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) U-18 and U-20 Championships in which the country failed to win any gold medals, but did manage three silver and four bronze for a total of seven, brought to light a number of deficiencies within our preparations. In general, the country’s…
THE city of Bulawayo’s on-going efforts to respond to the rise in non-communicable diseases needs to be applauded. According to a story we carried in this paper yesterday, Zimbabwe’s second largest city has come up with an initiative under which people are being registered for routine blood pressure check-ups as part of the city’s efforts…
ZIMBABWE yesterday joined the rest of the globe in commemorating World Press Freedom Day which runs under the theme, “Shaping a future of rights: freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights”. This day was proclaimed 30 years ago by the United Nations general assembly and was commemorated amid reports of worsening…
ZIMBABWE is ranked among the top five countries with a high incidence of cervical cancer, with 61 of every 100 000 women being diagnosed annually. This clearly shows as a nation we have to do more to end the killer disease and that can only be achieved through executing the World Health Organisation (Who) campaign…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa has expressed his desire to meet President Emmerson Mnangagwa and hammer a deal to ensure harmonised elections this year will not be disputed. His call is perfect and sagacious! Zimbabwe needs spotless elections. Mnangagwa has also been on that call. He has been talking of dialogue, but strangely…
ZIMBABWE has been engaging and re-engaging the international community in the quest to discard the bad image tag stuck on it for over two decades as it seeks to turn around its flagging economic fortunes. With its foreign policy premised on being an enemy to none and a friend to all, Harare recently expressed satisfaction…
THE recent decision by the PSL to hike gate charges for this weekend’s Harare derby pitting log leaders CAPS United and big-spending Dynamos, on reflection, appears ill-advised. Of course, traditionally, the Harare derby ranks as one of the three biggest games in the country, the others being the famed Battle of Zimbabwe featuring Dynamos against…
