LATEST statistics on cholera outbreak in the country since the beginning of the year are startling. According to the ministry of Health and Child Care, there are 17 cholera hotspots districts in the country – Buhera, Chegutu, Chikomba, Chimanimani, Chipinge, Chitungwiza, Chiredzi, Harare, Gokwe North, Marondera, Mazowe, Shamva, Mutare, Murehwa, Mwenezi, Seke and Wedza. The…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was crystal clear at the launch of the ruling Zanu PF election campaign in Chipinge on Saturday that the country will only prosper if united. Some of his opponents in the August 23 presidential elections have also been clamouring for a united country. Citizens Colaition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa, MDC president…
TYPICAL of Zimbabwean politics since Independence in 1980, bickering among political players has started, especially after last Wednesday’s nomination of presidential, parliamentary and council elections candidates. Political gladiators have started trading accusations, a move antithetical to the holding of free and fair polls. The country has witnessed the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change claiming that…
WHEN Zimbabwe last hosted the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup qualifier in 2018, it ended in disappointment as the Chevrons missed out on a place at the ODI global showcase, with Afghanistan and today’s opponents West Indies making it through to the 2019 tournament. That failure marked the first time since 1983 that Zimbabwe had…
IN YET another indication that Zimbabweans no longer value the sanctity of life, we carried a story about ongoing police investigations into five murder cases that occurred between June 18 and 20 across the country. The murder cases, which according to national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi occurred within a space of three days, should prod…
DEARTH of discipline and economic prudence are behind the current economic upheavals that have seen the Zimbabwe dollar astronomically losing value against the United States dollar, resulting in prices of basic commodities skyrocketing beyond the reach of many. Several retail shops have gone a step further, selling various goods exclusively in hard currency, arguing that…
NOMINATION courts for the August 23 harmonised elections will open in the country’s 10 provinces this morning with presidential, parliamentary and council hopefuls filing their papers to contest in the polls. This marks the beginning of the campaign period leading to the election day amid repeated calls that the country must hold free, fair and…
IN 2020, the government formulated management guidelines to provide a road map and tool kit to protect wetlands in the country. This came 40 years after independence. Before then, the question is how the wetlands were managed over the years. Recently, minister of Environment Mangaliso Ndhlovu said Zimbabweans cannot fold their hands and watch all…
WE welcome reports that the government has at long last promised to disburse US$2.4 million towards the repair of cancer machines at Mpilo Central Hospital and Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals. We are, however, disappointed that it took the government this long to finally agree to avail the money needed to repair life-changing cancer machines at…
IN ONE of our stories in today’s edition, banker and economist Nigel Chanakira says the country’s economic problems are a result of the decades-long unresolved political crisis. Without resolving the political challenges, the country will not be able to revive its economy and achieve social development. In recent weeks, the economy went into a tailspin,…
