DESPICABLE! That aptly describes the political violence that rocked the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) rally in Mbizo, Kwekwe, on Saturday after yobs reportedly armed with all sorts of dangerous weapons pounced at the gathering when CCC leader Nelson Chamisa took to the podium to address multitudes of his supporters. The police have since confirmed…
ON Saturday, another sad political chapter was written. The police banned the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) rally that was scheduled to be addressed by party leader Nelson Chamisa in Gokwe. The police used teargas and water cannons to disperse CCC supporters. There were running battles. What is sad is that the police had initially…
THE fast-approaching parliamentary and council by-elections present the nation with an opportunity to show the world that it has changed tact from the tyrannical government of the late former president Robert Mugabe. During his long reign in power, Mugabe ruled with an iron fist and any election cycle was characterised by massive violence which claimed…
PARLIAMENT this week summoned the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) to give the country a sneak-peek into what Zimbabwe football would be like after banning the Zifa board in November last year. Unfortunately, the SRC waited for the suspension of the country from all football activities in a very sad development to the country’s sport….
CALLS by the National Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (Caz) for legislation dedicated to fighting the scourge deserve everyone’s support. With an estimated 1 500 cancer deaths and 5 000 new cases of the disease diagnosed each year, the time is now for Zimbabwe to come up with laws that will cause the creation of the…
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) must be proactive and deal with the striking Ordinary and Advanced Level examiners’ allowances issue or risk further damaging its reputation. Since taking over from the United Kingdom-based Cambridge examination body in 1995, Zimsec has been under fire over recurring exam leakages putting a spotlight on its credibility. That…
TWO of the country’s biggest political parties, Zanu PF and the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), held rallies in Marondera and Harare respectively on Sunday which were largely peaceful. The rallies were to drum up support ahead of the March 26 parliamentary and council by-elections. Thousands of supporters attended the two rallies as Zimbabwe’s nascent…
ZIMBABWEAN workers, both in the private and public sector, have been complaining of poor working conditions for more than two decades now. While poor remuneration of workers is largely a result of the employers unwilling to reward labour adequately for selfish reasons the world over, the case of Zimbabwean workers can be explained differently. The…
By Phillipa Sibanda WHEN a person thinks of anything medical, it automatically suggests the dreary picture of being in a hospital or…
THE ruling Zanu PF party on Monday claimed its supporters were assaulted on Monday in Bulawayo while campaigning for the March 26 parliamentary and council by-elections. Party national political commissar Mike Bimha while pointing a finger at the opposition, said Zanu PF was not aware who the hooligans were and from which party.He claimed the…
