ARE we at all safe? If current crime statistics are any indication, there is every reason to be concerned. More than 300 000 criminal cases were recorded nationwide between January and September of this year, according to Police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga. The rise in crime is now a significant source of concern for the…
IN RECENT weeks there have been several reports of fatal road accidents mainly as a result of human error. And with Christmas and New Year holidays approaching fast, more road accidents are anticipated as many people travel to their rural homes or holiday resorts for merry-making.Road users must be cautious.The police and the Traffic Safety…
WHILE the seriousness of sexual abuse by adolescents is finally beginning to receive adequate attention from the professional community, the existence of child perpetrators is largely dismissed and denied. In Zimbabwe, the police have since expressed concern about the number of minors who have been abused or exposed to gender-based violence (GBV), and have become…
BRAZIL is renowned for its successful football and beach soccer teams. The United States are known for their American football, baseball and basketball.The Jamaicans dominate sprint events in athletics, while the Kenyans and Ethiopians are virtually unbeatable in the long distance races.The Indians are a leading force in cricket and our neighbours South Africa are…
RECENTLY Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement minister Anxious Masuka, for the umpteenth time, threatened to repossess underutilised land and allocate it to over 270 000 potential farmers on its waiting-list. Speaking at the unveiling of the Agricultural Rural Development Authority Vision Incubator and Accelerator Model (Arda VIAM) in Harare on Wednesday, Masuka said the…
CABINET on Tuesday had extensive deliberations on the power crisis in the country in the wake of the Zambezi River Authority decree that the country should stop generating electricity from Kariba South after exhausting its quota of water this year. The situation is compounded by creaky power generation plants and vandalism of electricity equipment across…
WHEN President Emmerson Mnangagwa assumed office in November 2017 via a military putsch, his government said its foreign policy corner stone will be on engagement and re-engagement as the country strove to retain to the commity nations. This came after decades of isolation, especially by the United States, the United Kingdom and its western allies,…
ZIMBABWE, like all countries in the world, is marking 16 Days Against Gender-based Violence from last Friday amid startling revelations by government that 435 rape, 959 sexual violence and 1 038 domestic violence cases were reported between January and September 2022. What is devastating is that the majority of the cases involved minors. While progressive…
FINANCE and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube presented his proposed $4,5 trillion 2023 National Budget in Parliament on Thursday, which consumer rights groups said fall short of addressing the concerns of the ordinary people. He said the budget was meant to, among other things, stabilise prices of basic goods, inflation and the local currency. The…
IN his State of the Nation Address on Wednesday in Parliament, President Emmerson Mnangagwa spoke like a statesman, rallying the country to be united and maintain peace as the 2023 harmonised polls beckon. Mnangagwa exhorted the nation to work hard to consolidate peace and economic stability currently in the country. His government, the president said,…
