Editorial Comment

Politics is not dirty, we dirt it

ZYBETA Metani’ Marashi, an Albanian author once wrote that “Guns are used to satisfy a sharp tongue. We all know guns don’t kill people, but a wrong move of your tongue can kill someone, or can start a war. People kill people.”This quotation should serve as a lesson to Zimbabwean politicians and political activists who…

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Editorial Comment

Air Zimbabwe revival timely

THE effort by Transport minister Felix Mhona to revive Air Zimbabwe is a welcome development because of its significance regarding the country’s economic development. The impact of air transport on the economy arises both directly, via activity in the aviation sector; and indirectly, via increased spending and wider economic benefits associated with improved access to…

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Lets all fight drug and substance abuse

THE recent revelations by the Zimbabwe Republic Police that children as young as nine years were abusing illicit brews from cereals is yet another chilling warning on the dire drug abuse situation in the country. The officer commanding Harare suburban, Raudzi Chuma, said children were now using food items to create highly intoxicating brews to…

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Lest we forget!

NEXT Monday we commemorate our fallen heroes and heroines who paid the ultimate price to unyoke the country from the chains of repression under colonialism. Thousands of sons and daughters of this country perished fighting a suppressive regime to bring independence and democracy. In the first decade of Uhuru, our country achieved major milestones in…

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Letters to the Editor

Don’t ignore your emotions

EDITOR — Have you ever thought about why you feel empty at times? Maybe you woke up on the wrong side of the bed (or so you tell yourself)? Your road rage hap- pens to be incredibly unusual on any given day. You feel anxious about going in to work. Or perhaps you are feeling…

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We must always think about the elderly

EDITOR — When one moves around the country, there are certain things that appear very weird with fellow citizens. Gone are the days when one could depend on passers-by for directions unless, of course, you can pay for the service. No one cares whether it is the elderly, who have given loyal service to their…

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Time to urgently act on prices

THE prices of basic goods in the country has become untenable as the majority of citizens cannot afford them. The fact that some retailers are now pricing their products exclusively in US$ at a time most people in the country are not earning foreign currency makes the situation even dire.That is why we call upon…

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