Editorial Comment

Banks should do more to lure savings

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YESTERDAY, we reported on the intensification of police operations aimed at addressing an alarming surge in armed robberies targeting churches, schools, and construction sites in the Mabelreign, Marlborough, and Westgate suburbs. In response, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has stepped in with intelligence-led operations and increased patrols to track these syndicates. The police are also…

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Opinion & Analysis

Zimbabwe must secure its energy future

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THE escalating conflict between Israel and Iran has moved beyond a regional skirmish, morphing into a permanent fixture of global instability. As diplomatic efforts falter, the world—and Zim­babwe specifically—must brace for a punishing era of skyrocketing fuel costs. For a nation that functions as a net importer of pe­troleum, we are not merely observers of…

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Zimura collapse demands total CMO reform

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THE government’s decisive move last week to dissolve the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura) board is more than a routine administrative shuffle; it is a long-overdue reckoning for Zimbabwe’s creative industry. For years, the country’s collective management organisations (CMOs) have operated under a cloud of suspicion, with artists repeatedly sounding the alarm over governance failures,…

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Opinion & Analysis

Crime surge demands tough action

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THE escalating wave of violent crime in Harare’s Mabelreign and Marlborough suburbs has reached a tipping point that demands an immediate, uncompromising response from the state.As reported by this publication yesterday, the recent ambush near a private school — where a gang of robbers overpowered three police officers, seized a service rifle, and hijacked a…

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Editorial Comment

Purge parasitic briefcase brigade

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FOR too long, the country has been held hostage by a class of economic vampires—ghosts in suits who produce nothing, manufacture nothing, and offer no service other than the dark art of “connections”. These are the briefcase businesspeople, the preda­tory middlemen whose only identifiable skill is insert­ing themselves between the nation’s wealth and the people’s…

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Opinion & Analysis

Blood shed for dreams, looted by greed

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SIX days from now, the Zimbabwean sky will be punctuated by the roar of flypasts and the rhythmic thud of marching boots.We will gather to celebrate 46 years of independence—46 years since the Union Jack was lowered and the flame of Uhuru was lit.But as the dignitaries take their seats and the speeches begin, we…

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U15 failure a wake-up call

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 THE recent disappointing performances by Zimba­bwe’s Under-15 national teams at the CAF African Schools Football Championship should serve as a serious wake-up call for the Zimbabwe Football As­sociation (Zifa). While youth competitions are primarily designed to nurture talent rather than simply chase immediate results, the significant gap exposed on the continental stage points to deeper…

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