FOR many observers, the debate around proposed amendments to the Medical Aid Societies Regulations is framed as a question of principle: should…
THE debate over the country’s monetary future has reached a critical juncture. For months, the air has been thick with official rhetoric regarding the “inevitable” return to a mono-currency system. However, as the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Budget and Finance correctly pointed out this week, words are not wealth, and deadlines are not a roadmap….
IN the quiet wards of Zimbabwe’s maternity clinics, a silent crisis has long persisted. Stillbirths, tragic, often preventable losses, have frequently been shrouded in a fog of administrative delay. For decades, the narrative of maternal and neonatal health was written on paper, a medium as fragile as it is slow.However, the recent integration of the…
AS public schools open their gates for the second term today, the usual atmosphere of renewal and academic promise is conspicuously absent.In its place hangs a heavy, suffocating “dark pall” that should trouble the conscience of every policymaker in this country.The reports emerging from educators and parents alike suggest that our public education system is…
THE government’s recent decision to walk back on the proposed ban of Cambridge examinations in private schools is a commendable act of responsive governance. By listening to the concerns of parents, educators, and the broader public, the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has demonstrated a rare and vital flexibility. This reversal is not a…
AS the old adage goes, “forewarned is forearmed.” While Zimbabwe is currently basking in the success of a bumper 2025/26 agricultural season, the latest warnings from the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) regarding a potential El Niño event for the 2026/27 cycle must be treated as a call to immediate action rather than a distant concern….
BROADCASTING legend Tichafa “Tich Mataz” Matambanadzo says broadcasting is a divine responsibility to shape society, lamenting today’s shift toward “junk” content and shallow metrics.Speaking to Group Editor-In-Chief Guthrie Munyuki on his widely followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, on leading national independent commercial television, 3Ktv, Mataz advocated for “trusting the process” through research and…
ZIMBABWE’S highways, once the arteries of national commerce and connection, have increasingly become sites of national mourning.The statistics provided by Zimstat and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) paint a chilling picture: over 15 000 accidents and 600 deaths in a single quarter of 2025.This is not merely a logistical challenge; it is a full-blown public…
HARARE — Zimbabwe’s proposed reforms to Statutory Instrument 330 of 2000 could trigger rising healthcare costs, reduced access to private healthcare and…
THE buzz around this weekend’s Harare derby is a clear indication of the attention that Zimbabwe’s traditional football giants draw, particularly when they are performing well. Dynamos and CAPS United, who face off at Rufaro Stadium tomorrow, make up two-thirds of Zimbabwe’s “Big Three” and have both started the 2026 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League…
