VAR had a cracking discussion this past weekend with a few people, including a top interim Cult official, at a local hotel…
IT IS of great concern that four years have elapsed after an attempt on the lives of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, vice presidents Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi, Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri and many high ranking officials at White City Stadium, Bulawayo, and no one has been arrested for the bombing incident. Mnangagwa escaped unharmed, but…
AS the economic upheaval continues, this week executives from the Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ), told Parliament that there was too much indiscipline in the economy. Worryingly, they said the prices and cost of doing business would likely keep going up until authorities dealt with this indiscipline and rampant abuse of the foreign currency auction system…
ALL responsible governments the world over take care of the education of its citizens. Zimbabwe is no exception. It is commendable that the government last week said it had set aside $4 billion under the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) to benefit 1,5 million people this year. It is the mandate of the government and…
WARRIORS midfielder Kuda Mahachi is one of the most talented players of his generation to ever emerge from the country. That he has represented the country at all levels and with a distinction justifies his reputation as one of the best players the country has ever produced in recent years. However, there are damaging allegations…
ZIMBABWEANS have received the continuing wild-cat strike by health professionals in government hospitals with consternation and a sense of foreboding given the already dire situation in the country. What is worrying as the situation continues to worsen with other civil servants threatening to join the industrial action is that it seems there is no quick…
DEAR readers, you can’t make this stuff up. Zimbabwe officially remains a more peaceful country than the alleged “land of the free”,…
CURRENT political and economic developments in the country are of great concern and a huge source of worry. The nation has witnessed political violence rearing its ugly head again recently and prices of basic commodities spiralling out of the reach of most ordinary people. Civil servants have downed tools, clamouring to be paid in hard…
WE HAVE gone through half of 2022 amid growing concerns among citizens on the ever-increasing cost of living. It is proving to be a very tough year as the country continues to be battered by the impact of the Russo-Ukraine war, and local manipulation of hard currency on the black market. The two evils have…
EDITOR —As patriotic Zimbabweans we need to remember that sanctions are not good for the development of our nation. They affect everyone irrespective of location, status, age or race. Sanctions generally entail restrictions on international trade and finance that one country imposes on another for political reasons. Economic sanctions include the withdrawal of customary trade…
