EDITOR — As a nation, we need to come up with policies which will create room for trust from our citizens and international community. Mutual trust is the firmest building block in rebuilding the broken walls of Zimbabwe. Without it, the whole structure comes down. Trustworthiness is a highly-esteemed commodity. When one has it he…
EDITOR — Now that the Norton by-election has come and gone we need to take stock. Firstly congratulations to Temba Mliswa and those Norton citizens who were brave enough to stand up to Zanu PF. There is no need to congratulate anyone for having woken up to how useless any Zanu PF candidate would be….
EDITOR — On October 28, 2016, Zimbabwe utilised part of its Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to settle the $108 million it owed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust Fund (PRGT), which funds were held and kept at the IMF. The timing of this payment and the payment itself is clearly…
EDITOR – The preferential treatment the broke Zanu PF government has been according Zimbabwe’s uniformed forces through early payment of their salaries shows how President Robert Mugabe uses the divide and rule tactic to manipulate government workers. Government coffers are dry and we all know that. However, when an employer then religiously pays the uniformed…
EDITOR — Zanu PF bankrolls many development plans, economic blueprints every time when there is an election or when we near an election. This only highlights it’s intention to win all the elections. Last week, Zanu PF unveiled thousands of stands in Norton just in time for the by-election held yesterday. People should not be…
EDITOR — Your Monday story on probable fraud at Zimdef refers. Obert Gutu of MDC is right to be frustrated by the lack of action on the part of the authorities. By now solid statements should be coming from the following: Zimdef management and Trustees or Board; The Presidency’, Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (Zacc), Zanu…
EDITOR — The granting of the authority to exhume, for reburial in a decent place, the remains of Jonathan Moyo’s late father is a landmark development, which sets a precedence. I have no doubt in my mind that many families who lost their beloved ones during what President Robert Mugabe described as a “moment of…
EDITOR — The nation must be astounded at the announcement by Justice ministry permanent secretary Virginia Mabiza that anyone abusing the national flag would be imprisoned. What does abuse mean? It can be so open to interpretation that the police can now arrest anyone using the flag to show patriotism. As your paper points out,…
EDITOR —The government should seriously consider training our police on crowd control tactics. This follows the cruelty shown by heavily armed police officers on Saturday who are alleged to have resorted to extreme force to repress peaceful demonstrations that took place in most parts of the country. This shows that Zimbabwe is now a fully-fledged…
EDITOR — The statements made by Patrick Chinamasa, the Zanu PF secretary for legal affairs on the need for electoral reforms before the 2018 elections are pie in the sky. It is on record that the 2013 elections were rigged by Zanu PF and the party— aware that the people of Zimbabwe have rejected them…
