Opinion & Analysis

MOST African governments provide substantial financial support to their national football teams, viewing them as vital tools for national unity and international branding.This funding typically covers player bonuses, training camps, and tournament expenses. Beyond regular budgets, governments often reward players with significant cash, vehicles, or property — particularly during major international campaigns.Senegal, for instance, provides…

TUESDAY’S announcement that President Emmerson Mnangagwa will soon grant a general amnesty to various categories of prisoners is a familiar chapter in the country’s correctional narrative.Faced with a prison population of 23 000—well beyond the 17 000-person capacity—the move is, on the surface, a pragmatic response to a humanitarian crisis.Overcrowding at a rate of 135…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s opening of the 2026 Cabinet calendar on Monday was not a ribbon-cutting ceremony, it was a demolition job on the culture of entitlement.By “reading the riot act” to his ministers, the president voiced the simmering frustration of a nation tired of bureaucratic sludge and ministerial vanity projects.The message was scathing and overdue:…

THE country stands at a profound legislative crossroads. As the Medical Services Bill moves from the National Assembly to the Senate this week, it carries with it a weight far heavier than mere paperwork.It carries the polarised hopes and fears of a nation grappling with the intersection of ancient faith, modern medicine, and the fundamental…

FOR too long, the wheels of justice in Zimbabwe have turned with a frustrating, soul-crushing slowness. The news that the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is implementing a strict 21-to-60-day deadline for criminal investigations is not just a policy shift; it is a monumental victory for the ordinary citizen.By categorising cases —21 days for petty offences,…

IT IS time to stop negotiating with the digital vultures circling our children. For too long, we have watched as a generation of young Zimbabweans drifts into a sedative haze of algorithmic addiction, body dysmorphia, and clinical depression — all while the tech giants in Silicon Valley count their profits.The debate sparked by the parliamentary…

ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) management has earned well-deserved plaudits for the remarkable feat of steering the organisation from the brink of bankruptcy toward long-term solvency.A decade ago, ZC was practically insolvent, burdened by liabilities that far outweighed its assets. This financial death spiral forced the organisation into a period of painful debt restructuring and aggressive cost-cutting.To…