ZIMBABWE yesterday joined the rest of the globe in commemorating World Press Freedom Day which runs under the theme, “Shaping a future of rights: freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights”. This day was proclaimed 30 years ago by the United Nations general assembly and was commemorated amid reports of worsening…
By Norman Nyazema ON Thursday April 27, 2023, the Daily News carried an interesting story about a large turnout at Econet’s Zimbabwe…
ZIMBABWE is ranked among the top five countries with a high incidence of cervical cancer, with 61 of every 100 000 women being diagnosed annually. This clearly shows as a nation we have to do more to end the killer disease and that can only be achieved through executing the World Health Organisation (Who) campaign…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa has expressed his desire to meet President Emmerson Mnangagwa and hammer a deal to ensure harmonised elections this year will not be disputed. His call is perfect and sagacious! Zimbabwe needs spotless elections. Mnangagwa has also been on that call. He has been talking of dialogue, but strangely…
Black Edward IT’S distressing to observe that most of those with the power to make a difference in other people’s lives are not doing so and, consequently, literally prolonging their misery. Watch how some of our highest-ranking officials keep their mouths shut when one of them makes a blunder which results in many people suffering….
ZIMBABWE has been engaging and re-engaging the international community in the quest to discard the bad image tag stuck on it for over two decades as it seeks to turn around its flagging economic fortunes. With its foreign policy premised on being an enemy to none and a friend to all, Harare recently expressed satisfaction…
THE recent decision by the PSL to hike gate charges for this weekend’s Harare derby pitting log leaders CAPS United and big-spending Dynamos, on reflection, appears ill-advised. Of course, traditionally, the Harare derby ranks as one of the three biggest games in the country, the others being the famed Battle of Zimbabwe featuring Dynamos against…
POWER utility Zesa said on Tuesday that it will soon be on top of the situation regarding the seemingly never-ending power outages in the country. Although the statement is good news to the majority of Zimbabweans who have been enduring prolonged power cuts, the message is a strong reminder to the power utility to walk…
By Black Edward As the chopper carrying their leader took off, everyone, young and old, became extremely excited and gazed in awe. Some villagers yelled and chanted: Helicopter, helicopter! A rare spectacle it was. Politicians were delighted by the large attendance that marked this year’s Independence Day festivities at Mount Darwin High School last week,…
By Black Edward YOU may have come across a meme that shows a young boy dancing enthusiastically at a neighbour’s house without a shirt and looking a little unkempt. While ululating and whistling, the neighbours encourage the child to continue dancing so that they can serve him tea. The caption challenges readers to put themselves…
