EDITOR — Given the slow stabilisation of inflation, it would be wise for the government to consider use of the rand so that we have complete stabilisation of our economy. It is an open secret that the currency crisis is wreaking havoc in Zimbabwe and our closest option is for the authorities to consider adopting…
EDITOR — The issue of incapacitation of government workers due to insufficient salaries has been in the limelight for a long time before and after the coronavirus lockdown. We all know that the government does not have the resources to adequately remunerate its workers. But this problem does not apply to government alone but to…
EDITOR — This is possibly the start of a new rainy season and farmers who rely on government-supported Command Agriculture are in sixes and sevens as the government is mum on the way forward. It is important for government to tell farmers if there is going to be any assistance or we join gold panners…
EDITOR —A general survey in our communities reveals that the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn have impacted many people’s mental health. Simply put, mental health is sometimes used to mean an absence of a mental disorder and it affects daily life, relationships and even physical health. During this period, it is likely the mental…
EDITOR — When the government introduced public buses to transport commuters to and from work everyone was happy that it was moving in the right direction by providing for its citizens. Before the Zupco buses were introduced, transport costs were exorbitant as commuter omnibus operators would increase fares willy-nilly without a care for the…
EDITOR — It is sad that the government has been harassing ordinary Zimbabweans who are trying to fend for their families honestly without engaging in criminal activities. Many Zimbabweans have been engaging in vending and have become money changers to provide for their families. The only way for this government to get rid of this…
It is high time some retailers are put in the open for their injustice and lack of respect for consumer rights. I was quite alarmed when one of Zimbabwe’s top grocery retail shop, denied my wife her right as a consumer to medical assistance and compensation after she was involved in an accident on their…
EDITOR — THE July 31st Movement heartily welcomes the initiatives by the South African governing party, the African National Congress (ANC) and President Cyril Ramaphosa, to deploy envoys and delegations to help resolve the multi-faceted humanitarian, human rights, socio-economic and political crisis in Zimbabwe. It is trite that there is definitely a crisis in Zimbabwe!…
EDITOR — BEFORE the fateful August 21, which heralded the end of Job “Saro Wiwa” Sikhala’s revolutionary campaign against corruption outside the iron bars of prison, he had a few days before he proclaimed that revolutionaries do not cease their transformative and radical people-centred work until their liberation objective is met. My curious question to his…
Below is an outline of the Voter registration functions of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) as drafted by the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) in the recently launched Draft Comprehensive Electoral Amendment Bill. Commission to prepare voters rolls After determining, in terms of section 83, the places where polling stations are to be situated…
