THE recent meet-and-greet-the-media press conference organised by the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) was quite commendable as it provided a platform for the two entities to understand each other’s operations. It was indeed a no-holds barred platform which tackled, among other things, the strained Zifa/SRC relations threatening to bring the game of football to its…
THERE is every reason for every Zimbabwean to be concerned about the rapid spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country. This is particularly so after the virus, that had appeared contained in the last few months due to commendable discipline by ordinary Zimbabweans and consistent enforcement of the tough lockdown measures imposed by…
DESPITE the challenging economic environment, the government’s positive strides in the provision of significant resources to revive the public health sector in areas such as the reproductive, maternal, new-born and adolescent health and nutrition services is commendable. However, more needs to be done to wean off the crucial sector from donor support and grants. This…
By Black Edward IT HAD all the hallmarks of a soap opera: a high-profile horror crash, deaths of socialites, estranged parents of the late video vixen Michelle “Moana” Amuli… and not forgetting a High Court ruling. But it wasn’t a plot from your favourite TV show — it was a real-life drama. Enter Ishmael…
By Black Edward BLACK Lives Matter. I don’t know how many times we’ve read these three words just this year alone. And there’s no doubt that we will continue to hear them for a long time to come. Of course they need to be shouted much louder to sink in. Hats off to Black…
THE cleansing of local authorities, whose top officials have for a very long time been accused of being self-centred at the expense of service delivery in their areas of jurisdiction, should continue in an effort to ensure the residents — who pay through the nose for the services — ultimately benefit. Since the start of…
AS the world continues to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, coronavirus cases are starting to spike again in Zimbabwe; and worryingly they are mostly local transmissions. The country reported 84 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, bringing the national tally to over 10 000, including close to 280 deaths since the pandemic hit Zimbabwe’s shores in…
LAST month, two important things happened — one inside Zimbabwe and the other in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). While these happened in different jurisdictions, they all have a huge bearing on Zimbabwe and its potential to attract enough foreign capital to grow the country’s troubled economy. Last week the UAE authorities allowed foreign…
By Ambassador Brian A. Nichols THE United States congratulates the people of Zimbabwe on the remarkable progress made in the response to HIV/Aids and celebrate the news that our collective work has put Zimbabwe on the path to achieving epidemic control. On World Aids Day today, results released from the second Zimbabwe Population-based HIV…
DEBATE has been raging across the country on why the government is not closing schools following increasing cases of coronavirus among learners. Ever since schools reopened in September for examination classes after their closure in March when Covid-19 reached our shores, not a single day goes by without a report of confirmed cases. Zimbabwe has…
