AUTHORITIES recently banned the export of raw lithium and insisted firms granted the rights to mine the mineral should set up value addition plants. The move received mixed reactions, but in our view it was a masterstroke. The country should maximise on the mineral, as lithium has the potential to trigger major economic growth in…
THE move by authorities to ban with immediate effect parents and guardians from visiting learners at boarding schools as a measure to curb and mitigate the spread of Covid-19 is commendable. This comes amid a resurgence in Covid-19 infections with reports indicating that boarding schools were most affected. “The ministry has with immediate effect banned…
MINISTER of Primary and Secondary Education Evelyn Ndlovu says she wants to limit the number of subjects learners can register for Advanced Level saying there is no need to have them writing 10 subjects for example. This sounds funny if one considers the amount of challenges that the education sector is grappling with.There are not…
WITH political tension in the country rising, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) must urgently speed up the promised peace pledge and compel political parties to sign. In recent months we have seen political parties engaging in running battles that left scores of people injured and property damaged….
STAKEHOLDERS involved in the promotion of rights of persons with albinism should be applauded for coming up with initiatives that are raising awareness on a range of issues affecting people living with the condition. With over 70 000 Zimbabweans afflicted with albinism, a rare group of genetic disorders that cause the skin, hair, or eyes…
STATISTICS revealed by Primary and Secondary Education ministry chief director Kwadzanayi Nyanungo before the parliamentary portfolio committee on gender on school dropouts due to the twin evils of child marriages and pregnancies are not only startling, but worrying. There is an absolute need for authorities and communities to come up with copper-bottomed measures to fight…
THE tobacco marketing season roars into life next month with high expectations from farmers for an improved producer price. Auction floors will start conducting sales on March 9 followed a day later by contract firms. The Zimbabwe Tobacco Growers Association is expecting that a kilogramme of tobacco should be sold between US$5 and US$6, compared…
ZIMBABWE’S health system is in dire straits, weighed down by the meagre budget being allocated to the Health ministry, which is continually shrinking year in, year out. Not surprisingly, public hospitals currently have limited capacity to provide very basic services against the backdrop of a worsening turnover of critical staff like doctors and nurses, who…
LEGISLATORS, like everyone else, are concerned about the ongoing leaks of exam papers and have summoned Education minister Evelyn Ndlovu for clarification. Immediate action is required to restore the national exam body’s credibility. Credibility is critical to restoring the moral fibre of our society and creating the necessary technological knowledge to power the economy. At…
ZIFA is at it again! It appears the national football mother body’s reconstituted executive committee is as much an agency of chaos as the sacked Felton Kamambo-led one was after the recent move to impose the immediate formation of a National First Division. The proposed National League, which, according to the reconstituted Zifa executive, is…
