A PRELIMINARY delimitation report produced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and handed over to President Emmerson Mnangagwa on December 26 last year will be tabled before Parliament tomorrow. The august House is expected to scrutinize the report for 14 days in line with the country’s supreme law and make recommendations to Mnangagwa, who will,…
WITH harmonised elections beckoning, it’s high time the electorate reflects on the performance of their respective Members of Parliament and councillors who would seek re-election. The electorate must demand performance reports from the MPs and councillors, while the parties they represent must come up with action to deal with the lawmakers and councillors who would…
WE WELCOME the news that the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) will extend its blitz against corruption to the mining sector in addition to intensifying the recovery of assets bought through illicit funds. Zacc, whose duty it is to investigate all cases of alleged corruption, misappropriation, theft, abuse of power/office both in the private and public…
IT IS disappointing to learn that certain schools continue to turn away learners who have not paid their fees. Schools must not send students home for failing to pay fees. The parties to the fee agreement are the parent and the school. The parent and the school must agree on a means of payment in…
REPORTS by the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) that two million hectares of land was destroyed by veld fires across the country this just-ended year should inspire more robust fire-prevention methods. The fact that the two million hectares of land destroyed by veld fires last year represent an increase of 60 percent in comparison to 2020…
WE CONCUR that Zimsec must convene a meeting of all stakeholders to discuss ways to preserve the integrity of the exam process. This is a step in the right direction. Being the primary implementers of examination procedures in the nation, it is heartening to see that school heads and deputy heads are eager to join…
THE World Food Programme (WFP)’s listing of Zimbabwe as one of 20 nations where food insecurity is rising is a harsh indictment on the nation’s agricultural sector. According to the latest WFP report the programme distributed food aid to more than 500 000 vulnerable people from November to mid-December this year. For a country blessed…
WE APPLAUD the business community for urging the government to equip the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and other branches to successfully combat corruption by 2023. But instead of leaving everything up to the government, the business world should contribute and do what it can to support Zacc. Zacc needs to be strengthened because it has…
THE increase in the number of typhoid and diarrhoea infections in Harare from nine last week to 16 at the weekend is yet another timely reminder of the urgent need to make significant investment in the country’s healthcare system, which is struggling to deliver essential services amid resource constraints and increased demand. To compound matters,…
EDITOR — When we drive into or out of town during peak hours, it pays for us to respect each other. What has normally been the case is that when it rains, there is often chaos, especially in Harare’s central business district with everyone wanting to go first. There is need to remember that we…
