ZIMBABWE’S flagship cricket team, the Chevrons, plunge into battle tomorrow as they bid for a place at this year’s edition of the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup. Having missed out on the 2019 edition of the tournament despite hosting the final qualifying event in 2018, the Chevrons are keen to make up for that miss…
By Gwinyai Muzorewa ELECTIONS are essential to democracy. Our respectable Members of Parliament have been tasked to review the exorbitant nomination fees because the courts have decided to be more realistic given the nation’s economic quagmire. We thank the POLAD for taking up the matter to the courts. The United African National Council, the first…
IT IS disturbing to note that political violence and hate speech are now rearing their ugly head again as the country counts down to the August 23 harmonised polls. Last Thursday, there were running battles between Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and Zanu PF supporters in Nyatsime, Chitungwiza. 39 CCC supporters were arrested and charged…
WITH cases of pregnancy termination and baby dumping in the country on the increase, according to police spokesperson Paul Nyathi, it is high time authorities started to think hard and long on how to end the scourge outside the threats of arrest. “Police in Filabusi are investigating a case of concealing birth which occurred at…
THE United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) has established national multi-sectoral food and nutrition security committees as part of a bigger effort to curb child malnutrition. This merits praise. Nevertheless, a coordinated effort is necessary to overcome child malnutrition. The nation’s dismal economic state has a greater impact on the little ones. It doesn’t seem…
I HAVE watched, reported on and participated in the past 10 elections that Zimbabwe has held so far. The 2023 elections due in six weeks are quite different. The lackadaisical attitude of the opposition towards the elections is baffling. Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa, despite being the most formidable candidate who could beat…
ZIMBABWE yesterday joined the rest of the globe in commemorating World Day Against Child Labour amid growing concerns that children were being subjected “to the worst forms of child labour, including in commercial sexual exploitation, sometimes as a result of human trafficking, and forced labour in mines and on farms”. The theme for the world…
WE HAVE said it and we will continue to pontificate it, we don’t believe in the economics of protectionism, neither are we disciples of price controls, but we feel strongly that recent economic developments demand urgent action from authorities to arrest the madness. Basic goods prices obtaining at the moment are not only unacceptable, but…
IT IS palpable the economy is going haywire and the situation is worsened by the blame-game now at play between the government on one side, industry and commerce on the other end. The Zimbabwe dollar has been dramatically tumbling on both the official foreign currency auction floor and the underground market. In some cases one…
THE recent decision by the premier soccer league secretariat to adjourn matches with immediate effect has come as a surprise to teams and fans alike, with mixed feelings being expressed over the development. League teams have expressed surprise over the sudden decision, especially given that it has come with just a third of the season…
