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© CENTRE for Community Development in Zimbabwe (CCDZ) is a local non-profit organisation established in 2008 mainly to promote citizen participation in governance and empower citizens through rights awareness and promoting dialogue with duty-bearers such as elected Councillors, Members of Parliament and engaging public institutions for better service delivery. The Daily News Assistant Editor Maxwell Sibanda spoke to…
© DESPITE being rich in minerals and human resources, Zimbabwe has been reduced into a begging country, following years of economic decline in a move observers have said will lead the country nowhere. Zimbabwe is reeling from years of economic pain, which the ruling Zanu PF party has attributed to sanctions imposed by western countries…
Sunflowers in Your Eyes; Poetry from: Ethel Irene Kabwato, Blessing Musariri, Fungai Rufaro Machirori and Joice Shereni; Edited By Menna Elfyn, Gwynedd, Cinnamon Press, 2010. 89 Pages ISBN: 978-1-907090-13-4 (Paperback) POETRY has always been a unique genre, largely known for its economy of expression. It is usually difficult to find an entry point to…
The magnitude, frequency and unpredictability of healthcare price increases deserve urgent attention. Product replacement cost and the parallel market owing to prevailing economic conditions do not explain and justify what is happening. This conversation digs deeper. Zimbabweans are paying exorbitant prices for healthcare and are experiencing Catastrophic Health Expenditure (CHE). It is medical treatment expenditure that…
THERE are certain jobs and professional fields that almost everyone would want to be part of and when they come, the feeling is always that one of not letting go. That goes for Jacqueline Gowe, a passionate farmer in Zimbabwe, who had to quit her “dream” job in the United Kingdom (UK) to venture into…
A nightmare for the democrat Those who believe in the idea of democracy often find themselves in a sticky situation when democratic processes don’t produce their preferred outcomes. Disgruntlement is perfectly understandable if the processes are undemocratic, for example, where electoral referees are captured and rules of the game are systematically tilted to favour one…
THE late Blessing Toronga, Witness Mashereni, Kelvin Tinashe Choto and Peter Munetsi all have one thing in common. Their deaths were the result of alleged torture by law enforcement agents. For all four, their relatives had to go through vigorous fights in and out of court — at least to have their bodies released for…
IT is encouraging that Zimbabweans are reading a lot of books and this week Maxwell Sibanda, the Assistant Editor of the Daily News on Sunday brings you some of the exciting titles and briefs. Election Resource Centre director Tawanda Chimhini I am reading the book How to Rig Elections written by Nic Cheeseman. It is…
Since 18 April 1980, each year Zimbabwe celebrates its birthday with national pride and unity of purpose. It is a day attained through supreme sacrifice by thousands of sons and daughters of this great land per a long and protracted armed liberation struggle against colonialism and settlerism. It was a struggle, which took various formations…
