EDITOR — I need to register my shock and disapproval at government’s alleged ploy to tax churches. Need I remind you that they are not businesses but places of worship? The mere thought of government officials targeting churches is vexatious and disturbing because it translates to religious persecution. I know that people who have never…
EDITOR — The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) has learnt that, there was never a full council resolution to demolish houses deemed to be illegal. However, there is a standing full council resolution on the illegality of structures built incognito, without any council approval. Further to that, a local daily paper carried an article which…
EDITOR — This is an appeal to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and any other knowledgable financial institution to kindly advise us as the public, and educate us on how to differentiate between a fake US dollar note and a genuine note. As you are aware, if one is found in possession of a fake…
EDITOR — I vividly recall President Robert Mugabe saying, at a rally in Gwanda, that schools are not allowed to send back pupils home due to non payment of school fees. This was in line with Zanu PF’s election manifesto. There are many other election promises that he made which I believe the responsible ministries…
EDITOR — Highlanders FC have come a long way. Their clash with Harare City last Saturday was their litmus test. They have perseverance and tenacity. For a moment it seemed as if they were going to crack under the pressure but the Bulawayo giants have a fighting spirit. If they keep up this attitude they…
EDITOR — Zimbabwe is adorned with many scenic areas that attract regional and international tourists every year. Simultaneously, it is beset with issues like unemployment, hunger, economic maladies and other difficulties. As a result of this paradox, people find themselves resorting to desperate acts to survive. The recent poisoning of elephants, invasion of safaris or…
EDITOR — There is no point in shunning testing and counselling centres as long as one is sexually active. People seem scared of visiting these centres because they might discover the worst. This is a foolish mentality because if you are HIV positive, denying it doesn’t make you well. Rather it exposes you to the…
EDITOR — In response to the Daily News on Sunday article of October 20, 2013 about PSZ’s illicit illegal abortions, I would like to call the honourable minister of Health to urgently act on this issue. Apart from abortions being illegal in Zimbabwe, they are of no public health value and exacerbate sexual immorality and…
EDITOR — This statement by residents’ associations in Harare and surrounding rural regions addresses the recent announcements by the minister of Local Government that they intend to demolish “illegal” housing structures in different parts of the country’s urban areas which go against the Zanu-PF promises in its election manifesto. The manifesto promised people housing for…
EDITOR — This is a suggestion to our Registrar General. The metal identity card was a good idea, and good things of course take some investment. In recent years, Zimbabwe has had accidents which ended in the unsightly charring of the bodies of the deceased. We are still battling with the recent Chisumbanje inferno where…
