OPINION by BLACK EDWARD My late father — may his soul rest in peace — used to say “pay no heed to a politician talking about a rival party”. Well, no one can argue with these words of wisdom, politicians do have an inherent disposition or is it political ‘tact’ of only speaking one…
by Viniel Deredza Whenever they feel undone by decisions made by match officials, Bosso fans have on several occasions taken matters into their own hands. For many years, their club has paid thousands of dollars in fines and other costs associated with damages to stadia and properties. In March, they turned Babourfields into a…
SINCE the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic was reported locally, the response from the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has been disappointing at every turn. It began with Zifa’s failure to provide a clear update on whether the 2020 season would start in March when the novel virus began spreading like wildfire across the globe. Clubs, players, coaches…
Below is an outline of the Voter registration functions of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) as drafted by the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) in the recently launched Draft Comprehensive Electoral Amendment Bill. Commission to prepare voters rolls After determining, in terms of section 83, the places where polling stations are to be situated…
VICE PRESIDENT and also Health minister Constantino Chiwenga on Tuesday tabled in Cabinet an ambitious restructuring strategy to transform public health delivery service which has been comatose for a considerable time. Chiwenga said among his top priorities would be ensuring an end to the perennial industrial action by doctors, nurses and other health workers over…
WHAT we in Iran, the target of a vicious and indiscriminate sanctions regime, have seen from the current United States (US) administration is quite straightforward: There is no grand vision for an alternative global community. The US’s fickleness and unpredictability have nothing to do with masterful implementation of game theory. Rather, whether it comes to…
STATISTICS from the ministry of Health and Child Care on the coronavirus pandemic in the country show a steady slow down in the spread of the disease in the country, encouraging positive development. As of Tuesday, the country had 5 378 confirmed cases of the disease, including 141 deaths and 4 105 recoveries. The recovery…
by Tatenda Chimbwanda IMMUNISATION is an essential health service which may be affected by the current Covid-19 pandemic. Disruption of immunisation services, even for brief periods, can result in increased numbers of susceptible individuals and raise the likelihood of outbreak-prone Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) such as measles. Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases could be catastrophic…
EDITOR — Southern African Development Community (Sadc) heads of State and Government at the end of their recent ordinary summit resolved to take pre-emptive measures against external interference, impact of fake news and abuse of social media particularly in electoral processes. While there is need to curb the spread of fake news, the resolution is…
EDITOR — The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) reiterates its position that there is need for the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to widely engage with stakeholders on electoral issues. The call comes against the backdrop of the recent gazette of 15 vacancies that arose in the National Assembly and the Senate. The network notes that…
