PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has made a commitment to deliver free, fair and credible harmonised elections this year. Though he is still to proclaim dates for the polls, political parties have been active on the ground, preparing for the water-shed elections and generally there have been isolated cases of violence. The prevailing peace is what most…
MARTINI Meredith in his book The State of Africa: A History of the Continent since Independence, gives some heart rendering insights into some of the problems bedevilling state enterprises across the African continent. Meredith argues that state-owned companies are at the centre of a web of corruption with senior government officials preying on parastatal corporations…
SOME Epworth residents now possess legal documents that list the owners of various properties. We commend President Emmerson Mnangagwa for launching a “presidential title deeds and settlement programme” and distributing 265 title deeds to them on Saturday Mnangagwa also pledged that the initiative would be beneficial to all irregular settlements around the nation. The president…
THE government has taken a lot of flak over delays in appointing and operationalising a commission to deal with complaints against rogue members of security forces adjudged to have violated the Constitution during discharge of their duties. Zimbabwe’s history is littered with many cases involving breaches by rogue members of the security forces in the…
HARARE giants CAPS United and FC Platinum were last week involved in a highly entertaining 1-1 draw in their league encounter at the National Sports Stadium, a match that was a fantastic advertisement for the local game that has witnessed a gradual decline in both quality and fan interest in recent years. But at the…
THE Zimbabwe dollar continues to lose value against the greenback on both the Dutch foreign currency auction and on the grey market. For the first time, the local currency breached the $1 000 mark against the US$ on the foreign currency auction, while on the underground market one now needs to fork about $1 750…
GOVERNMENT and its workers are meeting in the capital today to deliberate on salaries and conditions of service amid a spike in prices of goods and services. The meeting came after civil servants had last week threatened to storm government offices to force talks, alleging the employer was taking too long to look into their…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday spoke like a nationalist, exhorting for national unity as the country slowly and surely inches towards national elections. He passionately appeals for a violence-free election. He put his head on the block, fully committing the nation to a credible poll. He will be held to his commitment come the polls. Zimbabweans…
WE are encouraged by recent revelations by the police commissioner general Godwin Matanga that over 4 000 suspected users and 466 dealers and peddlers had been arrested from January to date since law enforcers initiated a blitz targeting drug trafficking syndicates and drug dealers. The police commissioner general also revealed that among the suspected drug…
THE country will mark its 43rd year of independence on Tuesday, freedom which came after a protracted war of liberation that claimed lives of thousands of Zimbabweans. With President Emmerson Mnangagwa leading national celebrations, calls have been made by political players, the Church, civil society and ordinary people on the need for an all hands…
