DURING the countdown to the 2018 harmonised elections, most parliamentary aspirants articulated their manifestos with aplomb in front of thousands of supporters at rallies, but the dexterity and linguistic acrobatics they displayed at the time has somehow vanished after they were sworn in as legislators. One is left wondering if it is down to difficulties…
IN ZIMBABWE’S capital Harare, recurring outbreaks of cholera and typhoid fever are a pressing health concern. In many of the city’s suburbs, public water supply is unreliable, and blocked sewage pipes, pit latrines, and poor waste management contaminate the groundwater. Using innovative borehole technology and empowering communities to manage their own water points, Doctors Without…
AFTER months of efforts to keep coronavirus out of Zimbabwe, the government is still struggling to gain public confidence on its ability to fight the deadly epidemic. That the coronavirus (Covid-19) is on the country’s doorstep in South Africa, Zimbabweans feel it is now a matter of time before the scourge spreads into the country…
THERE is an old African saying that “when elephants fight it is the grass that suffers” and it rings true for penury-weary Zimbabweans who have been counting on talks between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa to break the political and economic logjam. Although both Mnangagwa and Chamisa have expressed willingness to talk…
FOR nearly two decades Zimbabwe has been reeling under a serious economic meltdown characterised by political upheavals, with the leadership and most African nations blaming these challenges on the economic embargo imposed on the country by western powers at the turn of the new millennium. With the country going back and forth, without finding tangible…
MARLENE GADZIRAYI – THREE weeks ago on the 10th of February I had my final cancer chemotherapy session. A month before that I completed 40 days of radiation on the 10th of January. 40 was a symbolic number, it somewhat translated to 40 days in a desert. It did feel like I was in a…
IT is 25 years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration, women rights defenders and activists are taking time to reflect on progress made and are fighting to bridge the gaps through bold and decisive actions. As the world celebrates International Women’s Day today under the “each for equal” theme that calls upon women to…
Following the outbreak of the coronavirus that has killed over 2 800 and infected more than 82 000 globally, Daily News reporter Nokuthaba Nkomo sat down with the Chinese ambassador Guo Shaochun to find out how China is dealing with the disaster and how it has affected its trade relations with Zimbabwe among other wide…
Our assistant editor Gift Phiri speaks to Polad member, NCA leader and constitutional law expert Lovemore Madhuku about President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s attempt to railroad the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2) Bill with controversial provisions, the Polad engagements and the prospect of Nelson Chamisa joining that forum. Find below excerpts of the interview. Q: Prof…
FOR nearly two years, Zimbabwe has been experiencing fuel challenges characterised by intermittent supply in a two-pronged problem caused by foreign currency shortages and the country’s failure to produce. While authorities claim that there are enough stocks of fuel in the country, it is only accessible from fuel traders after the government through the Reserve…
