AUTHORITIES are working on a raft of measures to stop any form of political violence as the country hurtles towards the much-anticipated harmonised elections next year. Cabinet recently agreed to amend the Electoral Act to, among other important measures, to curb violence by barring would-be candidates from not contesting in any election if found guilty…
By Black Edward A BREATH of fresh air is sweeping through some political parties while the trajectory is heading down the whole country. Leaders of these parties have shown that they are capable of cutting the mustard when they acknowledged that peace and tranquillity are vital for the nation. President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the Citizens…
By Black Edward HAVE you ever noticed that a stubborn child frequently picks up the word “no” before fully grasping what it means? Later, the small child rebelliously expresses it. Even after being warned not to, the toddler will toss things inside the house, smashing valuable items in the process. And what’s this, then? The child…
THE suspension of Zimbabwe from international football this week spilled into Parliament where it triggered fierce debate which nearly divided the house. This comes after the report — The State of football administration in Zimbabwe — by the parliamentary portfolio committee on Youth, Sports, Arts and Recreation.There were members who were calling for the adoption…
CATTLE diseases — foot and mouth and tick-borne — which have been reported in some regions of the country should be urgently contained. The diseases are a threat to the country’s quest to grow its national herd. According to the national Veterinary Services director Josphat Nyika, Zimbabwe has since engaged Botswana to come up with…
“ 80 percent of people are stupid through no fault of their own … You can’t reason someone out of stupidity” (Copyright:…
FOR many years, the death penalty has been a divisive issue in the country but it would appear that the abolitionists are increasingly gaining more ground. In spite of the increasing support for the abolition of capital punishment, Zimbabwe is finding it difficult to completely banish it. Even during the drafting of the watershed 2013…
AS Zimbabwe hurtles towards the much-anticipated presidential, parliamentary and local government elections, the media has a crucial role to play. It has to play its watchdog role and report dispassionately on the countdown, polling and postelection periods without bias. The media has no dogs in this fight. Media polarisation the country experienced at the turn…
INTRIGUING developments are taking place in South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), as it hurtles towards its elective conference in December. There has been drama, smear campaigns, jostling, horse trading and all kinds of chicanery as party bigwigs position themselves for leadership in the ANC. Current President Cyril Ramaphosa has of late…
MEN should take heed of calls to be screened for breast cancer. It is no longer a women issue. As Zimbabwe, like the rest of the world, recognizes October as breast cancer awareness month, men should know that the disease does not only affect women and should be proactive and get tested to detect it…
