Editorial Comment

More production, less politics needed

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PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has in recent weeks been talking more on the need for accelerated production than divisive politics that has resulted in social development stagnation in the country. He recently launched an ambitious US$8,2 billion agriculture industry by 2025 strategy, which he followed up last week by commissioning a US$50 million Belarus agricultural mechanisation…

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Letters to the Editor

Government must prioritise mental health

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EDITOR —A general survey in our communities reveals that the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn have impacted many people’s mental health. Simply put, mental health is sometimes used to mean an absence of a mental disorder and it affects daily life, relationships and even physical health. During this period, it is likely the mental…

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Editorial Comment

Schools reopening: Consultation is key

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THE reopening of learning institutions around the country, especially primary and secondary schools — though phased and allowing some bit of room to rethink on the part of authorities — has shown just how crucial adequate consultations are in coming up with key decisions which affect people’s lives. Schools closed at the end of March…

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Opinion & Analysis

Land imbalances source of civil unrest

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LAST week the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DLRD) announced that the public will be able to apply to lease 700 000 hectares of underutilised or vacant state land in seven of South Africa’s nine provinces. Agricultural land is the mainstay of our natural resource base. The availability and sustainable use of…

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Transport costs just too high 

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  EDITOR — When the government introduced public buses to transport commuters to and from work everyone was happy that it was moving in the right direction by providing for its citizens. Before the Zupco buses were introduced, transport costs were exorbitant as commuter omnibus operators would increase fares willy-nilly without a care for the…

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We need jobs urgently

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EDITOR — It is sad that the government has been harassing ordinary Zimbabweans who are trying to fend for their families honestly without engaging in criminal activities. Many Zimbabweans have been engaging in vending and have become money changers to provide for their families. The only way for this government to get rid of this…

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Where is consumer protection

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It is high time some retailers are put in the open for their injustice and lack of respect for consumer rights. I was quite alarmed when one of Zimbabwe’s top grocery retail shop, denied my wife her right as a consumer to medical assistance and compensation after she was involved in an accident on their…

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Editorial Comment

Let’s remain vigilant

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IN recent weeks we have observed the government relaxing measures that were put in place to contain the lethal coronavirus pandemic, a move informed by a huge decline in Covid-19 infections. Though the country is yet to flatten the coronavirus curve, the government is optimistic that as we get into summer, infections will become less…

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Opinion & Analysis

WHO woos traditional medicine in Africa’s Covid-19 cure search

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By Fatima Khan HAS the World Health Organisation (WHO) kissed and made up with traditional medicine men and women? Or has it merely realised tough love and tersely worded statements are no way to win hearts and minds? Witness the change in tone in two statements issued by the WHO on herbal medicine and Covid-19…

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Home-grown solutions shall prime Zimbabwe for growth, stability

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IN 2009, the late former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai appointed then MDC national organising secretary Nelson Chamisa to head the Information Communication Technology ministry in which capacity he served until the end of the inclusive government in 2013. The late former president Robert Mugabe at one time acknowledged the work the youthful minister was doing…

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